My Juveniles

I currently have 12 juvenile spiders, 9 of which are terrestrial species, meaning they prefer to live at ground level and require more ground space than height. One of which is arboreal, needing more height in its enclosure.

Terrestrial Spiders:

I have:

1 x Chile Flame Euathlus sp. "Red" (Pictured on the left 3rd from the bottom)

My little Chile Flame is currently about 6cm in leg span and is as close as spiders come to being cute. She is grey brown in colour and has a lovely bright red flash on her abdomen and around her spinnerets.

She is a very active little spider and though I do not recommend handling spiders, I seldom get a choice with this one, as she climbs straight out of her container onto my hand whenever she gets the chance. I wouldn't say she enjoys being handled, she just likes to wander about alot.

This dwarf species is a slow grower and mine is a fickle feeder. They do not require a very high temperature, and during summer days I do not heat mine at all. They also require relatively dry conditions and are happy at about 55-60% humidity.

Out of all of my juvenile spiders, this little character is perhaps my very favourite.

1 x Guatamalan Blue Aphonopelma sp. (Pictured on the left 4th from top)

My Guatamalan Blue is fast approaching sub adult hood, and is currently 8cm in leg span. She should attain a span of 12-14cm when fully grown.

When I first obtained her, she was extremely skittish, and would run very fast and scuttle around her enclosure whenever I went near it. She has calmed down a lot since then, but is still a nervous specimen.

Because of this I offer plenty of hiding areas in her enclosure, so she is more likely to rush to one of them when disturbed, rather than shoot up the side of her tank.

Although plain slate blue in colour, she is an attractive specimen. I keep her at 24 degrees C with a moderate humidity of 80%.

1 x Costa Rican Blue Front Citharacanthus Crinirufum (pictured on the left at the top of the page)

Now, I have to be honest, this spider was sold to me as the above, but I am almost 100% certain it is not in fact this species at all.

I have posted her picture on forums, but no one seems to be able to identify her. If you take a look at her picture and can help, please email me, as it would be great to have an identity for her.

She currently has a leg span of 7cm and seems to do quite well with a moderate humidity and a temperature of 25 degrees C.

 

1 x Ebony Earth Tiger Selenocosmia sp. (Pictured on the left 2nd from top)

The Ebony Earth Tiger is a really stunning tarantula. The best way to describe it is as a less bulky Brazilian Black with attitude.

Silky black all over, this spider has a nasty temper and is reputed to have one of the most potent venoms of all tarantulas. It requires a high humidity and warm temperatures.

My specimen is currently approx 6cm in leg span, and seems content to spend the majority of its time concealed in its tube shaped web shelter. It lays an awful lot of silk, and has covered much of its enclosure. Not a particularly active spider, it seldom wanders around its home, but is a treat to see when it emerges.

 

1 x King Baboon Citharischius crawshayi (Pictured on the left 3rd from top)

With its beautiful rich earth brown colouration the King Baboon is a highly desired spider. Perhaps the biggest of the baboon spiders, this tarantula has a nasty temper to boot. It produces some of the most impressive aggression displays in the spider world, and produces a hissing sound by stridulating its front legs.

With attitude like this, and nasty venom, this is not a beginner's spider, but is more suited to serious, experienced collectors.

My specimen is only small, and has a mini 4cm leg span. This said, when I unpacked it from its transport container, the miniture beast showed Nhandu vulpinusme who was boss by rearing up and hissing loudly. I believe, as small as it is, it would bite me given the slightest chance to do so.

The King Baboon tarantula likes to burrow, and doesn't make a great display spider as they are known to stay hidden for months at a time.

1 x Mexican Red Knee Brachypelma smithi 

The classic pet spider! The Mexican Red Knee is a well known spider, most people are easily able to identify. A beautiful and robust Mexican species, it makes a brilliant beginner's spider. This said, it is prone to flicking hairs, and less docile than the other classic pet spider, the Chile Rose.

I have grown my specimen from a spiderling, and it is only just a juvenile. It obtained the first true hints of its colouration on its previous moult, and now, with its 4cm leg span, looks like a perfect miniature of its adult future.

Being a Mexican spider it prefers drier conditions and is an opportunistic burrower, seeking out whatever shelter it can find. I offer mine a selection of cork bark, though this spider is not prone to hiding. It is happy to spend a lot of time out in the open and makes and excellent display spider.  

1 x Tanzanian Chestnut Holothele villosella

This little beauty is a new addition to my collection. It is a lovely, strikingly marked dwarf species that has long spinnerets and lays a lot of silk in its home.

My specimen has a 4cm leg span and is dark brown in colour with a beautiful mottled abdomen. It also has a huge appetite and eats everything I give to it.

I keep it at a average temperature with slightly damp substrate.

This species is of particular interest to me as I have heard if raised together as spiderlings they will live in communual groups, which is rare for tarantulas. I would not mind attempting this kind of set up with these at some point.

1 x Brazilian Blond Nhandu vulpinus

This is a very striking spider with soft blond colours mingled with light brown stripes. My specimen is 5cm in size and quite active as spiders go. It is always on the womble exploring its little house.

1 x Salmon Pink L. para

A nice example of these very big spiders. This specimen is about 6cm in size and is a great little feeder.

Arboreal Juvenile Spiders

I have:

1 x Togo Star Burst Heteroscodra maculata (pictured on left 2nd from bottom)

Togo Star Burst baboon spiders, as they are sometimes called, are amazingly beautiful. They consist of white, black and brown marbled colours and can be very striking as adults.

My specimen is currently about 6cm in leg span and already displays her adult colouration. She is very, very flighty, perhaps the fastest of al my spiders, and I have had an epsiode where she escaped and made it under the sofa. Thankfully she was quickly and safely recovered.

She now lives in a fair sized arboreal tank where she has built a shelter around half a coconut shell. She does not tend to come out at all in the day, but will come out at night to stalk her enclosure for prey.

1 x Singapore Blue Cyriopagopus sp (pictured on the left at the bottom)

Singapore Blue taranulas are extremely fast growers, maturing in as little as one year.

My specimen was 1cm when I obtained it, and it is now a 6cm monster. A very attractive species, which when mature will be very bright metallic blue, very large and simply stunning.

Even as juveniles they are impressive to look at. They have a good appetite and bad tempers. A very fast, but very beautiful arboreal species, which I consider a gem in my collection.

1 x Brick Red Pink toe Avicularia bicegoi

A very, very nice little avic that has a 5cm legspan. it is very furry and has a wonderfully red abdomen making it a very striking little spider indeed.

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That's the extent of my juvenile specimen's for the time being - keep an eye out for more soon.

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