What is your oldest spider ?

[mjzheng]

Or the oldest one you have kept ?
As in how many years you had it til it passed away or if you still have it

 

[omni]

I've kept an A. seemani BCF lived to be 15, E. scrofa 8 & 10 only, E. campestratus I got at 3" WC was with me 19 more yrs, T. albopilosus 11, 12 & 14 yrs.

 

[viper69]

50 yrs

 

[Vanisher]

I bought my G porteri as an adult in year 2000 so it may be 30 years?

 

[spideyspinneret78]

I bought my G porteri as an adult in year 200 so it may be 30 years?

Wow. That's impressive.

 

[RezonantVoid]

Oldest T is probably my MM Phlogius Rubiseta. Hes just over 2 years mature and probably lived a few years before that.

My oldest spider though, is probably one of my female trapdoors. Shes very big for her species and lost most of her colourful golden hairs on the carapace. I estimate shes probably around the 20 year mark, but considering the oldest spider known to science was in the same family as her, she could potentially live for another 20-30 years

 

[Jesse607]

I have a G. rosea female I bought as a sling in 2001 and three T. albopilosus females I bought as slings in 2005.

 

[Vanessa]

I have a female Brachypelma emilia who is about 28 years old. She used to belong to Stanley Shultz (author of The Tarantula Keeper's Guide). I have not had her for her entire life.

Brachypelma emilia Senior Female

• Vanessa
• Mar 7, 2020
• 4
• adult adult female brachypelma brachypelma emilia emilia female mexican redleg tarantula senior

My lovely old girl who is likely pushing 30 at this point - maybe about 28 years old.

 

[vancwa]

G. porteri. I have had her 9 years with one molt.