Tarantulas that NEED to be bred in the hobby

[getemtiger22]

I am trying to start doing more breeding projects to help the hobby what species need to be bred or are not very common in the trade?

 

[Poonjab]

P.tartuga, x sp blue. B.bicoloratum, T.Seladonia, O. diamantinensis. A. Gragini I’m probably missing many more tbh.

 

[viper69]

0.1 Thrixopelma cyaneolum

• viper69
• Apr 7, 2018
• 3
• cobalt red rump tarantula cyaneolum thrixopelma thrixopelma cyaneolum

0.1 Neoholothele fasciaaurinigra, sometimes called The Bumble Bee

• viper69
• Jan 14, 2017
• 16

I waited years to obtain this species ever since I saw it on Rick West's site.

E. sp. Red, Adult Female eating, 1 of 2.

• viper69
• Aug 29, 2016
• 4

 

[Konstantin Konstantinov]

Theraphosinae sp panama
Its a gorgeous little tarantula.
Really wish to be more readily available.

 

[Mofi]

Basically every Chilean species that's in the hobby

 

[The Grym Reaper]

0.1 Megaphobema mesomelas

• The Grym Reaper
• Jan 7, 2021
• 6
• costa rican red leg female juvenile juvenile female megaphobema megaphobema mesomelas mesomelas

Blink rocking her new suit.

Neischnocolus sp. "Panama"

• The Grym Reaper
• Nov 13, 2020
• 5
• gold banded sunburst dwarf neischnocolus neischnocolus sp. "panama" sp. "panama" subadult

New suit for Toxin.

0.1 Avicularia variegata

• The Grym Reaper
• Oct 26, 2020
• 1
• amazon giant pinktoe avicularia avicularia variegata female juvenile juvenile female manaus brick red pinktoe variegata

Nebula rocking her new suit.

1.0 Tliltocatl schroederi

• The Grym Reaper
• Sep 20, 2020
• 3
• juvenile juvenile male male mexican black velvet schroederi tliltocatl tliltocatl schroederi

Venom rocking his new suit.

1.0 Sericopelma sp. "Santa Catalina"

• The Grym Reaper
• Dec 4, 2020
• 7
• male santa catalina big bastard santa catalina birdeater sericopelma sericopelma sp. "santa catalina" sp "santa catalina" subadult subadult male

Nemesis rocking his new suit.

0.1 Homoeomma chilensis

• The Grym Reaper
• Feb 14, 2020
• 2
• chile flame chilean flame chilensis euathlus sp. "red" female homoeomma homoeomma chilensis juvenile juvenile female

Siryn rocking her new suit.

1.0 Theraphosinae sp. "Panama"

• The Grym Reaper
• Jan 12, 2020
• 1
• lava tarantula male panama red sp. "panama" subadult subadult male theraphosinae theraphosinae sp. "panama"

Rehoused Sunspot so I thought I'd grab some pics while I was at it.

0.1 Thrixopelma cyaneolum

• The Grym Reaper
• Jan 13, 2020
• 2
• cobalt red rump cobalt red rump tarantula cobalt rust rump cyaneolum female subadult subadult female thrixopelma thrixopelma cyaneolum

New suit and a rehouse for Aria.

Also Phrixotrichus scrofa because they're basically a myth here.

 

[AphonopelmaTX]

For what reason does any tarantula need to be bred in captivity?

 

[l4nsky]

For what reason does any tarantula need to be bred in captivity?

At the very least to reduce collection pressure on the wild population. On the other side of the spectrum, to setup captive assurance colonies (not the best ones as most hobbyists have no interest in studbooks, but it's better than nothing).

 

[Xharyel]

Selenocosmiinae sp. "Palawan Blonde". Beautiful T, never seen it available in any breeders website I follow.



Not my picture. Credits to u/chetzzzz on another website.

 

[LucN]

G. porteri, probably the T that most of us took way too much for granted. So what if it's a boring gray-coloured T with a pink carapace that is usually doing nothing 95% of the time ? It remains a classic and a lot of us wouldn't have dove into the hobby years ago if it wasn't for the most widely available T of all.

 

[QuinnStarr]

Eucratoscelus pachypus

 

[Liquifin]

There are many species that are in need of a population boom in the hobby. But the thing is that not every tarantula hobbyist wants to be a breeder and not every breeder is experienced enough for breeding certain species.

 

[spideyspinneret78]

There are many species that are in need of a population boom in the hobby. But the thing is that not every tarantula hobbyist wants to be a breeder and not every breeder is experienced enough for breeding certain species.

Very, very true. Some species can be very challenging to breed in captivity. Then you have the potential for animals to be misidentified as belonging to a similar but different species in the same genus, and we end up with accidental hybrids. Before people breed these animals they need to have done the research and know what they're doing.

 

[getemtiger22]

For what reason does any tarantula need to be bred in captivity?

I don’t want to just give to the hobby I want to give to zoos and the wild as well I’m looking to breed species that aren’t as common the hobby is good and bad mostly bad but also keeps some species alive, I completely understand your point

 

[jrh3]

For what reason does any tarantula need to be bred in captivity?

To prevent extinction of a species. Example would be some Poecilotheria species which is close to it in the wild.

 

[YungRasputin]

pokies for absolutely sure - that’s what i’m going to be focused on in the future and would love to network with others in the US who share this same goal - really love the idea of using the hobby to combat climate change and deforestation

also want to really want breed my E. olivacea as well and I’m also gearing up from breeding some H. tamulus scorpions as well - this must happen because i don’t want to ever be without this species ever again

 

[nicodimus22]

H. chilensis

I guess it's hard to breed them because these things grow very, very slowly. Did I mention that they grow slowly? Holy cow. Mine is probably going to outlive me.

Also, T. cyanoleum seems like an awesome species that nobody has slings of.

 

[spideyspinneret78]

pokies for absolutely sure - that’s what i’m going to be focused on in the future and would love to network with others in the US who share this same goal - really love the idea of using the hobby to combat climate change and deforestation

also want to really want breed my E. olivacea as well and I’m also gearing up from breeding some H. tamulus scorpions as well - this must happen because i don’t want to ever be without this species ever again

I don't have nearly enough experience yet but I also plan to eventually start breeding Poecilotheria. I have 3 (possibly 4) females that I'd like to eventually pair. This coming spring I plan on breeding my P. cambridgei female to dip my toes into breeding tarantulas. I have a lot to learn but I'd like to contribute something to the hobby and help with conservation in that regard, eventually.

 

[Metallattorney]

Eucratoscelus pachypus

Absolutely.

 

[Jess S]

Agree wholeheartedly with the above suggestions.

Wholeheartedly agree with all those suggestionss.

I would add E. campestratus. Apart from the fossorial nature especially as slings that can be off putting for some, this is a perfect beginner tarantula and a handsome one too. They are on the whole very docile, yet feed very well.

Any Mexican , Chilean or Brazilian species should be organised into captive breeding programs so that the hobby can sustain its own demand, as some of the best (IMO) species come from these countries. I have a soft spot for little grizzled Chilean t’s!

If only some group in the hobby could focus on sustainable captive breeding programs of ‘hobby staple yet difficult to breed’ t’s, including sourcing males, maybe with someone with taxonomy expertise to avoid accidental hybrids. Well, I can dream!