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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DustyD" data-source="post: 206614" data-attributes="member: 36911">Back to sling vs larger size tarantulas. When I started about 8 months ago,  I preferred my tarantulas about 1.5 to 2.5 inches, out of that tiny more vulnerable sling stage and into the stage where they are starting to show more colors and obviously size. This gave me some experience and perhaps some insight.  I would not have gotten as much from an adult as tempting as that is.Fairly recently someone had a beautiful adult female for sale and I was sorely tempted. What kept my wallet in my pocket was that I don't have  the space, I want to wait to see mine grow, and, oh yeah, that species is illegal where I live. A few months ago I got two sub inch slings (both G. rosea) to add to my collection (now seven T's). They are just a delight. One lives to dig and build a wall at one end near some air holes. Maybe it's too cool and breezy at that end, but the other one does not do that.My thoughts are go medium, then either supersize or downsize. Or both.</blockquote>