Best Display Tarantula

[ignithium]

Hi im looking for a good display animal. Preferably arboreal and looking for something "that goinging outside alot and dont hiding" so it will be out and about frequently. Anyone have good recommendation?

 

[basin79]

Hi im looking for a good display animal. Preferably arboreal and looking for something active so it will be out and about frequently. Anyone have good recommendation?

Active and tarantula don't go together. Tarantulas are up there as the least active pet you can buy.

A tarantula can and will stay in exactly the same place for days. They'll disappear into their hides/burrows for MONTHS.

 

[ignithium]

Active and tarantula don't go together. Tarantulas are up there as the least active pet you can buy.

A tarantula can and will stay in exactly the same place for days. They'll disappear into their hides/burrows for MONTHS.

Ok well u know A. geniculata dont really hide it stays outside. So im looking this but arboreal thnx. For example P. Irminia hiding all the time. So this is not im looking for

 

[basin79]

Ok well u know A. geniculata dont really hide it stays outside. So im looking this but arboreal thnx. For example P. Irminia hiding all the time. So this is not im looking for

Yet a tarantula that is out on display still isn't active.

What about ants?

 

[EulersK]

Ok well u know A. geniculata dont really hide it stays outside. So im looking this but arboreal thnx. For example P. Irminia hiding all the time. So this is not im looking for

You asked for "active", and @basin79 is right. There just aren't any active tarantulas. The closest to active that you'll get is a fossorial species... and it's only active until it has an established burrow. The exception would be any mature male, but that's hardly something you can enjoy long term.

As for an arboreal species that spends most of its time not hiding, I've had good experience with P. striata, P. hanumavilasumica, and P. subfusca. Adult H. maculata spend a lot of time out and about, but expect a pet web-tube until you have a mature female.

 

[ignithium]

You asked for "active", and @basin79 is right. There just aren't any active tarantulas. The closest to active that you'll get is a fossorial species... and it's only active until it has an established burrow. The exception would be any mature male, but that's hardly something you can enjoy long term.

As for an arboreal species that spends most of its time not hiding, I've had good experience with P. striata, P. hanumavilasumica, and P. subfusca. Adult H. maculata spend a lot of time out and about, but expect a pet web-tube until you have a mature female.

ok ok i will editing my post to say "stays outside a lot" instead of active. My english vocabulary is fairly limit.

Thank you for suggestoin. I have an alot of H. Maculata. Its only tarantula that im breeding. This is good one im just looking for something similar

 

[Magicis3]

Ok well u know A. geniculata dont really hide it stays outside. So im looking this but arboreal thnx. For example P. Irminia hiding all the time. So this is not im looking for

I had ano Adult A.geniculata I bought it second hand, died recently due to old age. It hid inside of it burrow for 80% time . I now have a sling A.geniculata that doesn't hide has much.
You can get a T.Stirmi they generally don't hide but it's not an aborall. I don't keep aboralls (yet) but I think they like to hide majority of the time ( I dunno, so I'm not gonna go any further ).

 

[basin79]

ok ok i will editing my post to say "stays outside a lot" instead of active. My english vocabulary is fairly limit.

Thank you for suggestoin. I have an alot of H. Maculata. Its only tarantula that im breeding. This is good one im just looking for something similar

Ah, now just out on display is different. Although you still have to appreciate all tarantulas are individuals.

The tarantulas that I own that are out on display the most are:

Brachypelma emilia
Brachypelma hamorii
Grammostola iheringi
Grammostola pulchra
Monocentropus lambertoni
Pamphobeteus sp Costa

 

[eaglefeather]

A. Geniculata, awesome for displays.

 

[Coradams]

My Avic. minatrix sits out on top of its web most of the time. And it make really interesting webs - with tunnels and hammocks. It is an arboreal but it is a dwarf so it won't get too big. And be sure to check out Avic. care here as they can be sensitive. There is a lot of misinformation on the care sheets out there. My B. hamorii and my B. boehmei stay out unless molting. But be aware that they can take their time molting.

 

[viper69]

Hi im looking for a good display animal. Preferably arboreal and looking for something "that goinging outside alot and dont hiding" so it will be out and about frequently. Anyone have good recommendation?

This one is out "all the time", however there are other Ts that are prettier perhaps to you.

Suspect G. acteon, Fresh Molt 4-25-16

• viper69
• Jun 26, 2016
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G. acteon

 

[spideyspinneret78]

Tarantulas are nocturnal, so expect them to hide during the day. For a real showstopping arboreal display tarantula, though, you can't go wrong with C. versicolor. The coloration is incredible.

 

[The Grym Reaper]

Ok well u know A. geniculata dont really hide it stays outside. So im looking this but arboreal thnx. For example P. Irminia hiding all the time. So this is not im looking for

That's not been my experience with irminia at all (I see my adult female every morning and evening unless she's in pre-moult).

All arboreals tend to hide to some extent IME so you're not going to get anything genic-esque on that front. My AF P. pulcher is out a lot unless she's in pre-moult but smaller specimens are kinda shy, my C. versicolor and T. ockerti females are out most of the time

 

[testdasi]

Tarantulas are nocturnal, so expect them to hide during the day.

That's only true in nature but a myth in captivity.
For example, my P. metallica juvie is fully visible in the afternoon about 2-3 times a week.

Hi im looking for a good display animal. Preferably arboreal and looking for something "that goinging outside alot and dont hiding" so it will be out and about frequently. Anyone have good recommendation?

Arboreals are generally more shy so will be hard to find a species that fit your display criteria without major influence from luck.

Your best bet would be the BIG 3 (Acanthoscurria geniculata / Lasidora parahybana / Theraphosa species).
Adults of these species don't hide but they are terrestrials.

For arboreals, I have a rather unusual suggestion of Pokies.
With careful hide placement and patient light acclimatisation, even a P.met can come out in the afternoon.

 

[Cemykay]

The tarantulas i own which are always on display:
Lasiodora parahybana ( bought her as a sub-adult, never saw her inside her cork bark)


Nhandu chromatus ( she is out and about all day and is getting less nervous the older she gets)


Tliltocatl vagans (my juvenile is still quite skittish if i make too much noise but is outside all day)

Brachypelma boehmei (a hairflicker but never used her hides and chill outside)

 

[Shampain88]

T.Gigas are pretty bold and don’t hide much, the two of mine are often out and about...

 

[jrh3]

My A. Chalcodes AF never used a hide. Was out 100% of the time.

 

[FrDoc]

No arboreal is going to be a good display tarantula. Many are gorgeous, but a true display tarantula is going to be one that is out all, or at least the vast majority of time. B. smithi is the deal. Black, red, and yellow galore (more than hamorii), and generally larger.