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Have any of you in Missouri caught them for pets? how are they as far as temperments, and where is their habitat usually?
Missouri Tarantulas
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Typical Aphonopelma temperments
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The tarantula you would find in Missouri would be Aphonopelma hentzi. They are probably one of the most docile, handable tarantulas there are. Besides that they are gorgeous. Very underrated.
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We have a lot of A. hentzi around where I live. They are very easy to keep and very enjoyable...just like bio teacher said..
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They have the best, most docile temperment of any tarantula I have in my collection. As bio teacher said, VERY under rated.
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Don't feel bad. I have your cure. lol You need to head down to one of the bug hunts with me. We flipped rocks and found hundreds of them, along with a ton of other stuff.
Sounds fun, but I'm extraordinarily lazy. You may have to flip some rocks for me.
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lol, last time I flipped enough rocks for the whole crew.Sounds fun, but I'm extraordinarily lazy. You may have to flip some rocks for me.
They are not hard to find once you know where to look and I've plucked them out of the ground with my hands and not one of them has even kicked hairs. That's a layed back species.
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man i wish i could come
the only spiders i find here are wolfies
when i get a car i wanna come
when do you go cheetah?
and where at in oklahoma?
the only spiders i find here are wolfies
when i get a car i wanna come
when do you go cheetah?
and where at in oklahoma?
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I'll p.m. you the details. I don't want to rob the thread.
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awesome thanks!!! We have a great nature center and great trails that I may be lucky enough to find one
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I've got 3 A. hentzi slings but they just grow sssssssoooooooooooooooooooo sssssssssssssssllllllllllllllllllllllllllloooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwlllllllllllllllyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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yeah but I just love the molting process!! It's so awesome for my kids to see too. My 11yr old daughter has a eyeclops that connects to the TV and magnifies 200 times and then one to take pictures on the computer, so soon I will post pics of my t up close and personal!!!
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Hey Buffchick, I live down at Ava. We have a Big Tarantula Hunt every year in the Spring. Next year you might consider joining us. Here are the results of this year
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=126554&highlight=missouri+bug+hunt
The year before
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=93576&highlight=missouri+bug+hunt
The year before that
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=72871&highlight=missouri+bug+hunt
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=126554&highlight=missouri+bug+hunt
The year before
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=93576&highlight=missouri+bug+hunt
The year before that
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=72871&highlight=missouri+bug+hunt
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that is too cool!! Thanks for sharing:clap:
tarantellajen
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Darn, I missed it! I didn't know there was a group that bug hunted in Missouri. I've always wanted to find a Missouri tarantula, but I don't think there are any where I live (St. Louis area). I definitely want to go next year.
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We're from the Oklahoma city area so we might go next spring with you guys