An active tarantula?

[ediblepain]

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.

My G pulchripes sling also seems depressed. I never see it. But she has been in premolt for like.. 1000000 years.

 

[Shannon1978]

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.

Same with mine. I bought her as an adult female, the first week of November. A day and a half after we brought her home she put up dirt curtains on both sides of her hide...I haven't seen her since.

 

[Garth Vader]

Gosh I guess I am lucky to see my depressed G pulchripes then! She won't use her hide, she just huddles outside of it.

 

[Chris LXXIX]

T's are basically lovely, lazy, quiet environment seeking animals, therefore 'active' is a term that needs to be viewed under a different perspective.

When it comes to visibility, as suggested, G.pulchripes and A.geniculata are probably among the best choice (especially A.geniculata) but if I have to think about 'active', I say C.cyaneopubescens... they are (almost) always busy making something.

 

[D Sherlod]

I have 2 A.geniculata they are always out on display. Usually trashing whatever is in there way .i.e water, dish hide, ping pong ball.
My B harmonii always out but sits like a rock, until you look at her,,,then she kicks hairs .
My Lasiodora parahybana is a bulldozer always out and digging or plowing.
My Nhandu coloratovillosus tends to pace....but that could be only when I'm in room
My Nhandu cromatis just hides
And my Gbb is well a GBB wanders,, webs ..attacks crickets etc.

 

[Anoplogaster]

I don't hold mine. I want them to stay comfy in their habitats without any unwarranted stress

And your tarantula appreciates that

 

[AnarchyQueen]

Thank you everyone for your suggestions! There is a reptile expo coming out here soon and I'd love to look at their tarantulas. (Hopefully they have their scientific names instead of the commons that get mixed up a lot ) I love highly vibrant colors or the high contrast like black and white like the A. Geniculata. I have a huge tank yhat would be great for a snake and it opens and locks doors on the front but im a tarantula girl. I'd love to have a T. Blondi but we will see about that later on lol I love the tarantulas who web a lot though. It's amazing watching them work. It builds my fascination of them

 

[AnarchyQueen]

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)

I love the thought of having a birdeater. The mass is amazing and would be closer to the size of my tarantula tattoo on my thigh I also love freaking people out with my eight-legged creatures of the night

 

[viper69]

No- find a new pet

 

[AnarchyQueen]

No- find a new pet

No, I'm good on keeping tarantulas. It was out of curiosity. I have other animals I hold and play with. It was out of curiosity finding out if there were other species that came out of burrows more often.

 

[cold blood]

I love the thought of having a birdeater.

Keep in mind, this a broadly generic term that sticks around just because it helps sell ts....especially to new keepers. It just means South American terrestrial that gets to 5" or more....and therefore applies to probably hundreds of species.

Odd, because the only genus name that means bird eating spider is Avicularia....which dont carry the [goofy] moniker.

 

[AnarchyQueen]

Keep in mind, this a broadly generic term that sticks around just because it helps sell ts....especially to new keepers. It just means South American terrestrial that gets to 5" or more....and therefore applies to probably hundreds of species.

Odd, because the only genus name that means bird eating spider is Avicularia....which dont carry the [goofy] moniker.

Oh, I know. I don't want it due to the name. I would also never get one without doing some extensive research, especially due to their size and tank requirements. I had an avic. and would always mess with people who heard about the "birdeater" tarantulas and immediately thought of the Blondi so I would say "Yeah, I have a birdeater." They would rush to the tank and I would point to my little boy and say, "Yep, that's him. His name translates to birdeater." It got people every time When I said birdeater, I was referring to the T. Blondi I referenced in my comment right above where you quoted me I would either want a T. Blondi or an N. Chromatus. The patterns on the latter are amazing but the Blondi gets so big. Actually the size of my tarantula tattoo It is sad that petshops keep the name around just to draw new attention to Ts. Maybe one day, if/when the T hobby is more popular and people have more respect for them as living creatures, that will get dropped. (I still doubt it)

 

[Whitelightning777]

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.

In terms of ever changing tunnels and webs, one or more M balfouri slings or juveniles is pretty hard to beat. They spend more time topside as they age but not all the time.

 

[AnarchyQueen]

I would either want a T. Blondi or an N. Chromatus. The patterns on the latter are amazing but the Blondi gets so big.

I should also bring to light my knowledge that a blondi is pretty rare and insanely expensive compared to other Ts but the stirmi is very close and I think they're almost kept in the same types on enclosures. Either one would be a blessing

 

[Ungoliant]

I love highly vibrant colors or the high contrast like black and white like the A. Geniculata.

What I like most about their markings is the stripes on the legs, especially when they start grooming, and all of the legs on one side are moving up and down. Something about watching the stripes alternate up and down is hypnotic.

