I've kept Ts for a long time. We recommend our arboreal tarantula terrarium kit for the sake of convenience and visibility, although you can just as easily house a spiderling in a plastic shoe box with a very secure lid. Nov 6, 2014 #12 Pociemon ... As far as their care goes, pretty much identical to regalis in care, although I have noticed metallica are more secretive so … Both will retain moisture but not become overly soaked. Poecilotheria metallica Juvenile male Conservation status Critically Endangered Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae Infraorder: Mygalomorphae Family: Theraphosidae Genus: Poecilotheria Species: P. metallica Binomial name Poecilotheria metallica Pocock, 1899 Poecilotheria metallica, also known as the Gooty sapphire ornamental, is an Old World species of tarantula. The spider will eat it during the night. View BackwaterReptiles’s profile on Facebook, View BackwtrReptiles’s profile on Twitter, View BackwaterReptiles’s profile on Instagram, View backwater-reptiles-10b13839’s profile on LinkedIn, How To Trim Your Tortoise's Beak and Nails, The Grumpy Rain Frog (Breviceps mossambicus), Common Snapping Turtle vs. Florida Snapping Turtle, How to Care for Your Flying Dragon (Draco volans). Poecilotheria metallica goes by a variety of different common names; the Gooty Ornamental, Gooty Sapphire, and Peacock Parachute Spider to name just three. I have a female,but I am receiving 3 slings this week and there we go my new communal project. I love that heating method. For example, you must keep them at those places where the temperature is between the ranges of 18 to 24 degrees Celsius, and the humidity level is up to 75 to 85 percent. Gaat u het terrarium dus best niet overdreven verhitten. Gif: “Sterk.” Afhankelijk van de locatie van de beet en de hoeveelheid gif dat werd toegediend, kan dit een zeer pijnlijke ervaring zijn. Ontneem de cocon, indien gewenst, 5 weken later. Although the Gooty Sapphires sold by Backwater Reptiles are captive bred spiders, this species is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN. Not only is this tarantula lightning fast as both a baby, juvenile, and adult spider, but it’s also armed with a potent venom–more potent than New World tarantulas. P. subfusca are absolutely marvelous. This puts an extra degree of responsibility upon anyone who wants to own one as a pet. The substrate can range from slightly to heavily moist as long as the climbing access is available. Put in extra food so they can all eat, and the cage is crawling with crickets and premolt or molting spiders may be killed. P. regalis of mine are just skittish, P metallica is cool but I wont buy another unless price dips under $50ea, Prob still would pick P sufucsca. Bite victims will experience increased heart rate followed by sweating, head ache, stinging, cramping, and of course, pain and swelling at the site of the bite. Last edited: Nov 6, 2014. Thanks, that makes sense....don't worry too much about it, with people here from all over the world, it just happens...not a big deal. Hoe kan ik Poecilotheria spp. JavaScript is disabled. Absolutely adore the species. Will uneaten crickets roaming the cage eat the unfortunate ones spiders? Het Poecilotheria-genus is uitgerust met zeer opvallende kleuren en markeringen, zij het dat menig hobbyist de felblauwe Poecilotheria metallica als 1 van de paradepaardjes in de hobby beschouwt. Hello I apologise if it came through incoherently, I have two large females and a communal of 4 slings. More Info Here. Mealworms are not so great. Raptor’s Story – A Blue Tongue Skink Rehab Diary. I have made a communal of these,they've been doing well I have added 4 to the communal size when added 4 cm now the largest 7cm. I know I'm not supposed to do such things, but I thought "hey, it's travelled 200+ kilometres to get to me... better not stress it more". Registration is free, and dedicated forums exist for the discussion of Tarantulas, True Spiders, Centipedes & Scorpions. I tried to guide it with an object, but just couldn't and since its small I decided to just give it a little "push" with my index finger and it went in. They can kill a sling just after molting especially. Voorzie een juiste hoeveelheid voedsel om kannibalisme te voorkomen. • Over de blauwe kleur: Blue reflectance in tarantulas is evolutionarily conserved despite nanostructural diversity.