Calisoga longitarsus

I noticed they incorporate the sac in the web and watch over it...so I am assuming they do not do a 'ball' like other tarantulas do.
Josh would I be correct in this assumption ?

yes sir. they do a hammock type sac

you know, i have not read that anywhere specifically about Calisoga!

do you know if that is general to Nemesiids?

hammock style, i mean

cacoseraph wrote:you know, i have not read that anywhere specifically about Calisoga!

do you know if that is general to Nemesiids?

hammock style, i mean

i dont know actually. i have heard that longitarsus do the hammock style sac, but now ive seen it in person twice. i dont know about theveneti or any other nemesiidae though.

nemesiids are fast becomming some of my favs! i gotta get my hands on some more.

think i am captivated on that beauty

hey josh

once the longi makes the hammock style eggsac do they pretty much just hover over it or do they still come out of their burrow at night to look for food? i can't see into any of the burrows my girls are using and i am curious if you have noticed any big behavioural changes to look for when they have made a sack

no real behavioral differences aside from heightened aggression. they still hunt at night and feed. i have a 3rd sac and it seems very consistent with the hammock style sac. they hang it from the ceiling and have a hole above it so the can sit on it, but it is also suspended off the ground so they can go underneath it as well. very cool style of making a sac.

hmm. thanks for the info.

i think i need recage one of my spiders. it has buried upside down tupperware with holes cut into it for access as hides... didn't know they made hammocks when i built that housing solution. now i am afraid they won't be able to build a hammock right attaching to plastic

well they do seem to attach it well to plastic , but mine are in cubes

YES. i just bought some babies from John Apple at the michigan reptile show. they were awesome and this will be my first time working with spiders. i am very excited and i got to see them mate also! very interesting.

Hey Allen bud...welcome aboard, super cool bugs they are.
The Theveneti should be sacking out soon. So far to date I have hatched out 3 longitarsus sacs.
We [Allen and I] also bred longitarsus again at the show. They did it with everybody watching...exhibitionists man.... gotta love em

love them.they look real close to the brush foot trapdoors that came in last year or so.
andy

They do but a lot meaner...if at all possible.
I have some here for you Andy

nice john looking forward to them.
heres a pic of my elusive trapdoor.

i am raising a few now of the calisoga's(slow growers,but eat often)
andy

yes they do seem to grow slow but that means a long life....hmmm I might want a silver trap