Sling Appreciation Thread

[zsiciarz]

Aspinochilus rufus

• zsiciarz
• Feb 21, 2025
• 2
• arboreal old world phormingochilus phormingochilus sp rufus rufus

L1 sling named Dalek.

 

[MediterraneanSpiderDaddy1]

Easily one of my favorite species. I had a female which unfortunately passed due to a failed molt, but then I got this sling as a freebie and she's as entertaining as the old one was. Awesome feeding response, interesting tunnel designs, pretty blue feet. A must have species IMHO.


My C. elegans were very reclusive as slings. But the adult female is often out of her hide.

Z,

I got an I. mira on a whim last year because a vendor had it for $20. Gorgeous little spider. I’ve been in the hobby a long time and oddly enough had never heard of it and Baboon Ts are my most favorite T.

She is thriving, but I’m unsure if she has had a molt yet or not. She has a pretty dope den built. You seem to have an affinity for them so I ask you this:

In your experience, have you been able to get an idea on their stages and what they look like? My best guess with mine is she is a late juvenile/early sub adult. She is roughly 2” DLS. She is the smallest T I have ever had. I’ll post some recent pics of her if it helps. Thanks for the input.

 

[zsiciarz]

In your experience, have you been able to get an idea on their stages and what they look like? My best guess with mine is she is a late juvenile/early sub adult. She is roughly 2” DLS. She is the smallest T I have ever had. I’ll post some recent pics of her if it helps. Thanks for the input.

I'd say she still has some room to grow if she's a female. A male could hook out with the next molt at this size. My specimens usually didn't throw out their exuviae, but they definitely molted and put on some size every time.

 

[FatBadBay]

My pet hole doesn't know it's supposed to be a pet hole.

 

[Mushusmum]

Grammostola pulchripes
Balie only comes out if I tell her to lol hopefully as this little one

 

[zsiciarz]

Harpactira namaquensis

• zsiciarz
• Mar 18, 2025
• fossorial harpactira harpactira namaquensis namaquensis old world

Mistake Not..., my H. namaquensis sling.

Eucratoscelus pachypus

• zsiciarz
• Mar 18, 2025
• 2
• eucratoscelus eucratoscelus pachypus fossorial old world pachypus

These slings are chonky even right after a molt, hah. She raised her butt in defense a bit like...

Aspinochilus rufus

• zsiciarz
• Mar 18, 2025
• 1
• arboreal old world phormingochilus phormingochilus sp rufus rufus

Sometimes there is a spider coming out of the hole. Sometimes there isn't.

 

[goofyGoober99]

Harpactira namaquensis

• zsiciarz
• Mar 18, 2025
• fossorial harpactira harpactira namaquensis namaquensis old world

Mistake Not..., my H. namaquensis sling.

Eucratoscelus pachypus

• zsiciarz
• Mar 18, 2025
• 2
• eucratoscelus eucratoscelus pachypus fossorial old world pachypus

These slings are chonky even right after a molt, hah. She raised her butt in defense a bit like...

Aspinochilus rufus

• zsiciarz
• Mar 18, 2025
• 1
• arboreal old world phormingochilus phormingochilus sp rufus rufus

Sometimes there is a spider coming out of the hole. Sometimes there isn't.

The third one looks like a little goth cactus
So incredibly adorable

 

[WolfieKate]

I have a few slings now, I think they’re fascinating. Still firmly in the top spot is my H Chillensis who has moulted 3 times so far. And it still in my tiniest pot. In close second place is my D Rufoniger who is thriving despite only have seven legs and me getting a refund for the missing limb.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Baby a genic.

 

[zsiciarz]

Baby a genic.

All hail!
And one of my slings that appeared on the surface.

Anqasha sp. blue

• zsiciarz
• Mar 30, 2025
• 1
• new world terrestrial

L2 sling. A few weeks after molting she dug a shallow burrow and now she usually stays in there.

 

[HeathKort]

Davus Panama. Laurie the Lava Tarantula. Not seen it much but’s coming out more now after a moult. View attachment 489890

Hi. Have sling arriving next week... have the right enclosure, its only 1/2'' wanted to know about the substate, like the humidity etc?

 

[WolfieKate]

Hi. Have sling arriving next week... have the right enclosure, its only 1/2'' wanted to know about the substate, like the humidity etc?

I just rehoused mine as it‘s an inch plus now. It’s in pre-molt again. I kept it terrestrially so dryish substrate, size appropriate water bowl and a mist a few drops on the moss. Worm portions and cricket legs. Now it’s an inch it can eat a whole small mealworm. It likes digging so some decent substrate it can have a dig in and I had a tiny piece of cork bark it made a burrow underneath where it hid. Hope it goes well. It was an expensive but well formed sling and it’s been worth it. Pictured after last molt in old deli cup.