Idiothele mira Owners>> Growth Rate?

viper69 · Jan 14, 2014

Does anyone have a good idea on the growth rate of Idiothele mira from sling to full size? Species name + growth rate, pulled up zilcho on the forum. I know quite a few people have this species here. Thanks!

telepatella · Jan 14, 2014

Here's the growth rate of my I. mira from 1/2" which I purchased on 6/20/12; molted on: 7/6/12, 8/3/12, 9/13/12, 10/14/12, 12/22/12, 4/30/13 matured male. Its adult size was 2 1/2" I gave him to a breeder and he got et and the breeder botched the whole thing...but I'm not bitter

viper69 · Jan 14, 2014

telepatella said:
Here's the growth rate of my I. mira from 1/2" which I purchased on 6/20/12; molted on: 7/6/12, 8/3/12, 9/13/12, 10/14/12, 12/22/12, 4/30/13 matured male. Its adult size was 2 1/2" I gave him to a breeder and he got et and the breeder botched the whole thing...but I'm not bitter

Thanks! This is exactly what I was looking for, molting records even better.

spiderengineer · Jan 15, 2014

they don't grow that big to begin with, mine mature into males after a few months of acuring them and they weren't that big when I got them to begin with.

viper69 · Jan 15, 2014

spiderengineer said:
they don't grow that big to begin with, mine mature into males after a few months of acuring them and they weren't that big when I got them to begin with.

Oh mira is a "dwarf" species then? I didn't know this at all.

spiderengineer · Jan 15, 2014

viper69 said:
Oh mira is a "dwarf" species then? I didn't know this at all.

I wouldn't call them a dwarf per say, but they are definitely a small species I think 3-4 inch leg span is the biggest they can get

viper69 · Jan 15, 2014

Ah..def. not dwarf then..Thanks for the clarification!

Keith B · Jan 16, 2014

Yeah too big to be dwarfs. I've been watching this thread for answers from people with full grown females. So far we have the males. Males often mature fast and small in many species. Females are often the one that sets the bar for how big they can get by living longer.

viper69 · Jan 16, 2014

Keith B said:
Yeah too big to be dwarfs. I've been watching this thread for answers from people with full grown females. So far we have the males. Males often mature fast and small in many species. Females are often the one that sets the bar for how big they can get by living longer.

SO true. I was looking at someone's pairing pic, and the male was literally DWARFED by the female. One of the largest examples of sexual dimorphism I have seen in Ts.

Ceratogyrus · Jan 16, 2014

viper69 said:
SO true. I was looking at someone's pairing pic, and the male was literally DWARFED by the female. One of the largest examples of sexual dimorphism I have seen in Ts.

Until you see Augacephalus junodi pairs.

viper69 · Jan 16, 2014

Ceratogyrus said:
Until you see Augacephalus junodi pairs.

Holy GIANTS..you weren't kidding http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?167833-help-with-id-please

Ceratogyrus · Jan 16, 2014

Yip, huge difference! One of my males just matured now

CitizenNumber9 · Jan 16, 2014

viper69 said:
Holy GIANTS..you weren't kidding http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?167833-help-with-id-please

Holy crap! And that's a SUB-adult female *o*

viper69 · Jan 16, 2014

Ceratogyrus said:
Yip, huge difference! One of my males just matured now

Those males are so tiny compared to female. I can't imagine the males aren't munched into lunch every time.

Tarantula Fangs · Jan 13, 2015

Idiothele Sling care?

Hey Guys, I just bought a Idiothele Mira sling a few days ago, it's close to an inch big, I haven't measured it yet, but it looked like it had molted before I got it. This would be my first trapdoor genus and I don't really know what the best way to care, for this little guy, would be, it really was a spontaneous buy but I'm happy I decided on getting it.

Anyway, does anyone have a recommendation on what kind of enclosure, substrate, and setup is best for this sling? It's currently housed in a 4" round deli container with vermiculite substrate, I would truly appreciate any help provided, thanks guys!

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Any good tips on raising a young Blue Foot?

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Do you have a Youtube account? do you have any good ideas on raising a I. mira?

spiderengineer · Jan 13, 2015

Tarantula Fangs said:
Hey Guys, I just bought a Idiothele Mira sling a few days ago, it's close to an inch big, I haven't measured it yet, but it looked like it had molted before I got it. This would be my first trapdoor genus and I don't really know what the best way to care, for this little guy, would be, it really was a spontaneous buy but I'm happy I decided on getting it. Anyway, does anyone have a recommendation on what kind of enclosure, substrate, and setup is best for this sling? It's currently housed in a 4" round deli container with vermiculite substrate, I would truly appreciate any help provided, thanks guys!

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Any good tips on raising a young Blue Foot?

get a tall container add lots of substrate, I prefer peat moss, wet the substrate then add the spider.

advan · Jan 13, 2015

spiderengineer said:
get a tall container add lots of substrate, I prefer peat moss, wet the substrate then add the spider.

Considering it is only an inch, a tall 40-50 dram vial will work for now, then move to a 32oz deli or 4x4x7 cube. Keep this species on the dryer side.

Mating pics for Chris.

Result.

Poec54 · Jan 13, 2015

Tarantula Fangs said:
Hey Guys, I just bought a Idiothele Mira sling a few days ago, it's close to an inch big, I haven't measured it yet, but it looked like it had molted before I got it. This would be my first trapdoor genus and I don't really know what the best way to care, for this little guy, would be, it really was a spontaneous buy but I'm happy I decided on getting it. Anyway, does anyone have a recommendation on what kind of enclosure, substrate, and setup is best for this sling? Any good tips on raising a young Blue Foot?

Mine were about 1/2" when I got them and are growing at a moderate rate. I keep them in 16 oz deli cups with cross ventilation from a couple rings of small holes around the upper sides. They get an inch of dry substrate, a piece of cork, and a small water bowl. They'll be underground most of the time, in tunnels. When they're hungry they either come totally out or they'll sit at the entrance of their tunnel with just their feet sticking out (I think the bright blue color is a lure for insects wanting to investigate fruit and flowers). When a cricket gets in range, they dart out, grab it, and dart back in, all in the blink of an eye. They make a sort of trap door, but not as precisely as trap door spiders.

Like the other baboons from east and southern Africa, they don't like moist, stuffy cages.

spiderengineer · Jan 13, 2015

advan said:
Considering it is only an inch, a tall 40-50 dram vial will work for now, then move to a 32oz deli or 4x4x7 cube. Keep this species on the dryer side.

that works as well, I just like putting burrowing species sling in bigger containers starting out and let them grow into the containers to reduce rehousing. especially since this species doesn't get that big to begin with

Tarantula Fangs · Jan 13, 2015

good advice, thank you for that!

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wow, great pics, thanks for the help.

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I see, alright thank you so much for that. I have a 50 dram container lying around, I can't seem to add holes on the side of the enclosure but the plastic lid is full of em, would this be suitable? I'll be adding some cocofiber substrate and try adding a pic.

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You just answered my question, thank you for that, I'm also a fan of your channel, thanks for the help fellas!

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