Well I'm not 100% sure the sizes are the same, that's why I asked. Mine is just past the 2" mark. I'm a bit perturbed because I was told by one person that it was ok to just get one small space of the substrate wet and it would be enough.
After spending so much time browsing the threads and photos here, I'm seriously questioning that... I just want my "eight legged babies" to have the best life possible and not to screw up 
I know what you mean, it's IMO normal after reading different things about the care for the same Theraphosidae.Well I'm not 100% sure the sizes are the same, that's why I asked. Mine is just past the 2" mark. I'm a bit perturbed because I was told by one person that it was ok to just get one small space of the substrate wet and it would be enough.
Not sure if they are the same but I have a general idea of the cricket keeper. I have the small zoo med/exo terra one. I am going to add a water dish though, just to be on the safe side. I'm starting to see that the less I interfere or think about things with Ts, the better off they are. I've already accepted that they do not need the micromanaging some of my other animals need. I just have to get better at applying it. Thank you, once again, for the help!I know what you mean, it's IMO normal after reading different things about the care for the same Theraphosidae.
Let's say that, since we are talking about hardy T's, both are valid. Yes, slings are more delicate than adults, that's why... but I can guarantee you that leaving only a water dish is just fine, for one of that genus T's.
I have a G.rosea sling, little than 2", housed in a plastic cricket box (the European style ones... I don't know if you have present those now) and, inside, there's a little water cup as a water dish. Zero issues, lazy way FTW :-s
One of the thing is that, since a lot of people keeps slings into really little enclosures, sometimes the space for something similar to a water dish doesn't exist, that's why.
Now, obviously, if the sling in question is an Asian, or a NW tropical that would be another story
Nothing man :-s
Those are smaller than I thought. At least in height. Thank you though, seriously. It's good to know I have people willing to offer advice or even tell me I'm making mistakes.
You're welcome man :-s
That's what I need to do for my newest G. pulchripes slings. They are still in the vials from the LPS and the one I can get a good look at is close to the size of my 1st. I tend to worry that I'm not giving the slings enough "room to grow" I even went out and bought exo-terra small breeder boxes for the Chaco slings when they are big enough. I really think I need something in between though.
There isn't near you the chance to have, maybe online by crickets sellers, enclosures like those?
Actually, as much as I hate them, Petco (big chain store here) sells crickets in similar plastics. I could buy a few for the Chaco slings at least. Then have better housing.There isn't near you the chance to have, maybe online by crickets sellers, enclosures like those?
Anyway no problem man... I watched your (great) pictures of your other animals, and, without having a clue about their care (I've owned only arachnids and centipedes on my life) from what I know from other keepers here in Italy (frogs, not frogs, snakes, geckos etc) I can guarantee that T's are by far more 'easy' to care for on that sense... bit of solace, ah ah.
I do understand your logic and valid concerns, of course :-s
Just for give you an idea talking about little space, this one is where I keep another sling I have, a B.smithi:
http://reptyfood.com/contenitori-in-plastica/292-spidersling-box.html
substrate alone, of course. And every week I just put a little drop of room temperature water. He/she's inside that since a good year, + or - and after the next molt, I would move that bugger into a cricket home like those ones.
Yup, that's a good move :-s
Nothing man, they are great. Not my genre, but great. I like boa, pythons etc a lot but I would never buy one (also because with four cats when I'm not home that enters in my room isn't the best for me ah ah) but a viper, yes! One of those IMO impressive vipers we have here in Northern Italy woods... too bad that here they banned the keeping of venomous snakes (every venomous snake) when I was a children, lol (I'm 38 now) :-/
Yes, they are very little :-sDid I see that right? The link showed a 3cm width??? That seems so tiny to me lol Just glad someone understands my paranoia honestly. Settles my nerves...A little
She was 2 inches in DLS when this photo was taken. Previously I had her in this:
I can go grab the "crickets" tomorrow actually. Benefit of having 7 slings/juvenile Ts and geckos, crickets are always welcome. We have one cat but he is restricted from the room we keep everyone else in lol
Yeah, she is roughly the same size as mine, one of which still hasn't burrowed surprisingly. Just likes to push piles of the coconut fibre all around lol The other has a nice burrow system in place.Wow. And here I was having forgotten I ever posted this XD
She was 2 inches in DLS when this photo was taken. Previously I had her in this:
which was too big. She burrowed right down and stayed there, to the point where I thought she was molting -_- so I dig her up and transferred her into the smaller one. She is much happier. She has since molted to a 2.5 inch DLS, and has gained her adult colors:
And as you can see here, we replaced the giant Gatorade cap with a regular bottle cap. Mind you, she fills it up with substrate/buries it C O N S T A N T L Y and then I have to disturb her to fix it. Also, the subtrate I'm using releases humidity when it gets wet, so sometimes the enclosure gets foggy.
See that lighter-colored spot on it's abdomen? That darker bit at the top is the heart! When they are close to molting, that whole patch will get much darker.
@Caseyface that's a shame
Sometimes things happen that are out of our control, the way you talk about your spiders I'm pretty sure you didn't do anything wrong. I love all animals and understand how attached we can become to them when they are in our care......even if they don't love us back lol.