Is this spider in the hobby

[Aviculariinae]

Is Thrigmopoeus truculentus in the hobby,and is it for sale anywhere

[Anonymous]

Yes,

I believe that Les Fox has some for sale.

Don,t know his e-mail address.

Regards,

Andy.

[Aviculariinae]

Does anyone have Les Fox email Please

[Martin Huber]

Re: Is this spider in the hobby

Hello BigEars,

Thrigmopoeus truculentus has been bred by JM VERDEZ last year. Three eggsacks hatched. Interesting sitenote: this species has a hammock-like eggsack (like the one of Citharischius crawshayi). VERDEZ wrote an article about the habitat, keeping and breeding Thrigmopoeus truculentus:

• VERDEZ, J.-M. & F. CLÉTON. (2003): Thrigmopoeus truculentus, Pocock 1899. DeArGe Mitteilungen 8(4): 20-26.

On the cover of this issue there is a photo of an adult female (photo made by Søren Rafn): >>click here<<

And last year on a price list of a big German dealer I saw WC specimens offered.

One of the spiderlings I got from Jean-Michel:




all the best,
Martin

[Ray Gabriel]

I have just had a male mature, anyone got any females??

[neilhayles]

Hi Bren, les fox's email is leslie.fox@virgin.net cheers...neil

[Martin G.]

Could someone tell me what is the approximate legspan at which a female reaches maturity for this species?