that was really a big unboxing, very exciting. You put a lot of effort in your videos, I like that. Enjoy your slings and hopefully they will grow into beautiful tarantulas (although I like jumping spiders much more, they are cute and funny and there is probably much more going on in there head ☺)
Cool video! Interesting to see the differences in colourings/markings. Will the new arrivals all grow to a similar size? How many times will they need to be re-homed along the way? 🤔
Hey! Great questions 😊. Alright, so this is something I plan to keep people upto date with as they molt and grow. Different species grow at different rates and dramatically change in appearance as they grow on. I have different dwarf species that will grow to approx 6-8cm... some other terestrial and arboreal that will grow upto and around 12-15cm and one's that will grow to between 22 and 25cm.... so there's some beasts in the collection. Bit they will take years to grow so it will be a slow but rewarding journey 🙂 Some species will grow much faster and will be almost maxed out in a year.... it varies that much 😄
I keep my slings in a super small cup to make it easier for them to find/catch their prey...Why do you keep them in a big cup if I may ask? I'm just curious because I'm pretty new in the hobby, I like to learn different methods (and the why) 😊
hey, and thanks for the comment 😄. The size I typically use is 5x5x10cm for the majority of my slings, and I have not found any feeding issues from using this size. Ts can feel vibrations on the webs that they construct, so i drop a food item on the webbing near to them, and they will typically just pounce straight on it. One of the main reasons I use this size is to avoid the unnecessary hopping from cup to cup to cup, which has the potential of stressing the slings out. This way, they can just settle in and grow. My dwarf species, or any slings I receive that are less than 1cm do start in smaller sized housing though... 5x5x5cm or less 🙂. Hope this answers your questions 😁
Hi iv just found your channel and the ts are so beautiful and the set ups
Welcome!
and thankyou 😄
Dwarf slings are so tiny 😂 but at least they grow faster. Great video
they are so teeny 😄 Thankyou! :)
Nice video, some lovely slings you got there.
Thankyou 😄
that was really a big unboxing, very exciting. You put a lot of effort in your videos, I like that. Enjoy your slings and hopefully they will grow into beautiful tarantulas (although I like jumping spiders much more, they are cute and funny and there is probably much more going on in there head ☺)
Thankyou 🙂!
Comments like this let me know that my content is heading in the right direction 😄
Cool video! Interesting to see the differences in colourings/markings. Will the new arrivals all grow to a similar size? How many times will they need to be re-homed along the way? 🤔
Hey! Great questions 😊. Alright, so this is something I plan to keep people upto date with as they molt and grow. Different species grow at different rates and dramatically change in appearance as they grow on.
I have different dwarf species that will grow to approx 6-8cm... some other terestrial and arboreal that will grow upto and around 12-15cm and one's that will grow to between 22 and 25cm.... so there's some beasts in the collection. Bit they will take years to grow so it will be a slow but rewarding journey 🙂
Some species will grow much faster and will be almost maxed out in a year.... it varies that much 😄
Kyia, it means sky diamond
Thankyou! I've been patiently waiting for this T to have a name 😄. Also, thank you for picking something relevant to my other interests.
Kyia it is 👍
I keep my slings in a super small cup to make it easier for them to find/catch their prey...Why do you keep them in a big cup if I may ask? I'm just curious because I'm pretty new in the hobby, I like to learn different methods (and the why) 😊
hey, and thanks for the comment 😄.
The size I typically use is 5x5x10cm for the majority of my slings, and I have not found any feeding issues from using this size. Ts can feel vibrations on the webs that they construct, so i drop a food item on the webbing near to them, and they will typically just pounce straight on it.
One of the main reasons I use this size is to avoid the unnecessary hopping from cup to cup to cup, which has the potential of stressing the slings out.
This way, they can just settle in and grow.
My dwarf species, or any slings I receive that are less than 1cm do start in smaller sized housing though... 5x5x5cm or less 🙂.
Hope this answers your questions 😁