An active tarantula?

[AnarchyQueen]

Currently, I have an A. Seemanni and since she is fossorial, I know I will hardly ever see her. Sometime, probably later this year, I will be looking to get another species. But I would really like to be able to see it often. Are there really any tarantulas that are active, chill outside of hides, or both? I don't hold mine. I want them to stay comfy in their habitats without any unwarranted stress. Any recommendations are welcome

 

[Sarkhan42]

B. albopilosum are busy bees IME, always moving things around and building their burrow, but can also seal themselves up at times. A. geniculata are always out and hungry, but not as active per say.

 

[ediblepain]

Have you looked into aborals? Most hide, but not all. Unfortunately I don't have the knowledge of which specific ones those would be. Hopefully another member chimes in.

 

[AnarchyQueen]

Have you looked into aborals? Most hide, but not all. Unfortunately I don't have the knowledge of which specific ones those would be. Hopefully another member chimes in.

I have owned a pink toe before and he just build his funnel web in the corner and then never left it except to add a couple more strands to the outside

 

[ediblepain]

My a geniculata sling is never hiding, cute as button, and eating like a garbage disposal.. but it might not be a good fit. Not sure.

 

[AnarchyQueen]

My a geniculata sling is never hiding, cute as button, and eating like a garbage disposal.. but it might not be a good fit. Not sure.

I love all tarantulas and the A. Geniculata is a gorgeous species. I love the contrast of the white and blacks together

 

[Tim Benzedrine]

A. genic for the (admittedly debatable) win. L. parahybana is another good choice, if you are looking for a display tarantula. Mine burrowed once as a s'ling in order to moult, and it never did so again. It never used the provided hide, either.

 

[Ungoliant]

But I would really like to be able to see it often. Are there really any tarantulas that are active, chill outside of hides, or both? I don't hold mine. I want them to stay comfy in their habitats without any unwarranted stress. Any recommendations are welcome

No tarantula is terribly active, but there are lots of species that are good display spiders. (Some will go through skittish/reclusive phases as slings.)

Some I have kept:

Acanthoscurria geniculata: Mine is always out, even when he was a sling.


Grammostola pulchra: Can be skittish as slings, but juveniles and adults tend to be out and easygoing.

Bulldozer showing how she got her name:

Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens: Likes to web but is generally visible within the web. They go through several cool color phases.


Avicularia avicularia: Mine is usually chilling on her porch or hunting on the glass.


Psalmopoeus cambridgei: Is reclusive as a sling but gets bolder as it grows.

 

[mconnachan]

My A. geniculata is always doing something or other, never uses its hide, and looks amazing. I had an LP a looong time ago and she was as chilled as could be, as is my G. iheringi - so many choices, all of the species I've mentioned and the ones @Ungoliant has offered as good display species are definitely worth looking into - good luck with your search.

 

[Vanessa]

With the exception of one (out of four) Brachypelma albopilosum - I don't have any Brachypelma or Grammostola who burrows. And the albo stopped burrowing at around 3". They all have hides, and some of them do use them to barricade themselves in when they moult, but all of mine are out in the open pretty much all the time.
Brachypelma albiceps, albopilosum, boehmei, emilia, hamorii, klaasi, verdezi.
Grammostola actaeon, Concepcion, iheringi, grossa, pulchra, pulchipes, porteri, rosea.
My Acanthoscurria geniculata is out all the time, as are my Chromatopelma and Lasiodora dificillis.
All my Homoeomma, Euathlus and Thrixopelma are always out in the open, but the Thrixopelma do run into their hides when startled.
Steer clear of the dwarf species, Cyriocosmus and Kochiana, because they are very reclusive and I rarely see mine. Same with Neoholothele incei and Davus pentaloris.

 

[The Grym Reaper]

A. geniculata
G. iheringi/pulchripes
L. difficilis/parahybana
N. chromatus
Any Brachypelma (my albiceps sling is a pet hole but all the others I've kept have stayed out in the open even as slings/juvies)

 

[Dave Jay]

No tarantula is terribly active, but there are lots of species that are good display spiders. (Some will go through skittish/reclusive phases as slings.)

Some I have kept:

Acanthoscurria geniculata: Mine is always out, even when he was a sling.


Grammostola pulchra: Can be skittish as slings, but juveniles and adults tend to be out and easygoing.

Bulldozer showing how she got her name:

Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens: Likes to web but is generally visible within the web. They go through several cool color phases.


Avicularia avicularia: Mine is usually chilling on her porch or hunting on the glass.


Psalmopoeus cambridgei: Is reclusive as a sling but gets bolder as it grows.

Loved the video, and the look of "Bulldozer".

 

[Shannon1978]

Pretty much like everyone else already said. My adult female B. hamorii, boehmi, and A. geniculata are always out and never use their hides. The hamorii is the most active by far. The geniculata and boehmi are true pet rocks, except when it comes to feeding.

My juvenile euathlus sp red is always out and pretty active. I also have a bunch of slings, some always out and some always hiding. But, I don't really think it's fair to conclude either way what they're like...too many molts and multiple personality disorder changes to go through still. Lol

 

[Whitelightning777]

My Lasiodora Klugi is always out. My new one, pampho. sp machala is hanging out in plain sight for now but she's still too new to see if that will keep happening.

 

[cold blood]

When its activity being considered...G. pulchripes is at the top of my list. They're like little professional landscapers.

B. albopilosum and A. geniculata as well as Nhandu species also qualify. As does N. incei...constantly webbing and altering their landscape.

H. gigas and P. muticus won't be seen as much, but evidence of their activity will be as tunnels and caverns can change seemingly daily.

 

[basin79]

The only active tarantula is a tarantula doing something it needs to do.

If you want an active tarantula you're setting yourself up for a fall.

It's like asking for an unopinionated woman (oh no he didn't).

 

[DanBsTs]

Mayhaps . . . a C. Fimbriatus? Maybe mine is just an oddball but I see mine almost every night at the mouth of its funnel and if I'm lucky and check on it in the wee hours of the morning it's twerkin' like there is no tomorrow webbing up the joint. Elegant. Heavy webber and active (though mostly at night and I happen to be a "night owl" so it works out for me). Mayhaps. . . I'm just a tad biased

 

[basin79]

Mayhaps . . . a C. Fimbriatus? Maybe mine is just an oddball but I see mine almost every night at the mouth of its funnel and if I'm lucky and check on it in the wee hours of the morning it's twerkin' like there is no tomorrow webbing up the joint. Elegant. Heavy webber and active (though mostly at night and I happen to be a "night owl" so it works out for me). Mayhaps. . . I'm just a tad biased

I see 99.9% of my tarantulas a day. But are they active? Nope.

 

[DanBsTs]

I see 99.9% of my tarantulas a day. But are they active? Nope.

Touché

 

[Garth Vader]

I vote for GBB. Beautiful colors, active webbers, and they move around a lot. You would just have to be okay with a more skittish species.

My G pulchripes is not a landscaper, not a good eater, and in fact I think she is clinically depressed. She is out all the time but just sitting in a stress pose. So hopefully other G pulchripes out there are different. Mine is just one specimen and maybe she is depressed because of the long, gray Washington winter.