We shouldn't need to spoon feed you basic information when it's easily attainable with a quick search. If you're not going to seriously research a species that you're interested in keeping, than you're not serious about owning it, and that is also judging from previous posts you've made. All that considered for an animal who's as risky to deal with as an H. maculata, you have no business keeping them.
While I agree, research needs to be done, care sheets are often bad and give varying information.
As much as I agree that some basic searches should be done when getting a new species the last thing that someone needs is to be publicly shredded by someone for seeking some info. If you had enough time to do a search on what info is available for the species and write this post then you could have given the OP some links to fallow if you felt the need to reply at all. It's posts like this that make people not even want to seek the truth for their intended species. IF I CARED what people thought of me I wouldn't want to ask a single question on this board due to some of the responses that others get when asking for help. If you want to rail on someone for asking a question why not do it privately so they don't feel embarrassed. Better yet you could keep your opinion to yourself and let others more interested in helping have the post.
You realize I meant as in things that are special requirments I have been keeping T's since I was 5 and have quite a bit of experience. And you think that I dont know that they are risky in keeping? You act like im stupid. Hop off the douche stick man.
+1. Although I keep mine on slightly moist substrate with good ventilation. They often sit motionless, but don't be fooled, they can move incredibly fast. Although not overly aggressive, they are quite capable of biting, and the effects are not pleasant. Treat these with respect.
+1 couldn't have said it better
You're right, I'm sorry. What I said was uncalled for. Gabe, I see that you already have a couple of African T's. If you can manage those without incident, than you can probably handle another one. Ironically, my M. balfouri just escaped from me. It was my fault for antagonizing it, and I was very fortunate to catch the little bugger without getting tagged or having an accident in the process. I was foolish, so the spider had to teach me a lesson in T wrangling! I know now that I to need to be more careful with him, as well as all of my other OW T's. I also would like to buy an H. maculata, but from what I've heard, they're even more troublesome than the T's that I already have. Extremely fast and bitey, and reputedly possesses one of the worst bites of any tarantula. I don't think I'm ready for it, and I thought it'd be best for you to also question whether or not you can handle them.
Um, 5? :
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My parents were reptile freaks and let me get T's at an early age.Um, 5? :
Ahh the good old T wrangling my favorite hobby!
My young son has been around my spiders since around three and had his own rosea since around five. What's odd about that?Um, 5? :
Because its not an ideal pet or hobby for a small child that likely can't even tie their own shoes yet. A child living in a home with tarantulas isn't a big deal, but entrusting a toddler to safely care for and physically interact with such an animal themselves is quite different altogether.
Then any pet "owned" by a young child would never be theirs. Heck, many older kids wouldn't "own" a pet then.
My son is 3 and helps take care of "his" A. avic. He does as much as I do, fill a water dish and drop a roach or superworm in. Sort of an ideal pet actually, provided his interactions are supervised. As long as you don't go: "Here is a King Baboon, you're on your own." I don't see any issue.