If you don't mind me asking, what makes these spiders hit all the points? I just bought a tiny sling the other week and besides a mite scare (which isn't the spider's fault) it's been doing fine. Do their care requirements become greater as they get older? Are their humidity requirements similar to pokies?
Totally agree they're like a darker, slimmer version of the king baboon. I love em.It is the bretheren of P. muticus. What is not to like? heheh
Oh nooo, they are very hardy spiders as soon as they pass 1". The thrills with keeping them is about their attitude, speed, venom potency and reclusiveness. And they are #1 in each of those respective categories and rivaled only by other Stromatopelminae
Good to hear! Yeah, he/she is only about the size of my fingernail atm.
I agree I really don't have problems with my T's. When feeding or routine maintenance we tend to want to get everything done, but a good rule of thumb is you can always try again tomorrow.
The worst !! What !! Noooo. No one is worst IMO, they are all beautiful in each and every way, that you can`t resist to love <3 The size, color and the hissing
I mean, as long as you're not expecting to hold your spiders there's really not much to be worried about. Besides avic slings and pokies tarantulas really aren't too difficult to care for. NW or OW. But that's just been my experience.
I do not intend to handle them unless necessary. I just heard stories of T's attacking owners when they reach for the water dish and such. Thank you, though for the information!
I'm sure it happens. But i've owned and currently own several "aggressive" species and have never had that problem.
Yeah they aren't as heavy set but are pretty much the same in other departments. I now have H. laticeps sling so I will be getting used to it all again soon, seeing as they grow so damn fast.
Ferocious biter indeed. I wish I still had my straw I used to try to keep her in a catch-cup earlier. It was ripped to shreds, mangled!And the great Haplo, such stubbord spider you`ll have to look long after. NOT. And with that of course a very furious biter. But they have those shiny black colors
As long as you use common sense, you really shouldn't have to worry about that. I use 12" tongs when changing water bowls so I never need to stick my tender and ever-so-bitable little fingies in. If the T seems excitable and doesn't feel like hiding when I go to change the water, I just leave it be and try again later. You just have to know when to hang up the towel and step away. I suspect not doing that is what causes many of the bites we hear about. Granted, this advice may not really apply to the nastiest of the nasty like S. calceatum or H. maculata. I don't have experience with those... yet!!
I will disagree respectfully on avic slings. Have a proper setup w/full water dish an they are almost maintenace free and super easy to raise in my experience
I got that part, but the hassle part is more about their weird feeding responses. Avics are literally only genus of all arboreals that refused food when i put it overnight. Which is annoying because i need to remove it afterwards. And i kept destroying their webs(that are ALWAYS attached to lid or door). Either eat your food or stop spinning web on worst places, not neither in the same time
My Brachypelma smithi is the fastest T I've witnessed in my collection so far. It has the power to teleport! When I got it I thought it would be a beautiful, easy going and chilled girl. Instead I got a psychopath that likes to play tricks on me. It compensates with its appetite though - it's my best eater and attacks prey like an Acanthoscurria! Granted it's only small still (about ~2"). I'm hoping it'll calm down as it gets older!The Brachys, slow moving, cute and still beautiful colors
I disagree, their jet black colouration, webbing, attitude abd activity all make them one of my more preferred. Sure C minax spends a lot of time underground, but their attitude and activity above ground make them worthwhile besides the color
No s***, Sherlock, with both a disagree rating and a quote, I couldn´t fail to notice. Anyways, I have my reasons not to trust this species...
Guess you and me are highly controversial bunch here
Yeah, they (H.minax) are indeed 100% "Bahd Modhar Fakkar" T's, like ISIS yahoo loves to say. After all, in Latin, minax means "menace".