G Pulchra info

[xwildatheartx]

Hi all! I just joined, and got my first T back in mid November. It was a grammostola pulchra, and I am in love. I'm going to a reptile show and plan on picking up at least two more Ts, but I was wondering which Ts you'd recommend? I'm considering an LP and whatever else I can find that's on my list. But also what was your g Pulchra sling like? Currently I believe mine is in premolt (again) as I've added cork bark in her enclosure and she's burrowed and walled up the entrance with substrate. Thanks so much! Pic is just to show her off

 

[DomGom TheFather]

Hi all! I just joined, and got my first T back in mid November. It was a grammostola pulchra, and I am in love. I'm going to a reptile show and plan on picking up at least two more Ts, but I was wondering which Ts you'd recommend? I'm considering an LP and whatever else I can find that's on my list. But also what was your g Pulchra sling like? Currently I believe mine is in premolt (again) as I've added cork bark in her enclosure and she's burrowed and walled up the entrance with substrate. Thanks so much! Pic is just to show her off

Lp's are very cool. If you find a T. albo, i would grab that too. Both are great spiders and very available/affordable.
My pulchra is shy of two inches. It never really burrowed. Hangs out in the open all the time. Very calm and mellow. Take downs appear lazy, sometimes. Just mildly skittish. Sweet spider.

 

[Buffalo Ts]

Hi all! I just joined, and got my first T back in mid November. It was a grammostola pulchra, and I am in love. I'm going to a reptile show and plan on picking up at least two more Ts, but I was wondering which Ts you'd recommend? I'm considering an LP and whatever else I can find that's on my list. But also what was your g Pulchra sling like? Currently I believe mine is in premolt (again) as I've added cork bark in her enclosure and she's burrowed and walled up the entrance with substrate. Thanks so much! Pic is just to show her off

Here is my lovely lady. My pulchra is pretty relaxed. Never kicked hairs or a threat pose. Was able to determine the sex on her previous molt. Sheis a very slow grower! Her last molt cycle was 191 days! She is probably arou d 2+ inch

I'd recommend an A. geniculata. Faster growing, a little more feisty.

But anything from Tlitocatcl, avicularia, aphonopelma, brachypelma are great for beginners.

Pamphobeteus are great as are phormictopus they tend to be a little more hangry!

I have 20+ NW species, and only collect NW species. Enjoy!

 

[xwildatheartx]

Lp's are very cool. If you find a T. albo, i would grab that too. Both are great spiders and very available/affordable.
My pulchra is shy of two inches. It never really burrowed. Hangs out in the open all the time. Very calm and mellow. Take downs appear lazy, sometimes. Just mildly skittish. Sweet spider.

Yeah mine is usually out in the open too unless it's about to molt. She's also very calm and well mannered too. Has never bolted, threat postured, or thrown hairs. And I'll definitely look into the t albo as well. Thank you!

Here is my lovely lady. My pulchra is pretty relaxed. Never kicked hairs or a threat pose. Was able to determine the sex on her previous molt. Sheis a very slow grower! Her last molt cycle was 191 days! She is probably arou d 2+ inch

I'd recommend an A. geniculata. Faster growing, a little more feisty.

But anything from Tlitocatcl, avicularia, aphonopelma, brachypelma are great for beginners.

Pamphobeteus are great as are phormictopus they tend to be a little more hangry!

I have 20+ NW species, and only collect NW species. Enjoy!

That's awesome! Yeah I plan on getting a collection of a few NW before I even try getting an OW. I love them and they're gorgeous but it's too soon lol I'll definitely try to nab some of those! And your girl is absolutely stunning! I can't wait for mine to get black like that!

 

[thatdadlife619]

My G. pulchra is an absolute sweetheart. I also currently keep two L. parahybana in my collection, one unsexed subadult and as well as a juvenile. Just some skiddish behavior and can be quick to kick hairs if disturbed but still very simple to care for.

 

[The Grym Reaper]

I'm considering an LP

Get an A. geniculata instead, does everything an L. parahybana does but looks much better, has a much more stable temperament, and the hairs are nowhere near as bad.

0.1 Acanthoscurria geniculata

• The Grym Reaper
• Feb 7, 2020
• 2
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Rogue stuffing her face.

But also what was your g Pulchra sling like?

Skittish and hid quite a bit.

 

[Sterls]

My recommendations would be to grab an Acanthoscurria geniculata and a Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens. Both are good beginners, readily available, grow fast, and eat like it's going out of style.

