Trying to track down a specific species- arboreal and communal

[arachnophobespiderkeeper]

Hi everybody, I haven’t posted here in years as I’ve since had decent success keeping inverts of all kinds. But I return to ask a very particular question. I remember years ago, I had seen a video on tarantulas that talked about a species that was arboreal in nature and was able to be kept communally, as in, multiple females could be kept together and they’d even help raise each others young. The only other thing I remember is I THINK they were a golden / yellow colour. I have done a ton of digging online, but was unable to find any information so I thought I’d ask the friendly people here if any of you know what species this could be. I’ve been wanting to research them more now to find out if they’re truly communal or if I had been lied to.

thank you so much!

 

[viper69]

The color doesn’t sound familiar for an arboreal, and no species is communal according to science that I’m aware of.

There are some species that live in proximity to each other a bit, but it’s not communal according to scientists.

You may be mistaken

 

[darkness975]

Doesn't sound familiar to me.

 

[goofyGoober99]

There are a couple species of velvet spiders that live communally in the wild so maybe it was that?
Stegodyphus dumicola, mimosarum, and lineatus are communal in the wild and are sort of yellowy gold. Other than that I have no clue...

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Hi everybody, I haven’t posted here in years as I’ve since had decent success keeping inverts of all kinds. But I return to ask a very particular question. I remember years ago, I had seen a video on tarantulas that talked about a species that was arboreal in nature and was able to be kept communally, as in, multiple females could be kept together and they’d even help raise each others young. The only other thing I remember is I THINK they were a golden / yellow colour. I have done a ton of digging online, but was unable to find any information so I thought I’d ask the friendly people here if any of you know what species this could be. I’ve been wanting to research them more now to find out if they’re truly communal or if I had been lied to.

thank you so much!

Best to keep them seperated cages aren’t that expensive. H ince .

 

[Brewser]

Neoholothele incei is a Terrestrial Dwarf Tarantula.
Personally would not risk the all too real chance of Cannibalism in a communal enclosure.
Consider and Reconsider, Search and Research before attempting.

 

[arachnophobespiderkeeper]

Neoholothele incei is a Terrestrial Dwarf Tarantula.
Personally would not risk the all too real chance of Cannibalism in a communal enclosure.
Consider and Reconsider, Search and Research before attempting.

I had no intentions of actually keeping these Tarantulas ! I simply wanted to see if they actually exist or not. Thank you though!

 

[arachnophobespiderkeeper]

There are a couple species of velvet spiders that live communally in the wild so maybe it was that?
Stegodyphus dumicola, mimosarum, and lineatus are communal in the wild and are sort of yellowy gold. Other than that I have no clue...

Thanks for actually giving species for me to look into! I have no intention of keeping communal tarantulas, I simply wanted to see if I could find this species or if I had been lied to years ago!

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Thanks for actually giving species for me to look into! I have no intention of keeping communal tarantulas, I simply wanted to see if I could find this species or if I had been lied to years ago!

I keep Ts solo regardless of rumors .
Roaches are communal for the most part . Some are colorful I have orange ones.

 

[Mustafa67]

Hi everybody, I haven’t posted here in years as I’ve since had decent success keeping inverts of all kinds. But I return to ask a very particular question. I remember years ago, I had seen a video on tarantulas that talked about a species that was arboreal in nature and was able to be kept communally, as in, multiple females could be kept together and they’d even help raise each others young. The only other thing I remember is I THINK they were a golden / yellow colour. I have done a ton of digging online, but was unable to find any information so I thought I’d ask the friendly people here if any of you know what species this could be. I’ve been wanting to research them more now to find out if they’re truly communal or if I had been lied to.

thank you so much!

There are no communal Ts, unless you want to end up with dead Ts or Ts eating each other

 

[BaliSong]

I remember reading somewhere that some Poecilotheria species had been found huddled together in the same tree hollow during the dry season. Apparently this was in an effort to reduce retain humidity within the hollow, or due to a lack of suitable retreats during times of drought. So I think it was more a situation of forced co-existence than living together by choice.

I think I also saw a YouTube video of someone who attempted a communal enclosure of Poecilotheria metallica years ago, but this was under the pretense of an experiment (a very expensive one), not a permanent setup.
I do not believe that pokies are communal, and if you attempt something like the aforementioned experiment you will probably end up with only one fat spider eventually, I speculate the rate of cannibalization will just be somewhat lower than with a number of other species.

 

[TheraMygale]

I think a lot of confusion and speculation occurs with communal.

living extra close is one thing. Living in the same tunnels/hide is completely different. Perhaps this is where lies some errors in thoughts when certain species are brought up to be communal.

I watched and read way to many things. I still havent come across communal arboreals. Doesnt mean its not true.

definitely not common in the current market. Nothing that is recommended as such either. In terms of true arboreal anyways.