You're not kidding! I have an OBT sling and I check on it 5 times a day lol. I've had it over 5 weeks and it's abdomen is HUGE. Why isn't it molting yet!?!? haha.
I paid 29 bucks total for B. vagans sling kit. You can always send her an email and ask about that too. She might help you if you're only buying a separate sling kit plus T that's not on the special. Plus, it will total it up for you before you purchase if you're using paypal or credit/debit. Click the item you want and see what happens when you click check out. Just don't click pay now until you know for sure how much it's going to be.
Thanks! Should I use any old pill vial? And would I have to clean it with something?
I don't have experience with that. I don't know if it would be a good idea to use an old used pill vial. An unused pill vial would probably be good. I just tried (as an experiment) to add a spiderling plus a spiderling kit (not the special) and it didn't add any extra shipping so you should be able to order them both.
Yes thanks but I have my eye on one of the spiderlings that come with the kit. And I just saw a video on how to ship spiderlings and he was using a yellow pill vial, most likely had, well obviously, medication. So i'm not sure..
I suppose you could but you would have to clean it very well. It would be best to use a brand new one to ensure there aren't any chemicals that your sling could ingest IMO.
I've never seen one in person :/ . In the pictures I have seen they look awesome when they start to get their colors. But, I've read they are often in their burrows and don't come out too often. Maybe before you order it, you should write a list about what you really want in a T and then research it. Some T's might look awesome but you'll hardly ever see them.
Yeah I think I will go to a pharmacy for the pill bottle. But first I need the spiderlingI've never seen one in person :/ . In the pictures I have seen they look awesome when they start to get their colors. But, I've read they are often in their burrows and don't come out too often. Maybe before you order it, you should write a list about what you really want in a T and then research it. Some T's might look awesome but you'll hardly ever see them.
I hear you on the low funds. Hmmm, maybe you can ask your local pharmacy for a free unused pill bottle? It's worth a shot. They can just say no. Wont kill ya. You can tell them why you want it. Chances are, the second you say you want to keep a baby spider in it they will probably just throw it at you and want you to go away
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That first statement was directed at B. vagans fyi
And hmm..mostly in it's burrow. I want a somewhat active spider, i'm going to want to hold it a lot, i'll have to restrain myself. But I want a tarantula that comes out somewhat often. I thought all people with spiders were freaks.I was a freak long before I got a spiderYeah I think I will go to a pharmacy for the pill bottle. But first I need the spiderling
Thanks, and here I was thinking i'd receive no help >
. There's plenty of help on this forum, you just have to sift through the threads to find it.
Yeah, I keep bothering you. Haha, but one last question, do you recommend any spider that is active? Comes out of it's burrow, makes webs, goes a long being a tarantula etc.?I was a freak long before I got a spider
Honestly, I don't have much experience. I can tell you what I have read on this forum and from the few people I talk to who have T's. I read that LP's are very active and get very large. They also grow pretty fast, maturing in 2-4 years, maybe even less. They aren't very colorful but they do a lot of moving around. I don't think most of them are docile enough to be handled, but there are always exceptions. B. smithi and B. emilia are very well known to be docile and easily handled. I don't think they are very active though and they grow very slowly. Plus they can be expensive. GBB's are big on webbing and being active but I think they are skittish. There are so MANY T's and so MANY different behaviors that it might be a good idea to do some research. There are a lot of very informed and experienced hobbyist on this forum and it would probably be a good idea to use the search function.
I heard they're not so docile and not that great for handling. Also, i'm just getting into the hobby and don't want one that pricey to die on me. For me, at the moment it is pricey.
Are the RCF hard to find? Wow I'm just full of questions. Haha, i've seen some roseas that are a lot more colorful than others. Some are reddish pink and others are just, brown. I am almost 90% sure i'm getting the A. Metallica, but I don't know. Since it being arboreal worries me some.
GBB's like G. roseas and many other T's for that matter are pretty hard to kill. As long you at least keep a water dish in the tank and keep them at or above 65-70 degrees they will survive. There are exceptions like the swamp dwellers who need a higher humidity or some arboreal T's too.
I almost want to get a swamp dweller just so I can get some isopods and watch them do their thing!