A. Geniculata

[Johanna Turner]

Got A, chacoana and B, albopilosum from thespidershop last week, both feeding really well, especially the A, chacoana. The A, chacoana quite active too, as the B, albopilosum has burrowed and I get rare glimpses of it!
Have myself just ordered from the TarantulaShop, A, geniculata which I'm looking forward to getting.
I'm new to keeping slings and my N, carapoensis arrived from thespidershop yesterday and I thought my other slings were tiny!! Still, although it was almost the same size as a micro cricket it still guzzled one down!

Finding it great fun keeping these little guys!! What a great learning curve too!

[mike halewood]

Finding it great fun keeping these little guys!! What a great learning curve too!

Couldnt agree more. I think I've decided on one of the adult female H. Lividums next!!

[Johanna Turner]

Wow, yeah, real stunners!

I am finding it so interesting and especially having a selection of different species and seeing the difference in characters and behaviours etc.

I do like the look of the H, lividiums, may end up getting one at some point.
I would have chosen the same as with a sling you don't know what sex you have an I've heard the males are not as colourful!! (bless them lol!)

[mike halewood]

I've heard the males are not as colourfu

Ah thats the same for humans then!!!

Very happy at the mo as I've just seen my A. Genic astride a cricket the same size tucking in!!!

[Erik Heidrich]

Yes, they are voracious eaters. Mine will go after the stream from the eyedropper when I fill the water dish, and the tweezers when I do enclosure maintenance, too. I definitely don't want to put my fingers in there!

[mike halewood]

Here are the little dears!!!

[Erik Heidrich]

Very nice. Hang on to those photos, because they won't be that tiny for long!

[Johanna Turner]

Yes, they are voracious eaters. Mine will go after the stream from the eyedropper when I fill the water dish, and the tweezers when I do enclosure maintenance, too. I definitely don't want to put my fingers in there!

Ha ha love it! Little killing machines!!

[mike halewood]

I just thought I'd a little bit to this. I was really happy with the service from the tarantulashop.com so much that I've just ordered a T. Blondi sling from Dan.
I really must stop now, or at least wait till the BTS show!!!

[Johanna Turner]

Mike you're as bad as me!!

You'll have to try and get some pics up here to 'show us yours!'

I've ordered the same in the order with the A, geniculata. Have also ordered an L, parahybana too!

My god will I never learn!?

I know I may be jumping on the bandwagon with the big spiders but I do think I have a nice balanced collection so far with the slings I have.

Plus I have the juvenile B, smithi as my 'visible' display spider!! lol

Have managed to get some decent looking pics of the collection so hoping to try and get them online now...

J

[mike halewood]

I've promised myself I wont buy any more, well at least Im waiting till the BTS show!!!

Have also ordered an L, parahybana too!

Ah another one I want, will it ever end lol

Mike

[Johanna Turner]

Oh no, Lee has more slings on his site..... www.thespidershop.co.uk

Not that I'm trying to encourage you or anything!!

Lol!

[mike halewood]

Took me 3 secs to click the link!!! I dont need any encouragement lol
The Cyclosternum fasciatum seems interesting

[mike halewood]

Took me 3 secs to click the link!!! I dont need any encouragement lol
The Cyclosternum fasciatum seems interesting

Now I've just looked at some pics I may need to order one of these!!!

[Johanna Turner]

I'm going to be in so much trouble!!

That C, fasciatum is a stunner isn't it, some amazing markings (Yeah i did a Google search for it too!)

Hmmmmm........lol

I've just ordered the following...

Nhandu chromatus
Grammostola pulchra
Megaphobema robusum


Ah poopy!

So the collection which started with one 3cm G, rosea sling now totals 6 and that's without what's in the post!!!

Might put together a list as my signature!

I'm trying to get some pics on the site but they won't upload - think they're too big!!