 

[AnarchyQueen]

What I like most about their markings is the stripes on the legs, especially when they start grooming, and all of the legs on one side are moving up and down. Something about watching the stripes alternate up and down is hypnotic.

One of my buddies had one and she was gorgeous and loved grooming herself. It is definitely a sight to see. He her once to transfer her to her new terrarium and she began grooming on his hand. Even after he sat his hand down in her new terrarium to coax her out. She wouldn't budge. It was hilarious although, I love seeing tarantulas groom. It' adorable yet fascinating. The first time I saw my Rosea groom, I thought she was trying to eat her leg

 

[starnaito]

I'll add another vote for A. geniculata. I have two and they only use their hides to sit on top of. Super easy to find and inexpensive, too. And just the right amount of feisty if you're looking for a little more challenge.

A. genic Exploring

• starnaito
• Feb 12, 2018
• 2

I don't know what got into him lately, but he's loving the whole other half of his enclosure...

Also, Euathlus sp. red/yellow. I don't know if this is the case for all of them, but mine is very active and always out as long as the temperatures stay up. She will hide a lot during the winter, however. Not to mention, she's ridiculously adorable.

Plotting her great escape.

• starnaito
• Oct 18, 2017
• 1

She decided to come out to see me while I was taking pictures of my other Ts. Love this little girl!

My A. avicularia is always out, too, and he's seriously the most chill dude I have. Nothing spooks this guy.

A. avicularia

• starnaito
• Feb 16, 2018
• 1

I like this guy more and more every day. He's always so chill and easy-going and likes to just...

 

[awiec]

The trick is to have multiple spiders so at least one of them is doing something. I find the following to be pretty active, though not all are beginner friendly:

T.gigas: Mine are usually out and about or walking around the containers (being neon orange they are easy to notice), though they make most OW look like slow pokes so not very user friendly.

C.versicolor: They do a lot of webbing and moving around in my experience, they will at least move once an hour. As long as you don't keep their cage stuffy/swampy they are easy to keep. This rule can be applied to Avicularia as well and most are very colorful.

Pamphobeteus genus: Some species will stay holed in a burrow but most will come out and they like to renovate their tunnels/cages pretty often. Most like to have more moist sub (a few are found in scrublands) but are pretty easy to care for.

Acanthoscurria and Nhandu genus: I lump these together as they look similar, are kept similar and both of my specimens are pretty active. They are more tropical like Pamphobeteus are cheaper and in my humble opinion have nastier hairs but are easy to keep besides that.

GBB: Very colorful, easy to care for and webs a lot, usually is always a crowd pleaser even to non-spider people.

C.darlingi: Not for beginners but are busy webbers and are very striking with their curved horns. My adult female was a very calm specimen and usually was out, but wasn't as active as my new world spiders.

Though I would say new world spiders are pretty "active" compared to old world, which are generally more reclusive and high strung due to their lack of urticating hairs for defense.

 

[AnarchyQueen]

The trick is to have multiple spiders so at least one of them is doing something. I find the following to be pretty active, though not all are beginner friendly:

T.gigas: Mine are usually out and about or walking around the containers (being neon orange they are easy to notice), though they make most OW look like slow pokes so not very user friendly.

C.versicolor: They do a lot of webbing and moving around in my experience, they will at least move once an hour. As long as you don't keep their cage stuffy/swampy they are easy to keep. This rule can be applied to Avicularia as well and most are very colorful.

Pamphobeteus genus: Some species will stay holed in a burrow but most will come out and they like to renovate their tunnels/cages pretty often. Most like to have more moist sub (a few are found in scrublands) but are pretty easy to care for.

Acanthoscurria and Nhandu genus: I lump these together as they look similar, are kept similar and both of my specimens are pretty active. They are more tropical like Pamphobeteus are cheaper and in my humble opinion have nastier hairs but are easy to keep besides that.

GBB: Very colorful, easy to care for and webs a lot, usually is always a crowd pleaser even to non-spider people.

C.darlingi: Not for beginners but are busy webbers and are very striking with their curved horns. My adult female was a very calm specimen and usually was out, but wasn't as active as my new world spiders.

Though I would say new world spiders are pretty "active" compared to old world, which are generally more reclusive and high strung due to their lack of urticating hairs for defense.

I'm looking into having several. They'e fairly easy to keep up and happy. And I don't mind bugs like crickets or Dubias to feed them I can deal with a feisty T. My zebra, now named Phobia, isn't scared of anything and loves showing her pretty fangs I've only ever owned new worlds as well as only a single T at a time. I want to change that though caring for them is close to trimming a bonsai tree for some others.

 

[Daesu]

Euathlas sp. red. A dwarf species so it won't get big and grows super slow but always out and wandering about.
Also one of the cutest species i've ever seen.