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Number of posts : 85 Age : 68 Location : California Points : 4647 Registration date : 2012-06-08
Subject: My new Poecilotheria regalis terrarium/plexiglas Thu 16 Aug - 1:39
This is a somewhat low resolution photo of my home built bird spider terrarium.
This is my bird spider Poecilotheria regalis about 6" + size female. A very mellow spider, no attitude. I named her "Kali". because they inhabit the rainforests of Kerala, India. Almost at the equator, so high humidity 70% and about 80 degrees Fahrenheit is the average temperature. She is a good eater on crickets. Breeding may come later because their habitat is being destroyed slowly. Beautiful girl.
Regards, Ron
Martin Romanov Snakecharmer
Number of posts : 136 Age : 29 Location : Bulgaria Points : 5393 Registration date : 2010-08-02
Subject: Re: My new Poecilotheria regalis terrarium/plexiglas Thu 16 Aug - 2:03
I'm waiting for my ornata that I ordered. Pokies are one of my favourite.
Ronald Streeter Snakekeeper
Number of posts : 85 Age : 68 Location : California Points : 4647 Registration date : 2012-06-08
Subject: Re: My new Poecilotheria regalis terrarium/plexiglas Thu 16 Aug - 11:29
Good choice Martin! Ornata is the largest in this genus. Although Rufilata is close in size to Ornata. If you get them a hollow cork log, they love it.
Best regards, Ron
Martin Romanov Snakecharmer
Number of posts : 136 Age : 29 Location : Bulgaria Points : 5393 Registration date : 2010-08-02
Subject: Re: My new Poecilotheria regalis terrarium/plexiglas Thu 16 Aug - 13:53
Ronald Streeter wrote:
Good choice Martin! Ornata is the largest in this genus. Although Rufilata is close in size to Ornata. If you get them a hollow cork log, they love it.
Best regards, Ron
I had a female ornata long ago but I sold her and still regret it.
Ronald Streeter Snakekeeper
Number of posts : 85 Age : 68 Location : California Points : 4647 Registration date : 2012-06-08
Subject: Re: My new Poecilotheria regalis terrarium/plexiglas Thu 16 Aug - 23:55
I'm actually looking for a Phoneutria ssp. source in the U.S. Particularly P. Keyserlingyi. They are the most advanced species to keep in my opinion.
Just getting close to their hide often triggers a warning display. Beautiful and very toxic. Not easy to find where I am.
Best regards, Ron
Martin Romanov Snakecharmer
Number of posts : 136 Age : 29 Location : Bulgaria Points : 5393 Registration date : 2010-08-02
Subject: Re: My new Poecilotheria regalis terrarium/plexiglas Fri 17 Aug - 1:17
Ronald Streeter wrote:
I'm actually looking for a Phoneutria ssp. source in the U.S. Particularly P. Keyserlingyi. They are the most advanced species to keep in my opinion.
Just getting close to their hide often triggers a warning display. Beautiful and very toxic. Not easy to find where I am.
Best regards, Ron
I haven't had any experience with them but I've read that their venom is really nasty. If you want a good scare get Selenocosmia javanensis. That's the only spider that I've kept which trully scared me.
BTW. I've noticed that your regalis has a very orange underbelly. I've only seen white ones.
Ronald Streeter Snakekeeper
Number of posts : 85 Age : 68 Location : California Points : 4647 Registration date : 2012-06-08
Subject: Re: My new Poecilotheria regalis terrarium/plexiglas Mon 10 Sep - 23:17
I'm working to acquire a Stromatopelma calceatum for my next birdspider. Until then, here is another pic of my Poecilotheria regalis laying comfortably in her tree.......
Franz Schönen Snakecharmer
Number of posts : 101 Age : 60 Location : Dortmund Points : 4495 Registration date : 2012-08-20
Subject: Re: My new Poecilotheria regalis terrarium/plexiglas Tue 11 Sep - 4:06
Hi ;
Beautiful species that are Poecilotheria. I have a female P. and P. ornata metallica.
Best..
Lennart Pettersson Snakekeeper
Number of posts : 40 Age : 58 Location : Stockholm, Sweden Points : 5250 Registration date : 2010-08-31
Subject: Re: My new Poecilotheria regalis terrarium/plexiglas Tue 11 Sep - 16:07
Ronald Streeter wrote:
I'm actually looking for a Phoneutria ssp. source in the U.S. Particularly P. Keyserlingyi. They are the most advanced species to keep in my opinion.
Just getting close to their hide often triggers a warning display. Beautiful and very toxic. Not easy to find where I am.
Best regards, Ron
I've kept and bred P. nigriventer and their reputation is somewhat worse then how they are. Yes, they can dart off in tremendous speed and sure they are not too happy to see the keeper but overall they are not that difficult to manage and they tend to calm down quite a lot after a while in captivity. However, its not a genus for all especially if you never had experience with fast climbing species such as Heteroscoda or Stromatopelma.
The skull on the Poecilotheria sign there is a bit obsolete. Yep they are deadly - if you are a cricket.
Martin Romanov Snakecharmer
Number of posts : 136 Age : 29 Location : Bulgaria Points : 5393 Registration date : 2010-08-02
Subject: Re: My new Poecilotheria regalis terrarium/plexiglas Tue 11 Sep - 21:16
Well there have been pretty nasty bite reports from Poecilotheria of coarse no deaths but still... I wouldn't want to be bitten by this species. I think that if a child gets bitten It will be pretty serious.
