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<blockquote data-quote="Diamondsho89" data-source="post: 214386" data-attributes="member: 38712"><p>Hello, I have kept tarantulas for over 30 years and have bred successfully over 25 different species of Tarantulas. In my experience the smaller the T the smaller the vessel you keep them in. Use moss instead of soil as it hold water longer and always give a water dish or water before it can dry out. Once a week is simply not enough attention for a sling.</p><p>Feed two or three times a week mist every other day and watch for mold and a dry container.</p><p>Moisture is key not humidity. A T can squeeze water from moss as well as drink from condensed water on the surfaces of enclosure but soil can clogg the sucking stomach.</p><p>T's are poikilothermic and for every ten degrees of internal body temp Thier metabolism doubles in rate. Near 80's will have a T eating and molting more often taking them out of the delicate sling state faster. I have raised Honduran curly hairs from sling to sexual maturity in less than nine months by manipulating the microclimates. Similarly I prolonged maturity by as much as four years by decreased temps and slower feed rates. I hope this helps.</p><p>All boils down to temp available water and feed rates.</p><p>Good luck in your husbandry endeavors.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Diamondsho89, post: 214386, member: 38712"] Hello, I have kept tarantulas for over 30 years and have bred successfully over 25 different species of Tarantulas. In my experience the smaller the T the smaller the vessel you keep them in. Use moss instead of soil as it hold water longer and always give a water dish or water before it can dry out. Once a week is simply not enough attention for a sling. Feed two or three times a week mist every other day and watch for mold and a dry container. Moisture is key not humidity. A T can squeeze water from moss as well as drink from condensed water on the surfaces of enclosure but soil can clogg the sucking stomach. T's are poikilothermic and for every ten degrees of internal body temp Thier metabolism doubles in rate. Near 80's will have a T eating and molting more often taking them out of the delicate sling state faster. I have raised Honduran curly hairs from sling to sexual maturity in less than nine months by manipulating the microclimates. Similarly I prolonged maturity by as much as four years by decreased temps and slower feed rates. I hope this helps. All boils down to temp available water and feed rates. Good luck in your husbandry endeavors. [/QUOTE]
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