red widow

[swatc1h]

first spider back in the hobby . i was wondering if anyone has had problems with diet and captive breed . i know the other widows are easy but the red widow diet in the wild consist of beetles and they are only found in one state .

 

[darkness975]

first spider back in the hobby . i was wondering if anyone has had problems with diet and captive breed . i know the other widows are easy but the red widow diet in the wild consist of beetles and they are only found in one state .

I haven't kept these yet.

 

[NocturnalSkies]

I’m raising 2 slings now. Out of the 4 slings I had, 2 randomly died and the other 2 are doing very well. They feed on anything I give them really, flies, roaches, moths etc not picky. I’m not sure why the other 2 died but they both died right after a molt, every now and then if they look a little thirst I may give them a very light misting but stress a misting, I don’t think they like high humidity. You can tell if a true spider is thirsty when they look a little droopy. I’m also keeping L. menavodi, which likes a LITTLE more moisture, and I had one red back sling that also unfortunately randomly died. Hoping to find some more soon

 

[swatc1h]

yeah the sling had a similar molt death and two unknown . i was thinking maybe the slings were just to old . scrub sand dry type environment, i keep them dry and i will drop some water on the mesh from time to time . i have seventeen left and so far my oldest that just molted subadult fem and male . lmk .