My 1st Golden knee, T sling arriving this week.

[Orlando]

Hi Guys! Glad to be here.

My new T sling will be just under 1cm.
Ive done lots of research and there seems to be such varied views on,
Wether or not to water the substrate in the enclosure, how much, i.e. 1/4 of tank, fully mist etc. Also how often. And wether to use a tiny water dish or not?.

Any advice would be very helpful.


Cheers

 

[Tarantula Trooper]

Hello and welcome! I always use a water dish where feasible and drive my T's crazy by always filling....lol! With this being a little one I would recommend some slightly moist sub to start and periodically overflowing said water dish. Keep your water dish corner moist at all times. Don't want things to get completely dried out for the little one. My female adult Chaco GK I only keep a water dish and don't overflow but that time is quite a few years down the road for you both! Best of luck with your new baby and happy Spoodering!!

 

[Orlando]

Hello and welcome! I always use a water dish where feasible and drive my T's crazy by always filling....lol! With this being a little one I would recommend some slightly moist sub to start and periodically overflowing said water dish. Keep your water dish corner moist at all times. Don't want things to get completely dried out for the little one. My female adult Chaco GK I only keep a water dish and don't overflow but that time is quite a few years down the road for you both! Best of luck with your new baby and happy Spoodering!!

Hey! Thanks for you reply and info. Most grateful. Just to ask. In my research ive seen people say, on initially homing my sling, to spray the bottam layer of substrate with water, then put the rest inside, and couple times per week, using a pipette release some droplets down each corner of the substrate, so it flows down the bottam and across the sides, and that this will be good for when the sling burrows it will be deep moisture for it to go down, and to keep the top of the substrate dry m, but overflow the dish when needed.

Does this sound about right?

And im so excited to get my baby can barely even sleep hahaha

 

[Eighth Eye Blind]

What Trooper said.

In the wild, G. pulchripes lives in a wide, wide range of habitats. The Chaco region is a mix of tropical and subtropical areas that go through cycles of wet and dry seasons with lots of varying eco-regions and micro-climates scattered about. This T is found pretty much everywhere in the northern part of the Chaco so it's going to be happy with anything from semi-arid to semi-tropical.

As Trooper said, most people are going to keep them a little drier if for nothing else than to avoid problems with mold. Just don't let it get drier than Afghanistan or wetter than the Phillipines and you'll be fine (and even it you do go overboard one way or another the T will probably not even notice).

 

[Tarantula Trooper]

Hey! Thanks for you reply and info. Most grateful. Just to ask. In my research ive seen people say, on initially homing my sling, to spray the bottam layer of substrate with water, then put the rest inside, and couple times per week, using a pipette release some droplets down each corner of the substrate, so it flows down the bottam and across the sides, and that this will be good for when the sling burrows it will be deep moisture for it to go down, and to keep the top of the substrate dry m, but overflow the dish when needed.

Does this sound about right?

And im so excited to get my baby can barely even sleep hahaha

The pipette will do the trick but I would probably keep it to one or two corners. Let your little one burrow down then typically I will hydrate an opposite corner from the burrow. Just got two OBT " Mikumi" slings and still get stoked having new little ones.

 

[Orlando]

Thsnk you so much for the info. And yes all makes perfect sence to me. I guess there are specfic fundementals that must be adhered to when keeping a T. Which im learning. But at sametime some things will also be matter of trial and error and experience with my slings behaviour tempermant etc.

IM sure you and so msny others can relate.
Being 1st time owner you want everything to be perfect. And cam overthink things alot.

But hey i suppose its far better to overthink than underthink, especially, where T,s are concerned lol!

 

[Orlando]

The pipette will do the trick but I would probably keep it to one or two corners. Let your little one burrow down then typically I will hydrate an opposite corner from the burrow. Just got two OBT " Mikumi" slings and still get stoked having new little ones.

Yea i also learned that! Not to put the droplets down the same corner as it burrows. Otherwise little one will be pissed! Haha..
How often should i do that i was thinking twice per week. And see how that goes

 

[Tarantula Trooper]

Yea i also learned that! Not to put the droplets down the same corner as it burrows. Otherwise little one will be pissed! Haha..
How often should i do that i was thinking twice per week. And see how that goes

Keep an eye on how dark your sub gets after you water. Once it begins to lighten up either overflow the dish a bit or add a little moisture to the corner to help keep your little jewel from dehydrating.

 

[Orlando]

Thanks for the advice. Do you have a golden knee?

 

[Tarantula Trooper]

Thanks for the advice. Do you have a golden knee?

My gal came to me as a adult. Had her for over a year. She can be a little skittish at times but is still pretty much a sweet heart! She never kicks hairs no matter how jumpy she might get. And absolutely never gets close to that water dish unlike my other T's in the same shelf. Now that I wrote that I'm not sure I got it in the pic! Ohhh well! Happy Spoodering!

 

[Eighth Eye Blind]

I just checked, and mine decided to pop her hatch today in celebration of Orlando's new friend.

Here's Portia trying on her new fit.

 

[Orlando]

I just checked, and mine decided to pop her hatch today in celebration of Orlando's new friend.

Here's Ophelia trying on her new fit.

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Aww shes lovely!... ive got it all to come then lol

 

[Orlando]

My gal came to me as a adult. Had her for over a year. She can be a little skittish at times but is still pretty much a sweet heart! She never kicks hairs no matter how jumpy she might get. And absolutely never gets close to that water dish unlike my other T's in the same shelf. Now that I wrote that I'm not sure I got it in the pic! Ohhh well! Happy Spoodering!

Shes gorgeous! How old like 6?
How many you got in total and all same species or?

 

[Tarantula Trooper]

Shes gorgeous! How old like 6?
How many you got in total and all same species or?

I have no clue how old she is. Haven't done an official count in minute but. I'm thinking about 85 T's but could be a little more, a Heterapoda sp. David Bowie and a Pandipalpus Viatoris which is a large African scorpion. Working 50 plus hrs. a week my hands are full! Lol

 

[Orlando]

Woww! You defo got your hands full.
100% worth it though. Ive noticed ounce you get into this hobbie it can be highly addictive lol. Coz lets face it T,s are like the best species on planet earth. The more im learning about them, the more facinated snd captivated im becomming lol!
X

 

[Tarantula Trooper]

Woww! You defo got your hands full.
100% worth it though. Ive noticed ounce you get into this hobbie it can be highly addictive lol. Coz lets face it T,s are like the best species on planet earth. The more im learning about them, the more facinated snd captivated im becomming lol!
X

Your post actually made me do a recount and the T's are actually 95 and the other's. Have multiple of the same species so bout 80 or so different species. And yes they are more addictive than any substance and far as I'm concerned a lot better for you as well...lol! There is always a new specie on the want list and the list is typically long already as it is. The great thing about T's is they aren't difficult to care for but with that being said when your numbers get large it still takes a lot of your time! Its an everyday thing with water bowls, rehousing, and cleaning etc,etc! They are so gorgeous and interesting it's worth the effort. Happy Spoodering!