obt info please:)

[mark and marley]

i found an exotic store that carries em.ill be picking up a sling tomorrow.they said they are a lil bit bigger than a quarter.i have a 5.5 gallon.i was gonna let it sit normally long ways since its small right now.should i put it sideways or as is?ive read they are semi arboreal.or should i just keep it in a deli cup til it gets bigger?

ive read about their natural habitats and from that i was gonna mix some peat moss or eco earth with sand.im gonna put in some tree root looking branches on one side so it has opportunities to web a retreat under the "root" and above the "root",a longer three armed branch to sit in the background across the back of viv and some deep enough substrate in case it wants to burrow.i was also going to put in a couple of flat rocks stacked with some smaller rocks around it on kind of a sloped sub to mimic nature.sound good?
my room temp sits anywhere between 79 and 84f.i read temps for them should be between 75 and 80f.would i have a problem or would it be perfect?
im reading mixed things on humidity,some say 60-70 and some say they like it dry.where they come from its arid so dry?like 30-50%,only humidity causing is the waterdish?
i keep scorpions and have experience with the fast, venomous arachnids but ts are new to me and im ready for this beautiful aggressive punk.
oh and when i go id rather have a female because i read they get bigger and live longer.is that true?i wouldnt be able to determine gender til its adult,right?

any and all suggestions,comments and info welcome.thanks in advance.

[Boanerges]

i found an exotic store that carries em.ill be picking up a sling tomorrow.they said they are a lil bit bigger than a quarter.i have a 5.5 gallon.i was gonna let it sit normally long ways since its small right now.should i put it sideways or as is?ive read they are semi arboreal.or should i just keep it in a deli cup til it gets bigger? Definitely leave it in it's deli cup until it gets bigger or get a mini critter keeper to put it in. That 5 gallon is going to be waaaaaaay to big for an inch and a half size sling.

ive read about their natural habitats and from that i was gonna mix some peat moss or eco earth with sand.im gonna put in some tree root looking branches on one side so it has opportunities to web a retreat under the "root" and above the "root",a longer three armed branch to sit in the background across the back of viv and some deep enough substrate in case it wants to burrow.i was also going to put in a couple of flat rocks stacked with some smaller rocks around it on kind of a sloped sub to mimic nature.sound good? Sand sticks to T's and can get into or clog up the book lungs from what I have read. I would never use sand personally even if it is mixed. But you can look into some more and do what you think is best.
my room temp sits anywhere between 79 and 84f.i read temps for them should be between 75 and 80f.would i have a problem or would it be perfect? Temps are fine. The warmer it is the faster they will grow.
im reading mixed things on humidity,some say 60-70 and some say they like it dry.where they come from its arid so dry?like 30-50%,only humidity causing is the waterdish? My OBT set up is dry but the natural humidity where I am is high. Mine is doing quite fine.
i keep scorpions and have experience with the fast, venomous arachnids but ts are new to me and im ready for this beautiful aggressive punk.
oh and when i go id rather have a female because i read they get bigger and live longer.is that true? This is true but a quarter sized T will be unsexed. i wouldnt be able to determine gender til its adult,right? OBT's are hard to sex venterally. At around 3" or so you should be able to see on the molt if you have a male or female.

any and all suggestions,comments and info welcome. Mine was about your size when I got it. I used a mini critter keeper, coco fiber substrate and gallon milk cap as a water dish. I put a hide in there also. My OBT has since webbed up everything in the hide and made his/her own entrances and such. If it is out at the slightest disturbance it runs back into it's hide. Makes cleaning, feeding, watering and such a piece of cake to do. thanks in advance.

[Alexandra V]

I tried to answer to this thread must've been a million times but I'm on my phone and it kept messing up

Boanerges gave you tip top advice, as always I also recommend against the sand, it isn't necessary and can cause problems either caking up in the book lungs or in the mouth parts. You can offer a small shallow water dish, and may want to wet the substrate every now and then because you live in a pretty dry climate, but you shouldn't have problems with humidity, around 50% or a bit lower should be just fine.

Great choice!

[mark and marley]

great advice Boanerges.just what i was looking for.ill keep the sand out of the equation and keep it in a deli cup or put it in this small critter carrier i was keeping crickets in.im gonna need a bigger container to hold more crickets or just raise some dubias.

for substrate then?eco earth or peat moss or a mix?

[Alexandra V]

great advice Boanerges.just what i was looking for.ill keep the sand out of the equation and keep it in a deli cup or put it in this small critter carrier i was keeping crickets in.im gonna need a bigger container to hold more crickets or just raise some dubias.

for substrate then?eco earth or peat moss or a mix?

I'd vote eco earth because they tend to like burrowing, and well compacted eco earth works very well for burrowing. I can't say the same for peat moss. If you want though, you could always do a mix of them (just mostly eco earth to retain some structural strength when they burrow).

[Boanerges]

great advice Boanerges.just what i was looking for.ill keep the sand out of the equation and keep it in a deli cup or put it in this small critter carrier i was keeping crickets in.im gonna need a bigger container to hold more crickets or just raise some dubias.

for substrate then?eco earth or peat moss or a mix?

I personally use eco earth for all my T's. Peat moss is fine also but I just don't personally like it. No need really in mixing the two though IMO.

This has nothing to do with the OBT and just me rambling: If you wanted more humidity you could mix vermiculite with either the eco earth or peat moss. I have tried that too a few times (not with my OBT) and didn't like doing that either really and always ended up switching back to just straight up eco earth. The straight up room humidity the T's are in now is reading 73-75%. I never have an issue with humidity really except for maybe in the winter. I have too keep an eye out for mold because of the humidity.

[mark and marley]

keeping it in a deli or critter keeper also gives me more time to design its 5.5gallon more intricately.
i think ill just stick to eco earth.

the hygro for my room is saying 41% so i could imagine a water dish would raise the enclosures humidity to at least 50%,would that be good?
oh water dish,do i want something shallow,deep with gravel,big enough for the t to fit in?
i got an arrowhead water jug(size of a gatorade lid)ready for the sling.ahhh im seeing in vids their water dishes are just the same as scorps 8).

[Boanerges]

keeping it in a deli or critter keeper also gives me more time to design its 5.5gallon more intricately.
i think ill just stick to eco earth.

the hygro for my room is saying 41% so i could imagine a water dish would raise the enclosures humidity to at least 50%,would that be good?
oh water dish,do i want something shallow,deep with gravel,big enough for the t to fit in?
i got an arrowhead water jug(size of a gatorade lid)ready for the sling.ahhh im seeing in vids their water dishes are just the same as scorps 8).

Use a cleaned out water bottle cap, milk jug cap or something of the likes as a water dish for now considering it's size.

[mark and marley]

i cant wait!

[mark and marley]

aaaaallright i got my obt sling.he/she is sitting in a critter carrier with a piece of cork bark and a branch on some peat moss.the peat moss looks basicly like eco earth to me.they claimed eco earth would get in their book lung.i dont see how as they both look the freaking same.soil.

i also picked up an a.brockahursti sling. the dude had no idea how to spell the scientific name or knowledge of its common name but had the description and pic of its adult form so i figured hey ill grab this sling to.any info on the a.brock would help greatly even if just the correct name and spelling.thank you.