#Tliltocatl vagans

[8-legged-cats]

The last thing a mealworm sees:

Edit by my friend y2kita.bsky.social

#tliltocatl vagans #spider #tarantula #arachnophobia tw

[aviculor]

#tarantula #bugblr #grammostola pulchra #brachypelma klaasi #grammostola porteri #tliltocatl vagans #aphonopelma chalcodes #aphonopelma bicoloratum #brachypelma smithi #brachypelma albiceps #grammostola iheringi

[snototter]

A Mexican Red Rump tarantula (Tliltocatl vagans) in Central America

by didyeah.

#mexican red rump #tarantulas #spiders #arachnids #tliltocatl vagans #tliltocatl #theraphosidae #araneae #Arachnida #Chelicerata #arthropoda #wildlife: misc #wildlife: central america

[poppys-pets-and-arts]

I found a mini greenhouse for $4, so Scooby got a new enclosure :3

#bugblr #spiderblr #petblr #spiders #spider #tarantulas #tarantula #my pets #tliltocatl vagans #scooby

[simon-newman]

IT’S HAPPENING!

Forgive me the dead plant I left inside (it died/dried up when I was on vacation/banished from home for over a month at the end of last year due to renovations).

What matters is that the Tliltocatl vagans female has dropped an egg sac!

FINALLY!

Now. To provide a bit more detail on this:

I’ve bought a male in summer 2022 and he matured around the end of August with the female molting about a month earlier (hard to tell she spends a lot of time underground).

I’ve attempted to pair them at the end of September and failed (the female retreated and remained unresponsive and I didn’t allow the male to wander into her burrow as he wasn’t drumming either).

A week later I attempted to pair them again and this time it all went perfectly with the male surviving.

From there I fed the female generously until she closed her burrow and disappeared later in October.

Unfortunately the male also died around that time for unknown reasons (I wasn’t around due to vacation time and by the time I returned he was already dead).

I waited patiently - regaining access to my place for good in late November I started to water her enclosure every two to three weeks depending on the state of the substrate - doing so carefully not to disturb her and not to collapse the burrow.

To my surprise the female emerged a bit over a week ago - around 10th of May. No egg sac at that time.

While I was kinda disappointed I noticed she was seriously FAT and she refused food when offered. I took the chance and watered her enclosure again - generously this time, soaking nearly half of the substrate on one side of the enclosure.

She remained outside until Saturday - at that time she did some excavating, webbed up the entrances the the hide and disappeared again.

Lo and behold! This morning I’ve found her as you can see in this photo.

Please note the absurdly deflated abdomen.

I’ve watered again today - causing her to retreat back to the hide.

Now we need to wait 30 days and hope she’ll take a good care of that sac.

#Animal Post #Tarantula #Brachypelma #Tliltocatl #Tliltocatl vagans

[kirstielol]

so my tliltocatl vagans sling died today :( but ok i wanted to make a post about how odd the circumstances are..

how old would you guess this tarantula is? would you be surprised to find out that it was almost two years old?

i got this sling at an expo in early 2021.. and it just never got any bigger?? i feed my slings weekly, usually a pre-killed insect that's either similar in size or bigger than the sling itself. i have over 30 tarantulas, i've raised most of them from slings, and i've never had one just... not grow? i've had slings grow up and mature out in the time i've had this guy.

a little over a month ago i posted those top two pictures on reddit and asked the tarantula keeper community on there what was going on and what i should do. basically everyone just said to feed it more often, so i did, i upped to feeding it twice a week. someone on reddit also pointed out that its abdomen looked small, even though i had fed it the day before taking those pictures.

and so today i went to check on him, and saw he was in a death curl. no clue what happened.. maybe an internal defect that it had since birth that prevented it from growing somehow? it's abdomen never looked full despite feeding it huge prey items regularly. honestly i'm surprised the little guy lived for almost 2 years.

