Fun and easy species to raise from 1/4"?

Driller64

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I just remembered this: When I was at the Reading, PA reptile show where I bought my late LP sling, on the sellers table there was a Brachypelma smithi sling in a typical sling vial. However, this sling was the smallest thing ever! It was literally the size of an ant. I was thinking, "they can be that small?" I regret not having money to buy it or at least thinking to take a picture of it. I would like to raise a tarantula from a 1/4" sling to a full grown giant hairy spider. So what would be some good choices for a beginner like myself :)?
 
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Interesting to note....I'm looking at getting a N. chromatus, but I had always read they grow like weeds....hmmmm.
 

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Then I must have some kind of rare dwarf specie!! hahah[kidding]
I hatched N.Chromatus sac/eggs....I n April of last year. I[kept 12]..They were tiny little "guys".....less then 1/4 inch??...Now ..They are all of 3/8 inch...some are close to a 1/2 though! A B.albo sac that I hatched a week before...now the slings are about 3/4 of an inch...maybe slightly more??
Keep in mind...They are all fed well at the same time and are kept "with heat"!....
IMO I think N Chromatus ...is kind of slow.
 

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I raised a C.bertae from this size...it was practically un-visible but fruit flies and 1 day crickets were gone after every feeding. Once it got to about 1/3" I moved it to a slightly larger container with a small leaf and it looked like a city was being built over the course of a week as it burrowed.

This is the only Cyriocosmus i've raised and I've had her about a year and a half and she's adult size and really pretty. I would assume other Cyriocosmus' would be similar to raise.
 
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I have been raising four B. vagans slings since they were about 1/8". They were extremely tiny. Now, after about five months, all are over 1". They have been easy to care for, raise and have had no problems tackling prey their own size.


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I got my G. Pulchrips at about a 1/4" maybe a little less in March of last year and she has grown to about 2" + in that amount of time. She has been a ton of fun to watch cause she is always redecorating and creating intricate little caves. She is also a fantastic eater and always visible. She once dug out every bit of dirt on the bottom of the cube that I have her in and had little pillar-like supports to hold up all the rest of the dirt, I might start calling her Dozer. I will definitely be breeding her when she gets big enough.
 

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+1...I hatched G. Pulchripes sac in March of last year........ They are fast growers.....while they are not 2 inches yet...they are over an inch for sure!!



I got my G. Pulchrips at about a 1/4" maybe a little less in March of last year and she has grown to about 2" + in that amount of time. She has been a ton of fun to watch cause she is always redecorating and creating intricate little caves. She is also a fantastic eater and always visible. She once dug out every bit of dirt on the bottom of the cube that I have her in and had little pillar-like supports to hold up all the rest of the dirt, I might start calling her Dozer. I will definitely be breeding her when she gets big enough.
 

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I would agree with the Nhandus, they get their pattern pretty early and in my experience do grow like weeds. Great appetites too.
 

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I would agree with the Nhandus, they get their pattern pretty early and in my experience do grow like weeds. Great appetites too.
+1. Nhandus are great from 1/4" slings. Always hungry, color up early, and grow at a decent pace. What's not 'fun' are tiny slings that grow slow.
 

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+1. Nhandus are great from 1/4" slings. Always hungry, color up early, and grow at a decent pace. What's not 'fun' are tiny slings that grow slow.
Poec you wouldnt be talking about Euathlus sp red for one would you:)
 

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+1 G. pulchripes

Doesn't need a lot of humidity, eats anything I throw in. Wife tripped and dropped the vial on the floor, and not only did it not die, it molted 2 days later.
 

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G. Pulchripes and G. Pulchra...any NW terrestrial is going to be pretty hardy, really.
 

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I've kept most of my T's from a very small sling.. so I'll suggest an N. Chromatus, any Ceratogyrus, C. Fasciatum, any Brachypelma, any Acanthoscurria, any Lasiodora all of mine have reached around 2-2.5in. in 6months.. the Brachys slow up though when they get bigger..

If you want them really slow growers, get any Aphonopelma or a G. Rosea :)
 

Keith B

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You don't really strike me as the kind that cares about how slow or fast they grow. Might appreciate a long-term pet. You just don't want more mishaps like with the first slings, which is understandable. Any of the hardy NWs that don't need a ton of humidity should be good for you. I would still recommend you try again with the LP, cause not seeing one grow up to be huge is missing out. B.smithi or rather any Brachypelma is a good choice. Grammostolas, Acanthoscurrias, Aphonopelmas, Eupalaestrus, Lasiodora, Cyclosternum, to name a few, are all good and hardy.
 

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If you like color morphing species, one of my favorites are C. Cyneopubescence. They look completely different as adults than they do when they're slings, and they're fun to watch grow up. They aren't the fastest growers, but there are definitely slower species.
 

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Answer> None

Ive raised a dwarf species starting at a little less than 1/8"--- never again
 

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Answer> None

Ive raised a dwarf species starting at a little less than 1/8"--- never again
To each their own. I got my H. sp. "Colombia" Large like that and it's now 1.25". My quadrouple E. sp. "red" are like 1.5" at the most now after a couple years. Takes patience, but for some of us it's a rewarding experience :)
 

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To each their own. I got my H. sp. "Colombia" Large like that and it's now 1.25". My quadrouple E. sp. "red" are like 1.5" at the most now after a couple years. Takes patience, but for some of us it's a rewarding experience :)
I haven't received any rewards hahah
 
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