dokpm0
Arachnopeon
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- Jan 11, 2017
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Fellow Tarantula Fans,
Based on advice in another thread I was leaning towards a G. pulchripes for my first T. I've only found two LPS that carry T's, PetCo and Critters Exotic Pets. The latter is a small independently owned place, and they're willing to special order T's they don't regularly stock. So, I stopped by to get a price. They hadn't ordered one before, so the clerk said the store owner would have to check on the price and get back to me. But, while I was there I discovered they had some new arrivals. I ended up bringing home a potential pet rock impersonator - a G. rosea. Well, at least I think that's what (s)he is. At first the clerk just referred to the four of them they'd got is as "Chileans." The way he pronounced it I didn't even realize at first he was referring to Chilean Roses.
I'm beginning to understand the preference for scientific names. And even as an absolute newbie LPS clerks are really starting to concern me. This was the first time I had met this clerk. He showed me their new arrivals, told me I could take them out if I wanted, then walked off and left me alone with them. He had no idea if I knew how to handle a T. Fortunately I had no trouble handling the one I ended up purchasing. I was careful to check his/her mood before getting too up close and personal. I know though generally docile various Grammostolas can be moody at times.
Like the other clerk I'd dealt with there, this clerk also tried to recommand a "pink toe" as a first T for me. He seemed bewildered when I said I wanted to stick with a terrestrial species for my first T. After choosing a G. rosea he recommended damp substrate for him/her, and recommended I try feeding her right after (s)he is rehoused. For G. rosea advice I think I'll reread Stanley Schultz's G. rosea husbandry page instead.
I'm already anticipating potato chip syndrome. If they can special order a G. pulchripes at a reasonable price adding a second T to my collection might not be too far off.
Based on advice in another thread I was leaning towards a G. pulchripes for my first T. I've only found two LPS that carry T's, PetCo and Critters Exotic Pets. The latter is a small independently owned place, and they're willing to special order T's they don't regularly stock. So, I stopped by to get a price. They hadn't ordered one before, so the clerk said the store owner would have to check on the price and get back to me. But, while I was there I discovered they had some new arrivals. I ended up bringing home a potential pet rock impersonator - a G. rosea. Well, at least I think that's what (s)he is. At first the clerk just referred to the four of them they'd got is as "Chileans." The way he pronounced it I didn't even realize at first he was referring to Chilean Roses.
I'm beginning to understand the preference for scientific names. And even as an absolute newbie LPS clerks are really starting to concern me. This was the first time I had met this clerk. He showed me their new arrivals, told me I could take them out if I wanted, then walked off and left me alone with them. He had no idea if I knew how to handle a T. Fortunately I had no trouble handling the one I ended up purchasing. I was careful to check his/her mood before getting too up close and personal. I know though generally docile various Grammostolas can be moody at times.
Like the other clerk I'd dealt with there, this clerk also tried to recommand a "pink toe" as a first T for me. He seemed bewildered when I said I wanted to stick with a terrestrial species for my first T. After choosing a G. rosea he recommended damp substrate for him/her, and recommended I try feeding her right after (s)he is rehoused. For G. rosea advice I think I'll reread Stanley Schultz's G. rosea husbandry page instead.
I'm already anticipating potato chip syndrome. If they can special order a G. pulchripes at a reasonable price adding a second T to my collection might not be too far off.