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They shouldn't be shipped any earlier than the second instar, but it's fine to ship them then.I always assumed that getting them past the 2nd molt was important before shipping. Is this wrong?
They shouldn't be shipped any earlier than the second instar, but it's fine to ship them then.I always assumed that getting them past the 2nd molt was important before shipping. Is this wrong?
Thank you again for helping me overcome my ignorance.They shouldn't be shipped any earlier than the second instar, but it's fine to ship them then.
yes! A little pill of paper towel top and bottom, 2 drops of water..... You could even ship in a padded envelopeThank you again for helping me overcome my ignorance.
https://www.amazon.com/Teenitor-Plastic-16×100mm-Experiment-Birthday/dp/B07FVJZH6D/
Is something like this good for shipping slings? Cotton in the end and a piece of TP for padding or is there something better?
Paul
I always find a bunch of them around my house during the warmer months. I call them the poor-man's tarantula since I'm not allowed to keep T's and these are the closest I can get. What I really love doing is placing them in large enclosures and tossing in crickets and I just watch them hunt and stalk them. These have the best feeding responses I've ever seen; they don't care how bit it is, they'll eat it if they can, almost like salticidsLycosidae are my absolute favorite true spiders to keep. The best hunting behavior I've ever seen. Super cool to keep. I always catch the big females I see in my room and keep them. Here's the most recent. View attachment 323727
Good luck with yours. also, IDs welcome.
There was one Sling that caught my eye right away for being extremely feisty. He was the first one we got to watch eat his fly, and was the 7th we fed, so we marked his tub with a #7. He is the first one that we have seen with a solid molt and he is HUGE. I'll get a picture of him soon. We've got them split into two different groups of around 100 or so spiders and they're being fed in batches about every 10 to 14 days. I'm trying to do more, but work has me to the wall.
I will be for sure looking to ship some of these out, but with the onset of winter months, I don't know that it'll be safe for a while, but I'll see what can be done. I do plan on keeping as many alive as possible as they're awesome little hunters.
Thanks again for all the help. Has been a massive undertaking.
Paul
I had forgotten about this thread