Ceratogyrus darlingi

[James Box]

Hi just received six slings of this *darling species today
they were shipped in one tub as they are quite tiny, and this made me think of a question: does anyone know if this can be kept communally for any length of time? i know P murinus slings can, for a short while, and H gigas as well for a bit longer, but i hadn't heard anything about these.
i'm not being lazy, i will separate them! i'm just curious, as communal spider set-ups are obviously not all that common.




*see what i did there?

[Peter Roach]

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[Richard Gallon]

Hi James,
Ceratogyrus won't stay as a group for very long All spiderlings from the same brood can be kept together for a limited period of time without problems. Your ones came straight out of their mother's tank. However, in most species hunger/agro will begin to take its toll. There are exceptions though: most Poecilotheria, Heterothele, Hysterocrates etc...

I've studied C. darlingi in the wild; one retreat - one spider.

Cheers,
Richard

[James Box]

cheers, Richard...just thought i'd ask if anyone had tried!
but in the wild, if they're not together, seems pretty clear they like to be alone.