Aphonopelma hentzi slings

[fried rice]

I know that Aphonopelma hentzi is a really slow growing tarantula, but are the slings fun to have? Have yours ever filled their water bowl with substrate or did the “happy dance”?

 

[Colorado Ts]

I have 2 adult females...waiting on egg sacs at the moment. My daughter has them sitting on the counter. She watches them and they keep her company while she studies for her medical exams



I love this big girl...she's dainty sweet.

 

[viper69]

fun

That's a subjective term which is useless here. Define fun?????????????

 

[fried rice]

That's a subjective term which is useless here. Define fun?????????????

Sorry, by fun I meant a tarantula that is active or out in the open a lot.

 

[viper69]

Sorry, by fun I meant a tarantula that is active or out in the open a lot.

This species isn't the most active. A lot of NW terrestrials aren't active. It's partly why I don't own many Brachys.

 

[Colorado Ts]

Sorry, by fun I meant a tarantula that is active or out in the open a lot.

Each morning I usually find both sitting at the entrance to their burrows. Once the sun is up, the larger older female explores her enclosure often, the smaller, younger female sits at the entrance to her burrow most of the time.



They both tend to go down into their burrows most evenings, but then they are back up and down a lot during the evening. At night the big female sits on top of a mound in her enclosure.



I like them, very calm species, even when feeding.

 

[fried rice]

Each morning I usually find both sitting at the entrance to their burrows. Once the sun is up, the larger older female explores her enclosure often, the smaller, younger female sits at the entrance to her burrow most of the time.

They both tend to go down into their burrows most evenings, but then they are back up and down a lot during the evening. At night the big female sits on top of a mound in her enclosure.

Have you had them as slings? Are they out a lot as slings?

 

[Colorado Ts]

No I have not had them as slings. I know that they grow very slow.

But the end result is rewarding none the less.