Giants

[micheldied]

Well, not yet. Picked up 2 new T. stirmi today. The second molted recently, and I was able to open up the tiny molt, and it appears to be a boy, unless the spermathecae just isn't very developed (very possible, since they're only 1.5" in legspan).






Enclosures are a bit overkill, but these guys grow fast anyway. They've got two options for hides, a corkbark hide, or a ceramic pot.




Also picked up a Scolopendra sp. Hispaniola, another eventual-giant.

 

[kormath]

Nice. They're beautiful as slings, i don't care for the coloring of the adults personally. My son has been wanting a goliath but after discussing it we decided on the genic and LP for us. I was reading the stirmi is the more temperamental of the 3 goliath species, is that right?

 

[MassExodus]

Ha! Gorgeous slings, I always get a kick out of baby giants Congrats on the adds, fine choice.

 

[leaveittoweaver]

Nice. They're beautiful as slings, i don't care for the coloring of the adults personally. My son has been wanting a goliath but after discussing it we decided on the genic and LP for us. I was reading the stirmi is the more temperamental of the 3 goliath species, is that right?

I've never read that but they are the most hardy out of the theraposa's.

 

[kormath]

I've never read that but they are the most hardy out of the theraposa's.

It was in tarantupedia. I'm not sure how accurate that info is, so i asked

here's what they say -
"Adult specimens are huge, heavy-bodied and have a post-molt colour of rich burgundy-brown with distinctive reddish setae on legs and abdomen post-molt. They also seem to have a more ferocious temperament than other goliaths."

 

[Entity]

ive read their attitudes are pretty similar

 

[micheldied]

Nice. They're beautiful as slings, i don't care for the coloring of the adults personally. My son has been wanting a goliath but after discussing it we decided on the genic and LP for us. I was reading the stirmi is the more temperamental of the 3 goliath species, is that right?

I love the look of the adults. I'm not sure, I've only had experience with T. apophysis in the past, but based off my one day experience with the T. stirmi; they're definitely more skittish than the T. apophysis I've had before (raised from the same size).