#like i would catch it eating sometimes but it never ate enough to fill its abdomen all the way?? idk man its just so weird #tarantula #invertblr #t.vagans #tliltocatl vagans #spider #mytarantulas

[smallhatlogan]

I love raising tarantulas look how teeny it was 😭

#it’s about due for a rehouse #arachnophobia cw #tliltocatl vagans #tarantulas

[kivespussirotta]

FLAT FUCK FRIDAY!!!!

#tarantula #tliltocatl vagans #flat fuck friday #spider

[nelsa95]

#tarantula #spider society #arachnids #tliltocatl vagans #mexican red rump #cute #like #follow #pets

[hyliansquish]

gorgeous girl

#tliltocatl vagans #petblr #spiderblr #bugblr #tarantula #spider

[8-legged-cats]

He is sitting

#tarantulas #tarantula #tliltocatl vagans #arachnid #spider #arachnaphobia tw

[insectomoe]

Tiny freshly peeled friend

#spider #arachnid #tarantula #tliltocatl #tliltocatl vagans #mexican red rump tarantula #bugblr #invertblr #invertebrate #bug #insect #bug keeping #spiderblr

[poppys-pets-and-arts]

Why are males like this......

#i give him stuff to climb on AND YET #my guy. my dude. pls climb the branches instead of the sheer glass #bugblr #spiderblr #petblr #spiders #spider #tarantulas #tarantula #my pets #tliltocatl vagans #scooby

[simon-newman]

Long Overdue Animal Post Part 1

So. I’ve promised to make a large update post to celebrate the 2 years of my tarantula keeping...

It’s been quite overdue... And by quite I mean... I’ve been keeping tarantulas for 3 years and 4 months now...

A lot has changed. I had some losses and... Well. I went a bit over my set limit of 6 spiders...

But here’s the deal.

1. Tliltocatl vagans (ex. Brachypelma vagans) female

So. My first spider luckily turned out to be a female. She’s grown quite a bit but is not nearly as large as some of my younger spiders - being from a medium-sized species in general.

One thing for sure - she’s a big and healthy female even if she likes to disappear underground for several months at a time (I haven’t seen her from December 2021 to July 2022).

She’s also the first spider I’ve paired. But you should know that from the post I’ve made before.

2. Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens - male (Typhoon)

My first spider. What most keepers consider to be the most beautiful species out there - the Greenbottle Blue Tarantula.

Has matured as a male in 18 months and not long after I’ve loaned him to one of the breeders in my country in January 2021 - in return I’ve received two slings from the same species.

Unfortunatley, when I inquired about his fate 2 months later they confirmed that Typhoon was eaten by a female they paired him with.

Here’s one of the last pictures I took of him:

3. Phormictopus Sp. “Green - Gold Carapace” - female, Draka

The BIG ONE.

Probably the largest spider in my house. She’s huge and likely has not yet reached her maximum.

For a while I was convinced she’s a male and called her “Durotan”.

Hearing I have a sub-adult male some people offered me a nice price for “him” as the price for this species tripled since I’ve got mine. I could have made 5 times what I paid for the spiderling.

Luckily I haven’t sold her as the adult female is likely worth even more.

Now - finding a male for HER might be more problematic than most.

To add to this - this is the spider I am actually nervous when dealing with. Draka was moody and jumpy all the way back as a sling and now she’s extremely defensive. Every feeding is a potential angry fit from her and I don’t want her fangs in my hand.

Yes - I have much more venomous spiders now. Draka is simply big and much more eager to bite when compared to them.

Here’s the most recent photo.

Yes - she threw a threat posture right after I took those pictures... I had to wait with watering the enclosure - doing it with her already angry risks a case of spider outside.

4. Psalmopoeus cambridgei, famale Bertha

The one that got away.

Yes - the only spider that escaped in my care. She spent some 16 hours loose in my house and neither me, my mom or my sister’s cat were able to find her until next morning.

Also quite large but less bulky spider. Mostly a ghost. I see her once every few months now that she’s in her final enclosure.

