I am aware of the risks and level of attetion i need to keep the obt, ive never had an ow species, but hey, price is right and i gotta start somewhere lol im definetly going to be extra careful with that one, ive seen how they can be, and im gonna try to find some deli cups then
I already have a catch cup ready for (hopefully) her, and i plan on doing all maintenance in a bin i use to hold my snakes, in case she decides to bolt she wont go anywhere. And I might stop by taco bell and ask for a couple lol thanks
This is how I do it too.
Another peice of advise i have is when you have to rehouse your OBT, rehouse it in an oversized enclosure. I do this to minimize the number of times you have to rehouse it.
Will they scavenge on dead prey? Thats my only concern now. And i have some jungle mix left, its kinda moist but i think i could use it, what enclosure should i get for something so small as a 1/2 inch? Pill jar?
Whats the size of that sling?
Im fairly new to the hobby and i bought a OBT last week. The sling is about 2.5cm legspan and im using a plastic soup container. Imo dont make it too hard for yourself. Buy something cheap and poke some holes. I would recommend a somewhat bigger enclosure for the OBT then the rest. But be careful the OBT is very fast!
In that picture my B. Hamorii was about 1 inch
Okay so the OBT is gonna be half of that, I think I can manage, this is one animal I'm not gonna get comfortable around, because when you do you leave your guard down and I'm not looking forward to full body cramps, nope
Luckily, the seller is gonna send me some deli containers as well, thats really nice if her, what do you feed your sling?
The price is always right and will always be. They're one of the cheapest, most given away species in the hobby. OBT is a horrible choice for a first OW for many reasons. First, they grow incredibly fast, gaining size quickly and almost instantly going from an easy sling to deal with to exceedingly defensive juvenile. They're also very fast and are willing to run, making them escape artists. On top of that, its hard to learn from a species that is this reclusive, so even though they're blaze orange, they are still excellent hiders....the bigger they get, the less you see them. I never see my AF...well maybe twice a year.
All slings will scavenge dead prey....but at 1", none of them should require it....even at half that size an OBT will make kills just fine.
It will be nearly full grown within a year
P. murinus is in the top five of cheapest spiders in the hobby. In fact, I can't think of a cheaper spider. Slings literally sell for a couple dollars at expos. My last purchase from a dealer came with three free ones. There were half a dozen better places to start (that you would have actually had more fun with). If kept properly, P. murinus is typically a pet hole that you'll see very rarely.
Best of luck to you and your spider.I'm aware of their growth rate, and I know I wont get to see her that much, but one of the reasons I wanna keep this species is because of how much they web up, specially the adults, I find it very interesting how they make their tunnels. And saying the price is right was just an expression, because it is actually a freebie coming with the other two slings, I will definetly take lots of precautions, im not even going to fully open the deli cup lol just a little so i can do whateber i need to doIt will be nearly full grown within a year
Heads up. Newbies always end up saying that the reputation P. murinus carries is overblown. They are very skittish as slings/juvies and will almost always prefer to run and hide rather than fight. Then randomly after a molt around the 3" mark they get extremely defensive and will actively chase down intruders. Don't get compliant because your tarantula seems to be docile.
P. murinus is in the top five of cheapest spiders in the hobby. In fact, I can't think of a cheaper spider. Slings literally sell for a couple dollars at expos. My last purchase from a dealer came with three free ones. There were half a dozen better places to start (that you would have actually had more fun with). If kept properly, P. murinus is typically a pet hole that you'll see very rarely.
Regardless, please do your research. You say that you have, but the disregard for their growth rate and saying that "the price is right" tells me otherwise.
And now for an anecdotal story. I'm currently in the process of rehousing half a dozen M. balfouri - a much more docile, slower, and compliant baboon. They're an easy baboon to care for, but a "slow baboon" is like saying a "slow Ferrari". They're still fast, but not nearly as fast as a P. murinus. I had two escape on me during rehouses ten minutes ago. I caught them and all is well, but the point is that I'm not new to this and they still escaped. And now I go back to rehousing the blue meanies
If you like web tunnels, the greenbottle blue (Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens) or even Neoholothele incei would have made a better choice for a new keeper. Bonus points for the GBB, since it also orange and blue.
I was just about to type the above, nice
If you end up doing well with it, you'll at least have gotten a decent crash course at one of the more advanced species in the hobby, good luck!