Species Caribena laeta (a.k.a. Avicularia laeta)

[Tarantula Lover]

thanks guys, yes I have had it since its slinghood lol



James

 

[Apophis]

It's cool to see them grow!
Just wondering: at what size dit it start to change color?
I'm asking this because i recently bought an a. versicolor sling, and i'm thinking it might be a. laeta. It's a little over an inch right now, and it already changed color quite alot after last molt! i think it's a bit soon for a. versicolor...
this is her right now:

 

[Tarantula Lover]

hmmm ,that looks odd
looks like a male laeta
it took mine around 1.5"-2" for it to change from blue to gold.
Hope this helps,



James

 

[Apophis]

In this pic it's a little over an inch, maybe 1,5 inch, so i guess it is in fact an a. laeta, in the process of changing color. I'll just have to wait and see what happens next molt!

Thanx for the info, and good look with your cool T!

Sietse

 

[Tarantula Lover]

thanks keep us updated....


James

 

[Martin H.]

Here is my 3" beauty
Probably the most aggressive avic i know of! It is soooo fast and defensive i love it.

looks a bit overfed to me!

Martin

 

[Tarantula Lover]

lol you are right! im thinking its gonna molt soon, not sure thought. Its acting a bit sluggish not as fast as usual.


James

 

[Martin H.]

lol

it doesn't look healthy to me.

Martin

 

[Tarantula Lover]

why do you say that???



James

 

[Martin H.]

why do you say that???

because it's my humble opinion! =;-)

... way too fat ... way too heavy => the danger that she hurts herselve when seh drops ... because of it's weight the opisthosoma pulls always down ... wouldn't also exclude, that this almost bursting opisthosoma might bring trouble during molting ...

just my humble opinion!
Martin

 

[Tarantula Lover]

hmmm, thanks for the info...
do you think i should stop feeding her for a bit?

Thanks,


James

 

[Socrates]

do you think i should stop feeding her for a bit?

Yep, for a lot, actually. Just MHO.

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Wendy
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[scablanah]

helpp please!

So i ordered two T's from jamies tarantulas.. And she threw in an extra t for free. They haven't arrived yet. But the extra was Avicularia laeta*.4 sling. Housing tips, humidity, temp, never had an aboreal and this kinda makes me nervous. Dont want my lack of knowlege/ expeeience kill the poor thing. Please help?!

 

[waynerowley]

Looking good after it’s recent moult. Never fully comes out - my most reclusive pink toe!

 

[waynerowley]

 

[waynerowley]

Another, one a couple of moults on:

 

[ultramagnys]

she (unsexed but she’s a she to me) molted the week i got her and has literally doubled her size!!! compared to the rate my t albo is growing, this is insane

 

[ultramagnys]

update on my unsexed c laeta, akasha!! she is growing super duper fast and her color started changing!! she molted again yesterday and i’ve just noticed the coloration change on her abdomen. first pic is from a few months ago, second and third are from today