hello everybody!
first of all i want to apologize for my english! since i come from germany it might sound a bit weird!
I'm keeping tarantulas for 1 1/2 years now and have become increasingly interested in "dwarf species". I'm planning to get a cyriocosmus elegans and have so many questions about this species but the internet and the books I have at home aren't too revealing. I hope some of you can help me out and give me some information! So, then on to my questions!
1) I know that cyriocosmus spp. possess urticating hair but is hair they can flick off or is it contact hair that is "pressed" into an enemy? I've read both versions so far. And is the heart-shaped spot the only urticating hair or does it possess more on the abdomen.
2) How potent is the venom of cyriocosmus spp.?
3) Is it a rather docile or aggressive spider?
4) What do you feed them? In Peter Klaas' book I read that for small species such as Cyclosternum fasciatum houseflies are ideal and one should not feed crickets! Is it a problem for a terrestial species to catch the flies? An how much do you feed?
5) How hardy are they? Is it one of these species that one should not leave alone when going on holidays or is it no problem as it is with grammostola spp.?
6) What is the ideal humidity?
7) Is a 15x15x15cm (sorry for not having inch measurements) okay for the size of the enclosure?
Ok, that's it for now. I know these are a lot of questions but I hope everyone could understand what I mean and help me!
Best wishes,
Gregor
first of all i want to apologize for my english! since i come from germany it might sound a bit weird!
I'm keeping tarantulas for 1 1/2 years now and have become increasingly interested in "dwarf species". I'm planning to get a cyriocosmus elegans and have so many questions about this species but the internet and the books I have at home aren't too revealing. I hope some of you can help me out and give me some information! So, then on to my questions!
1) I know that cyriocosmus spp. possess urticating hair but is hair they can flick off or is it contact hair that is "pressed" into an enemy? I've read both versions so far. And is the heart-shaped spot the only urticating hair or does it possess more on the abdomen.
2) How potent is the venom of cyriocosmus spp.?
3) Is it a rather docile or aggressive spider?
4) What do you feed them? In Peter Klaas' book I read that for small species such as Cyclosternum fasciatum houseflies are ideal and one should not feed crickets! Is it a problem for a terrestial species to catch the flies? An how much do you feed?
5) How hardy are they? Is it one of these species that one should not leave alone when going on holidays or is it no problem as it is with grammostola spp.?
6) What is the ideal humidity?
7) Is a 15x15x15cm (sorry for not having inch measurements) okay for the size of the enclosure?
Ok, that's it for now. I know these are a lot of questions but I hope everyone could understand what I mean and help me!
Best wishes,
Gregor