How do I tell if my tarantulas is a juvenile now?

[Isaax Critterz]

Depending on specific species, are there special requirements of any kind? My pulchra is about 1 inch after its last molt.

 

[Konstantin Konstantinov]

Hi
I class them as juvenile when they start showing adult colours. There are few exeptions from that with slings being miniature copy of their adult counterparts like C elegans and others then just when they get about 1/2 their max size.
Pulchras anything between 2-4 inch is a juvenile for me.
Regards Konstantin

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

I agree with Konstantin, calling juvies at around 2-4" for full size T's.

 

[Jesse607]

All immature tarantulas are juvenile, however in the hobby we like to refer to the earliest juvenile instars as "spiderlings" and the latter juvenile instars before maturity as "sub-adult". So the in-between instars are often referred to as just "juvenile". It's obviously subjective, depending on the species and the observer.

 

[Introvertebrate]

How do I tell if my tarantulas is a juvenile now?

Is it starting to stay out late, and argue with you when you accuse it of drinking?

 

[Tarantuland]

When it stops looking like a sling

 

[Frogdaddy]

When it think it's smarter than it's parents.

There is no official standard. The generally accepted standard is when it begins showing adult coloration.

 

[spideyspinneret78]

The difference between 'slings' and 'juveniles' is arbitrary and a bit subjective. I agree with what some others have said. When the spider starts showing adult coloration, then it can be considered a juvenile.