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long story short No.
my 1/4"-3/4" are in a vial then they get moved to a 2"x2" until they're nearly 2"
then it gets interesting for arboreals I go to a 4"x4"x8". Terrestrials get shoebox Rubbermaid. Then they go into forever homes, therefore, I see them every second stage or so.
here's my personal experience with OBT. 5 adults 3 female 2 male and 1 sac of slings raised to 2". Not one of the slings gave a threat pose. Therefore my personal experience is they are far more skittish and less likely to stay and fight when young. This does not by any stretch mean they are a...
most if not all of those are a handling issue. I'm certain the thought process goes something like this "OMG its so little and cute. How can something this small be harmful?"
I was at an expo a month ago and a dealer (to be unnamed) had a Parabuthus transvaalicus scorpion. You know.... The one that can sling venom about a metre. And not knowing me tried to sell this first over everything else.
long story short buyer beware & buyer be informed.
ahh the one that got away.
I had one escapee one time ever, and it was my own naivety. I had a homemade lid on an aquarium, but it didn't seal fully and you couldn't tell just by looking at it. Long story short what got out was an adult female H. lividum needless to say heres what I was told...
you can get uber tiny crickets. Demand day old not "two week". You'll notice its not as bad as it seems. A tarantula can and will take down something near to its own size.