Monocentropus balfouri, indepth Care & Breeding tutorial, some of your questions answered
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- Monocentropus balfouri, indepth Care & Breeding tutorial, some of your questions answered
Today we are going to visit the Monocentropus Balfour , how we care for and breed these amazing spiders and try dispel some of the myths around their care, here is how we care for ours, hopefully shed some light and give some valuable tips to all those who want to delve into the fascinating world of the Blue Legged Baboon.
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Ill never own a spider. Not brave enough and I know Id kill them by accident with my own fear. So I live vicariously through your videos and other channels as well. I follow one for the feedings, another for venomous scary spiders, and yours for the information and learning aspect. I love how calmly and gentle you treat your spiders. Genuine love for the spiders!
When my son brought home his tarantula I could hardly even look at her and cold shivers whent down my spine. He left her in mine and my husband's care. Gradually I came to love Luni ( a Grammostola Rosea ) and I enjoyed her company. She was always out keeping me company sitting on top of her hide when I was in the computer room. She wasn't aggressive at all and really a sweetheart. I put my hands into her terrarium and took out her waterbowl and clean it out every morning as well as gave her fresh water. She drank often at least once or twice a week. The waterbowl was in a shape of a low rock and when she drank she first climbed up on the stone positioned her legs on the broad rim of the bowl and lowered herself down until she had her mouth touching the water and it looked both cute and funny! Afterwards she sat on her hide washing herself almost like a cat. She preferred to eat crickets but she could be a fuzzy eater and go without eating for long periods and that was normal and common for her an her specie. Luni was and are an easy going tarantula ( but she is back with our son now ) and content with what she got! She even did what we called the happy dace sometimes when she ate! I was really scared 😨 of spiders 🕷 before I got to know Luni and today I can take out a spider without freaking out completely. I don't mind them in the house either. All spiders are venomous but not all can bite through our skin. As far as I know we have spiders who can bite you in Sweden too but they usually don't bite and their venom is not medical significant or at least so I have heard. The bite can hurt though but are often the spiders last defense if you really hurt or by accident squeeze them. I could neve imagine that I should start loving a tarantula but I did and she change my attitude towards spiders from fear to respect and care! Love Susanne.
I too have to live vicariously through this channel! I have 2 cats and am in a 1 bedroom apartment that I like to keep cool. Also I know there is no way I could possibly drop crickets or whatever into the spider enclosure as I just couldn't watch them get eaten.Love this channel.my fave on YT.
@@crazycatlady68 I didn't like that part either but I had to choose them or killing the spider from starvation!
@Inn3r Warri0r I can understand that too and I do like the tarantulas better than the thinner legged housespider...I find them creepier but not so scary today as I thought they were before!
This channel is the driving force in my journey to overcome my severe arachnophobia He is so gentle and his information and teaching style is beyond helpful to reduce my fears.
Hi Dave, you helped me out on the weekend. A great huge wolf spider was in my hallway Sat night. Normally it would have gotten the heel of a shoe and a kleenex and flushed. I remembered your advice, got a tupperware bottom and a thin piece of cardboard and was able to calmly put the tupperware over it and carefully slide the cardboard underneath. It hardly even moved! I was then able to walk it out and let it loose in the bush.
I have to say I was pretty proud of myself as I'm not terrified of spiders but I really don't like them either.....until your channel. I still don't love them but it's my predjudice and they're just living their lives. So no more flushed spiders in this house. 😉🇨🇦
🇨🇦 here too!!! Those Wolf spiders can get pretty big. Good for you for letting it live! Whereabouts in Canada are you? Ontario here.
Ontario too! North Bay area. 🖐😁
I think the words , be calm ,be gentle and love your spiders helps people to not panic or get scared and anxious and to understand that spiders have a right to live and hopefully those words help people to cope with catching and putting outside.
This makes me so happy to hear!! I have made it my life's mission to teach my preschool class how to love creepy crawlies.
