Spider pet choices

The wolf

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Sounds like you need a Euathlus sp red. They're dwarf tarantulas that max out at around 3" DLS. They're hardy, slow moving, curious, and docile.
The only ones being sold are e.Pulcherimakaaliski blue and green are these ok
 

Torech Ungol

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I'm not familiar with those, so I can't say. The Euathlus genus is kind of a dumping ground for unknown tarantulas, so you can't really make any assumptions about one species based off of another in that genus. I'm sure you can find information about them on these forums, though.
 

Wolfspidurguy

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Regal jumping spider. Personalities vary from specimen to specimen. Could keep in 32 oz deli cups with semi damp substrate, fake plant, mist every few days, feed when abdomen looks small.
in my opinion jumpers arent a good starter when i got my first jumper there was almost no info on care for them (or at least an affordable and accurate way) and i ended up giveing it an enclosure that was wayyyyyy too big and it died within a week because it was so stressed it wouldnt eat or drink. jumpers are intermediate at least
 

Wolfspidurguy

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wolf spiders

-super common everywhere across the entire year and are free if there wild caught
-very hardy
-calm and not likely to bite unless you REALY mess up
-very good eaters that will eat pretty much anything you put in front of them
-not very demanding enclosure wise put some soil in a box deep enough to burrow if it feels like it even though i very rarely have them burrow, make a hole small and deep enough for them to hide in and put a water bottle cap with water in it or spray its enclosure down every once in a while and your done

and thats why my account name is wolfspidurguy
 

The wolf

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wolf spiders

-super common everywhere across the entire year and are free if there wild caught
-very hardy
-calm and not likely to bite unless you REALY mess up
-very good eaters that will eat pretty much anything you put in front of them
-not very demanding enclosure wise put some soil in a box deep enough to burrow if it feels like it even though i very rarely have them burrow, make a hole small and deep enough for them to hide in and put a water bottle cap with water in it or spray its enclosure down every once in a while and your done

and thats why my account name is wolfspidurguy
Ive kept many wolf spiders and jumping spiders and was just asking for advice on the ones on my list
 

Veles

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Large gnaphosidae species From drassodes genus or S. blacwalli.
These guys don't require any special setup to live in. Are active hunters who spend their time of day inside small web sacks(they are nocturnal), don't posses strong venom and aren't defensive.
The only problem is that they are a bit harder to find than let's say wolf or jumping spiders and prefer other spiders as their prey.
 

The wolf

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Large gnaphosidae species From drassodes genus or S. blacwalli.
These guys don't require any special setup to live in. Are active hunters who spend their time of day inside small web sacks(they are nocturnal), don't posses strong venom and aren't defensive.
The only problem is that they are a bit harder to find than let's say wolf or jumping spiders and prefer other spiders as their prey.
have one drassodes cuprens and have kept four s.blackwalli and many clubonids I just have never kept a myglamorph
 

The wolf

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Nice, what did you keep them in?
And what did you feed them?
Well I was not a great fan of s.blackwalli and kept them in a range of small enclosures of the two adults I kept one was in a repurposed ant outworld the other I can't remember and the two slings were in smal realy useful boxes I quite liked my clubonids and kept them in a range of arboreal setups and my first drassodes was in an arboreal setup with lots of soil it layer an eggsac and died my current drassodes is in a large kritter keeper because I'm hoping it will web it all up
 

Veles

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Well I was not a great fan of s.blackwalli and kept them in a range of small enclosures of the two adults I kept one was in a repurposed ant outworld the other I can't remember and the two slings were in smal realy useful boxes I quite liked my clubonids and kept them in a range of arboreal setups and my first drassodes was in an arboreal setup with lots of soil it layer an eggsac and died my current drassodes is in a large kritter keeper because I'm hoping it will web it all up
Oh well, keeping blackwalli slings isnt an easy task.But a tip for the future, don't keep them together.
But wanted to ask you, what kind of food did you give them?
 

The wolf

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Oh well, keeping blackwalli slings isnt an easy task.
But wanted to ask you, what kind of food did you give them?
Crickets but they didn't always eat them they like to eat spiders but crickets are similar and just as active they like to eat males without mating first I didn't find the slings to hard but I released them because they weren't ver interesting
 

Veles

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Crickets but they didn't always eat them they like to eat spiders but crickets are similar and just as active they like to eat males without mating first I didn't find the slings to hard but I released them because they weren't ver interesting
Who, that's a problem, avoid feeding the things like crickets or mealworms.Instead give them grass spiders, wolf spiders, house spiders and murder web spiders when they grow up.
Oh and don't keep them together in the same terrarium.
 

