B. Smithi vs. B. Hamorii Care?

[Arachnophobphile]

Any tarantula is a “beginner” tarantula if you research and practice enough before buying it.
That’s not a 100% true statement but I’ll stand by it in the case of most NW’s. GBB might be an exception if you’re buying anything other than a sling - those suckers are fast for a NW.

Theraphosa isn’t considered a “beginner” species but T. apophysis was my second. I just took the time to memorize Tom Moran’s husbandry video word for word and practiced keeping moist substrate for weeks to get it right before I actually pulled the trigger on getting one.

Oh boy

That's a pretty broad statement. That's saying everyone is identical. The fact is everyone is different.

So no, every NW is not a beginner T.

 

[QuinnStarr]

Oh boy

That's a pretty broad statement. That's saying everyone is identical. The fact is everyone is different.

So no, every NW is not a beginner T.

Oof. Sorry, didn’t realize i was walking into a hostile zone.

I rescind my statement.

Enjoy!

 

[Arachnophobphile]

Oof. Sorry, didn’t realize i was walking into a hostile zone.

I rescind my statement.

Enjoy!

No not hostile at all.

Just pointing out a fact. People are all different.

Example would be a person who has experience with keeping reptiles and snakes has experience with animals that can be fast as lightning and depending what they have can be very capable of killing a human being or inflicting serious damage.

Reptile and snake keepers have a head start when getting into tarantulas especially with setting enclosures up, maintaining temperatures working with defensive animals etc. etc. Also people who have kept other inverts first like giant centipedes for example also have a head start.

Using myself as an example I spent 1 1/2 years researching, reading AB boards, reading Tom Moran's article's like sling care for one and read 'The Tarantula Keeper's Guide' by Stanley & Marguerite Schultz. All that reading still did not fully prepare me for the real thing until I actually got the real experience.

I also suffered from extreme arachnophobia my whole life. So when I was ready to buy my first T I did not want one that is highly defensive, fast moving or big. I wanted a T that overall was docile, slow moving, easy to care for and a sling. A sling helped me grow with it.

Does that help with what I'm trying to say? It's not the animals it's the people why every NW is not a beginner tarantula.