Xenesthis species

[ErikElvis]

Anyone have one of them. Expensive? Looking around all of seem to sold out. Any specific housing requirements? Would like to eventually pick one up as long as I can get “most” of my slings to adulthood. Of course any pics would be appreciated.

 

[Liquifin]

Well, Xenesthis species tend to come and go when searching online to buy some. Most of the time the most common Xenesthis species around is X. immanis and X. sp. blue that I see online. Xenesthis species are relatively not the hardest to keep. Just a little more than the average amount of substrate and keep it moist and that's about it. My X. immanis pair are doing quite well and are very good eaters.

0.1 X. immanis

 

[nicodimus22]

I have 2 X. immanis, a juvenile male and a female. They definitely appreciate moist substrate...when I give them the choice, they always choose to sit on the moist part. Otherwise, just the regular terrestrial setup (hide and water dish.) Growth seems similar to Pamphobeteus to me...big slings, good eaters. I don't have any photos yet...waiting for them to molt another time or two. They were $110 each when I got them about 15 months ago, and from what I've seen, they're the cheapest of the Xenesthis.

 

[ErikElvis]

I’m digging the immanis blue. Don’t really see them though

 

[basin79]

I've got a young juvenile female Xenesthis immanis. Like the others deep damp sub. My lass quickly made a burrow under her cork bark to the bottom of her enclosure, then along the back, towards the front into the middle.

Pretty shy. Out every night though. Quick.

 

[ErikElvis]

Are they known to be hiders?

 

[basin79]

Are they known to be hiders?

Mine is but others have them who see theirs out all day long.

 

[ErikElvis]

I know there is a species of T that’s common name is darth maul. I think it’s much more appropriate for these.

 

[Liquifin]

Are they known to be hiders?

Mines are not and both of mines are out all the time. Specimens will always vary so some may have a tendency to be more reclusive or shy than others.

 

[viper69]

Expensive?

Subjective term -Yes/No/Maybe>> many think they are cheap, many think they are pricey, and many think middle of the road

 

[ErikElvis]

I consider expensive over $100. I just don’t have enough experience to trust myself to keep a $100+ sling alive. Though I can say so far my 7 slings of various species are doing quite well and have no trouble eating. I was initially worried about a 1/2” LP I got as a freebie. My god he was small and wasn’t sure I was up to feeding him appropriately. But I put a crushed lateralis in and the next day found him munching on it.

 

[Vanisher]

Anyone have one of them. Expensive? Looking around all of seem to sold out. Any specific housing requirements? Would like to eventually pick one up as long as I can get “most” of my slings to adulthood. Of course any pics would be appreciated.

They should be set up as other oporturnistic burrowers with deep moist substrate. I have had many specimens 15 years back. Both X immanis and X intermedia. They can be more trickier to settle in than other south american burrowers IME. Very leggy spiders, both immature females and males. Females get bulky only when very large and old. Subadult-adult males gets very colorful on carapace and femur.
They where expensive 15 years ago, but not nearly as exoensive as today

 

[ErikElvis]

I’m trying to remember back about 20 years ago and I seem to remember GBB’s being very expensive. Was that the case?

 

[mellow]

I was just looking at xenesthis sp yesterday and I would love to get one someday.

 

[The Grym Reaper]

I have a juvenile male which I keep in a standard terrestrial setup with moist sub, younger specimens tend to hide a fair bit, mine stays out in the open a bit more now he's put on some size.

1.0 Xenesthis immanis

• The Grym Reaper
• Feb 24, 2020
• colombian lesserblack colombian lesserblack tarantula immanis juvenile juvenile male male xenesthis xenesthis immanis

Magma rocking his new suit.

know there is a species of T that’s common name is darth maul.

There's at least two species that have been stuck with that name at one point or another (P. victori and T. sp. "Panama" are the two I can think of).