Some help with identifying.

[Beowulf68]

Hey folks, my oldest son decided to get a couple of slings on his way home. So here is my questions. Can anyone venture to guess the species. And what to feed them at this stage. Both would maybe cover a US dime. But both look very healthy. So any help is much appreciated. Added container for comparison.

 

[Tnoob]

I'm thinking the top one is avicularia of some kind. I can't see the other one. I'd say Dubia nymphs or pinhead crickets. I'm not sure about the species you have though.

 

[Tgotty90]

It could be a number of things but im guessing G.pulchra and for food it could possibly take down pinhead crickets, or red runners but if u can't find anything small enough, pre killed works great for slings. I only use chopped mealworms for all my slings until around the 1" mark and never had a issue.

 

[PanzoN88]

@KezyGLA here is another one that requires your expertise.

 

[Rs50matt]

My first thought was g pulchra but I thought maybe abit too fluffy.

If you have other Ts then parts of crickets /worms / roaches ect are fine. If it's just the 2 slings then bean weevils are good as they breed easily , don't require anything and are small enough for slings to takedown live

 

[Tgotty90]

My first thought was g pulchra but I thought maybe abit too fluffy.

If you have other Ts then parts of crickets /worms / roaches ect are fine. If it's just the 2 slings then bean weevils are good as they breed easily , don't require anything and are small enough for slings to takedown live

I was thinking the same thing, the hairs almost look like a b.albo but i don't ever recall mine being this dark at that size.

 

[ilovebrachys]

when I first saw this picture I thought it was a H.Maculata? a wild guess I'm probably wrong?

 

[MassExodus]

With slings that small, you need someone who's raised that sp. recently, and is familiar with them. Its hard ID'ing them visually when they're tiny. I couldn't hazard a guess, but for some reason I'm thinking its not a G pulchra. Mine has been 3" for two years, sooo..its been awhile...I could be wrong.

 

[Tnoob]

when I first saw this picture I thought it was a H.Maculata? a wild guess I'm probably wrong?

I saw an h mac at the pet store today. Pretty much a solid black color with very little markings. I'm saying it's definitely a new world because from what I've seen even OW T's have that unique crown that you only find in OW. My third instar obt even has it.

 

[Tnoob]

I want to say it's a Avicularia juruensis, because they aren't supposed to get any metallic sheen until they are post pubescent.

 

[Tnoob]

Avics don't kick hairs like most NW, sp either. They tend to rub the urticating hairs on you. You might get a clue if you startled it. I'm not advising you do that either.

 

[Arachnoclown]

Definitely not any type of Avicularia....I've had about every avic sling available. Slings are extremely hard to identify. I'd go back and ask the person who sold them. I'd feed them pinhead roaches to answer your other question. My guess would be Brachypelma albopilosum or Grammostola pulchra...hard to tell.

 

[Mr. P]

Definitely not any type of Avicularia....I've had about every avic sling available. Slings are extremely hard to identify. I'd go back and ask the person who sold them. I'd feed them pinhead roaches to answer your other question. My guess would be Brachypelma albopilosum or Grammostola pulchra...hard to tell.

I agree, definitely not Avicularia, I would say B. albopilosum. How much did they pay? There would be a big difference in price between a B. albopilosum and a G. Pulchra. The price they paid could help because a $20-$30 sling would definitely not be a G. pulchra, if it is I want to know who the vendor was so I could get a half dozen.

 

[PanzoN88]

Definitely not any type of Avicularia....I've had about every avic sling available. Slings are extremely hard to identify. I'd go back and ask the person who sold them. I'd feed them pinhead roaches to answer your other question. My guess would be Brachypelma albopilosum or Grammostola pulchra...hard to tell.

I'm probably wrong and usually am, but I really don't think it's a B. albopilosum. I'm raising two Nicaraguan slings right now, and raised my Honduran female from a sling and I don't remember them looking like that, but then again I have a really bad memory.

 

[ilovebrachys]

I'm probably wrong and usually am, but I really don't think it's a B. albopilosum. I'm raising two Nicaraguan slings right now, and raised my Honduran female from a sling and I don't remember them looking like that, but then again I have a really bad memory.

i agree @PanzoN88 i currently have an B.Albopilosum sling a little bigger than the one in the picture and its not as dark as that one-i also have a G.Pulchra sling again a different colour and not as hairy as the one pictured

 

[Tgotty90]

Google lens said its a theraphosa species lol i don't think thats it but figured I'd give it a try, i tried it with my Ts and it only got about half of my adults right.

 

[Arachnoclown]

You gotta look past the color on photos...lighting and saturation are always different then looking at it in natural light. Identification of slings through pictures is tough. I'm just saying B. Albopilosum because they are the cheapest most available hybrids in the hobby...especially from pet stores.

 

[Arachnoclown]

Google lens said its a theraphosa species lol i don't think thats it but figured I'd give it a try, i tried it with my Ts and it only got about half of my adults right.View attachment 36996

I've raised all the Theraphosa species...not leggy enough.

 

[Tgotty90]

I've raised all the Theraphosa species...not leggy enough.

This is very true, plus no pink feet either from what i can see and all Theraphosa have pink tips at that size if im not mistaken?

 

[KezyGLA]

Could be one of many... in fact a lot.

My shot in the dark would be Lasiodora sp.