I got a new sling!!

I went to the rep show last weekend and found a little B. emilia!!!! That is a Mexican redleg tarantula. I have been trying to get one of these for about a year but they are very popular so they sell very quickly. I'm so excited!!!!

I got to say congrats even though spiders arn't my thing. Glad you found and were able to get what you wanted

Congrats, Mina!

Congrats!


Slings are crack-a-licious. What vendor?

Congrats!! There's nothin like pulling out the vile, and getting a headache looking for the new little bugger. I just got 3 B. smithi and 3 A. versicolor a couple weeks ago. Size? Any pics!? :D

-Evan

yes pics please :D i love tarantulas i have 3 myself
a Redknee B.smithi , a curly hair B.albopilosum and a Salmon pink L.parahybana :) i love em all

Steveo - How big is your salmon pink? I have one I raised from a sling that is ready for its big enclosure!

We also picked up a smithi sling last show for Hunter - our youngest.


This may call for a collective sling-pic thread hmmm

Congrats!

Its about 3/4 of an inch, and I will post pics as soon as the hubby gets back from his trip with the camera.

Is sling a word for baby spider? I'm lost :(

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Originally Posted by Kilo

Is sling a word for baby spider? I'm lost :(

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Not so lost....it IS a word for baby spider. :P

Sling be slang for spiderling

Ok awesome! Thanks! Next question: I want to purchase a sling that is not going to hurt me and that does not throw any hairs out of it's body (mexican red knee) or do anything crazy like that. I have a fears of spiders and I want to overcome it by purchasing one. Any suggestions?

There are a few that might do well for you but the two I might be biased to reccomend because they are pretty laid back:

Rosehair
Chaco Golden knee

They are pretty trundly tarantulas and not prone to bolt off like greased lightning (just don't blow on them!) and also generally not prone to kicking hairs. Wife has a rosehair at her office and 2 of our boys have their own as well. If it's any testament to their being a good first spider my wife used to be terrified and revolted at the prospect of having big hairy spiders in the house. Since that time she asked for the rosehair and a setup to be her mothers day present hehehe.

What about a blue Cobalt?

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What about a blue Cobalt?

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Heh.


Not recommended! Strenuously even.

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Heh.


Not recommended! Strenuously even.

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Ok you confused me... what do you mean by that lol. :)

I mean if you want something that will

"help you overcome your fear of spiders"
"not hurt me"
"not do anything crazy"

haplopelma is probably not the species to fill those requirements.


chilean rose hair - grammastola rosea
chaco golden knee - grammastola aureostriata
brazilian black - grammastola pulchra

would be far calmer, slower and less nasty

Ok cool thanks man. I will probably ask the local pet store to find me a chilean rose hair. How big do they get?

4-5"

They are among the most readily available T so should not be too hard to find (unlike the g.pulchura which I am still trying to get my hands on) and pretty inexpensive. They are terrestrial, easy to care for in terms of humidity requirements, not prone to becoming a "pet hole" by burrowing and never coming out, pretty docile T's.

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Sling be slang for spiderling

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Really? Huh...I always assumed it was some word used for some group of spiders...like boids to snakes...slings to spiders.

Learn somefin' everyday...

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Steveo - How big is your salmon pink? I have one I raised from a sling that is ready for its big enclosure!

We also picked up a smithi sling last show for Hunter - our youngest.


This may call for a collective sling-pic thread hmmm

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shes a monster and over 10 years old now :D , for some reason thou she hates bugs , locusts , crickets mealies etc , all she will eat is mice and nothing else her leg span on her last shed measured 8 inches
heres some pics of her taken last year , there the most recent i have atm
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...salmonpink.jpg
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...s/DSCF0359.jpg

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What about a blue Cobalt?

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Not recommended at all. While it will not kick hairs (it's old world, it has no urticating hairs), it is an obligate burrower species. If it's not able to create a proper burrow, you end up with a stressed out spider which greatly shortens its lifespan. It will spend almost all of it's time in it's burrow, so you'll never see it. Also, old world tarantulas have stronger venom, are more defensive, and are NOT considered as any sort of handling species. (Some people handle them, but we're talking about very experienced keepers here and generally it's only the arboreals that are handled).

I concur with Smulkin's recommendations. Brachy's tend to kick hair more.

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Is sling a word for baby spider? I'm lost :(

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I'm sorry!! Yes. Sling is a contradiction of spiderling, which became s'ling, and now most people who are into tarantulas don't bother with the apostophe anymore. Just so you know as well, we rarely spell out tarantula, we just say T.

Steveo, that spider is stunning!!!!! Have you ever bred her? I have two, one is about 4 inches and the other is about 2 1/2 inches. I love them. They are great, active, don't hide much, although both of mine are big earth movers, and they eat like crazy.

Kilo, I second the idea of either a Chilean rosehair, I love them, I have 4, or a chaco golden knee, I have 3 of them. The chaco gets bigger than the rosehair, up to 8 inches, and is a little more active. You can't go wrong with either one.

Nope never bred her :( can never seem to find a male , there were none at the last expo i went to and my local reptile store hasnt had any salmon pinks in for ages , im on the look out thou might look online for one.

kilo
i wouldnt go for a cobalt blue if i were you , they are very beautiful spiders one of the best imo but for a beginner there not so good , besides being very aggressive they need high humidity and ample room to burrow , most of time with these spiders it looks like to have a pet hole lol you hardly ever see them , plus there bite packs a punch