We got this sling about 4 to 6 weeks ago as a "freebie" from an online shop but now have doubts if they sent the right species please advise on what species you think as her behaviour is completely different to what her species says it should be
Okay because I am totally now unconfident with everything my apparent T friend "master" has taught me, I will put each t that I have, the size of them, when they were apparently born, size of exo and substrate type. Please give me as much advice as possible and I will change it all as soon as I can.
Bare with me, it's all done in inches
Blue baboon
Dls 4in
DOB may 23
Exo L20 w10 h8
Sub dry
White knee
Dls 3in
DOB July 23
Exo l14 w8 h5
Sub dry/damp
Giant baboon
Dls 5in
DOB April 23
Exo l12 w12 h12
Sub moist
Red knee
Dls 1.5in
DOB Sept 23
Exo l10 w6 h7
Sub dry
Curly hair
Dls 3in
DOB Aug 23
Exo l8 w5 h6
Sub dry/damp
Salmon pink toe
Dls 1in
DOB Oct 23
Exo l7 w7 h11
Sub damp
Obt
Dls 3.5in
DOB June 23
Exo l12 w12 h12
Sub damp
Sun tiger
Dls half an in
DOB Nov 23
Exo l5 w3 h2
Sub wet due to condensation, currently sorting that out
Below are some helpful resources. (Rather than having half a dozen or more pinned threads, which clutter the top of the board, we are pinning this index.) While the focus is on beginners, there are other threads on health and more advanced species that may be useful to more experienced keepers...
arachnoboards.com
It contains most things you need to know as a beginner.
Secondly, the search bar is your friend. Search to your heart's content, and if the search bar isn't helping you, you can always try googling "arachnoboards" + whatever it is that you're wondering and I'm sure a lot of threads will pop up. Care of each species is easiest to find if know the scientific names of your Ts (for example, the sun tiger is Psalmopoeus irminia, OBT is Pterinochilus murinus, etc) + care, but ONLY on Arachnoboards. This is THE place to find good care. Care guides on the rest of the internet are more often than not wrong and could even suggest husbandry that can be dangerous for your T.
Last but not least, I recommend you start a thread in the Tarantula Questions & Discussions forum and ask for advice there if you're still unsure after doing your own research. More people will see it that way. Fair do's warning if you do make a thread: people will give you slaps on the wrist for blindly trusting your friend and not doing your own research before getting these pets, but it's only because they care for these animals and want the best for them, so don't take any criticism like a personal attack. But I do suggest you sit down and read through that first thread and do subsequent searches of (scientific name) + care searches on here before starting a thread asking everyone else to find the info for you. Oh, and if you can't identify the species of T you have, you can post pics of them in the Identification forum/media category.
It seems like most of your T's are on the larger side, so they'll probably be OK in the bigger enclosures, but it's detrimental to the development of the spider if you put a small spiderling into a huge enclosure.
Figure out the scientific name for your T's, search for specific husbandry advice on this site, and if you still have questions start a new thread in the correct forum. I'm sure you'll be feeling more confident in short order!
Okay because I am totally now unconfident with everything my apparent T friend "master" has taught me, I will put each t that I have, the size of them, when they were apparently born, size of exo and substrate type. Please give me as much advice as possible and I will change it all as soon as I can.
Bare with me, it's all done in inches
Blue baboon
Dls 4in
DOB may 23
Exo L20 w10 h8
Sub dry
White knee
Dls 3in
DOB July 23
Exo l14 w8 h5
Sub dry/damp
Giant baboon
Dls 5in
DOB April 23
Exo l12 w12 h12
Sub moist
Red knee
Dls 1.5in
DOB Sept 23
Exo l10 w6 h7
Sub dry
Curly hair
Dls 3in
DOB Aug 23
Exo l8 w5 h6
Sub dry/damp
Salmon pink toe
Dls 1in
DOB Oct 23
Exo l7 w7 h11
Sub damp
Obt
Dls 3.5in
DOB June 23
Exo l12 w12 h12
Sub damp
Sun tiger
Dls half an in
DOB Nov 23
Exo l5 w3 h2
Sub wet due to condensation, currently sorting that out
This is more likely a P. irminia due to the light or pinkish carapace. Their carapace darkens after a few molts tho making them much harder to tell apart from P. cambridgei until adult coloration, since cambridgei have a similar dark or greenish carapace from 2nd instar on...
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