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<blockquote data-quote="Miss Moxie" data-source="post: 123102" data-attributes="member: 27149"><p>SADS is a myth. There is no random "kill switch" in some slings where they die for no reason. That said, they have a lot of needs that have to be met and as slings if you mess up one of those needs, the whole thing can collapse quickly. They have a very narrow window of tolerance to less than ideal conditions. It's hard to tell what you need to change, so sometimes you can overcompensate and make things even worse. </p><p></p><p>That's why I don't think Avicularia/Caribena/Ybyrapora make good first tarantulas, and any other NW arboreal is going to blow past you in a flash they're all so fast. Not that Avicularia & relatives are slow, mind you.</p><p></p><p>A good choice in my opinion for a first T, if you know how fast Avicularia are and speed isn't deterring you, Grammostola iheringi. They can be fast and skittish which means they can take off running at the lightest breeze. But they're hardy, docile, and beautiful spiders that get big and have a great appetite and growth rate. Here is a picture of my female:</p><p></p><p><img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/2cf4174a019e58892904fd25126c0e0d/tumblr_oytnmp95fs1tiveumo2_1280.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p><img src="https://78.media.tumblr.com/9e2eb9e2d4b7956a9f359badf810b630/tumblr_oytnmp95fs1tiveumo3_1280.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p></p><p>She's a sub adult and isn't close to being done growing. I've heard these Grammys can get 7". By the way, she's skinny because she had just molted, not because I starve her.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Miss Moxie, post: 123102, member: 27149"] SADS is a myth. There is no random "kill switch" in some slings where they die for no reason. That said, they have a lot of needs that have to be met and as slings if you mess up one of those needs, the whole thing can collapse quickly. They have a very narrow window of tolerance to less than ideal conditions. It's hard to tell what you need to change, so sometimes you can overcompensate and make things even worse. That's why I don't think Avicularia/Caribena/Ybyrapora make good first tarantulas, and any other NW arboreal is going to blow past you in a flash they're all so fast. Not that Avicularia & relatives are slow, mind you. A good choice in my opinion for a first T, if you know how fast Avicularia are and speed isn't deterring you, Grammostola iheringi. They can be fast and skittish which means they can take off running at the lightest breeze. But they're hardy, docile, and beautiful spiders that get big and have a great appetite and growth rate. Here is a picture of my female: [IMG]https://78.media.tumblr.com/2cf4174a019e58892904fd25126c0e0d/tumblr_oytnmp95fs1tiveumo2_1280.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://78.media.tumblr.com/9e2eb9e2d4b7956a9f359badf810b630/tumblr_oytnmp95fs1tiveumo3_1280.jpg[/IMG] She's a sub adult and isn't close to being done growing. I've heard these Grammys can get 7". By the way, she's skinny because she had just molted, not because I starve her. [/QUOTE]
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