Getting my first T!

Well where i live its 5:02 am and is 5 hours from now ill be getting my rose hair tarantula its only a sling though (and im pretty sure that means baby correct me if im wrong). Anyways im excited so you should be too lol!!

congrats! yeah a sling is just short for spiderling

Yep i got it now all i need to know is how to sex them i heard you cant till they get big and shes only around like 2-3 inches from the head to abdomen so yah is a 10 gallon the minimum for is my friend jusdt dumb lol

2-3 inches legspan, or bodysize? If it's bodysize then it sounds pretty big.

You wouldnt want a 10 gallon unless you put a crap load of substrate in the tank. With terrestrial spiders you want a short area of space incase it decides to climb and fall. The fall from a 10 gallon with minimal subtrate could lead to a rupture in the abdomen. Also rose hairs like the substrate dry (not sure if you've been reading up on them or not)


also a spider with a 2-3 inch head to abdomin area is pretty large usually spiders are measured by leg tip-to leg tip . Anyway.... it may be getting to the size needed for sexing. Best way to tell is from the molt.

ya i read up on them but it said 7 to 8 inches to sex them and if i do tip of front legts to tip of back lega its 4 inches

ok its actually still 2-3 from tips and i think its female because the little front legs have no balls at the end of them becuase i can already hole her and shes hekka exploring right now

Those will only develope on a mature male its too early to sex it most likely ..best way to tell is the next molt

ok

welcome to the world of T's sexing is a pain when your new to it.
http://www.arachnofreaks.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=188

I like using molts as you dont have to wait for maturity and the appearance of boxing gloves

Now you just have to wait two more years for it to molt....

Hey she/he (hopefully she ) MOLTED so what exacly am i looking for? EDIT

Epiandrous fusillea.

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