Discussion - Top 5 most aggressive tarantulas

cpenno

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What species do you guys think deserve the top 5 most aggressive tarantulas?
 

MissHarlen

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What species do you guys think deserve the top 5 most aggressive tarantulas?
Cyriopagopus lividum. My dad once did a rehouse and had his female in the bathtub. He was trying to nudge her into the new tank with a plastic spatula and she turned around and ran up the spatula, fangs clicking against the plastic, to get at his hand. He dropped it right quick and she landed in the bathtub in a full threat pose, venom dripping.
 

Chris LXXIX

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'aggressive' is a pretty unfair term to use (I know of course what you mean, eh) anyway I also think that, aside a "Top 5" of personal preferences, the "Top 5/10" kinda something, crypto official lists doesn't 'works' for me.

With everything: from videogames to movie etc :-s
 

KezyGLA

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No real way to say which are the most defensive and feisty. Individual specimens always vary.

Most answers will be the most common feisty sp.

The best way to put it is to answer in genera

Pterinochilus
Haplopelma
Omothymus
Ornithoctonus
Hysterocrates
 

cpenno

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I've heard the orange baboon can be quite nasty...anyone had any experience with them?
 

Chris LXXIX

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I've heard the orange baboon can be quite nasty...anyone had any experience with them?
They aren't the 'orange monsters' always depicted. In all honesty I blame for this 'hype', the facts that:

1) P.murinus are laughable easy to breed

2) therefore, as a result, extremely cheap and available

3) so, chances that a lot of unexperienced ends with those are always high

but, IMO, they aren't eight legged monsters... despite the venom that is, indeed, brutal.
 

0311usmc

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My first tarantula was an obt 9 years ago almost 10 now. Kept her fossorial with a half log in a 10 gallon tank. Zero issues with her, she bolts deep down at the slightest disturbance. I have another one that's maybe 1.5- 2" again kept fossorial and zero issues again. Never had any problems with either.
 

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Chris LXXIX

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No real way to say which are the most defensive and feisty. Individual specimens always vary.

Most answers will be the most common feisty sp.

The best way to put it is to answer in genera

Pterinochilus
Haplopelma
Omothymus
Ornithoctonus
Hysterocrates
Stromatopelma calceatum probably deserve the first place :-s
 

cpenno

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My first tarantula was an obt 9 years ago almost 10 now. Kept her fossorial with a half log in a 10 gallon tank. Zero issues with her, she bolts deep down at the slightest disturbance. I have another one that's maybe 1.5- 2" again kept fossorial and zero issues again. Never had any problems with either.
Any idea where I can get a sling/juvy?
 

0311usmc

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Any idea where I can get a sling/juvy?
Honestly buddy you shouldn't have to look far. As my man Chris LXXIX said they are stupid easy to breed and are dirt cheap to buy and are often given as freebies when you order a couple of tarantulas online. I live in Utah and I see these guys often at either marks ark petstore or pets and such. Never more than 25$.
 

Chris LXXIX

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Yea ok thanks :) I have access to a Facebook page full of UK breeders so I'm sure someone will have some to sell!
I was just looking at TSS (The Spider Shop) a while back... sadly, no 'OBT' (they have however other cool 'baboons' at very honest prices) at the moment but no problems... they always jump out, ah ah.

Plus there's a lot of other UK shops, private included.
 

Venom1080

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My Ceratogyrus marshalli is my most defensive.

Pelinobius muticus is another psycho. In a good way.

Cyriopagopus are crazy too I hear
 

Corcor

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S. Calceatum
P. murinus
H. Maculata
Hystercrates sp
P. Muticus

I'd say these require a little more respect than most other t'S.
 

PanzoN88

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As far as defensive tarantulas that I own are concerned my list is as follows:

0.1.0 A. geniculata (who molted last month and looks beyond stunning, but is very much defensive)

0.1.0 P. cancerides (anyone who currently owns one of these can understand why I listed this species)

1.1.0 B. sabulosum (both of them will strike the tweezers come feeding and cage maintenance)

My G. porteri sling (when I first got it at 3/4" it was giving a threat display)
 
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