husbandry for Harpactira pulchripes sling

[TJ Frost]

So I'm aloud one more spider in my collection by my Gf and I'm thinking I'll finish it with a Harpactira pulchripes golden blue leg baboon but I'm not finding anything on sling care it's 1" sling haven't purchased yet and wondering size of container how moist and where to moist feeding and the speed of sling growth to expect and how hot is too hot my room can get above 80 and they come from a colder invirement so anyone that has had one any advise is much appreciated.

 

[Smotzer]

I see you didn’t search threads...The advanced search function on here will answer you questions. Care for Harpactira very simple, and you know it’s an OW?

https://arachnoboards.com/threads/basic-care-for-harpactira-genus.332962/

https://arachnoboards.com/threads/harpactira-baviana-care-question.319116/

https://arachnoboards.com/threads/harpactira-pulchripes-care.309864/

 

[TJ Frost]

I see you didn’t search threads...The advanced search function on here will answer you questions. Care for Harpactira very simple, and you know it’s an OW?

https://arachnoboards.com/threads/basic-care-for-harpactira-genus.332962/

https://arachnoboards.com/threads/harpactira-baviana-care-question.319116/

https://arachnoboards.com/threads/harpactira-pulchripes-care.309864/

Thanks for the help I'm new to forums and new to the hobby so please bare with me I'm going to read up on those links. I have 2 old world slings a and 3 new world so I'm finishing with number 6 do you have any other species you suggest for my last spider I currently have
T stermi
Mexican fire leg
Pokie
Curly hair
Thailand black
I'm still open for suggestions thanks again for your help

 

[Matt Man]

for a newbie, as others are going to say here, you already have 2 that are beyond your skill level @ this juncture. I personally wouldn't suggest another OW for you and feel good about it.
As these slings grow they are going to become flight risks as you have little idea how fast OWs can bolt. For a similar $ value I'd suggest getting a GBB, as they are lovely, hardy and far easier to
deal with than a baboon. There is a reason most OWs are listed as 'advanced' and there are enough threads of newcomers losing their Ts to make us old timers head spin. This isn't any indictment
on you or your abilities (these are unknowns) so don't take this as us being a holes, we are just replying out of our experience as keepers and members of this board. We want the best for you, and your Ts so we are trying to do risk mitigation.

 

[TJ Frost]

I know your right im scared to death of my Thailand black sling gave me a small Heart attack rehousing it when I purchased it few days ago just started the hobby less than 2 months and already got 5 ive heard of GBB im one of those "obsessive types" that wants to collect all the Pokemon so thanks for the warning I'm going to look up a GBB and your links of the blue leg baboon just to keep feeding the learning curve thanks alot for your honest advise much appreciated..

 

[Tarantuland]

Not to nitpick, but you'll also have better luck here using scientific names instead of common names. Nevertheless, I have to agree that if you're new to the hobby, if you already have a poecilotheria and cyriopagopus species, it might be best for you to hold off on another OW until you get some more experience. GBB are cool for sure but also look up Dolichothele Diamantinensis, fast gorgeous NW with no urticating hairs. M Robustum, gorgeous NW fossorial. A Geniculata, Davus Pentaloris, Nhandu Chromatus are all cool affordable species that might be worth considering. That stirmi is going to be no joke either, it's gonna get huge with large fangs and nasty hairs, and surprising quickness for its size.

If you go with H pulchripes, dry substrate and a water dish, mine likes to burrow. Don't overthink it. This will likely be more docile than your other OW species, but thats no guarantee. And these guys are FAST when they want to be.

 

[Matt Man]

and Baboons are probably one of the boltiest slings known. 6 is a good # to start with, there is no rush, I am around 25 and took over a decade to get to that number, for many years I had 1-4.
Also, another thing we see lately is newbies going sling crazy. This isn't an issue, as long as you visualize what your home will look like with xNumber of ADULT enclosures. 20 slings fit in a tiny corner of ones desktop, 20 adults will fill a wall.

 

[TJ Frost]

Not to nitpick, but you'll also have better luck here using scientific names instead of common names. Nevertheless, I have to agree that if you're new to the hobby, if you already have a poecilotheria and cyriopagopus species, it might be best for you to hold off on another OW until you get some more experience. GBB are cool for sure but also look up Dolichothele Diamantinensis, fast gorgeous NW with no urticating hairs. M Robustum, gorgeous NW fossorial. A Geniculata, Davus Pentaloris, Nhandu Chromatus are all cool affordable species that might be worth considering. That stirmi is going to be no joke either, it's gonna get huge with large fangs and nasty hairs, and surprising quickness for its size.

If you go with H pulchripes, dry substrate and a water dish, mine likes to burrow. Don't overthink it. This will likely be more docile than your other OW species, but thats no guarantee. And these guys are FAST when they want to be.

Nitpick all you want I love getting mentally spanked in this new obsession/hobby I hate the hairs I keep getting it on me and itchy with hives for up to a weak I think it's the T. Stermi slings on somthing I keep touching I'll look into the Diamantinensis I'm interested and will also check the others when I get off work I'm hooked on Tom's big spiders pod cast and YouTube channel do you guys know any informative pod cast to lookup? I did go sling crazy and realized o crap I only got room for 6 12x12 enclosures and that's too small for a 12" full grown T. Stermi and not anuff for the Thialand black to enjoy digging with lack of substrate so 6 is already pushing it but hoping in a year I'll be in a bigger place to be able to house them into something bigger than a 12x12 exo terra. So yes I'm making all the noob mistakes and also working on the scientific names but at the moment just copy past to try to sound smarter than I really am.

