LP Advice

[Payden King]

So out of all my ts I've not yet owned and LP but a friend of mines LP just had babies. So needless to say I'm getting 5 of the babies as soon as they are ready to be shipped. If anyone has any advice for me on taking care of the little babies I'd appreciate it!!

Also here's a picture of them so far

 

[Enn49]

Gosh, I can't believe my 2 were ever that small.

I've not had tiny ones, mine were 1'' when I got them but they are pretty tough Ts, eat well and grow fast.

 

[spidey noob]

never had one of these yet but here some info on them (got info from tss web site)
ORIGIN / BRAZIL
LIFESTYLE / TERRESTRIAL
TEMP / 24-28°C
HUMIDITY / 70-80%
LEG SPAN / 25CM
DISPOSITION / NERVOUS
VENOM / 3
hope this helps

 

[Payden King]

Thank you!! They are beautiful spideys. Can't wait to get them!! Enn.. When I walk through pet stores and see the little baby pink toes I can't help but smile thinking mine used to be that little!! Idk what it is about pink toes but they always make me smile.

 

[Enn49]

We don't have a local petstore that sells Ts near me which in my case is probably just as well as I'd never be out of it. Of my Ts the one that makes me smile most is my tiny weeny E. sp "red", it is always trotting around in full view, it makes no attempt to hide and hasn't even made a burrow.

 

[PamCz]

@Payden King Ha! That's so small...first instar! How cute. I know what you mean, @Enn49! Mine molted a couple weeks ago and is now 3.25", maybe plus some. They grow a LOT with each molt, nearly an inch this time. Hard to believe that voracious little beastie I have was ever so small.

Payden...the LP will burrow and be hidden until it's pushing 4'', I'd say. Mine has just now really started to show itself and has opened the burrow up on both ends, so it's not as hidden. Gaining confidence with size, I guess.

Enn, I really want a E. sp red! I hear they are some of the nicest, most handleable T's out there. I'd love to add one to my collection. I have a E. pulcherrimaklaasi, but it is NOT calm & docile, nor handleable. lol

And...you're right Enn, about having a LPS near. I have one about 25 mins away that sells a local T breeder's spiders...good quality, unusual specimens for pet stores to carry...& so, I call to see what they have when they get their orders. Just picked up a 3" (suspect female) Ephebopus uatuman tonight! Now, I know that I definitely wouldn't have ordered it online...but since it was right there, in person (no shipping)....and I don't currently have one...it came home with me. HAHA!! So...yes, no LPS near saves you time & money, I'm sure of it! (I bet that local T breeder guy knows that if he sends a different species juvie around each time...I'll buy it! I'm his dumping ground! )

 

[Enn49]

As far as burrowing LPs go, my 2 were completely different one burrowed and the other didn't. Mole earned his name by digging everywhere, making a total mess of his container and spent months on the bottom. On the other hand Pip went under the cork bark and sat with its feet showing. Now at almost 6'' neither hide away but Mole still digs.

 

[PamCz]

I love the name Mole now that I know why he's named that! That really suits him, huh? I guess I have the "Mole" type of LP...haha (Pip...another good name!)

 

[Payden King]

I might have to steal those names lol!! They are super cute!! I have 6 to name now because I'm gonna get one more. I love the little goons. I also love the size they get. I have a Goliath right now but she's only about 6". I love watching them grow from so tiny to so big. my OBT has been webbing like crazy the last two days. More than usual. I think she's on the verge of molting. She's just under 3 inches. Maybe like 2 1/2. My adult c darlingi has been digging and webbing more too. Hoping for a molt from her!!

One of my favorites to watch is my a geniculata. She's always digging but never stays in the tunnels. She digs and then fills them in and digs again. The only time she stays in there is when she's molting.

 

[Fuzzball79]

I have a Pip(squeak), too, but Enn49 bet me to the name, lol.
Mine is still under 1" (he/she was 1cm DLS when I got him) and has molted 3 times. He never burrows or hides (he's got a kind of tunnel he dug out under a lump of substrate, but maybe it's because he is in an opaque tub (couldn't find any small enough clear ones).

 

[Enn49]

You're welcome to use the names. Pip was originally Pipsqueak as it was the smaller of the 2.

The ones I have really enjoyed watching are the B.albos. They have dug constantly, always changing their tunnels round but always visible scuttling round on the bottom.

 

[PamCz]

HA! I have a Pip Squeak also!! But.........she's a cat. Still...she's fuzzy, has claws and fangs. Almost a T...*shrug* ha! She is definitely an integral part of my T keeping, though. She hunts down and eats all the escaped crickets!

 

[Enn49]

She's lovely. Yes, my cats like crickets too and any mice my royal doesn't eat although that's not very often

 

[PamCz]

HAHAHA---> leftover mice! My Pip Squeak would clean those up too...nom, nom, nom... lol

 

[PamCz]

You're welcome to use the names. Pip was originally Pipsqueak as it was the smaller of the 2.

The ones I have really enjoyed watching are the B.albos. They have dug constantly, always changing their tunnels round but always visible scuttling round on the bottom.

My B albo does NOTHING. It sits there all day in the burrow, waiting. For what? I suppose...just waiting to grow up. Like any other child...lol

I upgraded it's enclosure recently, and I made the burrow it's in. It just took it over...and waits. lol!! I'll try to go get a pic of it sitting there...

 

[PamCz]

Instead of Curly, I should've named it Sloth. Maybe it needs a name change...

 

[Enn49]

My B albo does NOTHING. It sits there all day in the burrow, waiting. For what? I suppose...just waiting to grow up. Like any other child...lol

I upgraded it's enclosure recently, and I made the burrow it's in. It just took it over...and waits. lol!! I'll try to go get a pic of it sitting there...

All 3 of mine have done the same thing. The largest one is now just over 1'' and has started sitting out in the open but the other 2 are still down below.

 

[PamCz]

Good to know mine's somewhat normal...lol

OTOH, I have some slings that NEVER go underground. Notably, my A. geniculata and my G. pulchripes. They're always on top, like "Hey! You got some food out there? Do you mind if I take a stroll??" **climbs out and starts wandering**

 

[Enn49]

My 2 B. smithi have never gone underground but most others have to some degree.

 

[PamCz]

My 2 B. smithi have never gone underground but most others have to some degree.

Nice. I got mine at 1.5", so it was out of the hiding phase. When I did get it, it was in pre-molt and it built a burrow to hide in (or molt in?), but it closed it up from the outside (??) and never used it! It's still there...just no access. lol! Crazy T's...