As above, not kept them before and have one arriving tommorow. Any tips regards to viv etc from persons keeping them successfully would be much appreciated. Better from you lot as you know what works.

They like to move and are huge leggy things so a large enclosure is necassary.

I think a 2'x1'x18inch tall viv is good for a pair or trio with lots of bark and rocks etc.

They are a great and rewarding species to work with, you wont be disappointed

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Cheers for that Dark Dan basically what i had. Just need to tweak a few bits. Bl...y things scare me to death though.!

i'm new to this species too, having only kept them for a few months.
i had two, now down to one because one decided to try to eat the other during a moult...gutting!

my set up is VERY simple, i have a large piece of corkbark in a plastic 5 litre cereal container. i keep it quite moist , and keep them at room temperature, because i read they tend to frequent moist environments at night when it's cool.
i throw some small crickets in from time to time, and they tend to disappear in a decent amount of time!
so far, touch wood, this is working out fine. the whipscorpion can run round and round its piece of cork bark, so it has plenty of room, if not floor space.
both were healthy before the moulting incident. i even found the exuvium of the victim in perfect condition...so they both moulted out fine once in my keeping.
i will get more, but probably with greater space for a bigger colony. i also want to find out what signs to look for that they're moulting so i can separate until their cuticle has hardened.

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I have the book on their biology by the expert Peter Weygoldt if you would like to know anything in particular.

He's studied them for 30yrs and has a section on their care and housing.

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Brachypelma albopilosum (Charlotte)
100's of Harvestmen
Member of the BAS and AAS.

Be very usefull. Not afraid to ask advice. Ta!

No worries.

Its a hard book to track down, so I'll happily look things up and spread the knowledge - it's at my Uni flat just now, alas you'll have to wait a week to get real specifics, but i've read it and can give you general advice if you need it.

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"All I know is my gut says maybe"

Brachypelma albopilosum (Charlotte)
100's of Harvestmen
Member of the BAS and AAS.