REEFSPIDER
Arachnobaron
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Both mate.The mexican red knee or chalcodes?
Best answer is always both.
Both mate.The mexican red knee or chalcodes?
I was talking about A. chalcodes.The mexican red knee or chalcodes?
Are A. chalcodes cheaper, though? They actually roam wild here in the states, you'd think they'd be cheaper here. I haven't particularly looked, of course.Take advantage of those European prices mate. You'll be getting away for atleast half what I pay for the same stuff in america.
G. pulchripes are definitely beautiful, here's a shot of my sub adult male. This too was my first T, and so far so good, very easy to care for. And don't sleep on the B. albopilosum's looks, they can be stunning as wellAlright so big, I've got pretty big hands like my hands must be about 6 inches or something. I have a Logitech G700s gaming mouse, and my index finger + flip off finger (wink wink) [don't know what its scientifically called) and my thumb just about fit on it. My marriage finger and tiny finger hang off the end. This might be a good size comparison.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-G700s-Rechargeable-Gaming-Mouse/dp/B00CJAF194
And ugly would be about something like this: http://www.narbc.com/images/uploads/115-Brachypelma albopilosum.jpg
And what I would consider nice looking would be these:
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=G.+pulchripes&client=firefox-b-ab&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwju7oPs1enOAhUFaxQKHVIQAsUQ_AUICCgB&biw=1920&bih=971#imgrc=HmfcCHocmRQgZM:
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=A.+chalcodes&client=firefox-b-ab&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwihzOzf2OnOAhVEchQKHQHwAVEQ_AUICCgB&biw=1920&bih=971#imgrc=VjgXLBF4T-0egM:
http://www.jonathansjungleroadshow.co.uk/images/brazilianblacktarantula2.jpg?crc=445763478
I was thinking of this guy, as my first T: http://www.hamiltonreptile.com/caresheets/images/Bsmithi.jpg
Can get an AF B.smithi here for around $70-80.A couple things to remember with B. smithi is that they do tend to kick hairs and are more expensive than G. pulchripes. Not sure what the UK prices are but here you'd probably pay a couple hundred bucks at least for an adult female.
When I see some of those you tubers handling OBTs and colbalt blues I just think to myself : "did they spike this Ts water with benzos and Prozac er' something?B. smithi and G. pulchripes may be your best bet. They are both very attractive (though, as others have said, that is quite subjective), grow to a pretty decent size with G. pulchripes being a bit bigger, have a more or less "middle of the road" growth rate, and are usually relatively laid back. A couple things to remember with B. smithi is that they do tend to kick hairs and are more expensive than G. pulchripes. Not sure what the UK prices are but here you'd probably pay a couple hundred bucks at least for an adult female.
And again, there is no guarantee with any tarantula that it won't bite you or freak out and make a jump for it or change its temperament completely after a molt. There are several pretty valid reasons why most here (many of whom have been collecting for decades) do not handle their tarantulas and discourage it. At the end of the day its your spider, but just be mindful of the risks to you and the T.
I guess one saving grace is that you didn't come in and say "Hey, what is a big, pretty Old World tarantula that I can handle pretty regularly??"
Can get an AF B.smithi here for around $70-80.