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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tomoran" data-source="post: 35907" data-attributes="member: 1152">When I first got into the hobby, I didn't have the patience to wait for slings to grow to adult size. I also didn't like rolling the dice by hoping that my slings would turn out to be females. During this period, I bought several juvenile and sub-adult females. Now, most of what I buy is slings. I have found it incredibly rewarding to watch my first slings mature, and the color changes some go through are reward enough for the wait. With others, it's amazing to watch the size gains between molts (Phormictopus, Pamphobeteus, and Poecilotheria species are great for this). Sure, I'll probably have grand kids by the time my little G. pulchripes or B. auratum slings mature, but I'll enjoy watching them grow.  <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>