But also what was your g Pulchra sling like?

Mine was very flighty as a sling, and still is as a juvie. Freaks out and starts doing laps whenever I touch the enclosure. Only way I get pictures is if their mouth is full, lol.

 

[xwildatheartx]

My recommendations would be to grab an Acanthoscurria geniculata and a Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens. Both are good beginners, readily available, grow fast, and eat like it's going out of style.

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Mine was very flighty as a sling, and still is as a juvie. Freaks out and starts doing laps whenever I touch the enclosure. Only way I get pictures is if their mouth is full, lol.

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Both of those are on my list, so I'll end up snagging one or both probably lol and I've heard that! Mine isn't too flighty thankfully but she has her moments

 

[8 legged]

The GBBs (Ch. cyaneopubescence) are really recommended if you only have a few spiders. You can almost always be seen, eat everything and everyone and at any time. Furthermore they forgive one or the other mistake ...
Another - though out of fashion - but still attractive species is Tliltocatl vagans. That was my first spider back then and I've never been without it since! However, they also have their moments and can disappear from view for a while...

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That's what I've been seeing from my pulchras for almost two months

 

[xwildatheartx]

The GBBs (Ch. cyaneopubescence) are really recommended if you only have a few spiders. You can almost always be seen, eat everything and everyone and at any time. Furthermore they forgive one or the other mistake ...
Another - though out of fashion - but still attractive species is Tliltocatl vagans. That was my first spider back then and I've never been without it since! However, they also have their moments and can disappear from view for a while...

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That's what I've been seeing from my pulchras for almost two months

That's awesome! I haven't really considered a T vagans but I'll definitely add them to my list. I love the darker colors on Ts. And yeah this is the first time mine has burrowed and blocked herself in so I can't be a helicopter mom trying not to stress it though. I figure she's probably molting or if not it's coming soon.

 

[Kitara]

But also what was your g Pulchra sling like? Currently I believe mine is in premolt (again) as I've added cork bark in her enclosure and she's burrowed and walled up the entrance with substrate.

I have three, two at 1" and one at 4". One of my slings has made a burrow and will flee any time I even glance at the enclosure. If I turn the light on *poof* she's gone. The one right next to her is much more relaxed. His enclosure is too small to burrow much so he's out all the time. Not very skittish. They are exactly the same size, but the one in the smaller enclosure is just waiting for his enclosure upgrade. My 4" is pretty chill. He's pretty quick to grab pray. He's got a pretty decent size burrow, but he's not in it all that often. I'd say about 80% out, 20% down.

Grammostola pulchra?

• Kitara
• Aug 21, 2020
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This little lad is about 4" and he (she?) molted about 2 weeks ago. It was sold to me as a...

 

[Ah Lee]

My G. Pulchra is absolutely demure when it comes to handling, but in the tank she's terrible. She uproots plants, excavates half the substrate just to put it in the water dish. It's not even a burrow she's building, its just a...pit.

Still love her to bits though, she's very outdoorsy and will hang out in plain view even though she has a secure hide.

 

[Frogdaddy]

My G. pulchra is a delight. It's around 1.5-1.75" and always out in therr open. It attacks food and has never kicked hairs or threat posed. It also has never used it's burrow but has dug the occasional pit or filled up it's water dish with sub.
I agree with all the above recommendations. I have a GBB, T. vagans, A. geniculata, N. chromatus, all are wonderful additions, though the T. vagans is probe to hiding in it's burrow most of the time.

 

[nicodimus22]

Lots of them can work as long as you do your research and make sure that you're providing the proper husbandry.

When I didn't know much about different species of tarantula, it helped me to go down the list of what online vendors had available (even if you're planning on buying from a show) and google all of the different species names to familiarize myself with them. After you've done that, you'll have some ideas and might be able to rule some things out based on price, size, appearance, behavioral tendencies, venom potency, etc. If you want to stay current, it's still a good thing to do every 2-4 years, as some species will no longer be available, and new species will show up.

 

[bobbibink]

T. vagans— I have a 11 year old female that I’ve had since she was a sling. ‘Frida’ prefers to hang out underground and it’s on rare occasions (always at night) that I see her. It’s awesome when I do as she is a BIG girl and very beautiful.

A. geniculata, L.parahybana
My G. pulchra has also built a dirt curtain and is currently hidden.