My Dream Spider Is Here!

[Teal]

It has been a LONG time coming and I cannot thank Tom Patterson enough for making this dream come true!

Introducing my new Heteropoda davidbowie sling!

 

[Ratmosphere]

Congrats my friend!

 

[NYAN]

It has been a LONG time coming and I cannot thank Tom Patterson enough for making this dream come true!

Introducing my new Heteropoda davidbowie sling!

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These guys are lots of fun! They grow fast too.

 

[Teal]

These guys are lots of fun! They grow fast too.

I have tried other Heteropoda in the past and unfortunately didn't have good luck ): But they were a lot smaller than this fella and I have talked to more people who have had success... so I am hopeful this time!

 

[basin79]

Congratulations!!!!!!!!

 

[basin79]

My tiny Heteropoda lunula has been growing so fast. Moulted again the other day. The 2nd time in a month.

The shed is on the tip of my little finger.

 

[schmiggle]

The legs are almost glass-like at that size. Very beautiful.

 

[Esherman81]

Congrats ..my son wanted one but he got his handful with my 15 true spider he has.

 

[Teal]

Thanks yall!

My tiny Heteropoda lunula has been growing so fast. Moulted again the other day. The 2nd time in a month.

The shed is on the tip of my little finger.

So tiny! I got an H. lunula sling up to just under half an inch before it died on me ): I'm thinking lack of hydration was the case, as I was watering it on schedule with my T slings (every few days). I will be checking on this little guy *every single day* and probably multiple times lol

The legs are almost glass-like at that size. Very beautiful.

It looks like a little glass sculpture! I am in love.

 

[Greasylake]

Make sure to keep the substrate moist. They'll die if they dry out for too long.

 

[Joogvanhedel]

Heteropoda sp are awesome, fast little buggers I have now Heteropoda cf venatoria, Heteropoda dagmara and Heteropoda sp Bejing. Yes there fun to have

 

[Joogvanhedel]

Make sure to keep the substrate moist. They'll die if they dry out for too long.

They also die if its to wet.. Best to give it a big encloser, this way its eazy'r to provide a wet and dryer area. Also give it someting to climb, they need it to molt..

 

[Teal]

Make sure to keep the substrate moist. They'll die if they dry out for too long.

I am pretty sure this is what happened to my lunula... a few days without a misting ):

They also die if its to wet.. Best to give it a big encloser, this way its eazy'r to provide a wet and dryer area. Also give it someting to climb, they need it to molt..

She is in a well ventilated Container Store cube that is good size, so I can provide moisture without the air getting stagnant. It has a vertical bit of bark and a sprig of fake plant

 

[MintyWood826]

Congrats! They look like such a cool species!

 

[WildSpider]

Congratulations! These have seemed like a pretty cool species, especially with that name!

I keep some of my true spiders like I do my T, which is with dry substrate and a bottle cap water dish. This is a good idea with some trues and a bad idea with others. It depends on the species as either they be totally good with it or they can stick to even a drop of water. Has anyone kept this species with a water dish? Did it work for the little guy?

Edit: Usually the ones that stick to the water are on the smaller side. One species I keep with a water dish are my Eratigena atrica.