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  1. Colette

    I figured out why some people have so many tarantulas

    I'm up to 9, with 5 more NW on my immediate shortlist. If I had a spare room I could easily end up with way more. I'm just far too paranoid about my cats so all the Ts have to stay in the one cat free room with limited space. Two main reasons for me. One, so there is always someone to look at...
  2. Colette

    Most Visible Tarantulas

    Here's my experience... Never hides B hamorii SA B boehmi juvie G pulchra sling G iheringi juvie/SA N tripepii juvie Often visible Gbb juvie - lots of webbing but out and about a lot every day, only disappeared during premolt P cambridgei SA - always in tube during the day with only...
  3. Colette

    Considering future OWs

    Thanks all, given me lots to think about.
  4. Colette

    Considering future OWs

    It's just a turn of phrase. I have no issue rehousing my new worlds and if I didn't have other pets to worry about I wouldn't be overly concerned about an old world. The fear is that a T is mostly likely to get loose when during a rehouse.
  5. Colette

    Considering future OWs

    I do like M balfouri which seems to be a recommended first ow, but I don't have unlimited space so I'd be inclined to jump straight to the pokie. My P cambridgei already has tape securing the lid and I would do the same for any OWs so I'm not overly worried about escapes under normal...
  6. Colette

    Considering future OWs

    I'm up to 9 Ts now, ranging from a G pulchra sling to a SA P cambridgei. Long term there's a few OWs I'd like, namely a pokie, probably P miranda. I'm not overly concerned for myself but I'm aware of the risks to the cats and dogs in the house should the T get loose. (My other pets don't go...
  7. Colette

    Genus Psalmopoeus

    Finally got my first psalmopoeus this weekend, P cambridgei 'Steve' sex unknown. Totally in love, will be looking for irminia and pulcher next!
  8. Colette

    Genus Grammostola

    G iheringi juvie
  9. Colette

    Genus Nhandu

    N chromatus and N tripepii juvies
  10. Colette

    Has Arachnoboards influenced anyone to buy species they normally wouldn't?

    I couldn't really see the appeal of P cambridgei - I mean it's just a well camouflaged green-grey T. But they always come highly recommended, especially compared to P irminia which I've long admired. Picked up 'Steve' (sex unknown) this weekend and I'm totally in love.
  11. Colette

    Yet another Next T post

    Thanks all, very helpful. I do like the A geniculata but tbh it's lower down the list purely because it looks so similar to the N chromatus. I only have limited space so I'm trying to make the most of it. At this point I've narrowed it down to the G iheringi, C versicolor or P cambridgei so...
  12. Colette

    Yet another Next T post

    What is the growth rate like on the G iheringi? Mostly seems to be slings available.
  13. Colette

    Yet another Next T post

    Currently I have... B hamorii, B boehmi, G pulchra, P sazimai, N chromatus and C cyaneopubescens. For my next T I'm after something I'm going to see regularly so no pet holes. Id like either a big hairy terrestrial, something "pretty" or a nice arboreal (although i admit I'm a bit nervous about...
  14. Colette

    Post your burrows / caverns / underground chambers/Fissures or slits in the silt!

    This is the most I ever see of my P sazimai.
  15. Colette

    Urgent - unexpected egg sac

    So I had what I was sold as a male P regius. He made himself a dense web nest thing at the top of his viv where he stayed about a week. Then disappeared. Finally found him dead on the floor - not moved in over 48 hours so confident he really is dead. Went to clean out the viv and realised his...
  16. Colette

    Who molted today?

    Having recovered from the molt my GBB has decided to be a display T again
  17. Colette

    P.vitatta AF

    She's a beauty
  18. Colette

    Who molted today?

    Yay second successful molt this week. Edna the B boehmi is now out and upright. I did say I wouldn't get any more Ts until some of mine had molted and I had some money. So 2 good molts and £15 on a scratchcard means I'm good to go right? Lol.
  19. Colette

    Housekeeping for pet holes/webs

    On the flip side (sorry bad pun) Edna my B boehmi is making life simple for me
  20. Colette

    Housekeeping for pet holes/webs

    Thanks guys, I'll leave her alone unless she moves the exuvia to somewhere I can easily get to it.
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