My LP is here! Take a look!

[AmysAnimals]

My lil' guy/gal arrived today. It's so very tiny. I now realize I have to go back to Flightless Fruit Flies to feed this one. -.- I hate those things. Oh well, it will be well worth it in the end! It is so cute! I tried to get it on my hand for a better picture but it did not want to go. I think all the pictures are a little blurry, sorry guys but this one is very tiny! Here it is my LP!

 

[SamuraiSid]

Nice pics.

never tried fruit flies, but they do seem like a pain. Ever try cricket legs?

 

[Drakk]

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! reminds me of my 5 as kiddos =p

 

[catfishrod69]

You wont need FFF. Just pull off a crcket leg, remove the skinny part of the leg, then use a razorblade and cut the larger part in half. If you think he is small, you should see C. elegans 2nd instr . Congats on your little guy.

 

[Masurai]

So cute. I have to quit looking at threads like this, makes me want one so bad lol

 

[grayzone]

follow johns (catfish's) advice. Also, remember that this guy is TINY. im willing to bet sometimes you will look in on it and find the leg still in there but it DID eat, they just cant possibly devour a cricket leg... YET.. just pluck em out the next day, they turn black and stinky quick. One leg a week is plenty

 

[AmysAnimals]

I don't have large crickets I have small crickets for my Purpurea. Would a leg from a small cricket do? Do I just throw it in there or do I need to wiggle it around to get the t's attention?

 

[grayzone]

well.. there is no right or wrong answer really.. start with one small one a week, and if it eats try a second. ID try to fatten that thing up as fast as possible. they get cooler the larger they get lol. at that size i would just toss it in there. the t will scavenge it when its quiet, dark, and comes out of the burrow its surely going to make

 

[RyanW]

That guy doesnt look like it has reached 2nd instar to me. I wouldnt feed it until it molts. It will get a lot darker when it goes from 1st to 2nd instar.

I could be wrong, but thats what it looks like to me.

Ryan

 

[grayzone]

i was kinda thinkin 1st instars too.

 

[RyanW]

Just took a picture of my LP sac. This is the difference between 1st and 2nd instar.

 

[grayzone]

haha.. i always think EWLS and most 1st instars ts look like little spider balloon animals.

 

[AmysAnimals]

So I should wait to feed it till it molts? I kind of thought the same as you two, but again I am still learning. =)

Is there anyway to tell when it might molt? Besides the obvious signs of premolt.

 

[Furret]

what a cutie patootie!

 

[BrettG]

Yep,1st instar...And wow,someone SELLING 1st instars???Unless it was made known to you in the first place,that just seems iffy to me (all my opinion) To me it is not even a successful breeding until they hit 2i......
Just remembered,get that thing back into something small and humid so it does not have any issues molting to 2nd instar.Something in the neighborhood of a 1 oz deli should suffice.

 

[MourningGory]

Just got one of these little guys myself. Not quite as little as yours though. It's soooo tiny and cute!:laugh:

 

[paassatt]

I don't have large crickets I have small crickets for my Purpurea. Would a leg from a small cricket do? Do I just throw it in there or do I need to wiggle it around to get the t's attention?

You don't have to only feed it the legs from a cricket. You can also cut one of your small crickets in half and feed the spider one of the halves. This is what I prefer to do with my tiny ones. I feed them the abdomen half as opposed to the half with the head, because there is more juicy goodness in the abdomen.

 

[AmysAnimals]

Yep,1st instar...And wow,someone SELLING 1st instars???Unless it was made known to you in the first place,that just seems iffy to me (all my opinion) To me it is not even a successful breeding until they hit 2i......
Just remembered,get that thing back into something small and humid so it does not have any issues molting to 2nd instar.Something in the neighborhood of a 1 oz deli should suffice.

hmm well, I KNEW how tiny it was so I was pretty aware of what I was getting into. I just really didn't know it was a 1st instar. She did not say, though I am okay with that. The person who I bought it from is reputable and I buy from her always, so I trust her with the T's.

 

[AmysAnimals]

My little LP

So I THINK my little LP burrowed finally but I am not sure. I don't see any signs of burrowing, but it is very small so it probably didnt leave any tracks. I am hoping it is burrowed. I don't see how it could have escaped seeing as the holes are VERRRY tiny. -.- I hope it molts soon so I can see it. lol

 

[mmfh]

Good luck! I'd be terrified to deal with anything that small.