Tarantulas and Spiders

[Mike41793]

Sorry Rich I got the handicap one! Haha.
Mike 3 of them molted in the straws!

Awesome! Yea take good care of that one lil one with the missing leg. I felt bad for him and thought about keeping him but was in the packing zone and knew one of you would help him out.

I think thats them going into 3rd instar... Not positive though.

Rich, that container looks HUGE for that lil spider lol.

[Mephibosheth1]

Your compoun comment made me think....

It seems like y'all are getting TONS of spiders at a time...is there a high mortality rate, or are you getting them to trade/sell later??

It just blows my mind when I hear about "I just got 25 slings" lol

[3skulls]

2 molts and the leg should be back to normal.

I don't like to buy spiders unless I'm getting them in groups. I'm ruined :o
At smaller sizes you will loose some.
I would guess that 1 out of 100 might die on me. But when working in high numbers its just bound to happen now and again. That's why they have 100s in a sac.

Mike
It's a 1/2 gallon jar. A little room to move around but these grow quick and get big.
The less transfers I have to do the better. I have my pederseni in them as well.

[Mephibosheth1]

So should I buy more than one if I get one at the expo (or from you for that matter)??

[BFE Pets]

They will do fine. I've got a couple with a leg or two missing.

I may need some advice on caring for 1st instar babies. I'm working on a deal for some C. fasciatums! I've never cared for any that young and don't wanna screw it up! I normally wouldn't go for any that young but obese offered a few as freebies on a breeder loan so I figured if I'm already gonna have some inlay as well get some more! Lol

Anyone know where to get some goliath bird eater slings or small juvies at a fair price?

[BFE Pets]

So should I buy more than one if I get one at the expo (or from you for that matter)??

If you buy slings its never a bad idea to get more than 1 incase something happens then you aren't as bummed out about it cause you still have one. Lol. Most of us at highly addicted and buy bulk lots to sell and trade so we can afford to grow our personal collections without spending a fortune. Most people that buy slings aren't coining to just have 1 they are getting them for the same reasons as us or to grow them up in hopes to one day breed them. That's just my opinion.

[3skulls]

Buying one is fine. Hell I only had one for 20 years before I went nuts. :o

1i you'll need to make an incubator and keep them together until they molt to 2i

I have pics in this thread somewhere with the A. hentzi.

Pretty much two deli cups full of coconut fiber. Place those on top of 6-7 layers of paper towels in a 6q tub with a lid. Spray everything down really good.

[carlson]

First time molting out in the open. Least it better just be molting!haha ill try getting a pic afterward
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[Mephibosheth1]

I have a month before the expo, so I'm trying to get my "spiders in a row"

What should I be looking for in a spider guy at the expo?? I don't want to buy from a weirdo or anything...

[3skulls]

Awesome carlson!!
98% on their back its a molt. Keep us update. Man she has been busy :p and thanks for the like.

Meph, look for someone that looks like he/she knows what's going on. Some reptile guys only have spiders from a trade and don't know much about them.