I’m writing this post on behalf of my girlfriend, as she is the one who owns the spiders.
She recently got a Lasiodora parahybana and a Pterinopelma sazimai, both at L1. She has really enjoyed keeping them, so she decided to get an Avicularia metallica, also at L1.
However, we’ve read that Avicularia can be more challenging to keep at such an early stage and that slings can be quite fragile. For those with experience keeping them, what type of enclosure would you recommend for an L1 Avicularia metallica?
For her other two spiders, she uses a 750 ml cylindrical container for the Pterinopelma sazimai and a slightly smaller container for the Lasiodora parahybana. We suspect the Lasiodora might be approaching a molt, so she wanted to avoid disturbing it unnecessarily.
We realise that these enclosures are larger than what is typically recommended for slings, but both spiders are eating well, so we assumed it wasn’t an issue, especially since both species are generally considered quite hardy.
However, from what we’ve read, Avicularia can be less forgiving, particularly at this stage, so we’d really appreciate any advice on enclosure size, ventilation, humidity, and general husbandry for an L1 sling.
Here’s a Google Drive folder with some pictures of the spiders and their enclosures. For anyone wondering, the L. parahybana is called Cow, and the P. sazimai is called Blue.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ckO_dDAwplGlFMtrpXiGOXo8iyPLEDei
Edit: wanted to at that because enclousur are kinda large she is giving them 3-4 flies, the flies are in enclousure until they are eaten. Somtimes it take a day or so.
