I'm thinking of getting some parahybana slings. I'd really appreciate any comments, advice, tips, housing ideas, recomended food.
Do they make a good T for a pet, are they an interesting animal?
Are there many owners on the site?
Also if you don't like them, post your comments pls.

Thanks

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Parahybana are a great beginner species.. Large, robust, hardy and very easy to look after.
Spierlings are tiny but do grow very fast! Keep tiny slings in film cannisters with some coconut fibre substrate, mist the side weekly and feed twice a week on micro or L1 size crickets. As they moult they'll tackle bigger prey items.
Adults can get to 10" legspan! They eat anything and everything!!
These do fine at room temperature, with dry substrate and a water bowl as adults. For my Lasiodora's i only ever overflow the water dish when i think they are near to moulting, just to boost humidity a bit more.

You can't not like these really!

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100% agree with Becky, they're great spiders, always sits out in the open so i can see her and has grown really big now

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Can't wait to grab my 5 when they're ready

5? Are you starting a revolution?

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they look drab as hell!

Nice personalities though, lol
typical giant tarantulas really...just more drab:P

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All comments welcome. Everyone has their own opinion, it's good to voice it. I started this thread for people to comment on one perticulr species, I chose the L.para as it stands out amoungst T's as an individual. I've never seen one in real life, just pictures an Utube videos and the'er one of the most unreal T's I've seen.

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Parahs arent drab!
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1241/...9d12ea.jpg?v=0
Awww See /\ they are really pretty

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That certainly is a nice picture, how old are your two L.paras

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0.0.1 V. Blue Beauty
1.1.0 White Lipped pythons

Id say they are more begginer/intermediate.

The problems with tarantulas is that its problematic saying one is beginner and one is advanced. Some say cobalts are advanced species, id say they are intermediate. Theres nothing special about them. Parah's are notorious hair flickers, also keep your fingers away from the burrows as they ambush anything near it. Apart from that amazing spider, i rarely see mine as it hides a lot but it doubles its size with each moult and mines already 5/6 inchs.

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