 

[Smotzer]

and Baboons are probably one of the boltiest slings known. 6 is a good # to start with, there is no rush, I am around 25 and took over a decade to get to that number, for many years I had 1-4.
Also, another thing we see lately is newbies going sling crazy. This isn't an issue, as long as you visualize what your home will look like with xNumber of ADULT enclosures. 20 slings fit in a tiny corner of ones desktop, 20 adults will fill a wall.

I’m the same way, I’m at a very manageable number. And you see it often people buying slings up like crazy, sure slings don’t take up hardly any room, but they will one day....

Sure I’d love to have a lot more, who wouldn’t?? , but I just don’t have the room, and there’s something to be said OP about learning to be content and satisfied with what you have. There will always be another tarantula you want to get regardless of how many or few you have....start slow

 

[TJ Frost]

Not to nitpick, but you'll also have better luck here using scientific names instead of common names. Nevertheless, I have to agree that if you're new to the hobby, if you already have a poecilotheria and cyriopagopus species, it might be best for you to hold off on another OW until you get some more experience. GBB are cool for sure but also look up Dolichothele Diamantinensis, fast gorgeous NW with no urticating hairs. M Robustum, gorgeous NW fossorial. A Geniculata, Davus Pentaloris, Nhandu Chromatus are all cool affordable species that might be worth considering. That stirmi is going to be no joke either, it's gonna get huge with large fangs and nasty hairs, and surprising quickness for its size.

If you go with H pulchripes, dry substrate and a water dish, mine likes to burrow. Don't overthink it. This will likely be more docile than your other OW species, but thats no guarantee. And these guys are FAST when they want to be.

So are you saying if I get a H pulchripes 1" sling don't dampen the substrate at all I heard there dry but not sure on the slings and was my main question on this post actually.

 

[Matt Man]

So are you saying if I get a H pulchripes 1" sling don't dampen the substrate at all I heard there dry but not sure on the slings and was my main question on this post actually.

They like dry, and the ability to burrow. I like to have a little divot as a starter borrow and some structure that they can web. This is my OBT when I rehoused her. She is on the outside of her den, crawling toward the entrance which is under her front feet. There is another just below her. So as she got settled she was able to web the openings and dig a burrow

Aggie Post 1

• Matt Man
• Aug 14, 2017
• 5

This was my (our) first T. (???) It was a rescue, and even though I was a newb and this was an...

 

[viper69]

So I'm aloud one more spider in my collection by my Gf and I'm thinking I'll finish it with a Harpactira pulchripes golden blue leg baboon but I'm not finding anything on sling care it's 1" sling haven't purchased yet and wondering size of container how moist and where to moist feeding and the speed of sling growth to expect and how hot is too hot my room can get above 80 and they come from a colder invirement so anyone that has had one any advise is much appreciated.

1. Get a new gf, then man-up, and lay down the law with the next one
2 re husbandry you clearly didn’t search enough because this is a very popular species

and Baboons are probably one of the boltiest slings known. 6 is a good # to start with, there is no rush, I am around 25 and took over a decade to get to that number, for many years I had 1-4.
Also, another thing we see lately is newbies going sling crazy. This isn't an issue, as long as you visualize what your home will look like with xNumber of ADULT enclosures. 20 slings fit in a tiny corner of ones desktop, 20 adults will fill a wall.

I tell new people all the time to stop collecting damn slings like they are damn Skittles.

 

[TJ Frost]

1. Get a new gf, then man-up, and lay down the law with the next one
2 re husbandry you clearly didn’t search enough because this is a very popular species




I tell new people all the time to stop collecting damn slings like they are damn Skittles.

You eat Skittles you dont collect them why come to troll read what we talked about before you post lets be nice

They like dry, and the ability to burrow. I like to have a little divot as a starter borrow and some structure that they can web. This is my OBT when I rehoused her. She is on the outside of her den, crawling toward the entrance which is under her front feet. There is another just below her. So as she got settled she was able to web the openings and dig a burrow

Aggie Post 1

• Matt Man
• Aug 14, 2017
• 5

This was my (our) first T. (???) It was a rescue, and even though I was a newb and this was an...

So is this look good for the 1" sling I just made it

 

[viper69]

You eat Skittles you dont collect them why come to troll read what we talked about before you post lets be nice


So is this look good for the 1" sling I just made it
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My comment was sarcastic in nature. Except for the comment on searching.

I collect red Skittles!

Setup looks good

 

[TJ Frost]

My comment was sarcastic in nature. Except for the comment on searching.

I collect red Skittles!

Setup looks good

O I'm sorry I dident know I was talking to a serious Skittles collector.

They like dry, and the ability to burrow. I like to have a little divot as a starter borrow and some structure that they can web. This is my OBT when I rehoused her. She is on the outside of her den, crawling toward the entrance which is under her front feet. There is another just below her. So as she got settled she was able to web the openings and dig a burrow

Aggie Post 1

• Matt Man
• Aug 14, 2017
• 5

This was my (our) first T. (???) It was a rescue, and even though I was a newb and this was an...

So its not a 1" sling its the smallest sling I've ever seen anything you think I should change in this set up that's a Penney next to the spider and is he need alittle more moisture since I'm guessing the water dish is to big even being a small bottle cap. Also what should I feed him at this size?

 

[viper69]

O I'm sorry I dident know I was talking to a serious Skittles collector.

You are.

 

[Matt Man]

set up is fine for that T. I would have done the substrate a tad deeper but NBD. Try to make a dent in the dirt in front of the bark to encourage a burrow. I'd say "Use your thumb" but it is a Baboon T so forget it. Maybe a wood spoon.

 

[TJ Frost]

This morning I checked him and he webbed alittle home behind the cork bark in the corner so I'm happy what tho should I feed him like a pin head cricket live or dead? Thanks for the tips

 

[Matt Man]

let him settle a few days and get comfortable. I think it could take small live crickets. Something about half is size. Doesn't have to be a pinhead