Trapdoor Pics

[Martin H.]

Hi,

trapdoor spider tanks:

all the best,
Martin

 

[Aviculariinae]

Here,s a nice colourful one

Cheers
Brendan

 

[The Beast]

@martin h:
just wondering what kind of subtrate you're using and some measurements of the boxes would be helpful too.
And how do they get some water if they need too?

So long, Alex

 

[Malkavian]

Just curious for those who mentioned catching these things:: How?? Do you just look for burrows and dig them out?

 

[Martin H.]

@The Beast

just wondering what kind of subtrate you're using and some measurements of the boxes would be helpful too.
And how do they get some water if they need too?

don't know, since these are not my tanks – have photographed them at a show.
I guess the sand is red "Namibia Terrariensand" you can buy here in terraristik shops: >>photo<<, >>photo<<, >>photo<<
The base of these tanks is about 20 x 20 cm. => the stack is about 5 x 5 cm.

all the best,
Martin

 

[WithCerberus]

finding trapdoor spiders in the wild is kind of a hit and miss thing unless you get your hands on an experienced person or some journal articles that deal with the species that you are after and its natural history.most species of trapdoors and pursewebs are quite local so if you happen to stumble upon a burrow search the surrounding area very well and take note of the habitat. As far as getting the spiders out, it can be a long and frustrating process. Using a tracer (pipe cleaners or a long blade of grass) to constantly keep track of the burrow which can be quite hard to follow without one. Here are some pics that I had posted a few weeks ago from my collecting trip with Dr. Beatty.

This is a picture of typical habitat for many eastern US species. The two we were looking for here were Atypoides hadros and Antrodiaetus unicolor.

This is a pic of what the burrow entrance of A. hadros and A.unicolor looks like.

This picture is of Dr. Beatty using the tracer to follow the burrow.

This is the final result of our efforts.

You have a lot more species in NC Malkavian. You have A.unicolor there so try giving a search for them, they are pretty fun. Dr. Fred Coyle has put out a lot of really great journal articles on trapdoor spiders. Anyone interested in learning more about american, south american, and african trapdoor spiders should check out his work.

Bobby

 

[Malkavian]

I assume you use the tracer to keep the burrow marked while you're unearthing the spider ? Hm, I'm in the middle of an urban area at hte moment but I may give it a shot one of these days. What size (depth) container would they need?

 

[WithCerberus]

Their burrows in the wild are from 14-30 cm for females and 10 cm for males, however in captivity they can do well with shorter burrows. Mine is in a temporary jar that has about 6 cm of soil in it.

Bobby

 

[monster taranto]

desiring to have a purseweb spider

i hope someone can find me one . i will give anything in exchang for one, just ask it

 

[smokejuan]

Who deals in trapdoors? I have seen a few T dealers advertising but only on species at a time. I would like to have more than one, a red one, black one and maby some others if available. I don't want to pay todays shipping fees for each spider I buy. Ouch!

 

[monster taranto]

purseweb obssession

i want to get a purseweb as quick as possible

 

[monster taranto]

i will pay anyone anytime who gets me purseweb spider and send it to me