I’ve got a mate for her at the same event I’ve got a mate for #1 but... I don’t know why he died some 3 weeks after molting. I fed him a week before and he seemed perfectly healthy. Then next week I just found him dead.

Anyway. Here’s the most recent photo when she decided to grace me with her presence.

5. Lasiodora klugi, ?????

Okay I am confused. I can’t tell if it’s a male or female tho my last attempt would indicate it’s a male after all this time.

Potentially the largest spider in my collection. Definitely rivals Draka when it comes to sheer bulk.

A bit jumpy but nowhere nearly as moody as her and overall a good specimen to deal with when you want to get used to huge ass spiders that aren’t pet rocks.

Keeping him (?) has been a delight and the fact it’s likely not female is only a bit of a downgrade. Some breeders already told me they’ll gladly take him as males from this species are hard to come by. In fact when I got him as a spiderling it was likely the first time they appeared on sale since 2014 - some even assumed males went extinct in the European branch of the hobby.

6. Harpactira pulchripes, male “Gilgamesh”

The golden boy. Matured too fast. Loaned. Met his demise much like Typhoon.

I looked up my spreadsheet - I’ve only had him for 16 months.

Very moody for a species often suggested as a good first Old World tarantula (old worlds are more defensive and have stronger venom).

The species has been a disaster for me.

I’ve raised Gil from a tiny sling without any issues. Loaning him I’ve got 2 slings in exchange - much like with Typhoon.

Both slings suffered from DKS - a symptom of illness that disrupts tarantula’s coordination. I don’t know what caused it. One sling passed away shortly after developing this condition. The other one struggled for over 2 months - seemingly recovering to some degree just to pass away anyway... Those were Spiders 11 and 12.

7&8. Phoprmictopus Sp. “Bayahibe”, male and female.

So. This is the species I’ve broken my limit for. Can you blame me? They are absolutely stunning:

#7 - male:

#8 - female:

They’ll hopefully get more violet coloration as they age - I’ll try to slow down male’s growth as well and hopefully pair them later on. There was exactly one time they were sold in Poland until recently. The entire population in Europe is likely very limited and I have a pair.

9&10. Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens, ???

The two slings I received in exchange for Typhoon.

They’re growing nicely and now that I think about it they’re actually older than  Typhoon when he matured - being around 22 months old.

I didn’t bother to check if they’re males or females but I might be forced to do so soon.

They’re in vertical setups made in plastic jars and with their last molt both spiders destroyed most of their webbing that allowed them to use this vertical space efficiently. If they don’t remake it I’ll likely look for more horizontal enclosures for them.

To be continued...

#Animal Post #Spiders #Tarantulas #Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens #Tliltocatl vagans #Phormictopus Sp. Green-Gold Carapace #Phormictopus Sp. Bayahibe #Psalmopoeus cambridgei #Harpactira pulchripes

[lychens]

I've had OWs for too long and I miss NWs. What's your favorite NW species?🥺

ughhhhh this is such a tough QUESTIONNNNN I hope you don't mind a list instead bc I can't pick just one

-acanthoscurria geniculata (big. love the bands on the legs and the rusty butts)

-nhandu coloratovillosus (not for looks but bc they are SO hateful)

-tliltocatl vagans (when they're not dusty asf they're SOOO pretty. velvet black against crimson. also spicy which is a bonus)

-psalmopoeus pulcher (fluffy. that is all)

-grammostola pulchripes (they're just such a handsome species. a classic. love the golden banding on the knees and the mottled brown carapace)

❗️❗️XENESTHIS AND PAMPHOBETEUS SP.'S DO NOT INTERACT YOU ARE TOO FUCKING ITCHY ❗️❗️

#replies #hapalopus

[earthmegarah]

Sweety Sequoia 🖤

Red Rump tarantula (Tliltocatl Vagans)

#tarantulas #red rump tarantula #spiders #arachnids #sequoia #my baby #my photography