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I’m interested in hearing stories from everyone else on species they were pleasantly surprised by or disappointed in once they got their hands on them.
For me, biggest surprises have to be Pseudoclamoris gigas and GBB. I’ve never been interested in any of the formerly known as Tappies. They just didn’t appeal to me. But I got a P. gigas as a freebie, and almost immediately changed my mind. It’s super active, it’ll take down prey as big as itself, and it’s growing crazy fast. Plus, at least as a sling, the black/orange coloration is very striking.
The GBB was a similar story. I always thought they were pretty, but just never got around to getting one myself. I added one to a large order almost as an afterthought. Now, it’s one of my favorite. It looks awesome, it webs like crazy, it always has an immediate and strong feeding response, and it’s growing incredibly fast. I should’ve gotten one years ago.
Honorable mention: any Pterinochilus species/localities. They’re quite beautiful in an understated way. I never appreciated them until I got some as freebies. Now I want to collect any localities I can.
Biggest disappointment. G. pulchra/quirogai. The thought of a big and calm velvet black tarantula sounds AWESOME. Then I get a few slings and they sit in pre-molt doing nothing for months at a time. When they finally molt, you can hardly tell they grew at all. Future me will be glad I was patient with them. Current me is getting frustrated with them.
For me, biggest surprises have to be Pseudoclamoris gigas and GBB. I’ve never been interested in any of the formerly known as Tappies. They just didn’t appeal to me. But I got a P. gigas as a freebie, and almost immediately changed my mind. It’s super active, it’ll take down prey as big as itself, and it’s growing crazy fast. Plus, at least as a sling, the black/orange coloration is very striking.
The GBB was a similar story. I always thought they were pretty, but just never got around to getting one myself. I added one to a large order almost as an afterthought. Now, it’s one of my favorite. It looks awesome, it webs like crazy, it always has an immediate and strong feeding response, and it’s growing incredibly fast. I should’ve gotten one years ago.
Honorable mention: any Pterinochilus species/localities. They’re quite beautiful in an understated way. I never appreciated them until I got some as freebies. Now I want to collect any localities I can.
Biggest disappointment. G. pulchra/quirogai. The thought of a big and calm velvet black tarantula sounds AWESOME. Then I get a few slings and they sit in pre-molt doing nothing for months at a time. When they finally molt, you can hardly tell they grew at all. Future me will be glad I was patient with them. Current me is getting frustrated with them.