This is so great to hear makes me very happy ❤️❤️❤️
Hey Dave & Camera Lady 😊 Its good to see you are still making absolutely quality and informative videos.all of your spiders are always in such fine fettle.its very clear to see the standard of love and attention you give you the leggy cuties 🕷️ oh and FYI, I apologize for creating the OBT , I was in a bad mood that day....
😂😂😂he always well behaved in my house so no apology needed 👍😂
Balfouri's are my favorite tarantula! I have a nickname for them, I call them bal furries, LoL 😂😆
😂😂😂love it ❤️❤️
Boy it is getting harder to find episodes I have not seen yet.. thanks guys!
Fantastic video as always Dave. I think often people get obsessed with keeping their tarantulas a certain way when there are actually various ways to keep many species 😊
Very much so , we should always stay flexable in our keeping its how we move forward and get better 👍
I believe through comprehension and a damn good teacher, prespective can absolutely change. Thank you for helping me to see that I could change my opinion on these beautiful beasties, indeed. Cheers.🍻
This is probably the only OW I would ever consider. They look great, aren't known to be defensive and are relatively easy to care for. Wouldn't mind having a lone female. Thanks for covering their care throughout their growth stages, it's an eye opener.
Stay safe and thanks for sharing :)
Same! I am new and only have a few "begginer" NW species, but when I am ready for an OW, I have already decided this is the species for me. 🖤
Your very welcome my friend 👍
great tarantula, great video and a great start into a new week ♥
The two slings I bought of yourself, are both doing good. I've not chose to house them together. Both have webbed up totally different from each other. I did at one point run out of small feeders for them, and pre-killed a red runner. One ate the entire thing, where the other ate half. I've given them a tiny locust each, last night, so will be checking after to see the results. It was a cool video, and I'm glad to seen your results with yours, which verifies I'm doing it correctly, but it's always good to watch for any extra tips. Keep up the awesome work.
Sounds like your doing a fine job ❤️👍
@@daveslittlebeasties indeed and thank you
Thanks for the Balfouri video Dave. My little ones are doing great and I just started seeing them out digging and webbing everything like crazy. Some really are industrious spiders. Its rewarding raising Balfouri slings and watching their colony grow and flourish.
Yes they are very interesting spiders
I live in the US, South Florida and let me tell you...I'm so glad to see this video. Not just because I'm interested in M. balfouris but I absolutely LOVE your personality and delivery of information. Enjoy watching and great information! Thanks!
Thank you so much 😊 ❤️❤️❤️
I almost turned in for the night when this video popped up! Great bedtime viewing. Thanks Dave!
Great video Dave & very informative.
🙏 thank you
@@daveslittlebeasties You are very welcome.
Hi Dave hope ya days going well wot an amazing video as usual
Thank you so much ❤️👍
My communal is exactly the same. Once the webbing had been sprayed that’s when I see more out than ever before, popping up for a little drink. Proper cute!
Hey Dave, I run a UA-cam channel based around my adventures in the reptile and invert hobby as a minor, basically as a teenager in the hobby and I keep a good few species of Ts and others, currently and I am wanting to start interviewing some larger names in the hobby, I was wondering if you would ever consider coming on for a livestream maybe and we could do a bit of an interview and I could talk to you about your experiences in the hobby.
Would really appreciate it but no pressure. thank you,
Toby
Waving that paintbrush like Paul Daniels doing a magic trick 😁 Great vid Dave, I need to get some more "balfooooouri" for my little communal
😂😂😂👍
Been waiting for this one. Glorious
This a fabulous video! Your videos are so informative. Thank you and Camera Lady for all you do!!
21:38, I love it. She's not happy dancing, more like a happy freak-out, she going mental, hahah... starting my own colony this week, just with 3 slings though...
