What Tarantulas have you kept communal with success

[Crows Arachnids]

Nice pics...you keep a clean house

Ken, it isn't easy, but I know I'm barking up the wrong tree here. Look what you guys got me doing lol, I have always avoided taking pictures and whatnot, just didn't have the time and now I'm an addict over night. You have got me over here at 3 in the morning fiddling with this doo hickey of a camera, look at these pics (first 3) they look awesome! I put them out on a black mat. The rest are just random pics, but all taken tonight!!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/51283749@N07/4714048070/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/51283749@N07/4713409269/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/51283749@N07/4713408879/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/51283749@N07/4714049618/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/51283749@N07/4714048330/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/51283749@N07/4713410271/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/51283749@N07/4713392113/

 

[AbraCadaver]

Holy s.. That versi looks AMAZING with the black backdrop!:drool:

 

[Spyder 1.0]

Pics of p. smithi? (non Germany import)

 

[MichiganReptiles]

Nice pics...you keep a clean house

I agree! Very nice.

 

[MichiganReptiles]

Ken, it isn't easy, but I know I'm barking up the wrong tree here. Look what you guys got me doing lol, I have always avoided taking pictures and whatnot, just didn't have the time and now I'm an addict over night. You have got me over here at 3 in the morning fiddling with this doo hickey of a camera, look at these pics (first 3) they look awesome! I put them out on a black mat. The rest are just random pics, but all taken tonight!!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/51283749@N07/4714048070/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/51283749@N07/4713409269/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/51283749@N07/4713408879/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/51283749@N07/4714049618/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/51283749@N07/4714048330/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/51283749@N07/4713410271/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/51283749@N07/4713392113/

Incredible pictures! Thanks for posting them.

 

[dianedfisher]

Very nice photos, Jonathan. Your set-up is very similar to my friend in CT, although you have fewer T's. I look forward to seeing some nice shots of the P.smithi. I co-hab Poecilotheria breeding pairs often, if I own the male. I've had several pairs stay together for several months before death and dismemberment or removal. My P.subfusca were introduced to one another 04/15 and are still together. I removed a 2nd male from the other girl since someone wanted him after 6 weeks together. I had a pair of Tapinauchenius violaceus that lived together and I didn't pull him out until she laid her sac. I thought this thread was more about raising slings in a communal environment.
Thanks for taking the time to post the photos. Di

 

[sharpfang]

Nice pics...you keep a clean house

I agree! Very nice.

+2 Very Organized :clap:

Holy s.. That versi looks AMAZING with the black backdrop!:drool:

I also Agree, the Chaco is Beautiful too! I have the same oscillating Fan in my room

 

[JimM]

Incredible pictures! Thanks for posting them.

Yep, nice work.

 

[PrimalTaunt]

I want to see some footage of somebody transferring a communal from one tank to another as I can't imagine the work that would take. Especially if it was 150 pokies.

 

[BrynWilliams]

i've read that T ockerti are often found communally due to them being forced together when flood waters rise? has anyone had a go with this species?

also, Joe, how's your OBT sling communal going?

 

[xhexdx]

also, Joe, how's your OBT sling communal going?

Eh, they're dwindling. I need to separate the remaining spiders just so I can keep better track of them.

Here are vids from when they were tiny:

[YOUTUBE]ZSaN6zcVHOk[/YOUTUBE]

[YOUTUBE]B2ClwksDurg[/YOUTUBE]

I have a couple pics of what one of the communals looks like now. I need to get them uploaded.

 

[jebbewocky]

Can OBT's be kept communally long-term, or does it "wear off" eventually?
I'm inclined to think the latter.

 

[smallara98]

Joe , when you are feeding the OBT slings , it is so fricken cute ! Lol . I love how they tackle the food .

 

[TalonAWD]

Very interesting thread. I should try to keep my Maraca cabocla communially to see what happens