All 3 you mentioned are new world. All you have to do is some research to see where there from if there from anywhere in North or south America or the Caribbean its a new world all others are old world.
I only know because of my lasiodora parahybana in certain videos it would call it the 3rd largest tarantula then other videos it would be the 4th largest spider so it got me curious lol
Oh, that makes perfect sense. Thank you.
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Hello Jessica! How nice! Like the answer you already got! Use pretty small enclosure and increase size when the tarantulas moult! For slings i use enclosures that ate around 5 cm in diameter and maybe 10 cm tall with 5 or so cm of moist substrate and usally i ad something for them to hide under like a leaf or something else! Good luck!
I love curly hairs, but it wasn't a choice where I ordered. What actually happened was I went to order the B. hamorii from Fear Not Tarantulas and I got pick a freebie. There weren't that many choices so I picked the one that was the most manageable. I'm hoping that my background with exotics in general will help me a little bit. I'm fairly used to skittish, difficult to handle animals. My Tokay gecko is a little monster.N. chromatus is a NW species as well, but - from what I heard - a bit more skittish than B. hamorii and prone to kicking hairs. I think N. chromatus may be manageable for a beginner, but personally I wouldn't recommend them as a first.
What about B. albopilosum? They're a great beginner species, medium growth rate, great eaters (at least mine are
It depends on the species and size. The commonly recommended beginner species (from the New World) have mild venom. While people may react differently, the reaction to the venom itself probably wouldn't be worse than a bee sting. However, a large tarantula with large fangs could inflict a painful mechanical injury even with no venom.
Any acceptable sub can be used for any t at any size....substrate is a personal choice for the keeper. Coco fiber is the hobby standard, top soil isnt far behind. Peat moss is also an option.
Never buy topsoil labeled "organic"....all soil is inherently organic...when you see the organic label, its in reference to additives for plants, this often means manure or compost.
THROW THAT AWAY!!!
Simply dice them to appropriate sizes.
Its a good safety net...if the enclosure has room, add one....now small sling enclosures like i prefer do not have the room, i just keep part of the sub damp, when it dries, just add water....very simple and effective.
Smaller and shallower.
chromatus is a great sling to raise...fantastic eaters, even when tiny, and fast growth, which is nice when starting out. Chalcodes are great, but even slings grow painfully slow....i have slings molting about every 5 or 6 months, by contrast, a chromatus sling will molt every 28-45 days....way more fun to raise.
One should never expect to get bit...most non handling keepers never get bit. Use tongs/tweexers for feeding and maintenance and catch cups for transfers...its easy to be smarter than the t and easily avoid bites. In 20yrs, ive never really even had a close call.
Ditch the regular tree bark. cork bark wont rot or mould when it gets wet again
A small sling can easily get out of a kk they usually have lots of long vent lines on the lid
You can go ahead and try and feed them if they don't take it try again in a couple of days
Okay, thank you. I know with reptiles I usually wait a day or two.
I let larger ones settle for a day but I usually just feed my slings on the same day I house it I use mealworm with the head crushed then leave it 24 hours and take out what's left
Yeah if they haven't touched it just take it out again and try in a couple of days