Tips for raising spiderlings.

[Nap Robenta]

Hi everyone my friend noticed that i've been watching tarantula feeding videos and so decided to give me 7 spiderlings as pets: 3 Ceratogyrus darlingi, 2 Tliltocatl albopilosum, a Brachypelma auratum and a Grammastola Rosea. All of them are basically newly hatched slings.​

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I have been researching like crazy on how to take care of tarantulas. However, i would still like to ask if you guys have any tips on: feeding routine, watering, enclosure maintenance and basically all the things you think that a beginner like me in the hobby should be aware of.​

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Thank you in advance!​

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[EvilTrailMix]

Do you have pictures of the spiderlings and their enclosures? Hopefully they're all at least 2nd instar. I use plastic snack cups for most of my tiny slings, and add ventilation holes using a thumbtack. The species you've mentioned do well when kept dry as adults, but when they're very small, I keep part of the substrate damp at all times for slings. You can provide a small, shallow water dish as well, if you can fit one in the enclosure.

Cricket drumsticks work well for tiny slings, as do cricket parts, mealworm parts, or tiny pinhead crickets or roaches. I hate crickets, so I use pinhead lateralis roaches, or I smash a roach and let them scavenge feed. Remove any uneaten food after about 12 hours to prevent mold. It's not necessary to feed on a strict schedule, but once a week is usually a good timeframe for small slings. If the abdomen is fat, don't worry if the spider refuses food. You're going to need patience for the Brachypelma and Grammostola slings, as they grow very slowly!

 

[moricollins]

https://arachnoboards.com/threads/tarantula-information-for-beginners-and-more.318718/

https://tomsbigspiders.com/2016/08/26/tarantula-sling-husbandry/

 

[Nap Robenta]

Do you have pictures of the spiderlings and their enclosures? Hopefully they're all at least 2nd instar. I use plastic snack cups for most of my tiny slings, and add ventilation holes using a thumbtack. The species you've mentioned do well when kept dry as adults, but when they're very small, I keep part of the substrate damp at all times for slings. You can provide a small, shallow water dish as well, if you can fit one in the enclosure.

Cricket drumsticks work well for tiny slings, as do cricket parts, mealworm parts, or tiny pinhead crickets or roaches. I hate crickets, so I use pinhead lateralis roaches, or I smash a roach and let them scavenge feed. Remove any uneaten food after about 12 hours to prevent mold. It's not necessary to feed on a strict schedule, but once a week is usually a good timeframe for small slings. If the abdomen is fat, don't worry if the spider refuses food. You're going to need patience for the Brachypelma and Grammostola slings, as they grow very slowly!

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Thank you for this!!! Yes my friend said that they are 2nd instar, i will try to take a picture of them later. Again thank you very much for your insight!