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I have a few C. darlingi; bred them and I'd definitely like to have one on hand. Honestly I found Ceratogyrus in general to really grow on you unexpectedly even outside the species with a horn. Some want to burrow down as pet holes, others are pretty bold. I'd suggest considering a sloped...

Theraphosinae sp. Bolivia-Chapare; Honestly one you'd need to nudge Tarantula Canada or other breeders about them, I've not looked into them for a while, but from what I remember are a smaller species. Price is low up here too, and definitely not popular, but I tend to come back and eyeball...

If a spider could go "Teehee!".

Been there, done the worked for, managed, started etc. pet store routine at various levels and times and places of vastly differing quality and specialties over the decades; unless you have top-down dedicated hobbyists or the room to do things right by higher up that gives a damn... ouch. The...

one of the mid range toxicity types I've been very interested in, been eyeballing them for a while in all honesty.

Oh boy, if we're adding Poecies into the mix, they'll end up trumping my other favorites entirely. I consistently put them in their own category and have over a dozen, which should say something. Full agreement with all three there though, but I'd agree on just about any of the genus being...

I'll stick with some of what I've worked with recently, vs my wish list: Omothymus schiodtei; impressive females without a rank price tag, hard to go wrong with that, nice mix of colors and markings. Our gal hasn't been as reclusive as some other popular species either. Cyriopagopus sp...

Echoing the same experiences. Very quick growth, eat pretty well, very reclusive (you may see them in the wee hours with a dim light, but anything bright definitely doesn't help). Not the most skittish or defensive species I've dealt with, but they basically have an on/off switch of tolerance...

If their price tag wasn't so substantial, I'd be snagging 5 A. coronatus, not gonna lie. There's some E. bacilifer (sp) and D. medius togo locality in the collection, though I'd like some whips for myself. Good to know regarding Phrynus whitei, something I'll be keeping in mind this year. Are...

I've regretted not getting something when available, and not enough of something when I did pretty frequently. The magic number of 5 seems to be our lucky sweet spot, anytime I did 3 or 2, or 1, regrets not getting more. We have too many of one species, but I enjoy them so it's not a full on...

It's inevitable, but he brought it on himself with his videos and suggestions for bites/stings. Escalation is a natural progression for sensationalized videos after all! Gotta keep the audience interested. ;)

There's a bite report that presents some interesting heart-related symptoms with C. doriae if IRC above and beyond those presented with various "Baboons" Bluntly put, I'd rather see him tagged by a Scolopendra deehani than any tarantula. Turn the dial up even further than anything a T can do...

In short; sucks to be her and your wife should know better. With a bit more length; sucks to be her, it's your home and she has neither the right, business or privilege of dictating what you keep, where and when. Obviously she needs reminded of that fact, politely, or not so politely. I'd...

Same here regarding T. rasti (got 8 of them, web web web!), though it's held true for Tapinauchenius in general; I have a T. cupreus or three, lots of webbing as well, the T. violaceus has a flat out web castle going on even if she doesn't utilize the bulk of the enclosure. Of course they can...

Adult female H. chilensis for $70 CAD and a female Avicularia geroldi (whichever Avic avic morphotype) for around still similar. I don't check many private sale sites often, but now and then there's something, usually at the worst possible timing lol. I still consider the Euathlus sp...

Didn't know Dolichothele were amongst those; definitely bumps them up my bucket list a bit more for D. diamantinensis. I love GBBS but wow, the hairs are nasty for me. Having something similar in coloration, but minus that would be a big plus.

"My life for the swarm!"

Tangent addition (not to derail), but now you folks have me curious if some P. viatoris that came from the UK (IRC, though I don't know prior to that...) were indeed what they were posted as too along with some H. cyaneus. To the magnifier and reference guides! I'll have to ask for some high...

That's the (sometimes misplaced) hope in all honesty, though it's unlikely in many cases; some folks are willing to send samples of their animals, others aren't (and if they expect their animals to be used for wild re-population without genetic testing, they're fooling themselves). Semantics...

Between a rock and a hard place in the end, ethics wise, when the reality is factored in. Forgive the rant, but, oof, this one really gets at me. It may be misplaced at times, but this is something of a nails on chalkboard situation for me. I'm not a fan of hobbyists being effectively spat on...