Brazilian Red and White

cricket54 · Jan 11, 2004

I am looking at buying a Brazilian Red & White,
I think they're called Lasiodra cristatus. It will
be a sling so I'll get to watch it grow. I'm studying
these and wonder if you have to keep their
substrate very moist like Avics. I can't find a
whole lot about them. I just want something
different. Not conserned about the temporment,
but just wonder how it is. Seen conflicting
information on these. Anybody have one?
Sharon

Mendi · Jan 11, 2004

Keep the soil moist like you do with other slings, but as they grow gradually dry it. When grown I keep mine on dry 100% peat with a large water dish. Seems to be working fine with both my adult and the small slings I have

Sheri · Jan 11, 2004

wow, that one gets to be a fairly large size! The same as my
Acanthoscurria geniculata - almost my favorite...
Which others do you have?

cricket54 · Jan 11, 2004

I have G. Rosea, B. smithi, and a P. murinis.
The last 2 are about 2 or 3 inches or so
so I guess they aren't slings, but sub adults?
Don't know when they go from one to the
other category. They all are eating crickets
of varius sizes depending one which one
I'm feeding. Not much of a collection, but
I love them.
Sharon

Sheri · Jan 11, 2004

I have 4 and they keep me busy... t blondi, pinkl toe, zebra, and white knee.
I am still not in the habit of calling them all by thier scientific names...
I want more, but it is expensive to maintain in some ways...

Frostbyte · Jan 11, 2004

Actually I just saw one over the weekend .. Michael Jacboi sells them. After considering how they can be as adults a nd size .. I went with a Brazilian Black and White. I know they can get up to 8" but I was told they arent near as nasty. Anyway .. Good Luck !

cricket54 · Jan 11, 2004

I guess they can't be any nastyier then my Starbust
Baboon? She isn't too bad yet. It would be different
because it can grow to be so large. Hope they really
look like what they look like in pictures.
Sharon

Sheri · Jan 11, 2004

the only thing I have found with pictures is that the spider is always at its best - vibrant colors etc...

vulpina · Jan 11, 2004

Give the sling enough substrate to burrow, my little L. cristata has a nice burrow made, but sits out quite a bit.

Andy

Earth Tiger · Jan 11, 2004

This is a rather fast grower (not as fast as super fast Haplopelma schmidti and Lasiodora parahybana, though). Basically a very shy and nervous tarantula but if provoked its speed and aggression are comparable to Haplopelma lividum. It is a deep burrower but once it gets used to its environment and your frequent disturbance (food, misting etc) usually it stays out of its burrow for a long period of time and retreats to it only if the disturbance is too great.

Floor height is as important as floor area as it appears semi arboreal to me - on one hand it is a deep burrower but on the other hand it likes to spend more time on the walls outside the burrow. Keep the substrate deep and moist.

Longbord1 · Jan 11, 2004

yeah my "red knee" is turning out to be a lasiadora cristata i think and it is growing super fast!!! i keep it relitivley moist. keep it like a lasiadora parahybana

mike

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