psalmopoeus irminia

just got a gorgous little sun tiger sling are there any special requirements ive had lots of pokies in the past so im fairly experienced with arborieals do i treat it as i would a pokie
any info greatly received
many thanks

arachnid wrote:just got a gorgous little sun tiger sling are there any special requirements ive had lots of pokies in the past so im fairly experienced with arborieals do i treat it as i would a pokie
any info greatly received
many thanks

Hey bud,

I got a large sling myself today it was a freebie woop
Bout 5 cm + mine is, how bigs yours?

I have mine in an arboreal tub, with a piece of cork bark and they they need ventilation and humidity..

Watch out though as these apparently have a nasty bite..

its tiny only 10-15mm 1st sling ive had that small the only thing ive got to keep it in is a clear tub from my local chinky with a bit of sub which ive put inside a plastic spid viv which is next to my g.rosea to keep warm as i dont want it directly on a heat mat
ive heard they have a nasty bite i do love aggresive spids tho

These tend to be more willing to run and hide than to go for you, the one I had was never aggressive or thrown any posturing she preferred to hide than fight. but they all have different personalities and you'll have lots of time to learn as she grows They are very beautiful T's too

i had to sub adults of these which would strike at me. Very fast, had one run up my bathroom wall!!!!

gorgous aint they as fast as pokies i rekon well as all tree spids ive tried allsorts of ways in the past when it comes to rehousing my 1st mistake was using a plastic bottle cut in half in the kitchen with a 2-3cm pokie sling snuck under the bottle off the worktop and under the kitchen units befoe i could blink luckily im a carpenter i got it back ive tried the bath but as you say they end up running all over the bathroom if your not carefull

You shouldn't have any issues with an Irminia, just be sure not to overfeed it

Young_Gun wrote:You shouldn't have any issues with an Irminia, just be sure not to overfeed it

what do you recomend

manic wrote:These tend to be more willing to run and hide than to go for you, the one I had was never aggressive or thrown any posturing she preferred to hide than fight. but they all have different personalities and you'll have lots of time to learn as she grows They are very beautiful T's too

I find that mine hide too TBH ive never seen them out of their tube hides since i rehomed them lol

arachnid wrote:

Young_Gun wrote:You shouldn't have any issues with an Irminia, just be sure not to overfeed it

what do you recomend

Regular feeding but keep an eye on the abdomen, you don't want it swollen, just rounded.

nice one