First 2 T's c:

[urticatingtaran]

These are my first 2 T's a 1/2 inch Brachypelma hamorii, i got (hopefully) her because i became interested in keeping a T for their ease of care and lack of needs as a pet plus they look awesome and all the feeding clips i watched made up my mind that a T is the perfect pet for me. The day i received my sling it rolled out of the tiny jar into its enclosure in death curl, but i could see tiny movements in her legs so i spritzed the enclosure and let her be for about 3 days she didn't move a centimeter i was afraid she was going to die. But now shes crawling around her enclosure and has developed a biiiig bruise on her but so i am assuming shes going into premolt now and am so excited to watch her grow a little more. The the day after i received my sling i went to buy hydei flies to feed my sling in hopes that maybe food would help (ive had my slings for 3 weeks the B. hamorii hasnt ate for me lol wasted flies) and saw a Tliltocatl albopilosus (my best measurement was about 1.5 inches not 100% sure tho) in a little cup just sitting on top of the substrate like nothing can mess with her and i couldn't help but take her home with me she spoiled me for 2 weeks every 3 days i would drop in 2 crickets (i would wait for her to finish one before dropping the other) and I'd watch how she ferociously grabbed each one. Then one day she began to dig, and then she started to close off her burrow (right after i bought 30 more crickets) so im assuming shes now in premolt as well but at least she mad a nice little window into her burrow for me to look into whenever i please. My first 3 weeks of keeping T's has had its ups and downs but overall im loving keeping and admiring my T's and other little spiders. The other day i helped a spider i found in my workplace into a bush where as before id be to scared of it and would've tried to kill it instead of helping it. I just wanted to share my experience with someone and hope you all have amazing days, evenings and mornings.

 

[Motherofspiders112707]

My B. Hamorii is around the same size as yours and was somehow already sexed when we got her, so I hope she turns out to be a girl for you! My T. Albo also ended up being a girl so I’m sending you some of my luck! Beautiful babies you got there

 

[Charliemum]

Welcome to the wonderful world if t's .
You have some great choices there, I have everything crossed for you that you get a girl from both and if you have any questions you know where we are good luck on your journey

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Congratulations on the new Ts. Those are what I mostly started out with over 20 years ago. Two 1/2 inch Brachypelma hamorii were part of my first online order of 8 Ts. Sadly lost them to old age or molting issues around 16-17. Yours might live longer if female.

 

[urticatingtaran]

Congratulations on the new Ts. Those are what I mostly started out with over 20 years ago. Two 1/2 inch Brachypelma hamorii were part of my first online order of 8 Ts. Sadly lost them to old age or molting issues around 16-17. Yours might live longer if female.

I really hope they live looong lives, but man everything i heard about once you start you cant stop is true. I already want more. I've already bought a few more enclosures, for some possible additions when i go to a reptile expo in a few weeks. I hope to find a Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens and maybe something else there, we'll see.

 

[viper69]

Nice setup

all the feeding clips i watched

How do you feed them based on your research?

 

[urticatingtaran]

Nice setup




How do you feed them based on your research?

For the 1/2 inch sling i got Hydei flies since they are really small but she never ate any, and even ran away from them but i had small crickets also for the 1.5 inch one, so i smashed ones head and left it in there with her but still nothing, so then i asked about it here and everyone told me premolt so for the almost month ive had her she hasnt ate and the 1.5 inch T i would just drop the cricket into the enclosure and as it crawls around the T ended up grabbing it or sometimes id get the drop near her and shed immediately pounce on it. the 1/2 inch id feed every 3 days if she would eat and 1.5 inch before she sealed her burrow twice a week 2 small crickets each time

 

[viper69]

For the 1/2 inch sling i got Hydei flies since they are really small but she never ate any, and even ran away from them but i had small crickets also for the 1.5 inch one, so i smashed ones head and left it in there with her but still nothing, so then i asked about it here and everyone told me premolt so for the almost month ive had her she hasnt ate and the 1.5 inch T i would just drop the cricket into the enclosure and as it crawls around the T ended up grabbing it or sometimes id get the drop near her and shed immediately pounce on it. the 1/2 inch id feed every 3 days if she would eat and 1.5 inch before she sealed her burrow twice a week 2 small crickets each time

Keep it up

 

[urticatingtaran]

Keep it up

I sure will, now i play the waiting game while they are in premolt. Only thing is idk what to do with all the crickets i have, since now both of my T's aren't eating. Only logical solution i see here is get more so have something to eat all the crickets. Can't let em go to waist.

 

[viper69]

I sure will, now i play the waiting game while they are in premolt. Only thing is idk what to do with all the crickets i have, since now both of my T's aren't eating. Only logical solution i see here is get more so have something to eat all the crickets. Can't let em go to waist.

Honestly it’s smarter to wait before getting more.

Lots of people think they love these animals and get like 10 or whatever and their high drops off and they dump them

Ts aren’t going anywhere. Some of us had a single T for 5 10 years before getting more.

 

[urticatingtaran]

Honestly it’s smarter to wait before getting more.

Lots of people think they love these animals and get like 10 or whatever and their high drops off and they dump them

Ts aren’t going anywhere. Some of us had a single T for 5 10 years before getting more.

Yea i can see that happening, but i truly plan on keeping mine for as long as they live, and i would only want one more once they grow and have their big enclosures i would only have space for the 3. I want to be a good and responsible T owner, and i won't be dumping any T's unless i go homeless and absolutely cant keep them.

 

[viper69]

Yea i can see that happening, but i truly plan on keeping mine for as long as they live, and i would only want one more once they grow and have their big enclosures i would only have space for the 3. I want to be a good and responsible T owner, and i won't be dumping any T's unless i go homeless and absolutely cant keep them.

That’s what everyone says too. Let’s hope it all works that way!