We are pointing out things based on the information you provided us. You may vewi some of the information as good/bad/meh. It's not browbeating.I did do research and have watched professional videos with people handling them and saying for events and kids parties they usually use rose hairs because they are extremely docile and calm I didn't come here for a browbeating (if you want a gerbil blah get one of those) I came here for help not elitistism. I mist mine once a day the way I was told and researched.
You haven't done nearly enough research, so thank god you found this site before you accidentally killed your T.
How would you know? I have and again I didn't come here to be condescended either.
Which is why I wrote he didn't do enough And was happy the OP found this forum. I'd rather have an owner asking questions, than not all and see their cherished pet die from something that could be prevented w/a question or 2.It looks like he did do research, just not with trusted/good places.
Don't take it personally...nobody is really trying to "browbeat you" even if it seems that way. There are lots of personalities in here and everyone relays information in a different way. To be honest there are a lot of times we get new keepers in here asking the same questions and sometimes it can get irritating if it seems they purchased the animal without doing the proper research.I did do research and have watched professional videos with people handling them and saying for events and kids parties they usually use rose hairs because they are extremely docile and calm I didn't come here for a browbeating (if you want a gerbil blah get one of those) I came here for help not elitistism. I mist mine once a day the way I was told and researched.
You haven't done nearly enough research, so thank god you found this site before you accidentally killed your T.
How would you know? I have and again I didn't come here to be condescended either.
Sigh... yeah the mist once a day thing always gets me... I ended up with a dead female avic because I read (like you, I found several places that seemed quite reputable) to mist the poor thing daily.I mist mine once a day the way I was told and researched.
I've seen @cold blood talk about avics acting like fossorial Ts to get to the heat*.I didn't know Ts were drawn to the heat. I always thought heat pads were bad for them because they're usually placed on the bottom of enclosures and Ts only way to regulate their body temps is to go down into a burrow, thus placing them closer to the heat source and dehydrating them. It seems like a lot of the European members have successfully used heat mats and cables to warm their enclosures
Get the handling out of your system, I understand the urge I guess for a newbie, but in reality, its best to think of them like fish in an aquarium, for observation, not fondling.Ah ok, I just hope it gets big and I have ample time to handle it at full size. I guess it reaches full maturity in 5 years.
Your research was time wasted...sorry to be blunt, but that's what it was. Just the words professional and handling shouldn't be used in the same sentence....in fact most of us don't appreciate those that bring ts out for handling spectacles at parties and such, as it gives everyone the complete wrong impression about tarantulas as well as putting the individual t in danger the whole time.I did do research and have watched professional videos with people handling them and saying for events and kids parties they usually use rose hairs because they are extremely docile and calm I didn't come here for a browbeating (if you want a gerbil blah get one of those) I came here for help not elitistism. I mist mine once a day the way I was told and researched.
You haven't done nearly enough research, so thank god you found this site before you accidentally killed your T.
How would you know? I have and again I didn't come here to be condescended either.
I can't agree with this enough, people that come here and take criticism personally are merely fighting the learning process, those that absorb the info, become better keepers as well as make lots of new tarantula loving friends...this is a great place, but as my local sheriff dept likes to say "attitude is everything".Don't take it personally...nobody is really trying to "browbeat you" even if it seems that way.
The answer is pet stores, more than likely.Who ever brought into the hobby the idea that they were the ideal beginner species?
EDIT: meaning how did rosies become the classic beginner species and why
I hope OP makes it back, there's some real good stuff here...I feel like a big percentage of new owners come here then get mad and disappear when they're told they shouldn't handle the spider lol.
they sure are, everyone gets them as a first because they are so common, if a pet store has any tarantulas, it has a rose hair. they are a ok beginner species, but far from the best.Rosies are overrated (as a starting species), seriously! Who ever brought into the hobby the idea that they were the ideal beginner species?
EDIT: meaning how did rosies become the classic beginner species and why
Surprisingly, my LPS only has an A. avic, lol. And it's always a female, about 4 inches DLS, FOR 20$ I want to buy her soooo bad, but my mom says I have too many spiders as is.if a pet store has any tarantulas, it has a rose hair..
buy it. its a steal at that price.Surprisingly, my LPS only has an A. avic, lol. And it's always a female, about 4 inches DLS, FOR 20$ I want to buy her soooo bad, but my mom says I have too many spiders as is.
Maybe since my birthday is near my mom will be a bit more accepting I keep telling her how much more that spider is worth.buy it. its a steal at that price.