Which tarantulas are communal

I think H gigas. From what I read H gigas is actually a better communal than anything else out there. Greasylake Arachnoprince. Joined Jul 23, Messages 1, Anything else is just gambling and hoping they don't rip each other apart.

Joined Mar 28, Messages 1, Greasylake said:. Last edited: Oct 27, I dont't have experience with communals. But i disagree with the others post. H gigas is known for being one of the best communals. They are probably as good if not better than M Balfouri. Goopyguy56 said:.

If you want proof there is plenty on the forums. Im not gonna waste my time arguing. Plenty of videos showing them as well. Joined Dec 8, Messages 14, Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Want to start a tarantula communal?

Here are some basic communal tips: -Not all tarantulas species can live communally. Poecilotheria sp. Why would a tarantula or group of tarantulas turn on a member of their group, kill and eat it? Could it be the member killed was sick? Did it die first and then was eaten? Was it because of a lack of food, the group since a shortage of food and for the survival of the group it was best to eliminate the weakest one? Maybe there is one among them that become detrimental to the group and start to attack and kill the others.

These and many more questions will be answered once we gain more experience with communal oriented tarantulas. It has been observed in the wild, how terrestrial species that are not communal, inhabit the same Real estate within They must know of each other presence.

Did they both settle there as spiderlings or adults? Are there boundaries or truce between them through mutual respect or a standoff? Some of these tarantulas living in close proximity are defferent species or in a different Genus.

I think we can learn a lot about spiders by observe them in a communal setup. The closer we are able to mimic a tarantula's natural habitat, the more we will learn about them and become more successful in keeping them in these types of setups.

Most communal setups are not large enough to place a divider and to do so may destroy the lair. What I do is put the newcomer s in a deli cup, wait until it settle down, than slowly lift the top off. If this is done without panicking the community, there should be no problem. If the community panic and start running, wait until the colony settle down before lifting the top off of the deli cup.

To say you have a successfully communal setup, you need to complete the communal cycle which involves raising spiderlings to maturity, mating, egg sack, incubation, spiderlings, mothering and enlarging established territory to accommodate the new addition. What determine a successful communal setup is when you have a terrarium of at least three generation of the same species living together. Maybe it is due to size or even bullying, I don't know.

Community life among ants and bees are centered about their queen. I have collected ants locally and raised them, along with the queen, in large Ant Farms. An Ant colony is on a higher social level than tarantulas from my observation, but I have notice that tarantulas will work together for a common good that benefit the group.

Again, there is much to be learned here. A communal setup is on another level of keeping tarantulas. Remember, you may end up with hundreds of tarantulas. If you have considered all of the Pros and Cons in keeping tarantulas communally and decided to establish a setup, go for it and document everything. Remember to take plenty of pictures and share your experience on a tarantula forum.

Here are a few species that has been housed communally. Coremiocnemis tropix. Monocentropus balfouri. To me this was huge because for the most part, I only saw two at any given time, not knowing if the 3rd had become a meal for the other two. All three spiders seem to spend most of the day hidden in their burrow but at night, most can be seen out, wandering around the tank.

They have almost doubled in size since I received them and now can be seen actually eating whereas before all food consumption was done hidden inside their burrow. Here are some recent pics I apologize for the poor lighting! These guys are extensive webbers, as seen in this last photo.

You can also see the various entrances and exits that they have created! February 25, : Unfortunately free time has been rare for me so updating this post as often as I had hoped was not possible.

Since my last post one of the three tarantulas has disappeared, either by being eaten or natural death. Either way I never found any remains. From what I have read, if an individual dies naturally it will be removed from the burrow so I am guessing it was devoured. The two remaining seem to be doing well and are often seen hanging out together on the side of the glass, especially in the early morning and early evenings.

Here are also a couple of recent pictures so that you can see their adult colors. I lost one early on. Not sure if it was eaten or died naturally as I never saw a body. The remaining two are doing great together! Do communal balfouri, mate on their own? Or does it really need to be pulled out individually and prepare it for mating?

They should mate readily on their own. Just keep in mind though that once the babies are born, they should probably be removed to avoid being eaten by others in the colony. You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Google account. You are commenting using your Twitter account.