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Thank you! I was trying to compare this molt to some online photos but they seemed to look quite different than my photo hence my hesitation. Not sure if it's because the molts I found online were bigger leading to more pronounced spermatheca, but all in all happy to have a female. :)

Hi everyone, Today I get to sex my very first molt and I barely got it out intact! To be honest, I'm not quite sure if what I'm looking at is spermatheca or not. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Meant to say hunger strike

Since I posted this question I finally got my little versicolor to eat small mealworms! At the time it was only eating flightless fruitflies. It refused food for about two weeks and that's when I introduced the mealworm again- it ate immediately! Since then I've noticed it isn't hungry very...

Thanks so much for your feedback! After I had done some research I was under the impression flightless fruitflies were bad to feed but if that's all it'll eat for now I will take it!

Hi everyone about a month ago I got a c versicolor sling. It is probably 1/4-1/2 an inch. My issue is it won't eat anything besides flightless fruit flies which I've come to learn have very poor nutritional value. I've tried dubia legs, dubia nymphs, pieces of mealworm, a small live mealworm...

Getting my first two slings tomorrow! Can't wait to add some baby spoods to my small collection. :D

Thanks so much for your feedback! That makes sense due to feeder shortage near me all I had were larger dubias! I will try to find smaller feeders for her!

Incoming noob question- I recently became a first time tarantula parent. I was originally going for a G. pulchripes but was also gifted with a N. Incei olive. I have not gotten a very good look at her (as she likes to hide) but I was told she is an adult. All has been going great but now I am...