the B. Vegans is the first of my 5 Ts that has exhibited the "hair-kicking" behavior, which I find encouraging in that the conventional wisdom about the B. Smithi and the G. Aureostiata being the mellow ones seems to be ringing true (which was my original reason for choosing them as T1 and T2). Can't comment yet on the Versicolor and the G.Pulchra.
Just added a B.Vegans to the family
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That's one T on my want list that I never got around to buying. I did buy a sling once but it turned out to be a B. auratum. 
Nice T.
Nice T.
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Went to get food for my pets just now and they had a 3 incher for $25. Was so tempted to say "I'll take it!" The only thing that stopped me was that they did not know what sex it was.
The only thing that stopped me was that they did not know what sex it was.
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I bought mine as a sling and in the last 5 months it has molted a couple of times and has grown nicely. Mine stays in it's burrow all day and sits out at night for food. When it goes into pre-molt, it covers up it's burrow and reappears after moulting weeks later bigger and more beautiful than before. As mentioned above, they do eat allot if given the opportunity. Congratulations on your new addition.
Thanks Moose - I'm fascinated by your description which I quote here, because this is the exact behavior my B. Smithi sling is exhibiting - he buried himself in a big mound last Friday and I haven't seen him since ... as far as I know he hasn't come out - I hope that he's under there molting and that he hasn't just dug his own grave - I'm going to leave him alone and cross my fingers. Do you (or does anybody out there) have an opinion or anecdote regarding this?
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You'll just have to get used to this kind of behavior because this is typical of young slings and juvies. I got 2 G. pulchra slings now(among many others). Since I've had them, they eat for a few days then go underground for a month or so. Then reappear and I feed them again, then they disappear again for another month. My first G. pulchra sling(this was a few years ago) disappeared for more than 3 months once. Others have had theirs go even longer. I know it is not very exciting but that's what you might be in for. Not all are as bad as my G. pulchras though but they will all disappear for a time. Not much to do when they go under but sit and wait .. or feed another T! Now you know why most keepers don't just have a few!
my B.vagans sling is my favourite atm. Opportunitic eater wich means it will eat anytime it has the chance no matter what u give it(which is very cool ) it grows preety fast( from 1/4of an inch to 3.something in 5 months) cool coloration get a descent size, and in my case it flicks hair preety often and even has a preety G*y threat posture but its fun to watch.Its a preety docile spider, unless its in pre or post molt(thats the only time i see the defensive mode mentioned above).
I love this one
) it grows preety fast( from 1/4of an inch to 3.something in 5 months) cool coloration get a descent size, and in my case it flicks hair preety often and even has a preety G*y threat posture but its fun to watch.Its a preety docile spider, unless its in pre or post molt(thats the only time i see the defensive mode mentioned above).I love this one
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Congrats!!! I like the brachys, but you'll find the versicolor to be a bit more entertaining. Both my smithi and my P. irmina molted this week. The smithi just molted outright, and away from her hide. But the irminia holed up in a burrow for a week, and left me a peresent this morning....I was pretty worried about it because it hadn't eaten since I got it 2 weeks ago. So there's something anecdotal for you regarding your molting T.
Right on Xsyorra! I've had my versicolor sling long enough to check it out, and I'm liking the fact that, like a parrot, it has localized its territory within its enclosure and doesn't stray far from it, staying pretty much put - and the good news is that the "perch" it has chosen is atop the artificial leaf at the top of the set-up that Paul Becker so graciously created for me, in full view and suitable for observing. And Paul says it's diurnal, and more likely to remain visible in the daytime. Maybe I should have gone with arboreals from the get-go! :razz: