Ready to ship?

[Tarantulala]

Is this spider big enough to safely ship? It's a 5th instar Phidippus audax. I heard that people generally wait until the 5th instar to ship, but I wanted to verify first. Thanks!

Woops, here's the pic!

 

[Nicole C G]

Looks old enough.

 

[Tarantulala]

Looks old enough.

Awesome, thanks for replying! They're the smallest kind of pet I own, and I'm wanting them to be as safe as possible. On a related note, what kind of vials should I use to ship them in? Like what size, and where is the best place to get them?

 

[Nicole C G]

I’ve heard most people use ones like these. (With air holes of course) and put some paper towel in there while shipping.

 

[Tarantulala]

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I’ve heard most people use ones like these. (With air holes of course) and put some paper towel in there while shipping.

Okay! I assume Amazon would be a good place to find some like that?

 

[NMTs]

Okay! I assume Amazon would be a good place to find some like that?

Or you could order yourself a bunch of slings and then reuse the vials they come in.

 

[Tarantulala]

Or you could order yourself a bunch of slings and then reuse the vials they come in.

Lol true! I need a ton of vials, though... But maybe I wouldn't mind having 200 slings of various different jumping spider species