Easiest slings.

[Rhysandfish]

You don't. Some that equates to a 5 gallon tank is good for a full grown LP.

Oh wow thats small! I can deal with that, and its going to take a while for them to get that big anyways.

 

[mconnachan]

Oh wow thats small! I can deal with that, and its going to take a while for them to get that big anyways.

But not too long they are a fast growing species, a year and your LP or LK could be 5" give or take, these really are one of the fastest growing species.

 

[Rhysandfish]

But not too long they are a fast growing species, a year and your LP or LK could be 5" give or take, these really are one of the fastest growing species.

Thats perfect. Gives me time to grow my collection. Im going to try to get a 2-3 inch spider though.

 

[PidderPeets]

Thats perfect. Gives me time to grow my collection. Im going to try to get a 2-3 inch spider though.

Don't bother paying for a 2 - 3 inch L. parahybana (sorry I didn't clarify that before). I got mine in March at 3/4 inch, and it's already at the 2 inch mark, soon to be larger

 

[Rhysandfish]

Don't bother paying for a 2 - 3 inch L. parahybana (sorry I didn't clarify that before). I got mine in March at 3/4 inch, and it's already at the 2 inch mark, soon to be larger

I got some small deli cups .

 

[SuleymanC]

I have lasiodora parahybana and lasiodora difficilis..they are great Ts to own but insane hair kickers...I wouldn't call them defensive or aggressive but they are not good Ts for handling if that's what you look for in a tarantula. The reason for them not being handling tarantula is because first of all they have huge fangs like theraphosa blondi or stirmi and their hairs are worse than brachys or grammostola genus...also they are one of those tarantulas that treat everything as food so if you put your finger in it will treat it as food, they are very hungry species which helped them earn the title eating machines..but the problem is because of their very good food response people think they are defensive but I personally think they are just as docile as brachypelma

 

[johnny quango]

Should that be Grammaslowa - their not the fastest of growers TBH.

Personally I've found Grammostola grow pretty quickly untill they reach around 3" or so. G iheringi and actaeon are probably the exception to the rule I get a feeling G grossa is the same as they are built like the other 2 as slings

 

[Rhysandfish]

I have lasiodora parahybana and lasiodora difficilis..they are great Ts to own but insane hair kickers...I wouldn't call them defensive or aggressive but they are not good Ts for handling if that's what you look for in a tarantula. The reason for them not being handling tarantula is because first of all they have huge fangs like theraphosa blondi or stirmi and their hairs are worse than brachys or grammostola genus...also they are one of those tarantulas that treat everything as food so if you put your finger in it will treat it as food, they are very hungry species which helped them earn the title eating machines..but the problem is because of their very good food response people think they are defensive but I personally think they are just as docile as brachypelma

Wow I didnt know that! How big are yours?

 

[Ungoliant]

What are the easiest slings in your opinions?

In terms of hardiness, Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens (the GBB) is very good. You can start transitioning to dry substrate when it is still small (at 1.5" if not 1"). Species that like it dry or only a little damp are great for beginners. (Species that like more moisture, such as Theraphosa, are more challenging.)

However, the GBB is a little faster and more skittish than the typical starter terrestrial, so I'm not sure I'd recommend it as a first tarantula. (It makes a great second or third tarantula.)

If you haven't seen it already, @EulersK made this videos highlighting some beginner slings:

Tom Moran also has these videos that cover everything you need to know about basic sling care:

 

[miss moxie]

I'm on the lookout for G. iheringi slings as well, we obviously have great taste, pulchra are black beauties as well, but the iheringi takes the title - prettiest Grammastola ever!

Agreed. I adored mine and I need to buy more ASAP. Beautiful, great eaters, and I love watching them walk on their stilt legs.

 

[Rhysandfish]

In terms of hardiness, Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens (the GBB) is very good. You can start transitioning to dry substrate when it is still small (at 1.5" if not 1"). Species that like it dry or only a little damp are great for beginners. (Species that like more moisture, such as Theraphosa, are more challenging.)

However, the GBB is a little faster and more skittish than the typical starter terrestrial, so I'm not sure I'd recommend it as a first tarantula. (It makes a great second or third tarantula.)

If you haven't seen it already, @EulersK made this videos highlighting some beginner slings:

Tom Moran also has these videos that cover everything you need to know about basic sling care:

I will definitely be getting a GBB after my fist pair of slings. Ive seen @EulersK 's video but ill watch Tom Moran's.

 

[SuleymanC]

Wow I didnt know that! How big are yours?

Yes they have really good feeding response... I have 3 LPs

 

[SuleymanC]

6inch and 9inch female and 1 sling

 

[cold blood]

@coldblood said somewhere else, giving a sling a lot of substrate to burrow in makes them grow a lot slower. I'd say that is what I am seeing with two G. pulchripes slings bought early this year. One was bought and kept in a condiment cup, the other was in an AMAC with couple inches of dirt. Both were .5"... the condiment cup is three times the size and is now showing those sweet golden knees. The one in AMAC makes the coolest tunnels and caverns.. but it barely eats.. hides or seals off burrow for weeks on end. The nice thing about the condiment/deli cups is I can tell right away if they are interested or not interested in prey, none of that leaving overnight thing.