Hey dave, the guys i got from you are doing great. Im so so so glad you mentioned about water. Even with adults love the water! Far more activity from the hydrated fellas. Even my old MM are super healthy
Its more important than many believe with this species 👍
Thanks Dave, you know, your videos just keep getting better and better. I love them so much ❤️🕷❤️
Thank you so much bobbi ❤️👍
Thank you! This is an excellent video, very comprehensive.
brilliant video from your point of view PROFF. everyone to their own methods . the guidance you offer is well received across the hobby. many thanks CAMERA LADY for your hard work. again it was great to meet you both at Kettering and many thanks for your hard work and videos. keep going as i will support your efforts. many thanks
Thanks Graeme it was great to finally meet it was a busy day but great fun hopefully we can get some time to have a proper chat and one of the other shows ❤️👍
Thank you Dave and Camera Lady for yet an interesting and educational video! Have a wonderful start of the new week, hugs, Susanne. 👋❤🥰🤗🕷👍
Thanks hun ❤️
Great informative video Dave, cheers
Always enjoying, thank you for uploading.
Another great vid Dave 👌 gotta love a balfouri 😁 oh n my family sing random spider names too when they grace us with there presence has to be done 😉
Wow, your videos are incredible, this video is packed full of information, you sir have the best videos, they are better than the ones with millions of subscribers, I think you are going to be getting a lot more subs! Once again amazing! ❤️
so much for all your support ❤️❤️👍
Brilliant video Dave. Very enjoyable and lots of fabulous information 😀 .Another super job by yourself and camera 📷 lady.!!!.
Thanks George glad you enjoyed it my friend 👍
Dave love your videos special the ones that go through all there needs from slings to adaults like this one ….
Thank you my friend 👍
Great video dave with lots of great information 👍💚💙
Thanks matey appreciate it 👍
Hi Dave :)
coming home from work again and there is a new and interesting video to watch.
Though i wouldn't dare to keep spiders at that size because of my arachnophobia i enjoy every second of your videos. They are always informative and thanks to you i have learned a lot about those 'little beasties'.
Thats awsome ❤️
my belfori are getting shipped today- finally. it's convenient you JUST put this video out. I have a bigger tank set up and ready; I'm reluctant to put them in a smaller container though:((
And they running around and screaming 'ah earthquake..Aliens '😂😂
Awesome video with so much information on how to keep these beauties 😍 fab Mr and Mrs Dave ❤️ no need for Attenborough 😁😍
So nice of you❤️❤️
G'day mate cheers for another great vlog 🦘🇦🇺
love the videos mate. always packed full of info. you do need a mic though. its hard to hear you when the camera is across the room
Don't have any spiders but watching all your videos definitely makes me want a few! Good job Dave 👍😊
Thank you! I am a new owner of 5 in a communal, and you answered a lot of my questions.
Thats awesome 👍👌
So very interesting! I look forward to your videos.
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hi dave the 10 I got from you a few months back have been rehoused all 10 doing well and funny enough I've been doing exactly what you have done in this video thay are all around 1 inch now but very rarely see them all out together, when I seen the video of your rehousing I'm straight in there 🤭 all the other slings I got from you are doing well 👌keep up the good work dave
That’s great news mate so glad they’re all doing well 👍👍👍
Awesome video and beautiful spiders!
I’m having a hard time taking my eyes off of that gorgeous a. geniculata on the right side of the room! I can’t wait until my juvie female gets to be that size!
Great vid Dave n Camera Lady love how these Ts web up and all lookin in great condition ...
Catching up on videos. This one is particularly informative!
Glad you like them!
Great video Dave, I am definitely gonna get me a M. Balfouri communal now, not been that interested in having a communal but you changed my mind, you really keep it simple with your husbandry and I really like that. Why complicate stuff when its not necessary. Keep it simple.:)
We have a new communal build coming soon ❤️👍
@@daveslittlebeasties wow, thats great! Looking forward to see a video about it.:)
Watching the commune feed as you were talking was awesome. Love this channel! Keep up the great work Dave! Can I ask, do you gut load your food insects?
