Slings, Juveniles, Sub-adults, Adults

[SingaporeBlue]

I've kinda wondered for a little while now, how do you guys know when a sling becomes a juvie, then sub-adult, then adult, just by looking at it? Does the T have to be a certain size to be classed as one of these tital's?

 

[Lawrence b]

Its normally about 4cm on say 5-6 inch tarantula , but size does vary in different species , Cyriocosmus or a Theraphosa . You can always google it or look up what poeple are as slings juvies or sub-adult , adults .

 

[SingaporeBlue]

Its normally about 4cm on say 5-6 inch tarantula , but size does vary in different species , Cyriocosmus or a Theraphosa . You can always google it or look up what poeple are as slings juvies or sub-adult , adults .

oki doki will do, thanks

 

[Lawrence b]

Should been what poeple are selling sorry thats trying to 2 things at once .

 

[SingaporeBlue]

Should been what poeple are selling sorry thats trying to 2 things at once .

That's alright, i found on another forum that someone said that generally, not including all T's:

Slings= 0.5" - 1"
Juveniles= 1" - 3"
Sub-adults= 3" - 4"
Adults= 4" - 5" +

Do you think this sounds about right for a general guideline? (i'm sure it would be different for different types of T's like dwarfs)

 

[MrGhostMantis]

That's alright, i found on another forum that someone said that generally, not including all T's:

Slings= 0.5" - 1"
Juveniles= 1" - 3"
Sub-adults= 3" - 4"
Adults= 4" - 5" +

Do you think this sounds about right for a general guideline? (i'm sure it would be different for different types of T's like dwarfs)

Varies between species like dwarfs and theraphosa+ other large species.

 

[MBullock]

Biologically, there are 5 stages- Ova, Spiderling, Immature, Penultimate and ultimate. 6 if you count the post-ultimate males that survive the molt but that's a reach..


However, hobby-wise there's no clear distinction- kinda like people arguing over whether or not a tomato is a vegetable. culinary we consider it like a veggie but it's botanically a fruit.

IMO, though, it's unwise to call a 3-4" tarantula sub-adult unless it's an aphonopelma species, which tend to mature around 3" in legspan excluding dwarf species in most cases (exceptions being larger dwarves like peloncillo or vorhiesi). It's really wise to record your molt histories for your spiders for this specific reason. that's why you see some of the more 'advanced' hobbyists with actual notepads/clipboards on each enclosure/fixture to record size and age. You dont wanna sell someone a 'sub-adult' only for it to spend 5 years in that stage only to become an even larger immature. alot of people also write down the molt-history on a piece of paper and include it with the slings they sell.

 

[SingaporeBlue]

Biologically, there are 5 stages- Ova, Spiderling, Immature, Penultimate and ultimate. 6 if you count the post-ultimate males that survive the molt but that's a reach..


However, hobby-wise there's no clear distinction- kinda like people arguing over whether or not a tomato is a vegetable. culinary we consider it like a veggie but it's botanically a fruit.

IMO, though, it's unwise to call a 3-4" tarantula sub-adult unless it's an aphonopelma species, which tend to mature around 3" in legspan excluding dwarf species in most cases (exceptions being larger dwarves like peloncillo or vorhiesi). It's really wise to record your molt histories for your spiders for this specific reason. that's why you see some of the more 'advanced' hobbyists with actual notepads/clipboards on each enclosure/fixture to record size and age. You dont wanna sell someone a 'sub-adult' only for it to spend 5 years in that stage only to become an even larger immature. alot of people also write down the molt-history on a piece of paper and include it with the slings they sell.

ah i see, that's really good to know. I haven't got a T yet so i think i'll absolutely keep a track of molts and things.