i have read something intresting that F1 was talking about.
H.incei (may be wrong spelled, still learning the names) keeping them in one enclosure.
i would like to know please...
1.will they still attempt to eat each other when they have enough food?
2.how many can be kept togheter?
3.can you keep slings and adults toghether?
4.if the mate while in one tank, will the female still eat the male?
thank you

I haven't been keeping H incei (Trinidad olive) for very long. But here is what I know:

1. They are fully communal, not just tollerable. So they will not eat each other when there is little food.
2. As many as you want. There are people that keep the "kids" living in the enclosure all the time. But it can get a bit hectic. Cleaning is a nightmare because they are fast. So can escape if you leave the lid open for long.
3. They can stay together as long as they are not freshly introduced later on, if they have been together from the get go it is fine. Newly hatched slings should blend in fine. There is a thread that someone wanted to reintroduce a specimen he removed, but it died (it was hurt, which is why he removed it).
4. Some species are more prone to cannibalism than others. Will have to wait and see. I have 5 and they are still very small (2.5cm).

One thing I can add. You know how you bond with your other tarantulas? I don't feel the same with them, I think it is because I can't associate with a single one. They move all over the place and not sure which is which. But maybe that's just me. Still, they are awesome and beautiful.

With these types of comunial living what size enclosure whould 1 need for...... lets say 6 T's

With these types of comunial living what size enclosure whould 1 need for...... lets say 6 T's. Talking about adults now

Here is a nice thread about it.
Some conflicting info, but just try it an learn from the experience.
www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?...light=incei+communal

Here is some more info I found.... Hope it helps




Holothele incei
(Trinidad Olive Tarantula)


Common name: Trinidad olive.

Described: 1898 by F. O. P.-Cambridge

Range: Relatively common in parts of Trinidad.

Size: Small species reaching up to 60mm legspan.

Habitat: Scrub and tropical rainforest areas. Burrowing species that lays down copious amounts of silk in captivity

Temp/humidity: 70 - 80oF / 60 - 70%

Housing: Due to it's small size, a smaller terrestrial set-up will suffice. A deep substrate is preferred as this species burrows extensively.

Comments: One of the smallest species of tarantula available but a welcome addition to any collection. Easily bred in captivity, H. incei is known to occasionally produce two egg sacs from a single pairing. Courtship for this species is long and involves much leg drumming from the responsive female. Fresh males are under no threat but it is noted that the female may kill the male instantly on a second introduction. Copious web-spinners, H. incei will riddle their enclosure with intricate tubular burrows and the spider is seldom seen accept when taking prey. Although small, this species will easily subdue crickets many times larger than themselves. This also applies to the spiderlings that are relatively large on emergence from the eggsac. Eggs are laid some three weeks after mating and approximately four weeks later the fully formed spiderlings emerge, totalling around 100. Well fed specimens occasionally produce a second eggsac from the same pairing but this is usually smaller than the first and contains less young. Females can live in excess of 7 years. 


www.mikebasictarantula.com/Species-Care-Sheet.html