Feeding Pokie slings

A simple method for feeding multiple crickets to a community of Poecilotheria slings. Unfortunately not a huge response from the P. rufilata so you don't get to see them all, perhaps they were camera shy.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Poecilotheria
• rufilata
• ornamental
• Tarantula
• slings
• community

[Poxicator]

@TheHarrymunk, yes I intend doing some more videos, I just been busy with doing a couple of websites at mo.

@Jon3800, I take your point, but I'd expect more success with a community rather than keeping them separately. There'd be less fatalities, especially as slings, as they tend to guard each other at moult time. I expect losses might be down to unhealthy specimens rather than cannibalism.

[Ellustrium]

OK so your saying that ornatas are the least social pokie? im thinking of getting some pokies to breed, which pokie would you say lives the BEST together? please say regalis, i like those^^

[Poxicator]

@Ellustrium

Yep, Ive had 3 ornata communities and only one was successful. Id try them again but Id first try to figure why such a difference.

P. regalis are often very good together, Ive had mum with 20+ slings living together til they were about 2". Mum died and the rest were split for sales at BTS in May 2010 where most of them were about 3-4". The other community was 23 regalis slings which resulted in a few losses but I eventually sold off 17+ 3-4" juveniles. I have 2 sacs just emerged.

[Ellustrium]

do they live together even after they mature?

[Poxicator]

@Ellustrium Yes, Poecilotheria are social tarantula if you get the conditions right. You need to make sure they cohabitate and you need to accept there may be losses. I have adult communities of P. subfusca & rufilata at mo but have had slings to adults with P. regalis, P. striata, P. pederseni, P. miranda and P. ornata although the latter one isnt often successful. The most Ive had together so far is 23 x P. regalis

[trickynho]

nice one Pete!

I could imagine you presenting something like Blue Peter.

[Poxicator]

LOL that would be fun. I remember being on telly before to do with my work. Waited for it to arrive on Channel 4 but all you saw was the back of my head for no more than 2 secs! LOL

[johnbc62]

Good video Pete..

how about a video of your T room..

Or how to breed a pair ..

Or what todo if you find one on your head lol.. ;-)

John

[Jon3800]

I'd probably just set up just have communities of P.regalis or P.pederseni. I personally wouldn't keep any of the higher end ones in communal setups unless of course you have a successful breeding. Pokies slings in Canada are more than triple than what you get them so it's  far too risky to try that :(

[TheHarrymunk]

brill vid mate :) sub to your channel, great set up :) are u still making any vids still ?

[pirez1986]

You should do more feeding vids Poxi!

[TheTarantulasWeb]

Very cool video...! and nice enclosure as well. Looks like an awesome set up you have going on there :*D