Goliath Tarantula help!!

[Fran]

Do not take this as if Im trying to make a sale here, please....
But if you are dead serious of getting a Theraphosa, I have Captive bred females.

Dont get anything WC...

 

[Icaruslives]

what kind of theraphosa do you have? stirmi? blondi?

 

[Fran]

I have them all (3).
But if you want to start with something big and more affordable, I would get Theraphosa stirmi. I have many, many females.They grow as large as blondi.

 

[Falk]

i think of the OP has the guts to getva Theraphosa he should go for it. ihave been in the hobbie 7mo and i got 2 T. strimi. I have keep the temps in the 80-90 degree range, and high humidity. I just found one freshly molted (first molt in my care), which i am very happy knowing these Ts could die while molting. I am not saying they are easy to care and require attention daily, if the OP is as enthusiastic and is willing to put in the work then the OP should go for it, as long as he can accept the consequenses

Well T. stirmi is much easier too keep than T. blondi.

 

[Fran]

Well T. stirmi is much easier too keep than T. blondi.

Im not so sure about that. Theraphosa stirmi seems to be a little hardier, but not by much. For the rest....The cares are quite similar.

 

[Najakeeper]

Caring for a Theraphosa is difficult, you can not throw one in a dry tank and expect it to thrive like a GBB or smt.

But, as long as you read about their care, get your system ready and running before you buy the spider and be ready for a long term responsibilitiy, it is not the most difficult thing to do. OP seems dedicated to his/her animals and seems to understand the responsibility that comes with a Theraphosa...

My advice is do not buy from a craigslist seller, buy from a reputable breeder and buy captive born and bred. Know which species you are getting and before opening the box have your setup ready and running. Deep substrate, nice deep burrow, high humidity (80 and above) and 75-85 F temprature range.

 

[Mez]

To the OP, take fran up on his offer.

 

[Unravel]

yep if you buy from someone like Fran at least you will know that you screwed up not the previous conditions haha. Don't mean to scare you actually, im honestly not really sure what the fuss is about.. i'm not an expert by any means or have kept these for long but as long as you keep it humid and not too cold or too hot, and don't feed store bought rodents, it should thrive. Im not sure what the problem would be?