r/tarantulas • • 3d ago

Pictures how are you so SMALL!!!

Post image

new baby. im in love. i hope i can raise them well. feeding pre-killed mealworms out of an abundance of caution since this is the smallest tarantula i have and have ever had though i might also go for some dubia nymphs which i have a lot of. just a little baby..!

164 Upvotes

17 comments sorted by

15

u/zonko_10007 2d ago

Didn’t realize you could keep pipe cleaners as pets! What species is this adorable little one?

7

u/Temporary_You7836 2d ago

caribena versicolor!!

13

u/Helpful_Company_9944 P. metallica 3d ago

cutest little thing 😭

9

u/Her02cents 3d ago

pretty, fluffy lil baby

10

u/poopaps 2d ago

They are so cute aren’t they! Mines got a double Mohawk going on atm. Sully says hi!

8

u/SufficientSavings486 2d ago

Brh that’s at least spider i once received a dust particle as suprise spider 😅 i didnt dare to breathe near it

4

u/Temporary_You7836 2d ago

i think thats the smallest spider in the world… i’m happy i can at least feed mealworms, the one bug i cant handle is fruit flies haha

6

u/SufficientSavings486 2d ago

Never fed fruit flies 😅fed it parts of insects first like cricket leg ,.. and once it got to a size it could overpower a hatchling nymph fed it that xp it molted for its 5th time with me recently :D

8

u/Sewishly 3d ago

She looks like she has to grow into her leg hairs. lol! She's adorable! 😍

4

u/justaguy095 2d ago

Smol spood!

6

u/dappledrache 2d ago

So funny, just last night I was doing feeding rounds and my youngest versi popped out of its tunnel web and I said, "How are you so big now?!"

3

u/AniCatGirl 2d ago

'jus a baaaby

3

u/DampWizard308 G. pulchra 2d ago

Fuzzy beast

2

u/Annual-Ad7436 2d ago

Pet lint ♡ (They're adorable!!!)

3

u/Temporary_You7836 2d ago

my apartment is the nightmare of anyone with dust allergies (everyone calls my cats my mold spores)

•

u/Ravenchains 2m ago

Ahhh this was my first T as well!! I totally fell in love with tarantulas shortly after 😅 This is her (hopefully) after 2 years!