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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chubbs" data-source="post: 81764" data-attributes="member: 1084">Avics are a tricky genus to deal with sometimes, but here's a few observations I've made in terms of captive care and husbandry that I have found worked well for me:. If you want to see more webbing or you're hoping for yours to begin webbing a bit faster, try housing them in a somewhat smaller enclosure. While this applies to most tarantulas in general, I have noticed that Avics in particular don't do well in larger enclosures and are very slow to web in them. Just make sure it has plenty of room to molt!. Provide them with plenty of anchor points to attach their web to. I provide my Avics with plenty of plastic vines, which I hang around the top portion of the enclosure.. Avics ideally need lots of cross-ventilation (you can have holes on top but most of the ventilation holes should be on the sides of the enclosure in order to get good airflow). Stagnant conditions will kill them rather easily, so try to keep misting to a minimum. Provide them with a water dish if possible or you can lightly mist the silk from time to time for them to drink from. However, you should never sacrifice ventilation for humidity.. Avic slings tend to be somewhat more finicky eaters when really small, and are easily intimidated by larger prey items. I personally prefer to use pre killed with these guys when they're young. Many other slings are more bold and will sometimes take on prey as big as they are, but Avics are kinda wimpy as slings in my experience [emoji14]Hope some of this helps! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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