a.metallica: do you have one???

[suprafly]

if you do, are they nice beginner spiders and how long do they live for?




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[rosehaired1979]

I don't have one but here is a little background on them. They are doctile but are jumpy as well like all Avic species are. Care Sheet

 

[dennis]

I had 2tine slings, have only one left now.
That single one died shortly after its molt, hasn't eaten anything in the meantime. The other one molted a about 1.5 weeks ago, and hasn't eaten anything either, and is just sitting on the ground now, with it's legs curled up beneith him. When I touch him with something he moves, and everything seems to be ok... But when I check on it later he just lays there on the ground again.

So I have a bad experience with A. metallica, and therefore I guess I'm not the one to give you any advice on how to keep them .


Dennis

 

[Michael Jacobi]

Although there are better beginner tarantulas (e.g., Eupalaestrus campestratus, Grammostola pulchra, many Brachypelma sp.), I personally recommend Avicularia metallica to many customers, particularly those who have a preference for arboreal species.

A. metallica gets large, is beautiful and "furry", and is fairly hardy. They are also typically very docile. I let children hold one of my females quite often. Avicularia are fast and jumpy, but I find at least adult A. metallica to be more calm than A. avicularia, etc.

A. metallica is definitely one of my top 10 favorite tarantulas and I highly recommend it.

As for lifespan, arboreal species typically grow much quicker and are shorter lived than other tarantulas. A female may live for around 10 years+.

 

[suprafly]

ten plus years is a good long time, so i'll be happy. what's the longest living begginer aboreal (besides teh a.avic who can live for thirty to forty years, methinks)???






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[rosehaired1979]

Ok I am getting one now so that makes 12 T's I am getting Fri. Yall need to stop feeding my tarantulaholism hehe.

 

[Godzilla2000]

Originally posted by dennie
I had 2tine slings, have only one left now.
That single one died shortly after its molt, hasn't eaten anything in the meantime. The other one molted a about 1.5 weeks ago, and hasn't eaten anything either, and is just sitting on the ground now, with it's legs curled up beneith him. When I touch him with something he moves, and everything seems to be ok... But when I check on it later he just lays there on the ground again.

So I have a bad experience with A. metallica, and therefore I guess I'm not the one to give you any advice on how to keep them .


Dennis

That doesn't sound good to me. It could be a shipping problem. When getting mail order spiders, it's always hit and miss. Some treat the packages with care while others jostle them around not even caring about the contents inside.

 

[Godzilla2000]

Oh ande on Topic, I own a Metallica sling. I'm quite certain it's a female because she hasn't molted yet. She's still very tiny but extremely responsive and vivacious so I'm not too concerned. But even now as I'm checking on her, her opisthosoma looks like it's starting to swell so she might be in premolt. On the subject of A. metallica, when I bought crickets at the petstore, I noticed their Metallica was a mature male who had just molted. Since Males are generally more bland in coloration than females, I'm hoping my metallica tuirns out to be female because I'd love to see what female coloration looks like.

 

[Godzilla2000]

Originally posted by SpiderShoppe
Although there are better beginner tarantulas (e.g., Eupalaestrus campestratus, Grammostola pulchra, many Brachypelma sp.), I personally recommend Avicularia metallica to many customers, particularly those who have a preference for arboreal species.

A. metallica gets large, is beautiful and "furry", and is fairly hardy. They are also typically very docile. I let children hold one of my females quite often. Avicularia are fast and jumpy, but I find at least adult A. metallica to be more calm than A. avicularia, etc.

A. metallica is definitely one of my top 10 favorite tarantulas and I highly recommend it.

As for lifespan, arboreal species typically grow much quicker and are shorter lived than other tarantulas. A female may live for around 10 years+.

Welcome to the boards Spidershoppe.

 

[SpiderTwin]

I would recommend an A. metallica as a beginner T. My first T was an a. versicolor and the two are no different to take care of.

My A. metallica is a little more jumpy than some of my other Avic's, but it is doscile. I can't wait for it to mature more to see it's coloration.