Best stands to put T enclosures on.

[Chris LXXIX]

I think a P. muticus is on my list for the future. I didn't want to get one at first but now I actually really want one.

Bravo, bravo! But I suggest you this: don't buy a sling, go directly for a Goddess u_u

 

[Moakmeister]

Bravo, bravo! But I suggest you this: don't buy a sling, go directly for a Goddess u_u

B-but... I wanted a schwing...

 

[WeightedAbyss75]

B-but... I wanted a schwing...

Maybe now, but when your .5" sling is 1" after 2-3 years, you may be rethinking your decision

 

[Moakmeister]

Maybe now, but when your .5" sling is 1" after 2-3 years, you may be rethinking your decision

But they're cute and I want mine to live long. What age do they start stridulating/threat posturing? It would be hilarious to see a teeny pipsqueak spider hiss at me with its teeny tiny fangs

 

[WeightedAbyss75]

But they're cute and I want mine to live long. What age do they start stridulating/threat posturing? It would be hilarious to see a teeny pipsqueak spider hiss at me with its teeny tiny fangs

Never kept one, but probably at about 2-3". But trust me, they will take quite a few years to even reach that size. Long is an understatement for them, 30+ years is pretty average. Maybe just want to buy a 2-3" female juvie. Then, you get the godess and a decent sized T. Especially when they can be fragile in sling stage, may not want to go through that for years Just a recommendation, don't want to be the guy that gets... the male P. muticus

 

[Moakmeister]

Never kept one, but probably at about 2-3". But trust me, they will take quite a few years to even reach that size. Long is an understatement for them, 30+ years is pretty average. Maybe just want to buy a 2-3" female juvie. Then, you get the godess and a decent sized T. Especially when they can be fragile in sling stage, may not want to go through that for years Just a recommendation, don't want to be the guy that gets... the male P. muticus

Males are weird. They're half the size of females and not at all scary but they still have the same defensive attitude and it's just silly.

 

[Rittdk01]

If I had a big AF Theraphosa blondi I would keep it on its own table in a good display spot... I'd make sure to vacuum the floor and clean up regularly to get rid of the urticating hairs to make it safe for my guests though.

I have my big girl t stirmi on an aquarium stand. Front and center and perfect height to view her without disturbing. The hairs don't literally fly out or anything

 

[Sana]

I keep my tarantulas in wire basket drawers (http://www.homedepot.com/p/ClosetMaid-29-in-H-Drawer-Kit-with-4-Wire-Baskets-6201/100062480) until they are too big for the drawers and then they end up on any available flat surface. I've got them on and under aquarium stands, on dressers, shelves, the top shelf of the closet, the floor... Which probably explains why most folks aren't fond of my house.

 

[Chris LXXIX]

Males are weird. They're half the size of females and not at all scary but they still have the same defensive attitude and it's just silly.

Indeed IMO 1.0 P.muticus aren't worth at all (unlike certain other 1.0 T's) aside for breeding.

The Goddess isn't scary at all. Actually she's incredibly lovely, with those sweet eyes -- considering she's a Theraphosidae her eyes are quite big

Try to scavenge an adult female from her burrow and you will see if that hissing defensive attitude is so silly btw, eh eh

 

[Moakmeister]

Never kept one, but probably at about 2-3". But trust me, they will take quite a few years to even reach that size. Long is an understatement for them, 30+ years is pretty average. Maybe just want to buy a 2-3" female juvie. Then, you get the godess and a decent sized T. Especially when they can be fragile in sling stage, may not want to go through that for years Just a recommendation, don't want to be the guy that gets... the male P. muticus

But yeah I changed my mind when I read that it's actually a slow tarantula that would rather stand its ground than take off across the room. I didn't want an Old World that size with such speed, but when I was corrected I was like "oh then by all means. Let me have it."