Tarantula crazy
Arachnopeon
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As I know with pokies they can be kept in colonies however i just wanted too double check whether p mirandas can be kept in colonies?
you don't have to wait for cash for feeders just start a roach colony... Depending on how many your keeping communally + how ever many other Ts you have should keep up with the breeding/feeding ratio (I see most recommendations say to have 10+ Ts to keep the roaches numbers containable)generally, any communal setup is a recipe for cannibalism. there are a few other threads on here pertaining to communal setups and which species seem more tolerant/not. i personally have heard that A. avics can be housed, if given plenty of room, but others say they can't be. even i want to try a communal setup experiment, but when i have the money to have some potentially expensive feeders.
Avicularia are not very good communal tarantulas. A huge enclosure in which multiple tarantulas maintain their own area is not a communal enclosure, in my opinion. I haven't heard of a communal Avic enclosure that didn't end with high rates of cannibalism or were huge enclosures.generally, any communal setup is a recipe for cannibalism. there are a few other threads on here pertaining to communal setups and which species seem more tolerant/not. i personally have heard that A. avics can be housed, if given plenty of room, but others say they can't be. even i want to try a communal setup experiment, but when i have the money to have some potentially expensive feeders.
hahah i was referring to the potential feeders with eight legs in a communal setup. but roaches are a great feederyou don't have to wait for cash for feeders just start a roach colony... Depending on how many your keeping communally + how ever many other Ts you have should keep up with the breeding/feeding ratio (I see most recommendations say to have 10+ Ts to keep the roaches numbers containable)
That's usually how I find them within their substrate curtains too!Wow! those subfusca look so awesome all huddled together!
Have you tried it?As far as I am aware: Communals on Poecis only work with sackmates really - if at all!
Personally, I've witnessed more cannabalism amongst my H. incei (regular and gold) than I have with Poecilotheria (excluding the p. ornata failure).If someone wants a communal setup, I'd suggest Holothele (incei) or Heterothele (i.e. villosella) genus, as those are proven to work quite well.
Welcome to the boards and to the addiction! I hope you enjoy your stay.Thank you to everyone who has replied I'm new to this website and am very happy in the way the results of this question have turned out.thankyou.I have especially found all of this information useful and loved the pictures.
I'm curious why you've included P. striata ? I've got a bunch living together. They are only about 4th or 5th instar, but I haven't had any problems yet. Seems like ornata are the biggest trouble makers.Here is what I've gathered so far:
Not communal:
Ornata
Striata
Hey tom, that's great to hear! I'm glad that you have a striata communal, please keep us updated as to what happens with them as they get larger. The only reason I placed striata in that category is because I've come across information at one point or another that backed it up. I'll have to do a bit of digging to find it again, but that's just what I remember from doing some research on Poecilotheria communals in the past.I'm curious why you've included P. striata ? I've got a bunch living together. They are only about 4th or 5th instar, but I haven't had any problems yet. Seems like ornata are the biggest trouble makers.
Later, Tom