is this true??

are hadrurus arizonensis (dessert hairy) life span 20 years on arverage? Im thinking of getting one but i can only get adults, so what age am i likely to get asuming that it hasnt been an adult for long?

H. arizonensis has been reported to live i think 20 or 25 years
but im not sure whats accurate with them.

as for ages its nearly impossable to know unless you have the info on when it was born
and how many molts it has been through and things like that so besides that theres no real way to be sure on a specimens age.

but if you want 1 that will live a good while i would go for a smaller one

i will ask my supplier if he can get any details about age and stuff, but iftey an live till 20 then i highly doubt it will be that old when i get it,

and is you caption thing ture about centruroides because in the upcoming months im looking to get one or some depending on if they are communual or not.

cheers

if you get an pretty active adult sized specimen snd its not banged up or real old looking
its likely to be around for a while if its healthy



yeah im known for doing alot with centruroides sp.
but theres actually a decent amout that are communal
i dont recomend keeping any communal unless they are 4th instar or above.
if your looking for easy communal centruroides i would say these guys
c. hentzi - c. vittatus - c. sculpturatus

is there any specific centruroides your looking at ?

i have been looking at a sculpturatus but not sure about that one, i want on which stings to kill its prey, fairly active and will live happily communally oh and not to difficult to keep

i have trouble finding stores that have H. arizonensis. no-one seems to have them

Manser wrote:

i have trouble finding stores that have H. arizonensis. no-one seems to have them

+1 we have been looking for ages but my fiancee recently found some on www.predatororprey.net and i think these www.thespidershop.co.uk had some but they are not cheap they are both sellling them for about £30 each!

And wow at the living for 20 years never knew that thats awesome

i know bugs uk are getting some soon and i went to a pet shop in portsmouth who want 57 pound for a juvinille 2 instar

mezzle992 wrote:

i know bugs uk are getting some soon and i went to a pet shop in portsmouth who want 57 pound for a juvinille 2 instar

£57 ouch!

mezzle992 wrote:

i know bugs uk are getting some soon and i went to a pet shop in portsmouth who want 57 pound for a juvinille 2 instar

Damn! Don't support prices like that!

About the age i heard more like 10 years in average and some up to 20...

mezzle992 wrote:

i have been looking at a sculpturatus but not sure about that one, i want on which stings to kill its prey, fairly active and will live happily communally oh and not to difficult to keep

communally kept they are great as long as they are fed well
just as any other species that is communal you should have no problem then
just have a extra hides like 2 for every 1 specimen and feed them well your then going to be safe

for those and alot of other centruroides that are communal you should use bark chips or something like that for them
the only thing about most centruroides is that they are more night active than anything
so they hide alot but thats normal for them they do sting theyre prey so your good with those
just dont get stung they can surely put you in the hospital

but sculpturatus and vittatus would be about the same just 1 is more potent than the other

René wrote:

mezzle992 wrote:

i know bugs uk are getting some soon and i went to a pet shop in portsmouth who want 57 pound for a juvinille 2 instar

Damn! Don't support prices like that!

About the age i heard more like 10 years in average and some up to 20...

yes that is true they average about 10 years in captivity from birth

the only way to get them to live as long as possable is to mock the natural enviroment
even the weather and seasions play a part in that but thats what i have learned over the years
if they dont stress and have a cooling period and all they do better for some reason