Trap Doors

[dragontears]

He looks to be mature...he's probably out wanting to wander and look for females...
Check to see if you the "boxing gloves" and if so...find a female for him! WE REALLY NEED TO BREED THESE IN CAPTIVITY! There will not be WC imports anymore...

Chris

He definitely has what I would consider boxing gloves, but I can't see hooks. I have a picture at home...I'll try to remember to upload it tonight. Do you know anyone that wants him if he is wanting some spider love?

 

[jen1302]

P.Novak great vid can't wait to get one myself a Cyphonisia sp.
Silver Trapdoor.

 

[anaconda19]

theyre so damn ugly thos things, but i still want one, one which makes a trap door sounds soooo cool and the vids on youtube of their speed make them look cool. but youve got to admit theyre one of the uglyest spiders around

 

[jen1302]

The Orange and Silver are nice looking as there what i'm currently thinking on getting pair of both hopefully from Lee at TheSpiderShop.

 

[Tunedbeat]

Idiopidae sp

Received, infested with mites.

 

[lewisskinner]

Hi guys. I had two of these arrive today - sold as Gorgyrella sp, one silver, one red. They're both quite small (bearing in mind I usually deal with Ts) with a body of maybe 1 inch, so I assume these are juvis?

Will they be OK in a jam jar with hole in the lids? The jars are 4 1/2 inches deep x 2 1/2 inches in diameter, so I'll put in 3 inches to coco fibre and some moss for a trap. Or, do they need a larger-sized terranium? I got one 12 x 8 x 8 deep. Could I put both in there with some kind of divider (ie half-tank each)?

 

[froggyman]

wow that trapdoor is really gloss tunedbeat

 

[jen1302]

I have a small selection of Tarantulas and the only thing i have, that's like a trapdoor in a couple of way's is a Cyriocosmus elegans (Trinidad Dwarf with the loveheart on rump) fiesty as hell and bad temper for her size, hates the lid on her burrow being removed when cleaning her out.

 

[lewisskinner]

Seriously guys! loads of you have posted pics of trapdoors, how do I kep them? Is a jam jar OK for a 1inch body (2-3inch legspan) spider, or do I need an entire viv?

 

[jen1302]

I use Exo Terra Faunariums Small 24L x 16W x 17H cm for my Cyphonisia sp.
Silver Trapdoor 5 cm and deep substrate for burrowing.

I think jam jar will be ok.

 

[lewisskinner]

Thanks Jen.

I have both in jam jars, but it's way too small for the black fella!

I may shift them both into a large KK-type enclosure with a divider down the middle.

I'm using coco fibre as a substrate, and I've thrown in broken bits of bark and sphagnum moss to build the door. What do you use for the guys to build a door?

 

[jen1302]

Mine uses it's own silk and old leaves and same with female Cyriocosmus elegans.

 

[lewisskinner]

well thats great! I'll chuck in some coco, moss and bark, and see what happens. I hear these guys try to camoflage teir burrows, so I guess whatever's to hand may/will be used?

We shall see anyway.

I'll post some pics once my camera is fixed. The red tanzanian sp. scares the hell out of me!

 

[DreadLobster]

I love my red trapdoor! she makes a mess of the top of her cage with the poop shooting thing. i was wondering how far it would shoot if there was no top on the cage. i have never seen it, but i imagine she backs out of the hole and let it fly. anyone ever seen it?

I've never actually seen it happen, but I do know that even shooting through the lid on the cage, it left spots on a wall about 4 or 5 feet away in my bed room.

 

[BoBaZ]

This one came in as "black trap Door" but looks very different:? [...]

I think, this is Silver Trapdoor Spider.



And :
My red trap. mature female





That spider is so great

 

[jen1302]

My little baby Cyphonisia sp.
.

 

[tarantellajen]

silver brushfooted trapdoor

I got this one in March, at about 1 inch. When I rehoused it, it burrowed and ate overnight! It's really fast and nervous, so the trapdoor makes me feel alot safer (escape-wise) when I clean out remains. It is a very good housekeeper and will throw all its garbage out, except molts, so I still don't know its sex. Can't wait til it gets its adult silver coloring, although I do love the pattern on its abdomen at the moment. They are really fascinating spiders.

 

[jen1302]

I haven't seen mine since the day after i got in as it's in it's burrow and i only see part of it when grabbing food so don't know it's sex yet and if a mature spider.

Will have to wait and see.

 

[jen1302]

Mine was sold as Cyphonisia sp at spidershop but found out from searches it's a Gorgyrella sp.

Silver brushfooted trapdoor

 

[Diggy415]

Well i had to rehouse mine and boy was it thirsty, now in a 5 gallon tank. Is it ready for molt when it's pale like this? Was bright red when i first got it.