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Here's the deal. I have read The Tarantula Keeper's Guide and a few other T books cover to cover, browsed many T websites, and asked questions on forums like this one for a while now and I've decided to get into the hobby.
My question is, if price is not a factor, what is a better first T, a G. Rosea or a B. Smithi? I have heard nothing but good things about both of them but I wanted to ask some experienced keepers which would be a better first T. They are both at my local pet shop and I was talking to the employee who seemed very knowledgeable, he said they were both captive bred and the store didn't seem to be violating any common no-no's I've seen in books, for example they didn't have cotton or sponges in the water, the cages were free of cricket carcasses, and they were on pete moss for substrate, so they both look nice and healthy. They are both about 4" and look like females, but I guess you never know until the final molt, and the G. Rosea is $19.99 and the B. Smithi is $69.99. I have $150.00 to saved up to spend on a T so price is a non issue, which would you recomend?
My question is, if price is not a factor, what is a better first T, a G. Rosea or a B. Smithi? I have heard nothing but good things about both of them but I wanted to ask some experienced keepers which would be a better first T. They are both at my local pet shop and I was talking to the employee who seemed very knowledgeable, he said they were both captive bred and the store didn't seem to be violating any common no-no's I've seen in books, for example they didn't have cotton or sponges in the water, the cages were free of cricket carcasses, and they were on pete moss for substrate, so they both look nice and healthy. They are both about 4" and look like females, but I guess you never know until the final molt, and the G. Rosea is $19.99 and the B. Smithi is $69.99. I have $150.00 to saved up to spend on a T so price is a non issue, which would you recomend?