Solomon Island Birdeater???

Alright just seeing if anybody has ever come across these guys. Ive been looking for info on them for awhile but cant seem to find anything. Scientific Name? Lifespan? Prices? Sexing? Diet?

Any info would be great.

My buddy got ahold of one around November of last year. Our supplier had it on the truck and unloaded it on us. It was about the size of my palm when we got it and now its just about as big as my whole hand. We tried selling it for $50 (is that about right?) but no one wanted something that mean. So we just decided to keep it.

The only thing i know about it is DO NOT pick it up. And wear long sleeves and gloves when cleaning the cage. Haha i learned that one the hard way. Those dang hairs got all over me. I itched all day.

Oh and weve been feeding it rats about 3inches long (nose to base of tail)

You could post a picture of it here or on Arachnoboards to get an ID.

Will do. I dont have pics as of now but ill see if he can send me one. That or the next time im at his place ill get a pic.

I don't know anything about it but it sure sounds fascinating. We would love to see pictures!


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Alright sorry it took so long. He just got around to it. Pic isnt that great tough hes to scared to get closer to it. So ill try to get some close ups with my camera tomorrow.



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Kinda looks like L. parahybana to me.

Finally got a good pic. Looks alot better than the previous one. But of course i got hit by those hairs and have been itchin all day. lol

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Im a T noob, but what do you mean hit with the hairs?
Are they capable of shooting their hairs at you? And are they venemous or something? Or just annoying and itchy?

Yeah they rub there hind legs against the back of there abdomen. That flings the hairs into the air. And when it touches u it feels like fiberglass. Not toxic just very annoying. I know there are only a few species whos hairs affect humans the rest you dont even notice. This just happens to be one that the hairs really dont feel good.

But at least its better than getting bit. lol I dont know how bad the venom is on this guy/girl. But the fangs are about half inch long right now. Thats gotta really hurt even if the bite isnt toxic.

Yeah, I'm sticking with Lasiodora parahybana. Their common name is brazilian salmon pink birdeater. Maybe a bit got mixed up in translation with salmon becoming solomon because I've never heard of the solomon island birdeater. Very cool species that get huge and are usually fairly docile.

Alright thanks guys. Thats more than likely what happen then haha. But i cant tell the difference between these species so we had no clue anyway.

Oh and john i guess this is were the word "usually" really comes into play. Every time we open the cage it flicks out hairs or runs at ya. haha oh well nothing we can really do about it.

Thanks again

I should specify, by fairly docile I mean they don't usually toss out threat displays. You should go ahead and get used to those hairs, she might calm a bit and do it less after a while but if you ever surprise or irritate them they can have a buttjerk reaction.

Out of all the Ts I kept I only got threat displays from a few species(mostly from my G. rosea - she could be downright EVIL!). The charging could have been a feeding response, LPs always seem to be hungry! If you want a calmer, more handleable one you might look into picking up a sling and holding it regularly after it hits around 2 inches or so. You won't have to wait long, they're eating machines and can grow extremely quickly despite efforts to slow grow them. I only fed mine 2 roaches a week and they both broke 4 inches, nearing 5, in their first year(from 1/2 inch slings).

As to those urticating hairs, the longer you're exposed the more they seem to irritate you(at least in my case). After keeping tarantulas for many years I couldn't even change a water dish without breaking out in hives and ended up finding homes for all except a mature male I let live out his remaining few months with me(much to my discomfort - he was a crazy hair kicker).

Wait this sling thing. Are you talking about those clear canisters? If so you mean starting with a baby right. Would we be able to do the same with this one but put it in something like a big one of these?
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Wait this sling thing. Are you talking about those clear canisters? If so you mean starting with a baby right. Would we be able to do the same with this one but put it in something like a big one of these?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ids/12ozOP.jpg

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A sling is a spiderling. So yes, that means a baby.



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