Lennart Pettersson Snakekeeper
Number of posts : 40 Age : 58 Location : Stockholm, Sweden Points : 5250 Registration date : 2010-08-31
Subject: Re: My new Poecilotheria regalis terrarium/plexiglas Tue 11 Sep - 22:20
Martin Romanov wrote:
Well there have been pretty nasty bite reports from Poecilotheria of coarse no deaths but still... I wouldn't want to be bitten by this species. I think that if a child gets bitten It will be pretty serious.
I would be surprised if that haven't happened in India but as far as I know no reports of fatal bites nobody wants to be bitten ofcourse but that skull might give doctors the wrong impression what kind of situation they have to deal with Personally I do believe many of the "bite reports" written by hobbyists are a bit over the top.
Ronald Streeter Snakekeeper
Number of posts : 85 Age : 68 Location : California Points : 4647 Registration date : 2012-06-08
Subject: Re: My new Poecilotheria regalis terrarium/plexiglas Wed 12 Sep - 10:42
Good to hear about your experience with Phoneutria. Still no luck with that one for me, but I expect to have Stromatopelma c. within a couple of weeks. Maybe only a juvie.
I agree that the venomous label is over-the-top for adults. I don't know what effect the P. regalis has on children, although no children are living with me. It is more for keeping my visitors from putting their hands in there.
Martin Romanov Snakecharmer
Number of posts : 136 Age : 29 Location : Bulgaria Points : 5393 Registration date : 2010-08-02
Subject: Re: My new Poecilotheria regalis terrarium/plexiglas Wed 12 Sep - 22:44
I don't know if you have had any previous experience with Stromatopelma but you should know that they tend to jump out of their enclosures before you even know what's happening I'm starting to slowly rebuild my collection of spiders although it will contain only a few species that I like. I am more of a reptile guy
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Kelly Chabak Snakemaster
Number of posts : 348 Age : 56 Location : Phoenix, Az Points : 5553 Registration date : 2010-09-29
Subject: Re: My new Poecilotheria regalis terrarium/plexiglas Thu 13 Sep - 6:24
Picture number two rocks!
Ronald Streeter Snakekeeper
Number of posts : 85 Age : 68 Location : California Points : 4647 Registration date : 2012-06-08
Subject: Re: My new Poecilotheria regalis terrarium/plexiglas Thu 13 Sep - 19:03
Thank you Kelly! I will eventually have access to a good Nikon, Canon or nicely built German camera. Need to have a high quality macro lens for some High def. close-up shots.
I don't fear her, so I would be willing to get a tighter shot. If I am bitten, I would go to the ER and ask for muscle relaxers and antihistamine. The cramps are long lasting with most bites lasting, as much as 1 week, all the way up to a few months.
Martin, yes the Stromatopelma c. is a jumper for sure. They don't usually bite if just running, but will bite if restrained while trying to escape. I may have two juvies shipping on monday. Hoping to have at least one female, but sex will be unknown for quite awhile as these would be 1" babies.
Ronald Streeter Snakekeeper
Number of posts : 85 Age : 68 Location : California Points : 4647 Registration date : 2012-06-08
Subject: Re: My new Poecilotheria regalis terrarium/plexiglas Thu 4 Oct - 22:14
Just a quick update pictures later. I received 2 baby Stromatopelma c. 2 1/2 weeks ago. They have been feeding well. Now they have gotten darker in colour, so they may molt soon.
After they molt, I will post some pics. They are extremely fast as expected. They will actually reach top speed at about 3" in length, so utmost security must be observed to prevent escape.
I use a medium clear plastic bag over the outside of all enclosure operations. This is the safest way I have found so far. There is no foolproof method, but this is the best way that I could think of.
They could penetrate skin, but I doubt that there would be much venom at this size, but who knows for sure. They like to jump.
Ronald Streeter Snakekeeper
Number of posts : 85 Age : 68 Location : California Points : 4647 Registration date : 2012-06-08
Subject: Re: My new Poecilotheria regalis terrarium/plexiglas Wed 24 Oct - 21:07
These are somewhat low resolution pics of one of my Stromatopelma babies. Dorsal/Top view...
Ventral/Bottom view...
Ronald Streeter Snakekeeper
Number of posts : 85 Age : 68 Location : California Points : 4647 Registration date : 2012-06-08
Subject: Re: My new Poecilotheria regalis terrarium/plexiglas Thu 29 Nov - 19:00
If all goes well, I should be receiving a couple of sub-adult Phoneutria boliviensis. These are not the "fearsome" banana spider.
They are a somewhat "milder" cousin. Although you would not want to be bitten.
They have the "beautiful" Phoneutria shape/looks/behaviour which would be interesting to observe. Oh, and they are lightning quick. Even faster than my Stromatopelma.
Update: this purchase could not happen because of the high cost, and too many animals required(12 adults).
If I am able to find 2 P. keyserlingyi, then I would purchase those however.
Ronald Streeter Snakekeeper
Number of posts : 85 Age : 68 Location : California Points : 4647 Registration date : 2012-06-08
Subject: Re: My new Poecilotheria regalis terrarium/plexiglas Mon 24 Dec - 18:24
A short video of my Stromatopelma c.
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