Tarantula155
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Title says it all, which Pokie species would you choose for least skittish, best feeding response, and a joy to keep?
From experience - regalis- I own 3 of this genusTitle says it all, which Pokie species would you choose for least skittish, best feeding response, and a joy to keep?
that was the the with G rosea back in the day. "Docile" 'great beginner T' and then we found out 5-10% are psychoObviously OP you have to understand you could have 999 tarantulas that are "typical" of the species but you might end up with the 1 out of 1000 that isn't.
Sure, I agree. But generally one species of a family can be much more skittish on average than anotherObviously OP you have to understand you could have 999 tarantulas that are "typical" of the species but you might end up with the 1 out of 1000 that isn't.
It's probably just me but almost all pokies are quite the same from my experience as in the typical Asian arboreal. I don't think Poecilotheria are too different from one another as they are just quite the same or similar in terms of behaviors, feeding responses, and personalities. I've only kept a few species of pokies such as regalis, rufilata, ornata, subfusca, vittata, striata, and metallica and all of them are same or similar, so saying which species is better in your terms doesn't really apply at all in my terms. Other than how they look like or how big they grow, I don't see much of a difference.Sure, I agree. But generally one species of a family can be much more skittish on average than another
Not communal.I haven't kept a Poecilotheria rufilata yet, but I have seen and heard great things about them, I heard that they have been successfully kept communally, and that they are one of the largest if not the largest arboreal tarantula, they seem to be a pretty calm pokie but you can always end up with a skittish individual, feeding response seems ok but I haven't kept one myself so I don't know for sure, Poecilotheria rufilata is my favorite pokie.
Are you sure that they are not communal? I personally wouldn't try keeping them communally, but I have heard of several people keeping them communally with much success, kind of like Poecilotheria metallica communal enclosures.It's probably just me but almost all pokies are quite the same from my experience as in the typical Asian arboreal. I don't think Poecilotheria are too different from one another as they are just quite the same or similar in terms of behaviors, feeding responses, and personalities. I've only kept a few species of pokies such as regalis, rufilata, ornata, subfusca, vittata, striata, and metallica and all of them are same or similar, so saying which species is better in your terms doesn't really apply at all in my terms. Other than how they look like or how big they grow, I don't see much of a difference.
Not communal.
Several people? Who are they? No one has proven a true pokie communal yet. I'm talking from slings to adults together with no casualties and a second generation of slings from those original communal together. Those are the foundations of a communal, but putting a bunch of tarantulas together and saying they're communal is nothing solid as it's just a matter of when they're no longer communal. If someone claims to truly established a communal with Poecilotheria with no casualties then I ask for proof.Are you sure that they are not communal? I personally wouldn't try keeping them communally, but I have heard of several people keeping them communally with much success, kind of like Poecilotheria metallica communal enclosures.
There are NO tarantulas that are communal in captivity. None.Are you sure that they are not communal? I personally wouldn't try keeping them communally, but I have heard of several people keeping them communally with much success, kind of like Poecilotheria metallica communal enclosures.
IME subfusca "lowland" (or bara or sp. "lowland" or whatever else everyone tries to call it nowadays). The first one I got was ridiculously chill (tbh I always thought he was trying to lull me into a false sense of security), my current 2 are on the smaller side but aren't that skittish.Title says it all, which Pokie species would you choose for least skittish, best feeding response, and a joy to keep?
Who? Because in 4 and a half years of keeping I've literally never seen a Poecilotheria communal attempt that hasn't resulted in cannibalism.but I have heard of several people keeping them communally with much success
Tom's are still juvies and I think I heard him mention during the vid that he already doesn't have as many as he started with (7 out of 9?).but not all of the tarantulas are full grown adults yet
It could have just been natural death that killed 2 out of 9 tarantula slings, they do have a type 3 survivorship curve, and I understand that the dark den doesn't have the best reputation on here, but he was saying some interesting things in the video I posted, and I highly recommend you watch it.Tom's are still juvies and I think I heard him mention during the vid that he already doesn't have as many as he started with (7 out of 9?).
I refuse to watch Dark Den after he killed about 20-odd N. incei by keeping them communally and then continued to keep them communally.
My vote goes for Regalis as well. Size, beauty, feeding response, and not being as reclusive/skittish ( mine were more likely to stay out in the open and not bolt when I turned the light on in their room) as some of the other sp. I’ve had.Title says it all, which Pokie species would you choose for least skittish, best feeding response, and a joy to keep?
This is the issue, they're not true communals as they're just juvies and none are adults let alone have they establish a second generation yet with no casualties. Posting videos like these will give a wrong impression.
I found a couple of videos of people keeping pokies communally, but not all of the tarantulas are full grown adults yet, there are some interesting ideas about keeping pokies communally in these videos, what do you guys think about them?