Fast grower

[husoldire]

can anyone recommend FAST growing T if you can please put the average price

 

[Meezerkoko]

Sure! Pick yourself up either an LP or any avic. I personally love the Versis, they're not too much, grow fast and are gorgeous!

 

[Poec54]

What's your experience with T's so far? There are growing species that are for experienced keepers.

 

[Kazaam]

Any Poecilotheria.
Not going to put the price up as it varies a lot by species, but they all tend to grow pretty fast.

You shouldn't get these if you're a beginner though.

 

[3skulls]

My G. pulchripes has put on some pretty good size over the year. Not really fast but not slow.

LPs are growing like weeds.

P. irminia has a pretty good rate too.

 

[Arachtion]

Fastest growing species I've owned is probably P.cambridgei, but again a lot depends on temps/feeding routine

 

[Marijan2]

from my experience P. cambridgei is my fastest grower, she got from 1,5" to 7" in 9 months (she's female, so i guess males could go even faster), though she is getting tough competition when i got sling C. huahini, as he moulted 3 times in 3 months and do not seem he intend to slow any time soon

 

[3skulls]

Fastest growing species I've owned is probably P.cambridgei, but again a lot depends on temps/feeding routine

My P. cambridgei seems slower than both of my irminia.
It's due for a molt so maybe it will play some catch up

 

[Taranto1989]

As stated above LP grow very fast mine was 3/4" in January and now s/hes 3". OBTs grow pretty fast in December she was 3/4" and shes now 3.5". Poecis are fast growers too in January I got my metallica and now shes 3". Hope it helps.

 

[Sculpturatus]

T. plumipes, and T. gigas are relatively fast growers. My brother's T. gigas went from 0.5" to about 3" in a year, and since January, my T. plumipes has grown about an inch. Aside from growing pretty fast these are also teleporters (very fast) which makes them exciting to handle as well.

 

[Arachtion]

My P. cambridgei seems slower than both of my irminia.
It's due for a molt so maybe it will play some catch up

Mine has gone from 0.5" to over 6" in 10 months :O

 

[3skulls]

Wow nice!
Male or female?

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Like I said, not fast but not as slow as a G. rosea. Not bad for a Grammostola

Grammostola pulchripes (Chaco Golden Knee)
Growth rate.
Starting about 14 months ago.

Today

 

[Shrike]

Fast for a Grammostola is still an eternity. Out of curiosity, how often did you feed that tarantula? OP, I'd recommend Psalmopoeus.

 

[3skulls]

1 dubia every 7-10 days. I really don't have a set schedule. If they look "plump" I'll skip a week. Never gave her anything larger than her abdomen, if anything I give her smaller meals.
Temps in the lower 80 range.

 

[3skulls]

P. irminia
Feb. 2012


Couple of weeks ago. Pushing 5" or so.