Nepenthe56
Arachnopeon
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- Jun 30, 2011
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So after searching through the forums for a while, I couldn't find a thread addressing this specifically, so I thought I'd start one of my own. I want to know what your ideal proportions are on your spiders. I realize that this varies from species to species, but I'd like to know any general and/or species specific rules you follow. The format I prefer is carapace diameter to abdomen diameter. For example, if your ideal is for the abdomen to be 25% larger than the carapace, it would be 1:1.25. Back when I was keeping 25+ T's, my general rules were as follows:
Terrestrial Species -
MF: 1:1.25
MM: 1:1
Arboreal Species -
MF 1:1
MM 1:0.75
And for all slings I generally aimed for an even 1:1 ration, although some species seem to have naturally differently proportions for a healthy sling, so care was adapted accordingly.
Stockier terrestrial spiders usually have a lower ratio (meaning the abdomen is larger), whereas arboreal spiders usually have a higher ratio (smaller abdomen) under the assumption that they are faster and generally more sleek than their ground dwelling brethren.
Anyways, I'd like to know what kind of proportions you aim for and why. Thanks.
Terrestrial Species -
MF: 1:1.25
MM: 1:1
Arboreal Species -
MF 1:1
MM 1:0.75
And for all slings I generally aimed for an even 1:1 ration, although some species seem to have naturally differently proportions for a healthy sling, so care was adapted accordingly.
Stockier terrestrial spiders usually have a lower ratio (meaning the abdomen is larger), whereas arboreal spiders usually have a higher ratio (smaller abdomen) under the assumption that they are faster and generally more sleek than their ground dwelling brethren.
Anyways, I'd like to know what kind of proportions you aim for and why. Thanks.