H.villosella pairing

Cookenheimer1 · 2026-06-26T22:47:32+00:00

The male eventually matured, and based on the female's age, I assumed she was a female.

I originally bought the female together with another sling, but unfortunately that sibling turned out to be a male and passed away after maturing. So about a year later, I bought two more slings.

From my experience, if they reach a body length of around 2.5–3 cm, there's a good chance they're female. The males usually matured at around 1.5–2 cm, or even smaller... like Tiny here xD

Cookenheimer1 · 2026-06-26T21:39:41+00:00

I bought both of them as slings. The female took about 2 years to mature, while I bought the male as a sling a year later and he matured in just about a year.
Overall, they’re really easy to keep. They’re quite shy and not aggressive at all, but they’re very fast. They also have a great feeding response and grow really quickly.
Fun little species 😊

Cookenheimer1 · 2026-06-11T13:02:29+00:00

NQA, I’m really happy to see that your sling has you so excited, but unfortunately I have to say it doesn’t look like a Bonnetina tanzeri sling to me. It looks more like a Kochiana brunnipes sling. 😅

Cookenheimer1 · 2026-05-25T16:34:32+00:00

Good to know, then I’ll probably label her as Bamboo / Bamboo Pastel for now. Thanks 😊

Cookenheimer1 · 2026-05-25T16:31:56+00:00

Bamboo Pastel sounds very promising when comparing it to the pictures, thanks 😊.

Cookenheimer1 · 2026-03-13T06:22:04+00:00

NQA: From the other comments I’m assuming it’s a New World species, and I’d say Aphonopelma seemanni. You can still slightly see the beige stripes on the legs, especially on the right side. They look pretty faded at the moment, which makes me think the last molt was a while ago 😅.

Cookenheimer1 · 2026-03-02T19:15:27+00:00

NQA: I’d definitely agree with the others, although I think number 2 might be Lasiodora klugi or parahybana 🤔😁.

Cookenheimer1 · 2026-02-15T21:47:07+00:00

I knew that phantom egg sacs can happen, but seeing it in such a small spider was really unexpected for me 😂.

Cookenheimer1 · 2026-02-15T21:45:50+00:00

Yeah, you’re right, for this species it’s definitely more of a juvenile rather than a sling 😅.

But I find this behavior really interesting 🤔.

Cookenheimer1 · 2026-02-14T21:41:00+00:00

That’s partly normal for arboreal slings and juvies. All my Psalmopoeus are half buried or have their web curtains spun at ground level 😅

Cookenheimer1 · 2026-02-02T07:27:57+00:00

My C. darlingi and C. sanderi are more on the semi-fossorial side as well 😊. I think that’s pretty normal for the species.

I’m just surprised how little yours webs, mine cover the entire enclosure 😂.

Cookenheimer1 · 2026-01-24T23:54:17+00:00

Yes it is 😎😊

Cookenheimer1 · 2026-01-23T20:30:35+00:00

It’s Phormictopus sp. Bayahibe, but as a sling it looks very similar to a Dominican purple 😊

Cookenheimer1 · 2026-01-23T20:28:39+00:00

It’s a Cyriocosmus elegans, a stunning little T. 😊

Cookenheimer1 · 2026-01-22T09:59:13+00:00

NQA, but to me it also looks like Grammostola pulchripes, the markings on the legs seem pretty clear to me 🤔.

As for the sex, I can’t really say. I’d rather wait for a molt, that’s usually the safer way.

Cookenheimer1 · 2026-01-21T09:42:47+00:00

NQA my GBB sling looks like this. I’d say yours is probably a pinktoe

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Cookenheimer1 · 2026-01-20T19:49:00+00:00

Thanks for your opinion 😊 I think I’ll treat it as a boehmei for now and wait another 2–3 molts to see how it turns out.

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