Yes I feed and breed all my own feeders
Very educational 👍
I'm deathly afraid of spiders. But it's fascinating watching u David. I find it enjoyable even though I deal with the fear.
Such a great looking species and the web tunnels are fantastic to look at! Thank you for the tips!
Such beautiful spiders.
Thanks for another wonderful video.
Great video and it was great I got to meet you at the invert show yesterday did you pick anything up?
Yes I did video coming very soon it was great to see you was a lovely day 👍
That was so interesting dave awesome
❤️❤️❤️thank you so much
1. Could you write what specific substrate you use?? 2. should the male and female for copulsion be taken out of the group and placed in separate tanks?
Hello Dave! Why do you use fahrenheit when you talk about temperatures? Love /confused Celsius-swede who loves you channel❤️
Its what im used to I guess 😂👍
Great! I have been late today cause I had to work early, so I have been waiting for this almost 8 hours! Love 2 U guys fot this great channel.... 🥰
Thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️
Dam LS recommending the best videos
I love you videos. Helped me so much moving my big rufilata into a new enclosure. Slow and easy use the legs to your advantage
Great to hear! ❤️👍
Baaaaaallllllfouri!!!!!!!! Great job! 👍
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Found ours the same, they like the crickets over locust, roach. They dont mind the odd mealworm or those maggot looking worms i always forget the names off (small white things Wax worms?). But yeah crickets seem to always go down a treat.
Are you certain they come up for heat? I had the impression they come up because their burrows get warm and they wanna catch a breeze. Mines hide below 73 or so but start coming out above that which led me to think what I said. Cooler temps, they're just hiding. Also, if I make it moist, seems like it'll make them want to work on their burrows a bit more.
Burrows are colder for the T :) the further they burrow the more cold their burrows get, so they can regulate by coming back up and warming up
When they congregate on the side of the enclosure where the heat is they are warming up, it’s much cooler below ground 👍
@@felixduley6809 Yeah but when they're in an enclosure where it really is just so deep, they might not get the breeze to cool them down. Our enclosures give them like 3-6" of substrate which is not much at all really, shouldn't make much of a difference in temperature either especially after a long day. The Ts don't seem to come out while the temperature is rising, but more like when it's at or near its peak. That's my thought at least. It's not the difference in temperature like a room that's facing the sun and the temperature on the table as opposed to the floor level which is 4 ft down, we're talking 3-6 inch which shouldn't make any difference. I mean, I get what you guys are saying, I'll think about it a bit.
So much good information. Thank you for always sharing it all with us. We surely appreciate it.🥰
Those slings are adorable!!
Brilliant found the one video i been looking for, dave camera i got a juvenile female arriving today, 8cm female monocentropus balfouri!
High humidity does not create mould? wet conditions create mould 👍
@@daveslittlebeasties absolutely mate I do listen to you if I listen to anyone 🫡
@@daveslittlebeasties hear you loud n clear guys , 🫡
As usual great video with excellent advice. Thank you!
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Great video
Hey Dave, thank you for all these amazing pairing videos! I'm currently watching them atm. Also I have this one question, how do you determine a female balfouri is large enough or matured enough to mate? I have this female balfouri I've been keeping from sling for around 4 years. Last week a friend asking me if I want to breed her with their 5,5 inch matured male. Despite being a 4yo female, my balfouri is only around 4-4,5 inch leg span. She has not growing much since the last couple years. I'm not sure if I should just try to pair them despite the size difference. I'm so afraid that it might bring them harm in the process. While my friend is new to the hobby and I have only a little to no knowledge about breeding, we are not sure if mine is matured enough or their size is considered a 'okay' for pairing.
She will be mature at that size , when did she last moult ? balfouri are generally very good to pair and most of the time its trouble free 👍
@@daveslittlebeasties I'm so happy to know that! Her last molt was on March 24th this year.
