Rose hair sling care?

[PeanutButter11]

I want to get a rose hair sling but have been finding it hard to find care sheets or videos on them. Does anyone have experience with rose hair slings that would be willing to give me some advice.

 

[viper69]

I want to get a rose hair sling but have been finding it hard to find care sheets or videos on them. Does anyone have experience with rose hair slings that would be willing to give me some advice.

Care sheets KILL tarantulas esp for new owners!!!! Never use them.

Videos are not always great either, a lot of monkey see monkey do!

Search the forum for some stickies we have

 

[PeanutButter11]

Thank you.

 

[Tarantuland]

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Tarantula Sling Husbandry – A Comprehensive Guide

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These links should help...trust the boards not other places. Rose hairs are just like most other slings, deli cup with ventilation holes, dry substrate with a water dish or moist corner. Feed once a week. They're easy but grow slow

 

[LucN]

The links mentioned above are your best resource. I'd wager that Grammostola slings are on the hardy side. Just don't overdo it with moisture and you ought to do fine. Just keep in mind that even slings can fast for weeks or months at a time. Patience is key. Enjoy your journey raising this/these little one(s) and keep us updated on your progress.

 

[jc55]

I want to get a rose hair sling but have been finding it hard to find care sheets or videos on them. Does anyone have experience with rose hair slings that would be willing to give me some advice.

Hello and as said before,educate yourself by reading information and AB has a wealth of information to learn the skills to becoming a responsible owner no matter what tarantula you chose to own or the set up to properly house your tarantula which keeps your tarantula safe and properly cared for.Then you have a bunch of experienced and knowledgeable people here who can answer any questions you might have and did not find searching so enjoy!

 

[viper69]

Thank you.

Sure- the best thing is to read first, then come back with specific questions.

 

[Smotzer]

Also resist the urge to house it in a large enclosure. You abosolutely do not want to be giving a already slow growing Grammostola amble room to burrow and disapear deep for months at a time. If you get it as a sling, house it in a 2-5oz condiment deli cup. Sling care is really no more difficult than an adult it just needs to be housed much smaller and enclosure sizes increasing incrementally overtime with subsequent molts, and providing for this species, as well as other New World slings, a little more moisture as a sling to prevent desiccation before their waxy outer layer of the cuticle forms.

 

[PeanutButter11]

I am looking for an enclosure for my future rose hair sling (I like being prepared) Would a 6”x4”x4” be a good size for a 1” to 2” rose hair sling. I know they take a very long time to grow so should I get that size or get the next size up which is 8”x6”x6”?

 

[sasker]

I think it would be alright for 2" sling, although that would be considered a juvenile. As they grow very slowly, I would not worry about having to rehouse very soon either. The larger enclosure is not necessary, and would be too big for a 1" specimen, IMO.

 

[Neonblizzard]

More easily found information with the search button. 2/3 times the length of the diagonal legspan of the spider is about ok as a rough guide. Any bigger and you reduce prey interaction

 

[Smotzer]

in the other thread you just made, this question could have been posted, but also in that thread you said you were getting a sling. 6x4x4 would be too big for a true sling and what most of the sizes that Grammastola rosea's are sold as. If you get a sling a 2-5oz deli cup would be appropriate.

 

[viper69]

I am looking for an enclosure for my future rose hair sling (I like being prepared) Would a 6”x4”x4” be a good size for a 1” to 2” rose hair sling. I know they take a very long time to grow so should I get that size or get the next size up which is 8”x6”x6”?

The latter is too large. The first one could work.

 

[sasker]

Just another question: why do you choose this species as your first tarantula? Although they have always been advertised as the ideal beginner species, they are not IMO. They grow very slowly and have a very low food requirement as a result. This results in overfeeding to the extent that the tarantula stops eating for months. On top of that, they are becoming harder to find since no adults females are legally exported from Chile anymore. I think this species is an interesting addition to any collection, but there are better species out there to start the hobby with. For example, a Brachypelma/Tlitocatl species. They are slow to moderate growers, and also more interesting/colourful looking. It does not take years before you see some adult colouration if your raise a sling.

 

[PeanutButter11]

Just another question: why do you choose this species as your first tarantula? Although they have always been advertised as the ideal beginner species, they are not IMO. They grow very slowly and have a very low food requirement as a result. This results in overfeeding to the extent that the tarantula stops eating for months. On top of that, they are becoming harder to find since no adults females are legally exported from Chile anymore. I think this species is an interesting addition to any collection, but there are better species out there to start the hobby with. For example, a Brachypelma/Tlitocatl species. They are slow to moderate growers, and also more interesting/colourful looking. It does not take years before you see some adult colouration if your raise a sling.

The reason I am picking this one is because I don’t really care that it grows so slow and it will give me more time to be with it at the different life stages. I am also ok with it not showing the adult colors with very fast. I am
not too worried about it not eating as long as it’s abdomen doesn’t shrink. I should also have added that I already have experience with two jumping spiders. I have had them for nine months now.

I should also say thank you for all the help on this thread I will let you know if I have anymore questions.

 

[Neonblizzard]

Just another question: why do you choose this species as your first tarantula? Although they have always been advertised as the ideal beginner species, they are not IMO. They grow very slowly and have a very low food requirement as a result. This results in overfeeding to the extent that the tarantula stops eating for months. On top of that, they are becoming harder to find since no adults females are legally exported from Chile anymore. I think this species is an interesting addition to any collection, but there are better species out there to start the hobby with. For example, a Brachypelma/Tlitocatl species. They are slow to moderate growers, and also more interesting/colourful looking. It does not take years before you see some adult colouration if your raise a sling.

G. Rosea are lovely spiders, but i have to agree that if you get a sling and that's your only one , you will have died from sheer boredom before it looks even remotely like a tarantula. I would definitely get a T. Albopilosus instead, or maybe both

 

[PeanutButter11]

I would get two if my mom let me. I don’t really want to push her because she doesn’t really like spiders. That is why I picked the rose hair because they take forever to grow. I was also looking at T. Albopilosus when I was trying to choose the type I wanted. If I can show her that she will never have to see it, I might be able to convince her to let me get another. If so it would probably be a T.Albopilosus.

 

[sasker]

T. albopilosus is not by any means a fast grower either, but it is superfast compared to a G. rosea. Depending on how often you feed it, you may get a decently sized juvenile in a about three years. If you picked a slow grower to gently get your mom get used to having a spider in the house, I think a T. albopilosus would do just that. The first two years you will still have quite a small spider on your hands. By then your mother is probably into collecting tarantulas herself

edit: T. albopilosus gets bonus points for looking fluffy and 'cute'. Perfect for getting people over their dislike of spiders.

 

[PeanutButter11]

So I looked up Curly hair care and it seems pretty similar to rose hair care they just need some moisture. Is there anything extra that I should know.

 

[Neonblizzard]

So I looked up Curly hair care and it seems pretty similar to rose hair care they just need some moisture. Is there anything extra that I should know.

They are both the same care as slings, as juveniles and adults some people like to keep their T. Albopilosus with a moist corner of substrate. I personally Just have mine dry with a water dish same as i would with a G.Rosea