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<blockquote data-quote="Konstantin" data-source="post: 218816" data-attributes="member: 30996"><p>Hi</p><p>Its very rewarding to grow a sling but you must consider your personal circumstances. Slings,especially the tyni ones need more attention(checking up on them every day or two)and sometimes even if you do everything right you may have some losses.</p><p>Space availability its important as its very easy to go overboard with slings.I usually go for 5 of each species to give myself a better chance of having a female. They all take little space in their tiny enclosures but will eventually grow and need to be housed in sth bigger. Believe it or not 32slings are in the 4 modified cricket tubs on pic below.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]68571[/ATTACH]</p><p>Always have in mind how much space you need to house your spider as an adult even if you buy only sling as some species grow fast.My Pamphobeteus sp Costa went from 1.2 inch sling to 6.5 inch beast in 3-4 moults</p><p>On the other side some grow very slow and if you want to have a large tarantula to admire it will take quite a while.I personally go for Juvenile females of the slowest growing species and always buy them from reputable sources as I am very limited on space.</p><p>Hope that helps.</p><p>Regards Konstantin</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Konstantin, post: 218816, member: 30996"] Hi Its very rewarding to grow a sling but you must consider your personal circumstances. Slings,especially the tyni ones need more attention(checking up on them every day or two)and sometimes even if you do everything right you may have some losses. Space availability its important as its very easy to go overboard with slings.I usually go for 5 of each species to give myself a better chance of having a female. They all take little space in their tiny enclosures but will eventually grow and need to be housed in sth bigger. Believe it or not 32slings are in the 4 modified cricket tubs on pic below. [ATTACH=full]68571[/ATTACH] Always have in mind how much space you need to house your spider as an adult even if you buy only sling as some species grow fast.My Pamphobeteus sp Costa went from 1.2 inch sling to 6.5 inch beast in 3-4 moults On the other side some grow very slow and if you want to have a large tarantula to admire it will take quite a while.I personally go for Juvenile females of the slowest growing species and always buy them from reputable sources as I am very limited on space. Hope that helps. Regards Konstantin [/QUOTE]
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