Avicularia avicularia

[mandylydena]

I put an enclosure together for my Avic, but was told elsewhere to remove the big green hide as it was taking up too much room. Hopefully this will be a happy place for my T. Currently we’re all webbed up in the corner.

 

[Blackdog]

Yep vertical with lots of attachment points for them to web

 

[mandylydena]

Yep vertical with lots of attachment points for them to web

That’s why I kept the hide because they had anchored to it, but I was actually able to save the web and re-anchor it to the branch.

 

[SullivanC]

Enclosure looks very good How big is she?

 

[mandylydena]

Enclosure looks very good How big is she?

Thank you! I haven’t measured he/she and they haven’t molted for me yet, but I purchased the T as a 2-3” specimen.

 

[SullivanC]

Thank you! I haven’t measured he/she and they haven’t molted for me yet, but I purchased the T as a 2-3” specimen.

Looks very beautiful I love avics too

 

[mandylydena]

Looks very beautiful I love avics too

They are gorgeous spiders. Current they are webbed up in the corner enjoying life. My Eupalaestrus campestratus is the smallest and a genuine sweetheart. My newest, Brachypelma emilia is the biggest and always in the burrow. He’s the only one to threat pose.

 

[SullivanC]

They are gorgeous spiders. Current they are webbed up in the corner enjoying life. My Eupalaestrus campestratus is the smallest and a genuine sweetheart. My newest, Brachypelma emilia is the biggest and always in the burrow. He’s the only one to threat pose.

Yeah emilia seems to have some attitude I know not all have attitude but the one I have whenever I try feeding she would grab the tongs with her whole body I am trying to feed her with so she has perfect appetite so she isnt a tarantula to handle do you hold spiders or no?

 

[mandylydena]

Yeah emilia seems to have some attitude I know not all have attitude but the one I have whenever I try feeding she would grab the tongs with her whole body I am trying to feed her with so she has perfect appetite so she isnt a tarantula to handle do you hold spiders or no?

Yeah he’s a great eater too so far. Food goes in the burrow and I see a flurry of cute legs then nothing, lol. I’m not interested in holding him or my Avic to be honest. The Avic is spunky too. I don’t go out of my way to handle anyone, but today I was rehousing my E. campestratus and they came out on my hand voluntarily. They just sat there looking adorable. I had a hard time convincing them to leave my hand and check out the enclosure.

 

[SullivanC]

Yeah he’s a great eater too so far. Food goes in the burrow and I see a flurry of cute legs then nothing, lol. I’m not interested in holding him or my Avic to be honest. The Avic is spunky too. I don’t go out of my way to handle anyone, but today I was rehousing my E. campestratus and they came out on my hand voluntarily. They just sat there looking adorable. I had a hard time convincing them to leave my hand and check out the enclosure.

Yeah spiders dont really enjoy handling so I also dont handle them but if they come on my hand on their own while rehousing then I wouldnt say no to it but since handling stress them I try not to handle them at all because after you handle them since they are stressed they wont accept food for some time so I want to make sure they always accept food so I never handle e.campestratus are really good too

 

[mandylydena]

Yeah spiders dont really enjoy handling so I also dont handle them but if they come on my hand on their own while rehousing then I wouldnt say no to it but since handling stress them I try not to handle them at all because after you handle them since they are stressed they wont accept food for some time so I want to make sure they always accept food so I never handle e.campestratus are really good too

I’m pretty sure the E. campestratus would tolerate almost anything. I’ve rehoused them a few times and they eat right away. They are probably my best eater unless getting ready to molt.