The wolf

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Who, that's a problem, avoid feeding the things like crickets or mealworms.Instead give them grass spiders, wolf spiders, house spiders and murder web spiders when they grow up.
Oh and don't keep them together in the same terrarium.
They do like eating spiders but their not specialists and I kept mine just fine for a few months on crickets also I was only mating the wptwo I would never just put two in the same container out of ignorance
 

Veles

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They do like eating spiders but their not specialists and I kept mine just fine for a few months on crickets also I was only mating the wptwo I would never just put two in the same container out of ignorance
Actually they are specialists who eat other spiders mostly.
Here is an article about it.
https://www.google.rs/amp/www.daily...piders-use-stick-silk-wrap-house-spiders.html
So while they may accept a cricket from time to time, spiders are the best and most natural thing for them.
 

The wolf

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Actually they are specialists who eat other spiders mostly.
Here is an article about it.
https://www.google.rs/amp/www.daily...piders-use-stick-silk-wrap-house-spiders.html
So while they may accept a cricket from time to time, spiders are the best and most natural thing for them.
The article firstly is about drassodex not scotophaeus secondly it's a second hand source and thirdly it doesn't mention anything to do with the specialised nature of theses spiders it's about silk and natural isn't always best there are a wide range of reasons I prefer to use crickets firstly it's safer especially if the crickets head is crushed as spiders tend to bite back it's far more sustainable as I can't always find spiders also I don't really want to be feeding one small uninteresting spider many more spiders that I would much prefer to keep like wolf spiders giant house spiders and grass spiders all of which you mentioned also could you use scientific names please as here in Britain we don't have the same common names
 

Veles

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The article firstly is about drassodex not scotophaeus secondly it's a second hand source and thirdly it doesn't mention anything to do with the specialised nature of theses spiders it's about silk and natural isn't always best there are a wide range of reasons I prefer to use crickets firstly it's safer especially if the crickets head is crushed as spiders tend to bite back it's far more sustainable as I can't always find spiders also I don't really want to be feeding one small uninteresting spider many more spiders that I would much prefer to keep like wolf spiders giant house spiders and grass spiders all of which you mentioned also could you use scientific names please as here in Britain we don't have the same common names
Scotophaeus and drassodes are both gnaphosidaes and have similar feeding habits.And yes, both use their silk to stick their preferred prey-other spiders down. Hell drassodes have ability to shoot it out when hunting other spiders. Also s. blackwalli isn't a small spider, adult ones have some 30 my legspan and rather robust body and short legs.
As for prey items here are Latin names:
Trochosa ruricola-smaller wolf spider species that can be found in every garden in tons
Agelanidaes-grass spiders
Eratigena Agrestis-Hobo spider, you do yourself a favour by getting rid of these, they are super common anyway
Tegenaria domestica-normal house spider, can be found in dozens in your garage or house

So none of these species pose any actual threat to drassodes or scotophaeus,are common and easy to find as hell and are much less rare than gnaphosids.
 

The wolf

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Scotophaeus and drassodes are both gnaphosidaes and have similar feeding habits.And yes, both use their silk to stick their preferred prey-other spiders down.
Hell drassodes have ability to shoot it out when hunting other spiders.
Could you link an article this it sounds very interesting
Also s. blackwalli isn't a small spider, adult ones have some 30 my legspan and rather robust body and short legs.
As for prey items here are Latin names:
Trochosa ruricola-smaller wolf spider species that can be found in every garden in tons
Agelanidaes-grass spiders
Eratigena Agrestis-Hobo spider, you do yourself a favour by getting rid of these, they are super common anyway
Tegenaria domestica-normal house spider, can be found in dozens in your garage or house

So none of these species pose any actual threat to drassodes or scotophaeus,are common and easy to find as hell and are much less rare than gnaphosids.[/QUOTE]
I never said they didn't use this form silk I was just saying that it isn't necessary to feed them purely on other spiders

Could you link an article on this web shooting it sounds interesting

The term "small spider" is relative and I was just saying that I prefer other species and would rather not sacrifice them for this one

The only two spiders I wasn't sure on were "house spiders" as some theridids are called house spiders in America and "murder web spiders" which I have never heard of

Trochosa ruricola,robusta,tericola are far more interesting than s.blackwalli and I currently have a breeding project going on with them and are larger than s.blackwalli bu quite a way

agelenidae are seasonal and so not sutible as a prey item and are much larger and make better pets than s.blackwalli

Erategena agrestis is very rare in Britain and almost always is a misidentified e.atrica

In my experience gnaphosids are much more common that almost all of these
 
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