sling to adult time

[jrh3]

this is just a genreal, not species specific. what is the average time frame for a 1in sling to grow to adult?

 

[Meludox]

A matter of years, usually. But it all depends on the temps, sex of the specimen, feeding schedule, etc.

 

[MassExodus]

this is just a genreal, not species specific. what is the average time frame for a 1in sling to grow to adult?

That's actually very species specific A female rosea might take 8 years to mature. A female Lp will do it in half that time.

 

[jrh3]

That's actually very species specific A female rosea might take 8 years to mature. A female Lp will do it in half that time.

wow so basically they are all different,

 

[MassExodus]

wow so basically they are all different,

Well, some are very similar in a general sense. Big south American terrestrials like Theraphosa, Pamphos, Lasiodora, all grow fast like that. Species like Aphonopelma, Brachys, most Grammastola, all grow slow.

 

[jrh3]

what about avicularia versicolor? are they a slow or fast grower? also Gbb

 

[MassExodus]

Well, some are very similar in a general sense. Big south American terrestrials like Theraphosa, Pamphos, Lasiodora, all grow fast like that. Species like Aphonopelma, Brachys, most Grammastola, all grow slow.

And of course that's directly related to life span. A rosea will live two to three times longer than an Lp..

 

[Scoolman]

I grew a GBB from 3I to MM in three years, and a female produced a sac her fourth year.
G pulchra, started with 1" slings (4 of them) had 2MM in 3(?) Years, and 2 mature females the following year.
I need to confirm these dates when I get home.

 

[jrh3]

I grew a GBB from 3I to MM in three years, and a female produced a sac her fourth year.
G pulchra, started with 1" slings (4 of them) had 2MM in 3(?) Years, and 2 mature females the following year.

thats awesome, this hobby is more exciting than mantids already,lol. mantids are short almost seasonal invert. i can see now why people have so many different species. my LP is about 2 inches now, i got it as a freebie, never would have bought one, but now i got it, it is the one i like the most. always digging and active. the rest just hang out all day.

 

[MassExodus]

thats awesome, this hobby is more exciting than mantids already,lol. mantids are short almost seasonal invert. i can see now why people have so many different species. my LP is about 2 inches now, i got it as a freebie, never would have bought one, but now i got it, it is the one i like the most. always digging and active. the rest just hang out all day.

You sir, are caught now...you will never escape the web I love me some Lp, you'll be impressed with how fast it grows compared to others..

 

[jrh3]

tell me about it, lol.

 

[Kymura]

You sir, are caught now...you will never escape the web I love me some Lp, you'll be impressed with how fast it grows compared to others..

they don't seem to be very amorous tho....
I think its because he doesn't give her flowers and wine,

 

[kormath]

The LP eating... habits, i guess you could say, are one of my favorite to watch at feeding time. Wednesday night my little 1/2" LP bent a lateralis roach in half in order to drag it down into his burrow to munch on. It was a larger roach too, maybe 3/4" long. It made a daring escape from the feeding cup and ran past the burrow opening before we could get it out of the enclosure. I didn't think the lil LP would go for prey that size

 

[jrh3]

The LP eating... habits, i guess you could say, are one of my favorite to watch at feeding time. Wednesday night my little 1/2" LP bent a lateralis roach in half in order to drag it down into his burrow to munch on. It was a larger roach too, maybe 3/4" long. It made a daring escape from the feeding cup and ran past the burrow opening before we could get it out of the enclosure. I didn't think the lil LP would go for prey that size

Nice!!, thats how nice is, soo powerful too. do you keep his substrate dry? mine has been tunneling all night last night but it seems to have fell in being dry eco earth.

 

[kormath]

Nope he's tiny, only a 1/2" from front to back leg tips or so. I keep his substrate moist. When i built his enclosure i used a mix of eco earth coco fiber, sifted top soil, and a bit of vermiculite. I made this substrate mix moist enough it would hold shape when squeezed but not release any moisture. Saw that idea in @Tomoran blog. He (the LP not Tomoran) has a bottle cap water dish that i overlow a time or 3 each week depending how fast it dries out and that's it. He didn't use the hide i put in so i just made a starter burrow with the back end of a small paintbrush in the corner and he's been digging that out slowly ever since.

 

[MassExodus]

Nope he's tiny, only a 1/2" from front to back leg tips or so. I keep his substrate moist. When i built his enclosure i used a mix of eco earth coco fiber, sifted top soil, and a bit of vermiculite. I made this substrate mix moist enough it would hold shape when squeezed but not release any moisture. Saw that idea in @Tomoran blog. He (the LP not Tomoran) has a bottle cap water dish that i overlow a time or 3 each week depending how fast it dries out and that's it. He didn't use the hide i put in so i just made a starter burrow with the back end of a small paintbrush in the corner and he's been digging that out slowly ever since.

I actually just started using the potting soil, jungle mix, vermiculite mixture, it works very well, I like it, especially the potting soil. Holds moisture better than straight jungle mix. I'll still use just jungle mix for my dry species though, as the other stuff isn't necessary.

 

[MassExodus]

they don't seem to be very amorous tho....
I think its because he doesn't give her flowers and wine,

She's due a molt any minute now..after she does and gets power fed, she's gonna give it up to him, and then I'm going to send you about 80 slings with no return address

 

[micheldied]

Some species can mature in a year. Some take close to 10 years. Really depends on species.

 

[jrh3]

at what size do they become sexable?

 

[Scoolman]

at what size do they become sexable?

2" is a good size for sexing.