Well, that is all I pretty much need. Thank you so much for the time to give me this. I can't help but check on it if it is okay in its new enclosure but I don't shine light directly on it and I also do not open the enclosure knowing that these are speed demons. I refill the water dish using a syringe into a vent hole. As I am suspecting it to molt soon, I am not that eager to feed it as it still has a big abdomen. Well, I may need luck with this one. I pray that it is as hardy as my other Ts although I have a GBB and a genic in my casualty list already.Well what's done is done. Unfortunately all I can really help you with all that much is the care/husbandry part. Care is pretty much identical to that of all Psalmopoeus species. Arboreal-set up, good cross-ventilation, can be kept more moist than Avics, all they really need is a water dish but if you're really insistent about misting, just don't overdo it and make sure you have adequate ventilation to do so. You don't want wet substrate, even species that truly need moist sub like Haplopelma, Ephebopus, Megaphobema, Theraphosa, and so on still need to have time in between for the enclosure to dry out. I use moss for pretty much all of my enclosures, so that helps. Give slings a few inches of substrate since they will dig a bit, and provide them with a slab of cork bark or something to climb on, and they will usually build a web at the base of it from the ground-up. Admire its looks while you can because Psalmos are pretty reclusive (except maybe for cambridgei), and irminia is probably the shyest out of them all, and will usually spend most of their time hiding. Like many arboreals, they will also attach substrate to the silk for camouflage purposes. They grow fairly quickly. Much like a lot of the Old Worlds, these also don't like lights being shined directly on them, so try to avoid doing thatGive it some time to settle in for a few days before opening the enclosure unless you absolutely have to. Species with more nervous and/or defensive temperaments are best left alone for a while after they are first rehoused, and if allowed to start building a retreat, otherwise they're more likely to race up the side and out of the enclosure when disturbed. Good luck with your sling.
Well, that is all I pretty much need. Thank you so much for the time to give me this. I can't help but check on it if it is okay in its new enclosure but I don't shine light directly on it and I also do not open the enclosure knowing that these are speed demons. I refill the water dish using a syringe into a vent hole. As I am suspecting it to molt soon, I am not that eager to feed it as it still has a big abdomen. Well, I may need luck with this one. I pray that it is as hardy as my other Ts although I have a GBB and a genic in my casualty list already.
I just meant since you're new to species like this, it would best to let it settle in a little bit first since it would be less likely to surprise you lol Sorry to hear about your casualties, GBB and A.geniculata are both really hardy species, and so are Psalmos usually, but of course all slings are somewhat more fragile than older individuals, that is partially why they are sold for a lot less. Thanks for all the kind words though.
Thanks! My collection has become a lot more limited unfortunately since I am starting to become a bit more focused on breeding. It sucks because there's so many that I still want, but I have to really save space and money right now lol
That blue fag is gorgeous. ...most I have seen that size have all turned brown (apart from fangs natudally) but that still has loads of colour.Got some new photos too!
Ephebopus murinus
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Ephebopus cyanognathus
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P.cambridgei
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Avicularia versicolor female
Poecilotheria striata
Nice typo [emoji14] But thanks, this one is definitely a favorite of mine. Very enthusiastic eaters they are.
Typo... LOL
Oops. .....ha ha
