I want a H. Lividum

[tarantulalover9]

I will be getting an H. Lividum from a choice of two people, someone from the boards ( hypnotic pets ) which has an H. Lividum or someone closer, my English teachers ( Christine Morgan ) dads pet store who specializes in tarantulas and has an H. Lividum and is unsexed and has an unknown price until I go check it out AND he's in Lynchburg.

 

[Aviara]

I notice from your profile page that you own only a Grammostola rosea, Brachypelma smithi and Pandinus imperator. While it is your business which species you choose to own, I think it would be foolish at best to jump to a Haplopelma lividum. This species is extremely fast, aggressive and a bite is medically significant, possibly landing you in the hospital and in a great deal of pain. Personally I don't believe anyone under 18 should own Old World tarantulas due to the responsibility and experience required. I would recommend you purchase a more aggressive New World species first, so you can get experience with an arachnid that willl not do as much harm if and when you make mistakes. A Cobalt Blue (H. lividum) is not to be taken lightly.

 

[Vespula]

How long have you been keeping? Are you confident in your ability to care for a fast, defensive tarantula?

 

[Bugmom]

You are braver than I. From what I gather, they're the blue versions of OBTs - Blue Bitey Things, if you will. Just be aware of what you're potentially getting into.

 

[tarantulalover9]

oh I know by the way there pet holes and I dont plan on holding it LOL

 

[Bugmom]

You may not hold it, but you DO have to interact with it.

oh I know by the way there pet holes and I dont plan on holding it LOL

Edited to add:
Let's not forget that "pet hole" is faster than you.

 

[tarantulalover9]

How long have you been keeping?

I got my first T ( G. Rosea last christmas and my second ( B. Smithi ) in may and my scorpion in may too

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but you DO have to interact with it.

how would I interact with it

 

[Vespula]

Oh, I know. By the way, they're pet holes and I dont plan on holding it. LOL

(I corrected your spelling and grammar.)

Even if you don't plan on holding it, you'll eventually have to deal with its speed during rehousing or tank maintenance. "LOL" I just advise that you do a lot of research and preparation to make sure you're ready for it.

 

[Bugmom]

Like Vespula said, there's tank maintenance and rehousing. Figure you'll at the minimum have your hand in that tank to add water and food; you can't use tongs to drop water after all

How would you handle an escape?
Do you have any curious family members or pets that could knock the enclosure over or open then lid?
How do you plan to remove insect remains or anything uneaten?

 

[le-thomas]

You have to interact with it to unpack it, rehouse it, and do other such things. You'll seldom see it, and I'll be the first to say that I assume with great certainty that you aren't ready. You simply haven't been keeping long enough and, I would say, don't have enough knowledge. I don't mean to personally attack you, and I realize I'm being a bit audacious and assumptive, but someone had to say it. If I had gotten a Haplo when I was still THAT new, I would'nt have been ready.
Please tell me if I'm being too assumptive and offensive, but I stand behind my above statements.
Good luck with whatever you decide.

 

[tarantulalover9]

well I'll get the remains out with tongs and just carefully and safe as possible get the water bowl out

 

[le-thomas]

well I'll get the remains out with tongs and just carefully and safe as possible get the water bowl out

And what about rehousing? Getting used to the speed and aggression of OW tarantulas isn't easy. If you REALLY want an OW tarantula, there are probably better options for a first-timer. Then again my first OW was an H. maculata, but I also had about a year of experience by then.

 

[tarantulalover9]

well I do have welders gloves and I'm pretty sure that that will help sugnificantly

 

[Bugmom]

H. Mac will be my first OW as well, but I've been keeping Ts off and on for years, in addition to scorpions and pythons.

And what about rehousing? Getting used to the speed and aggression of OW tarantulas isn't easy. If you REALLY want an OW tarantula, there are probably better options for a first-timer. Then again my first OW was an H. maculata, but I also had about a year of experience by then.

Do you HAVE to get a cobalt blue? I understand setting your heart on something in particular but... Well this is kind of like buying a corvette when you've only been driving six months.

 

[Vespula]

well I do have welders gloves and I'm pretty sure that that will help sugnificantly

No. No. No. It's NOT a good idea to use gloves while working with tarantulas. For your safety and the tarantulas.

 

[le-thomas]

well I do have welders gloves and I'm pretty sure that that will help sugnificantly

Gloves seem like a good idea, but are a terrible one. They make you extremely clumsy. The tarantula would be up your arm and down your back before you could react anyways.

 

[Bugmom]

And how many legs will you knock off (literally or figuratively) in the process of trying to catch a T wearing THOSE? Also, if we're talking about anything larger than a sling, those gloves won't likely stop penetration.

well I do have welders gloves and I'm pretty sure that that will help sugnificantly

 

[tarantulalover9]

the tarantula from hypnotic pets on the boards is 5 inches and the one at the store is unkown and I dont plan on picking up the T to transfer it I'm going to put a big tupaware container halfway over it and put a straw into it and prod it into the container with a lid

 

[le-thomas]

the tarantula from hypnotic pets on the boards is 5 inches and the one at the store is unkown and I dont plan on picking up the T to transfer it I'm going to put a big tupaware container halfway over it and put a straw into it and prod it into the container with a lid

I use this method (or something like it) and it works most of the time. Still, you're going to have to deal with the spider at some point. Along with this, they require pretty large amounts of moisture, which can be difficult to provide without growing mold. These are just things to think about.
I wouldn't do it until I had more experience. Why exactly do you want this particular species?

 

[tarantulalover9]

well I want it because it's blue not just blue but BLUE blue and yes it is a female and my dads favorite color is blue and didn't beileve me when I told him that there was a blue tarantula I was going to get a male P. antinous but my mom said only one T at a time when I was buying a B. smithi from Ken and no It is sold now and I thought why not and I love the fact of owning an OW and it being an H .Lividum