Smaller Amblypygi species?

[BepopCola]

I keep seeing the larger variants of these species around forums and sellers and such, but does anyone know of any smaller Amblypygi species?
Maybe like an inch or smaller. My googling skills don't seem to be strong enough.

 

[chanda]

Paraphrynus carolynae are fairly small - and easy to keep. So are Phrynus marginemaculatus.

 

[BepopCola]

Paraphrynus carolynae are fairly small - and easy to keep. So are Phrynus marginemaculatus.

These sound perfect!

Phrynus marginemaculatus were some I found on my google searches, but it looks like the associated images were of different, larger species.
Thanks!

 

[chanda]

These sound perfect!

Phrynus marginemaculatus were some I found on my google searches, but it looks like the associated images were of different, larger species.
Thanks!

I've never kept P. marginemaculatus but I have five P. carolynae and they're great! I think P. marginemaculatus might be a little more common in the hobby (at least, they're the ones I see most often offered for sale) but they're both out there. I'm lucky enough to visit Arizona a few times a year, and I was able to catch all of mine in the Phoenix and Tucson area a few years ago. (I haven't had any luck getting them to breed yet, though.)

 

[BepopCola]

have five P. carolynae and they're great!

Do you keep them together?

 

[aphono]

I have P. marginemaculatus and can recommend them. Very easy, can be kept communally- lots of interesting behaviors to observe if kept that way. Easy to breed. Perfect for vivarium set ups.

Phrynus operculatus are another small species. Only have two- I don't dare to keep them together for that reason. These have been easy keepers, as long as their enclosures are kept on the dry side. Haven't come across much information on sociality, husbandry or breeding for this species. Rarely ever on the market.. was super lucky to find the two thanks to a friend.

 

[chanda]

Do you keep them together?

I have two each in two cages (there were three in one of the cages, but one died) and one all by itself because it was a juvenile when I found it and I didn't want to just toss it in with the adults. They grow super slow, but I'm waiting to introduce it until it gets a bit bigger. I don't believe the one that died was the victim of cannibalism, but I'm not really sure what happened. All three of them were fine together for several years - the one death was recent.

 

[ignithium]

Charinus Acosta extremely small and parthenogenetic

 

[ThemantismanofPA]

I dont own P. marginemaculatus, but i know they are often reegarded as the most communal amblys available.

 

[Albireo Wulfbooper]

Pretty sure all Charinus species are super small. Phrynus barbadensis is larger but still quite petite, and very easy to keep.

 

[schmiggle]

I think Charinus and Sarax tend to be tiny, but good luck finding Sarax anywhere ever (I think Michael Seiter is the only person whom I am sure has them).

 

[mantisfan101]

If you wanna try realy small, there’s charinus or sarax. I know some reptile importer who said he got his to have babies but I’ll have to ask

 

[BepopCola]

Charinus and Sarax are now on my radar,
Thanks for the help everyone!

 

[u bada]

How small you say? well I just got a couple charinus acosta in on a import (thanks @Arthroverts !)...

Found this thread on a search, any tips welcome... as per other key members here, keeping moist with vertical pieces to climb, some holes not too many. left some prekill but no takers, still to eat... crossing fingers...

 

[BepopCola]

How small you say? well I just got a couple charinus acosta in on a import (thanks @Arthroverts !)...

Found this thread on a search, any tips welcome... as per other key members here, keeping moist with vertical pieces to climb, some holes not too many. left some prekill but no takers, still to eat... crossing fingers...

Are you keeping them together?

 

[u bada]

no separately to be safe

 

[wizentrop]

How small you say? well I just got a couple charinus acosta in on a import (thanks @Arthroverts !)...

Found this thread on a search, any tips welcome... as per other key members here, keeping moist with vertical pieces to climb, some holes not too many. left some prekill but no takers, still to eat... crossing fingers...

Charinus species love to eat small isopods (preferably woodlice, as pillbugs are more difficult to catch). I would even go as far as saying they are isopod specialists.

 

[u bada]

Thx @wizentrop, one ate a cricket drumstick last night, off the ground. The other no dice... If that’s the case and they eat ISO’s, they dwell on the ground to hunt and just hang vertically when resting?

I have some smaller ISO’s (not sure species) I could try feeding them but worried they might munch on the whips if they don’t eat them... thoughts?

 

[wizentrop]

I never had problems with isopods attacking Charinus (I wish I could say the same about crickets or roaches). Even if the whip spider isn't hungry, the isopods dwell on the substrate whereas the arachnid is on the vertical walls out of reach. Charinus can even molt on the wall thanks to their pulvilli, so there's no real danger.
To be on the safe side you can just put one isopod in there, and observe.

 

[u bada]

so to be clear, they hang on the walls and when hungry go crawling around on the ground? normal to see them crawling around on ground sometimes?