User possumfriend's Tarantula Pictures

[possumfriend]

My little A. chalcodes sling! I got them around 1-2 weeks ago. They have just started burrowing in their enclosure, so I am glad to know that they have a place to feel safe (hoping for a molt soon!). This is my first T, so any advice is totally welcome. Thanks all!

 

[SupremeBananus]

Congrats on the new friend! A. Chalcodes are a lovely species

 

[pongdict]

My advice is patience. Aphonopelmas are slow growers. Lovely species though.

 

[greeneyedelle]

CONGRATS!! Soooooo cute. Just forewarning, I have a tiny (literally smaller than half the size of my pinky nail) a. chalcodes sling that hasn't once molted in the months I've had it, and eats so irregularly that it rivals my porteri, so welcome to the game of saint-like patience lol All joking aside, you're gonna do great!

 

[possumfriend]

CONGRATS!! Soooooo cute. Just forewarning, I have a tiny (literally smaller than half the size of my pinky nail) a. chalcodes sling that hasn't once molted in the months I've had it, and eats so irregularly that it rivals my porteri, so welcome to the game of saint-like patience lol All joking aside, you're gonna do great!

thanks so much for this advice! definitely learning from users here to be patient and not freak out haha

 

[Jmadson13]

These are a great first tarantula still one of my favorites

 

[possumfriend]

Here's the setup for my Tliltocatl vagans, Daniel! This is an 8x6x6 acrylic enclosure. I'm trying some live plants, but I don't exactly have a green thumb so we'll see how that goes haha. I plan to add some springtails, but I don't believe they do well in dryer environments? This is my second T, so any advice on my husbandry is totally welcome

 

[SupremeBananus]

It looks great! Love seeing keepers do more than the bare minimum for their Ts.

Just one thing, the substrate looks like cocofiber, or at least the top does. Is it a mix or entirely cocofiber?