Its not that being in a condiment cup increases growth...its that being in one prevents heavy burrowing and puts the spider in position to eat more regularly....this in turn increases growth rates.

Slings in large enclosures (I have experimented with nearly 200 individual slings) tend to act more like a wild sling, and that is burrowing away and hiding a crazy amount of the time....focusing more on survival instead of the next roach.

Interesting. So if I want a faster growth rate I should use condiment cups?

Yes, it will also allow you to monitor the specimen easier as well.

You don't want an LP anyway, you want an LK . They are very similar, but prettier. (k as in klugi )

IMO, you don't want ANY Lasiodora.

- L. parahybana are a fantastic spider to own, they grow quickly, great eating response, easy to care for, and they have great characters.

So do possibly hundreds of other large south Americans....and every single one of those other species, looks, what...100, 200 times better....Lasiodora=boring looking....if they didn't have size, they'd have nothing.....IMO of ALL the large South Americans, the LP is BY FAR the least desirable...both to own and to look at.

Don't get an LP, get something cooler, and eventually someone will give you a free LP...they're possibly the most given away species on the planet.

Get a Nhandu, a Pamphobetus, a geniculata, or that aforementioned iheringi or acteaon or even a pulchripes....every one has the same feeding response and looks better by a mile and a half...the first three mentioned all grow as fast or faster than an LP....heck, I feed my pamph LPs.


Here are a few "spectacular" Lasiodoras...

LI

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L. itabune

LP

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• Jun 13, 2017

LP

Ok ok...wake up...I didn't mean to put you to sleep.

or you could get something like these...
genic is still a little one and it already looks spectacular.

genic

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• Jun 14, 2017

A. geniculata

B. vagans

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• Jun 4, 2017
• 1

freshly molted

Nhandu

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• May 18, 2017
• 1

freshly molted N. coloratovillsus

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• 5

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• Mar 5, 2017
• 3

feasting chromatus.

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• Mar 1, 2017
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nigricolor.

Gotta love Pamphs!!

your choice...lol.

Don't bother paying for a 2 - 3 inch L. parahybana (sorry I didn't clarify that before). I got mine in March at 3/4 inch, and it's already at the 2 inch mark, soon to be larger

Agreed....Ts that grow fast, get to that 2-3" range very quick...and that's the funnest part of raising them as they are at peak growth rates then.

Yes they have really good feeding response... I have 3 LPs

Yeah, just like every single large tropical spider....and most of the smaller ones. Not unique to a Lasiodora at all.

6inch and 9inch female and 1 sling

Pics of that 9" one next to a ruler please....not saying it isn't, its just super duper rare, and I'm sure I am not the only one who would like to see that....next to a ruler.

 

[mconnachan]

That's why I never got a sling.

Since sexed juvis are rare here, I might have to buy a couple pulchra and irhingi slings unfortunately..

I've "heard". Ha there's that word again - that G. iheringi are the fastest growing Grammostola sp. true or not they're spectacular - definitely a spider I would like in my care.

 

[mconnachan]

G iheringi and actaeon are probably the exception to the rule

Do you mean the exception to the rule as in they're not slow growing and after 3" they continue to grow quickly, I would like confirmation on this as I am looking to buy a couple of slings ATM.

 

[Rittdk01]

I got a bunch of slings for the first time last year and didn't know what to expect. I am a perfect 18/18. LP's are the best eaters and fastest growers out of the bunch.

 

[johnny quango]

Do you mean the exception to the rule as in they're not slow growing and after 3" they continue to grow quickly, I would like confirmation on this as I am looking to buy a couple of slings ATM.

Yeah iheringi and actaeon keep growing pretty quickly after the 3" mark. The longest my iheringi went between moults was 10 months compare that to my pulchra who as gone over 2 years so far and is still black

 

[boina]

So do possibly hundreds of other large south Americans....and every single one of those other species, looks, what...100, 200 times better....Lasiodora=boring looking....if they didn't have size, they'd have nothing.....IMO of ALL the large South Americans, the LP is BY FAR the least desirable...both to own and to look at.

In the name of Louise, my LP I'm very insulted... i told her and she's in a corner, sulking (premolt)

 

[mconnachan]

Yeah iheringi and actaeon keep growing pretty quickly after the 3" mark. The longest my iheringi went between moults was 10 months compare that to my pulchra who as gone over 2 years so far and is still black

Thanks for the reply, 10 months that's great for an adult Grammostola, as for your pulchra did you expect it to be yellow - just jesting mate - I'm not sure of your meaning "and it's still black" pulchra are black?