My hamorii turned psycho after her second moult with me. If anything, she's only gotten nastier with subsequent moults
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If my freebie B. albo turns into a monster, I will bring her to the bug fair and put a "FREE HUGS!" sign on her enclosure.My hamorii turned psycho after her second moult with me. If anything, she's only gotten nastier with subsequent moults
Says the guy with a room ful of broken ts that all seem to act opposite of the norm...haha
They're not broken, they just refuse to conform to outdated behavioural stereotypes and they're all the more entertaining for it.
I was the opposit, already as a child i was intrigued by spiders! Spending my childhood in our cellar feeding housespiders (Tegenaria) i liked al kinds of bugs, and that was the good thing of growing up in the countryside!
1st a lot of people in the hobby only started because of a fear of spiders. 2nd the A. Chalcodes is a good starter but I recommend the Grammostola Pulchripes only because that was my 1st it's slow moving great eater and is nearly always out in the open, although as I write this it has sealed itself off in its hide so must be due a moult. I'm sure there are plenty more species that you will like and you will get a lot of suggestions on here all I can say is for now only look at new world terrestrial species as these tend to be the best starter specimens for new keepers, and also start clearing some space because you have just entered the most addictive hobby in the world in my opinion lol. So good luck welcome to the boards and forget anything else you have read or watched on the Internet as this is the only place to get some real info on our arachnid friends
I totally agree. Some true spiders still freak me out a bit. We had a wolf spider infestation ~10 years ago. It was not fun at all.By being mildly aracnophobic does this include being afraid of huntsman spiders? Because I orginally started the hobby because I wanted to cure my “phobia” but 50+ Ts later and I am still hella scared of huntsmans lol. Especially the males, damn 8 legged ferrari.....
Most huntsman are really bolty, But H. davidbowie and especially Holconia immanis are pretty chill. Although H. immanis get huge for a true spider, a T owner shouldn't be freaked by them.By being mildly aracnophobic does this include being afraid of huntsman spiders? Because I orginally started the hobby because I wanted to cure my “phobia” but 50+ Ts later and I am still hella scared of huntsmans lol. Especially the males, damn 8 legged ferrari.....
I think many tarantula hobbyists were uncomfortable with spiders at some point. Fear can turn into fascination once you get a tarantula and realize the truth: they're just animals. They want to eat bugs and be left alone, basically. They're not evil, even though Western media presents them as such. They have no interest in interacting with people.
My B. albos are really nice - I have a Honduran and a Nicaraguan form. They're definitely on the skittish side, especially as youngsters, but neither of them has ever exhibited one iota of defensive behaviour. As long as they have a burrow they can retreat to they're lovely.
Mine has always had multiple nice burrows as well as leaf cover and is the only one who ever kicked hairs at me (that wasn’t my A. gen in premolt the other week).
Afraid, yet want to own- bad idea because you may or may not overcome your irrational fear.