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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sage Exotics" data-source="post: 130499" data-attributes="member: 27797"><p>Okay, yep mine was an itty bitty black sling, looked like a spider you’d catch in your house, and he is mature. Also slimmer than some photos I’ve seen, I believe that’s a sign he’s a male. He came from an exotic pet store that mainly focuses on fish, by that I mean most of the store is aquatic creatures with all sorts of aquatic accesories and supplies, with a small section with some reptiles and amphibians. They have awesome deals on terrariums/aquariums and accessories and the staff are very knowledgeable about all things aquatic (which is what I mainly go there for) so it’s probably my favourite fish store, and I really trust it. Two years ago they got some itty bitty slings labeled “Brazilian red birdeater” and “pink salmon birdeater”, I really wanted a birdeater so read up and got a “Brazilian red”, and to my surprise he grew up to be a bright orange beautiful demon. I’m sure he wants me dead. Pretty big mistake that I think was made by the supplier. He’s on about 2” dry coconut fibre, a shallow clam shell as a dish with a piece of natural sea sponge, he has some terrarium ornaments (cactus, succulents, small rocks), a piece of driftwood that he never uses, and he gets fed a cricket about once a week. Does that fit the bill for 3 years?</p></blockquote><p></p>