@@daveslittlebeasties Thank you so much for answering my question. Gonna contact my friend asap. This will be my very first attempt to breed tarantulas. I hope everything is going well! 🤞
Only recently gotten back into the hobby. really want a few of these, but I'll hold for a year or so until I get well comfortable with the hobby. Dave and his cameragirl make it look easy, but it's not really. Great video.
Thank you my friend 👍
A really informative video.
I have 5 balfouy sling and will try to follow your instructions.
I am Italian and I live in Genoa.
I've ordered a mated AF M. Balfouri.
Must bring myself up to date.
Lucky I have this video.
Hoping for the best.
Good luck
Great video Dave,I must try one out sometime.
You wont be disappointed my friend 👍
great video as always, not a species i am interested in, but should i be, everything i need to know is here. thanks for the video
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Just bought my first one today Dave and it's gorgeous mate straight on my hand and I will be definitely ordering from you brother have to wait now till end of may
Thats awesome mate 👌
@@daveslittlebeasties sorry for the late reply had a bit of bad news
How do you water them my friend???
Bro been keeping Ts for years n finally launching my self to get my communal set up
Nice vid 👍
I had hoped that one day I would be able to do about a m balfouri communal enclosure but I do not know if that is going to happen now period because of medical issues I am in the process of whittling down my collection. It is one of the hardest things I've ever had to do because I love them all so much I want to keep them all. But I will continue to live vicariously through your videos.
So sorry to hear that John 😭
@@launchpadw9379 no, I'm good.
I just love this species. When I am ready for my first OW, this is the species for me. I want to get some NW species rehousings under my belt first. 😁😁
Sounds like a good plan 👍
Another great video dave, I'm wanting to set up a commune of these wee beasties ASAP, cheers yeti
I will ave some available in the next month hopefully 👍
@@daveslittlebeasties I can't wait mate, cheers 🍻
Balfouri are one of my favorites, though I only keep one, no communal. It's a very shy little sling, I've only seen it out of it's burrow once in so many months. At least I know for sure it's there because of the slowly growing webbing and the food being eaten haha. I'm hoping I'll get to see it more as it gets bigger.
Some are shy but they normally come round in the end , you could always try rehousing it a change sometimes does the trick 👍
@@daveslittlebeasties I took your advice and did a rehouse, it actually did help! He's still shy, but I see a lot more of him now.
Luv ur vids... but can u do one on pokies how u get then ready ...breeding ... n egg sack plssss
I will see what I can do 👍
Very interesting video as always Dave 😊 I have a question, as I recently started my own communal balfouri communal enclosure. At what point should I switch from prekilled food to live feeders?
Are they all slings or still with the mother? As mother will kill and feed the young, or if all slings start with pinheads/small red runners and they shouldn’t have no issue.
As said below once slings they can be fed appropiet size food items 👍
great video, fancy getting /trying these now
Hope you enjoy!
Hello Sir!!! I had to share Exciting News 🎉
Our M Balfouri is laying her sac as we speak!!!!
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Thats awesome news once she has produced it just leave her undisturbed and let it hatch with mum 👍
He's right, they are thirsty little things, I've seen a group sip up a whole cap full until they were like tiny balloons. After spraying the web, I catch them sipping the water off their web. I keep mines bone dry but I do also spray the web and keep a cap or two full of water. Surprisingly though, they don't seem to go to the caps as much as it's outside of their web system or where their webs are so I'm guessing they don't feel very safe anywhere outside the webbed area. You want to keep them in a smaller container when they're little to make the scavenging easier, so that there's none that's too far and won't notice the food. Otherwise, you gotta split up the prey and see which group ate and whatnot. I got mine in a large ballot box 20 cm cube. They've split up and reunited a couple of times, the main group of 7 and the other group which was 2 is now 3. I want to see as well how they'll react once they 'reunite" but I'm thinking they already have somewhere inside the enclosure. I've also not fed them twice for 1 whole month due to inactivity or batch molting but a few days apart. They're still 1.3 inch but oooo so cute, would love to handle but I can't catch out :(
Imma gonna need the reference to the Balfooooouriii song at the start
Can you tell me what the Instrument you used to apply water is called or could be purchased? I’m in the USA. I’m starting a bio active set up and I think this would help me precisely water deeply rather than at the surface
Its just a compressed water sprayer from the garden centre 👍
I love your shirt Davie Wavie :-)
I am terrified of spiders, but I really enjoy your channel, it is so interesting.
