I made the mistake of getting.....
my first Trantula. I know these are addicting so I guess I need to start saving room and deli cups for them lol Pics soon. It is a.....
Brazilian Salmon Pink Birdeater
(Lasiodora parahybana)
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:carrot::rockon::carrot:
they are beauties! i have a large female salmon pink myself i love em :D
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sav food!:cool: nah, im just kidding, lol. congrats!
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Thanks guys. How long should I let the little dude settle in before feeding? He's like 1/4" at the most
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also, any pictures? sounds like a colorful spider.
sorry. i cant help you with feeding.
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Hey congrats - just finished feeding mine some dubie's!
Mine was about that size when I got it - it took pinhead crickets when I could get them - cricket legs when I could not - very solid feeder. I rehoused my sling pretty soon after I got him as it was in a pretty small vial and feed him about 5 days later.
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mine isn't even hairy yet!!! He is still white with a black abdomen
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That is wonderful!!!! You will love it, I have two and they are great!!
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Originally Posted by Smulkin
Hey congrats - just finished feeding mine some dubie's!
Mine was about that size when I got it - it took pinhead crickets when I could get them - cricket legs when I could not - very solid feeder. I rehoused my sling pretty soon after I got him as it was in a pretty small vial and feed him about 5 days later.
Beautyful!!!
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Not a huge spider fan, but I have to admit they are cool lookin'.
Nice addition!
While you had the camera out, get any recent Sav pics?;)
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Originally Posted by Pork Chops N' Corn Bread
That's an awesome pic...even though spiders creep me out...:O
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Just curious, why do you keep them in such small spaces?
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when they're only a quarter of an inch long it would be almost impossible to keep up with them otherwise, and also very hard for them to find food, etc...
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cool pork!
I didnt realize it was so TINY!!
I read they get up to about 10". Is that true? whoa!!
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Originally Posted by JasonGranger
Just curious, why do you keep them in such small spaces?
We have to. Tarantulas have very poor eyesight, and depend on vibration of the prey moving to find it. If they are in a container that is a whole lot bigger than that, they could starve in a container that had crickets in it, if one didn't cross the spiders path.
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you can feed your slings twice a week... and once they are larger you can go to once a week. ;)
i have about a dozen Ts - just looooooove watching them web up their enclosures and staring at their beauty....
i do think i need more though... my collection needs to grOW :D
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Originally Posted by Mina
We have to. Tarantulas have very poor eyesight, and depend on vibration of the prey moving to find it. If they are in a container that is a whole lot bigger than that, they could starve in a container that had crickets in it, if one didn't cross the spiders path.
Also, tarantulas in the wild don't move very far from their burrows. There are often burrows less than 5 feet away from each other, with one T per burrow in the wild.
