curly hair help

[Glenn]

Edit: 3/4" will be more than 2nd instar.

While true for B. smithi (they are ~1/4" at 2nd instar) GBBs are actually relatively big at second instar. The largest individuals I observed were even a hair above 3/4" after molting into 2nd instar!

i have a very bad feeling here.... Ts may be even more addictive then frogs, gosh you can leave them for a week and go camping, they need small cages and don't need all that stuff sticking out of my other cages, they don't even need thermometers/hydrometers and then on top they're so awesome.. i'm in trouble....
my curly hair by the way ate another cricket yesterday, and was sitting out on a nice cork piece i have in there, it should probably mean he is all right.
what does instar mean?

Yup, they seemingly thrive on neglect!
Instar is basically used to describe the developmental period of some inverts, measured by the amount of molts. Being N^th instar mans the individual had molted N times since "hatching". With tarantulas, we are mostly only concerned with the first few and the last one (for males); Most species become fully formed little predators at second instar and are typically ready to sell/ship out at that time. You will have many to choose from at the Red deer show. Not only will Dawn (Tangled in webs) be there, but Bruce (Arachnophiliacs) and Martin & Amanda (Tarantula Canada, though I'm not sure if they will personally be there). Vancouver has a couple of shows a year, and the local spider vendor recently quit the hobby, so I'm pretty jealous you get to see three big vendors in one show. A couple of other species to look out for at the show are B. Emilia, and G. pulchripes. Both slow growers, but look great when they get their adult colors, and are among the most docile.

[Hypnotic]

I know what you mean, my curly was my very first tarantula, bought him as a sling and he's an adult male now.
He enjoys neglect, he gets feed weekly but eats about once a month-2 months, aslong as the back is nice and round, the spider should be healthy.
Mine has escaped 3 times, at first I thought I was being careless and forgetfull, but my spider actually slides open windows, so it has a little lock on them now.

I actually own two tarantulas, I would advise looking up Aphonopelma moderatum, I currently have a sling of that species and it's looking awsome, Can't wait untill it's an adult.

[Lija]

i must say GBB and red knee look the most striking, such a bold colors, we are gonna have another show in Calgary, but i don't think i can wait this long lol

[Hypnotic]

I've actually owned a female red knee, ended up selling her on to a breeder. From all the animals I've owned, that spider has got to be the most boring, foul mooded creature I've ever met. Everytime I even got close to the terrarium, I got a face full of hair.

[Lija]

hm... interesting...
is care is the same pretty much for everybody? or should i say as less care as possible lol ?

[Hypnotic]

Yeah, it's pretty much the same for all tarantulas, there are always some exceptions though. But most caresheets I've read up on, say the same thing.

[Truffs1178]

Lija you should look at both mexican red knee and fire legs. Both different but both have red on their legs. Instar is the period between two sheds not the actual shed.

[Lija]

thank you! will sure do just got a new camera, will play tomorrow, hoping to take some pics of mine.
how can you tell if your tarantula is hungry? how much do i need to feed mine? and what to feed babies and how often?