arthurliuyz's Theraphosinae sp. "Blue" (Verendo) growth diary

[arthurliuyz]

Thought I'd start a thread to record Verendo, my Theraphosinae sp. "Blue" 's growth. I got her as a 1.5" confirmed female on June 27, 2022.

This thread will be updated whenever she molts (or maybe when I notice something fun).

Below is a pic taken on the day she was unboxed. You can already see the slight blue coloration on her:

 

[jakes49666]

Thought I'd start a thread to record Verendo, my Theraphosinae sp. "Blue" 's growth. I got her as a 1.5" confirmed female on June 27, 2022.

This thread will be updated whenever she molts (or maybe when I notice something fun).

Below is a pic taken on the day she was unboxed. You can already see the slight blue coloration on her:

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gorgeous.

 

[arthurliuyz]

Verendo molted last night. I do believe she gained some size but it is not that noticeable - hopefully I can keep track of this in more detail in the future.

Temperament: As slings, she is pretty skittish. She pushed the substrate from around the enclosure and stick them to the middle with webbing, making a tunnel around the "mountain". For moisture, I only moisten one side of the enclosure when feeding, and, interestingly enough, (from the one month of observation) she seems to prefer the dryer side.

Feeding: I am feeding her with small pre-killed mealworms and dubias so far, but I will try feeding it live once it hardens.

 

[arthurliuyz]

A couple of pics I took today of Verendo (4 days post-molt)

 

[mickeydubs]

That's an amazing looking T. Looking forward to future posts.

 

[spideyspinneret78]

Nice spider. In terms of appearance, reminds me of Bumba horrida. Looking forward to seeing its adult coloration.

 

[ant ramblings]

Nice spider. In terms of appearance, reminds me of Bumba horrida. Looking forward to seeing its adult coloration.

Exactly what i thought .
Great thread btw .
I think growth diary's are really interesting as you can see the change so well .

 

[vicareux]

Another growth diary! How exciting

 

[arthurliuyz]

Finally! A molt from the little girl!!
Biggest change - she is now BLUE!!! (well...a little blue at least)
Size gain isn't that noticable TBH, I would say she gained about 1-2mm.
A total of around 160 days between the two molts. Isn't too bad, but wouldn't say she's a fast growing species as well.

 

[arthurliuyz]

5/6/2023 Molt. Significant growth.

 

[PTRF]

Hi,

Beautiful!

curious: could you already say that's a male or a female?

Is it docile or skittish at this point?

Thank you