Help ID!
Ktbuesa

Help ID!

I live in northern Arizona and right now through Halloween is the annual tarantula migration. I picked up this guy and have him in a terrarium. He's all black except for his rump which is red/rusty color. That's his current size about an inch body without legs. I need to know species and size growth
And if you want a baby, I bet the same guy I mentioned earlier would have one, too.
 
@Ktbuesa temperament is usually docile with that species. I have owned 3 and only one out of 3 was a bit easily agitated and flicked hairs. no threat postures from them at all.
 
The desert blond is the golden retriever of the spider world: I'm sure somewhere someone has been bitten by one, but I've never met anyone who has.
 
Thank you guys so much! I just contacted her again to let her know I really want to get the juvenile. I'm so glad I found this forum:) Little Spider-Man is gonna be headed out to find a girlfriend tomorrow after it heats up a bit outside
 
@Ktbuesa A mature male of any species live much, much shorter lives than their female counterparts. Look for tarantula burrows, perfect circles on the ground with webbing lined on the outside. Slowly trickle in water a little bit at a time and see if anything comes out. Good luck.

EDIT: Oh and tarantulas all vary greatly in temperament by individual. My adult female chalcodes will give threat poses all the time and has "slapped" my tongs more than once.
 
@KezyGLA I've read it's like a bee sting. But never having been bit I can't say anything yet. I've also read that they tend not to want to bite but will if they feel threatened or feel pressure on their backs.
 

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