AlbatrossWarrior
Arachnosquire
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- Feb 6, 2016
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Yesterday I asked my mom to get me crickets from the local exotic pet store (Wild Things, REALLY great place, only run by one man but has all sorts of animals that are extremely well kept for, wish I could go there more often) And she saw some of the tarantulas he had available, two G. porteri, a small B. smithi, an A. franki (Which I know isn't a tarantula) and an adult female Euathlus sp. red for 85$, and an adult female N. chromatus for 100$ both have the cage included. So I want to decide what one I want as I'm going back there today. I can only get one since it's a birthday present, and I'm leaning towards the E. sp red for a few reasons:
- I really want to start breeding, and I think this species is a little more sought after so there's less chance of me being stuck with a bunch of baby spiders
- Since they're generally a very "docile" T, my mom might like it more than my other spiders, and she's already starting to like them (she claims my C. lividum is hers lol) Which in turn means she'd be more willing to let me get more T's with less fuss
- This species is a slow grower, so I feel like it would be better to buy it now as an adult instead of either having to wait years for one to grow or wait around to find another adult, where as N. chromatus are cheap and grow relatively fast (I think, never properly owned one) So I could just buy a sling or maybe even get one as a freebie later and it wouldn't be a choice I regret.
However, I kind of want to get the N. chromatus because all of my current T's are small, only one is mature, so I'd like an adult, big T to own
Which one do you guys think I should get?
- I really want to start breeding, and I think this species is a little more sought after so there's less chance of me being stuck with a bunch of baby spiders
- Since they're generally a very "docile" T, my mom might like it more than my other spiders, and she's already starting to like them (she claims my C. lividum is hers lol) Which in turn means she'd be more willing to let me get more T's with less fuss
- This species is a slow grower, so I feel like it would be better to buy it now as an adult instead of either having to wait years for one to grow or wait around to find another adult, where as N. chromatus are cheap and grow relatively fast (I think, never properly owned one) So I could just buy a sling or maybe even get one as a freebie later and it wouldn't be a choice I regret.
However, I kind of want to get the N. chromatus because all of my current T's are small, only one is mature, so I'd like an adult, big T to own
Which one do you guys think I should get?