Thank you co much❤
How do I go about introducing new balfouri slings and juveniles into my communal? I would love a video Or some tips on that topic if you were ever able to=]
The best way is to start a new enclosure , so there are no territories and generally they will mix ok 👍
@@daveslittlebeasties thank you. I have a group of 5 doing great but I'm about to order 5 more to add in but wasn't sure how they would do. The new ones are gonna be about an inch, slightly smaller than the ones I already have so I'm hoping they won't be aggressive towards the already existing communal Ts
@@grimreefer4110 Make a new home for all of them and they should be fine 👍
Dave: ´’This is what we’re trying to achieve here, we want our spider to be happy. Yeah?’’
Me: **raises hand.**
Dave:”Yes Noah?”
Me: “Should we be taking notes sir? Will this be on the final exam?”
Dave:”Yes, absolutely, take notes. You will be expected to know an old world from a new world, link scientific names with commun names, and different spider behaviours.
Only the very best with the highest marks move up in my class yeah?”
Me: Got it sir!”
I hope you liked that Dave! Just something I thought up over the course of a few minutes haha! I really liked this video! I learned lots of things as usual! There’s never a video of yours that I watch that I don’t learn at least one thing! Truly awesome stuff Dave!
Great job as usual Dave and Camera Lady!
PS: Can we get an update on your H.Maculata?
See you tomorrow Dave!
The little slings are so cute! ( listen to me. ' Me' of all people saying baby spiders are cute)
Hi Dave, do you make your Bestie mix or collect it from the woods? Thanks 😊
Collect it from the woods 👍
OK I just got to that part my friend lol
Have you ever had a problem with mash tops?
No not at all and I have been doing this for many years 👍
Hey Dave I have a few questions for for if you have time? I finally just got my first communal of 5 and I was wondering if you have to worry about inbreeding or do you have to worry about that with T's? Next question is what if they are all males do you separate all 5 of them?
If all males once mature I would separate , and inbreeding is not such a big issue with spiders 👍
@@daveslittlebeasties Thanks dave!!!!!
Hey Dave! hope you're well? I bred mine on the 14th July and so its been 8 weeks since I paired mine, when roughly should i expect an egg sack to be made? I looked at the video and it looked like you had an egg sack after 17 weeks. this is my first ever breeding attempt so I feel nervous about the process!
Ive had them drop in 2 months and some last 7 months so I would just feed as normal and she will seal; herself in and stop feeding at this point it will be getting ready to drop or moult , I soak a corner of the enclosure to try and promote her to drop and I think it does help 👍
@@daveslittlebeasties thanks Dave! He definitely inserted her and I think he may or may not have done a sperm web, I’m assuming if he didn’t then inserting her May have not worked? I’ll wait and see what happens!
I'm curious why is it recommended to put heat source on the sides and not from above? I assumed having something like a heat bulb pointing down would be better as it would simulate the heat from the sun. I have a ceramic heat bulb that I turn on if the temp drops too much in my room which is angled above but to the side.
This will be the tarantula I get after I get a versicolor caribena
The main reason we dont heat from above is the same reason we dont heat from below , becouse most enclosures are quit small really the spiders cant escape the heat where as a gentle heat on the side works very well 👍