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i was just wondering. how long does it take for G. pulchripes, B. albo, B. vagans slings to grow around .5-1 inch in leg span? they are all .75-1cm right now.
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spiderling growth rate?
- Thread starter paolo escoto
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My Brachypelma took over a year. The pulchripes grew much quicker.
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seriously? more than a year to grow and inch? :O
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yeah, all very slow. IME the Pulchripes are significantly slower..
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well. my other G. pulchripes is 2.5 inches. and he's gonna be a year old on april 14. according to my friend who gave it to me.
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My brachys, chromatus, and pulchiripes have been slow growers, not gaining a heck of a lot of size with each molt. My geniculata and parahybana on the other hand grow like crazy.
My current B.vagans was around 1inch when I got her dec. 9th, she is now right under 3inch.
My G.pulchripes went from 1/2inch to about an inch from dec. 9th to the beginning of feb.(she sadly passed).
I've only raised a couple B.albos, but got pretty quick growth results as well...
I keep my slings around 75 to 77 or so in the daytime, around 72 at night, I usually feed them 2 or 3 times a week, with constant water droplets available for drinking.
My G.pulchripes went from 1/2inch to about an inch from dec. 9th to the beginning of feb.(she sadly passed).
I've only raised a couple B.albos, but got pretty quick growth results as well...
I keep my slings around 75 to 77 or so in the daytime, around 72 at night, I usually feed them 2 or 3 times a week, with constant water droplets available for drinking.
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how many times do you drop some water in a day?
Depends on when they no longer have visable waterdroplets. I usually try and drop a little in every few days or so.
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growth rate is only determined by factors such as temperature and humidity. higher the temp the faster the metabolic rate and the spider will have a much bigger appetite to feed more frequently than one that is in a cooler environment. water is essential to all spiders and should have access to it at all times. that should be just fine.
