Phrynus operculatus

[Cariblatta lutea]

Neat whip spider from TX. I only had one for a while, but I managed to collect 10 on a trip this week! 

 

[Hisserdude]

Wow, pretty!

 

[Redmont]

Very neat, I've always wanted to get in to these guys, I have a large cage that is 4 feet long 2 feet high and 14 inches deep, but I can't decide on Lubbers or these guys <_<

 

[Cariblatta lutea]

Wow, pretty!

Indeed!

Very neat, I've always wanted to get in to these guys, I have a large cage that is 4 feet long 2 feet high and 14 inches deep, but I can't decide on Lubbers or these guys <_<

If it has ventilated lid then I'd recommend lubbers instead of amblypygids. 

 

[Redmont]

It has round vents on the sides of the cage, I probably will put lubbers in it, but I just need to find some cape cod roaches and roachcrossing both haven't replied to my messages for awhile.

 

[Matttoadman]

What sort of environment do you find those in?

 

[dactylus]

Good luck with this species!

 

[Cariblatta lutea]

What sort of environment do you find those in?

These were found in cliffs located in dry desert

Good luck with this species!

Thanks

 

[dactylus]

How are the P. operculatus doing?  Hopefully great.  I'd love to get some CB babies from you in the future.

 

[Cariblatta lutea]

How are the P. operculatus doing?  Hopefully great.  I'd love to get some CB babies from you in the future.

They are doing fine. Several of them molted so far, but I don't see any signs of babies yet. I tried sexing bigger ones and it appears that all of them might be same sex

 

[dactylus]

Hopefully you'll wind up with a few of both sexes!  Does it appear that you have all females or males?

 

[Cariblatta lutea]

Hopefully you'll wind up with a few of both sexes!  Does it appear that you have all females or males?

They all appear to be males

 

[dactylus]

Bummer.  I hope that is not the case!

 

[Cariblatta lutea]

Unfortunately the original 11 I had all died when I let my friend babysit them for few weeks while I was out of town. However, I was able to collect 8 more specimens this year that are presumably 7 males and 1 female so hopefully I'll have better luck this time.

 

[dactylus]

Good luck!

 

[Cariblatta lutea]

Good luck!

Thank you!

 

[FlamingSwampert]

Unfortunately the original 11 I had all died when I let my friend babysit them for few weeks while I was out of town. However, I was able to collect 8 more specimens this year that are presumably 7 males and 1 female so hopefully I'll have better luck this time.

Any updates on your new 8?

 

[Cariblatta lutea]

Any updates on your new 8?

2 males died but I still have 6. Managed to get my female to pair and I see eggs in her abdomen so hopefully she'll lay eventually 

 

[FlamingSwampert]

2 males died but I still have 6. Managed to get my female to pair and I see eggs in her abdomen so hopefully she'll lay eventually 

That's great! Good luck with 'em.