Those look awesome! Currently I breed 11 species of isopods, but reading these forums are making me want to get into some T’s also! What would be a good starter species? Preferably something easy to keep and possibly breed at some point. Any info and tips you have for a newbie would be great, I hope to get my first T in the next week or so (if I find a good source). Thanks!
I will always reccomend Caribena versicolor as a great starter tarantula. I love them out of any tarantula ever. Make sure to give them plenty of cross ventilation with a water dish at the bottom. Some say you can keep the substrate dry with a water dish but I like to keep it semi damp with a water dish. Here’s a quick guide on how to set up an enclosure for a sling.
Thank you!
This thread should help you out
Thanks!This thread should help you out
http://arachnoboards.com/threads/beginner-hobbiest-looking-for-a-starter-t.302641/
Thanks to you and this thread, I bought a soldering iron and have been poking holes in everything. Now I'm planning a trip to Hobby Lobby. You arachnoboards people with your great ideas and pictures are always making me spend moneyI used a soldering iron. Took maybe 10 minutes to do 12. I got the cholla wood at hobby lobby as well. The chromatus slings are anywhere from .3" to .5" in size right now.
They do. I grabbed two in soft ball size and one for a bigger model car.
The first : https://www.hobbylobby.com/Crafts-H...eball-Display-Case-with-Plastic-Base/p/108343
The second : https://www.hobbylobby.com/Crafts-H...9-x-4-3-8-x-4-1-8-Standard-Display-Case/p/901
It would probably be a nice, cheap display enclosure for a smaller T. Like Euathlus, Dolichothele diamantinensis. I wouldn't put anything bigger than 5" in it though. Could make a really interesting small-scorpion communal too.
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I used to use a needle/pin heated over a candle-flame to poke holes into my enclosures at first. It took FOREVER. The soldering iron is my best friend.
I did a bit of rehousing today when I found a better option for my tiniest of slings.
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I rehoused my 9 N. chromatus slings, all alive and well, as well as my little bitty Hapalopus sp. Colombia Large. So far I am absolutely loving these little enclosures! I can see inside easily, and the threading of those jars was just horrendous. I'd been looking for alternatives to housing tiny slings because I'm awfully 'extra' and like an aesthetically appealing enclosure no matter what the tarantula size. These are from hobby lobby, a 6 pack of display cases meant for those tiny little matchbox cars. Ventilation holes were added with a soldering iron, as per usual for me.
I even picked up some cholla wood after seeing it in @ErinM31's cambridgei enclosure. My Hapalopus sp. Colombia Large sling immediately went into one of the holes so I think they like it!
The price of the enclosures is $8.99 per pack of six, which works out to roughly $1.50 a piece. Well worth it in my opinion.
I use one for my Lividus female and it’s awesome
you can still order online and get the 40% off...
Also never seen amac there
I had trouble finding them too. They are in the model car aisle and look like they contain a model car kit but they are actually display boxes. Just look closely. At my store, they were closer to the bottom and closer to the end of the aisle. They don't carry the amac boxes.