Genus/Species?

[awareman]

Hey all, I rescued this T a couple months ago from a pet store and I'm unsure as to what it is. The only description it had was "Birdeater." I was thinking possibly a Theraphosa? Any ideas or guesses as to species? Am I wrong in thinking a Theraphosa? Thanks in advance!

 

[KezyGLA]

Its an Old World species. Looks like a species from the Selenocosmiinae sub family or a Chilobrachys sp. Possibly Selenocosmia crassipes.

 

[Arachnoclown]

Definitely not a Theraphosa...

 

[T-Baby]

Looks quite similar to my Selenocosmia Crassipes.

 

[Arachnoclown]

The "barking birdeater".....common names suck!!!!

 

[T-Baby]

Yeah it is a stupid common name! Probably not the worst out there but I’ve never heard mine do this amazing bark anyways.

 

[awareman]

Definitely not a Theraphosa...

I've never owned a Theraphosa or a Selenocosmia. I really wasn't sure haha

 

[awareman]

Its an Old World species. Looks like a species from the Selenocosmiinae sub family or a Chilobrachys sp. Possibly Selenocosmia crassipes.

Good deal, thanks! Makes sense, considering how aggressive it is. I have yet to hear it make noise though

 

[awareman]

Looks quite similar to my Selenocosmia Crassipes.

If that's the case I'm going to have to make some changes to it's housing. From what I've read they are a burrowing species, and need deep substrate. I've had trouble getting it to eat anything but crickets. What do you feed yours?

 

[MassExodus]

That birdeater looks like an earth tiger

 

[T-Baby]

If that's the case I'm going to have to make some changes to it's housing. From what I've read they are a burrowing species, and need deep substrate. I've had trouble getting it to eat anything but crickets. What do you feed yours?

Mine eats crickets, isn’t interested in roaches. They’re very secretive and shy meant to burrow but mine never has she’s just webbed up a lot which includes her water dish.
Some characteristics for comparison to yours, she is extremely skittish, never thrown a threat posture. I’ve never heard this fantastic ‘bark/whistling’ thing they’re supposed to do either.
Mine is also a confirmed female, the colouration seems to differ slightly and looking at both, yours is more leggy.
With that in mind you could possibly have a Male Crassipes but then again you could also have a completely different T but I’m pretty certain it isn’t a bird eater..

 

[awareman]

Mine eats crickets, isn’t interested in roaches. They’re very secretive and shy meant to burrow but mine never has she’s just webbed up a lot which includes her water dish.
Some characteristics for comparison to yours, she is extremely skittish, never thrown a threat posture. I’ve never heard this fantastic ‘bark/whistling’ thing they’re supposed to do either.
Mine is also a confirmed female, the colouration seems to differ slightly and looking at both, yours is more leggy.
With that in mind you could possibly have a Male Crassipes but then again you could also have a completely different T but I’m pretty certain it isn’t a bird eater..

Mine is very aggressive and is quick to throw a threat posture. You're right about it being leggy, so it could quite possibly be a male. I'm really unsure. I've looked at countless photos and it looks very similar to a Selenocosmia, but then there are some variations in the color and patterns that make me think otherwise. You are most likely correct though; thats what I'm going with.

 

[awareman]

That birdeater looks like an earth tiger

Maybe, but I don't see the tiger stripes.