Basic Must Have

[kraken]

WHAT?!?! Nobody even said a B. Albopilosum? I would figure they would top the list as a must have staple,along with a B. Vagans!

 

[redtag]

Why no campestratus as well?
Is it a bit nasty compare to chaco?

 

[Leiurus87]

if you admire spiders that appear to be burrowed in so well they could survive an atomic war, get an A seemani.. Very easy to find, and a lovely spider. It has a long premolt phase so it may vanish for a month or three. Its not just what spider is the staple, you should get one that syncs with your personality as well. I like all the paranoid skittish species ;-)

 

[Mina]

Why no campestratus as well?
Is it a bit nasty compare to chaco?

Not usually. Mine certainly isn't. I have a 4 1/2 inch female who is an angel. She is beautiful, sweet, and calm enough to be handled.

My list:
GBB (for the colors)
T. blondi (for the size, impressive eating, and attitude)
B. smithi (classic)
Any Avicularia
G. pulchra (beautiful, classic, docile)
G. rosea (I'm a big rosie fan)
A. chalcodes (on my want list)

 

[lychas]

since i'm an aussie i'm gonna say what we can get here.

Selencosmia crassipes
selencosmia "eunice"
selencosmia "sarina"
selenotypus plumipes
selenotypus "glenelva

they are some of the more common ones in the hobby round here

 

[subic_spiderworld]

BEARO is right, every hobbyist should at least have a T.blondi.
Aside from that, B.smithi, A.versicolor and A. genic

 

[Lopez]

There is no such thing as a "Basic Must Have". Just keep the species that interest you.

 

[bananaman]

There's always the bitter thread killer lol

 

[SpiderZone2]

Depends on what your looking for in a T. Color.........size.........color/size...aggressiveness.........calmness......... it is up to you. You can see by the reply's what others think. So go find a site and read up on what species you think you want. Good luck in with whatever you choose!!