Tarantula growth rates

[gambite]

I am trying to assemble in my head a rule of thumb for T growth rates. I am trying to find which species, or genus' if thats the case, grow the fastest, slowest, and which are 'in between'. At the moment, I know the following:

Fast:
...?

Medium:
B. albopilosum
...lots of other stuff..


Slow:
most Brachypelma
most Grammostola

As is obvious, I dont really know that much besides a few individuals. Can anyone add to this list? In particular, what are the growth rates for L. parahybana, B. boehmi, C. cyaneopubescens, and most Avics and Pokies?

 

[maxi_kdu]

L. parahybana is known to be fast

 

[Frédérick]

Pokies (poecilotheria) are generally all fast growers, along with psalmopoeus irminia, possibly this whole genus too

 

[gambite]

Cool thanks. What are some others? How about GBBs?

 

[xhexdx]

A. genics are thought to be fast too. I'd say P. murinus is pretty fast as well.

 

[fartkowski]

I believe Cithariscius crawshayi are pretty slow growers.

 

[macjizzle]

what exactly constitutes fast growth? does it mean that the T's grow to adulthood within a year or less?

 

[Olan]

my GBB was a fast grower.

 

[jeepinwu2]

Do any species reach adult size in 6 months?

 

[fastgixxerlv]

P. Murinus are definately fast growers I've had mine for a year and she's a little over 4". She's a freakin' warrior.

 

[fastgixxerlv]

How fast do T. blondis grow? I picked up a W/C 1 a week ago. It's just shy of 7". I'm not sure if the pic is gonna go through. How do I do it?

 

[jeepinwu2]

P. Murinus are definately fast growers I've had mine for a year and she's a little over 4". She's a freakin' warrior.

Did you get her as a sling? I a a few that are 3/4" and I don't see them being 4" in a year.

 

[fastgixxerlv]

I got her just a little over 2 inches. Why did'nt my picture show?

 

[omni]

Aphanopelma: very slow. My A. seemanni slings grew from 1/4" 2nd instars to a whopping 1/2" - 9/16" in 8 mos.
Eupalaestrus: real slow... my PZB was 3-3.5" in '01. 6yrs later, it's bulky but only 5.75" now, just about max size.
Phormictopus: pretty fast and always hungry. I had one at 1.5" in May and sold it, now a friend tells me it's 3"

 

[Taki F&T]

I would have to say that nothing beats L parahybana in growth rate! T blondi is also pretty fast, Aphonopelma bicoloratum is dead slow, as is C crawshayi.

 

[Aurelia]

Hey, I think it would be useful if you edited your OP with all the feedback and have mods make this a sticky. It would make a great reference.

 

[fastnagressive]

Holothele incei is extremely fast grower, the male/female reach maturity in 1 year.

 

[syndicate]

out of the hundreds of spiders ive had over here the fastest growers ive seen would be be p.murinas and p.cambridgei.slowest i have are probaly g.pulchra and g.rosea.also i dont powerfeed at all

 

[Paramite]

My P. cambridgei took about 11 months to grow. No she's going to be in a breeding loan.

 

[Cocoa-Jin]

Is fast growth based on frequency of molts or the size increase per molt...or both? Is G. Rosea's slow rate of growth due to one or both of these factors?