Docile species that doesn't flick hairs?

[butch4skin]

Huh? My P. lugardi kicks hairs all the time?

 

[thedude]

P. lugardi is docile... i never knew

 

[YouLosePayUp]

Huh? My P. lugardi kicks hairs all the time?

I'm not quite sure what you were getting at. I'm gathering it was a joke but if not :?

P. lugardi is docile... i never knew

I have had 7 P. lugardi and not once had even a threat pose. Again I don't recommend handling them, but the certainly aren't anywhere near the worst OW tarantula.

 

[Lorgakor]

I thought they couldn't flick them, rather they will rub them off if sufficiently annoyed?

Still I would suggest finding a spider with a good personality, even though it has the ability to flick hairs. Or get an avic because I doubt they would rub them on you anyway

They are quite able to flick hairs, but they very rarely do so. They also do bite every now and then as my husband found out with one of our A. versicolors. But still a great choice and a normally docile genus, though I hear A. laeta is not one of the docile ones.

Laura I have to post this lol.

as for old worlders P. lugardi is usually a safe bet.

Lol! That is one bald E. campestratus! I've never seen mine flick hair, not even once. But I guess that goes to show that they are all different. I agree with P. lugardi being a good old world starter, my female that I had was quite un-defensive.

 

[Link]

Thanks. I am by no means a beginner tarantula keeper, though. I got my first T 3 years ago. It was a B. Smithi sling that I raised to adulthood, and it turned out to be male. Immediately after his final molt, I sold him to a breeder (that I later found out was a novice) for cash and promise of a small amount of slings (that I never got). My smithi was very tame, and was handled without intentionally flicking any of the hairs from his abdomen. The only problem was that as I handled him, the hairs on his legs and body unintentionally would stick into my skin, and I could feel small amounts of the prickly itchiness. I found this very annoying, so I stopped handling him. I was wondering if there was any species that didn't do this. I recently got a C. cyaneopubescens and a L. parahybana (both of them slings that I'm going to raise up). I have read much about GBB's and LP's, and I know that GBB's are nervous and flick like no tomorrow. My sling has already showed me this when I was introducing him to his new enclosure. My GBB and LP, I am thinking, should be display T's, and I was thinking about getting a nice one to handle.

 

[Truff135]

I still think the grammostola aureostriata is a very good choice. Mine did flick hairs once but 1) it was my fault 2) she is still young. I have heard that when they're younger they are slightly skittish but as they age they become more calm. And even though I got "haired", it was more like she shed a couple lame hairs. They didn't insert into my skin, just kind of sat on my hand in a tiny clump that I easily washed off. They're fairly inexpensive and grow to a nice size and are just gorgeous! Mine is still my little dollbaby and I am very eager to watch her grow and age. I'm sure others will have differing opinions on good docile T's. I should mention that while the grammolstola pulchra is docile and stunning, they carry an equally "stunning" price tag that will leave your wallet keeled over in pain, unless you're able to find a ridiculously good deal.
Good luck and happy "hunting"!

 

[Aunt Ant]

From what I have read and heard, Aphonopelma chalcodes is said to have urticating hairs that are not so bad. They're also supposed to be very docile. I think the blond color is very attractive.
Here's an excerpt from Sam Marshall's book:

Mexican blond tarantulas are extremely hardy captives. They will do fine in a simple cage with a sandy substrate. They are very docile and can usually be freely handled. An additional advantage to owning the blond tarantula is that their urticating hairs are not usually irritating to humans. Research suggests that the hairs are shaped to offer defense against predation by grasshopper mice. There is scarcely a more benign tarantula than these.

I'd say find yourself a female one and you're in business. I've seen females in the For Sale forum, and they are pretty affordable compared to adult G.pulchra and large adult G.aureostriata. Those Ts are good choices as well, although I'm not sure how the itchiness of the hairs compare.
Good luck with your search!

 

[LimaMikeSquared]

My E. campestratus was a dreadful hair flicker, and skittish too. My G Pulchras are quite good. The best have been my Rosies. They very very rarely flick. The RCF is more skittish than the NCF though.

 

[gambite]

Having owned a Rose for about a month, and a A. avic for about two weeks, I have noticed a very distinguishable difference in personalities. The rose is very slow, and has a tendency to jerk and then stop moving for long periods of time if startled while handling her. The avic, on the other hand, moves a little quicker, and waves its front legs around a LOT more to keep aware of its surroundings, and jumps and runs when surprised. In all, it is much more active than the rose. However, I have yet to be haired by either of them.

 

[CFNSmok.PL]

G. pulchra or G. aureostriata. Both are very docile. I did see smaller aureostriata flicking heirs. Never pulchra. Both very beautiful. Aureostriata a lot less expensive and grow larger. Both easy to keep. I would say aureostriata would be a good choice for the beginner. Specialy if you get very small sling.

Smok.