Idea's wanted :)

[BorisTheSpider]

I think people who have this type "logic" should also swim with great white sharks to see if their reputation of being dangerous is true as well.

The difference being that a Great White bites because they're hungry , an OBT bites you because it hurts .

 

[YagerManJennsen]

If you can afford it get a Grammostola Iheringi very beautiful blueberry blue, maroon abdomen, and black mostly on the legs and carapace.

How fast/slow does that species grow? Saw one for sale and heard good things about them.

 

[viper69]

The difference being that a Great White bites because they're hungry , an OBT bites you because it hurts .

Actually that's not entirely true re Great White's. Research has shown that in part they sense the item by putting it into their mouth, even if not hungry, and lightly biting for them that is. Much like parrots and children do. But for humans, a gentle bite from a Great White is often death.

 

[gypsy cola]

Just get yourself a b.vagans in addition to whatever other T's you get. The slings are stupid cheap and have a decent growth rate. I also echo the idea of LP and A.genic.

If you want to dip your toes into something feisty, I suggest Nhandu chromatus. Most N. chromatus I have encountered are straight up grouches... could be me though

 

[Bread]

Well I have on the way a 2 juveniles,
L.parahybana,
G.pulchra
and an adult A.Geniculata.

on a side note, he's asked me if i want a free african red trapdoor, I like the idea but the videos make them seem mean, anyone shed light on them?

thanks

 

[Trenor]

Well I have on the way a 2 juveniles,
L.parahybana,
G.pulchra
and an adult A.Geniculata.

on a side note, he's asked me if i want a free african red trapdoor, I like the idea but the videos make them seem mean, anyone shed light on them?

thanks

I haven't owned on of these yet but I've looked the over them a few times. I don't see them as mean, I kinda think they would be similar to my I.mira tarantulas. Once they burrow, you won't see them often unless it is feeding time. Eventually, I'd like to have a few of these though they are not as high on the list since I picked up the I.mira. I'd take one as a freebie with a quickness. If you get one let me know how it goes. They are still on the list.

 

[Andrea82]

From what I've heard and seen, those red trapdoor spiders are no joke. Potent venom, and highly aggressive/defensive during rehouses and other interactions.
I would never agree to a freebie like that, but that's me. If you don't have experience with aggressive and or fast species, maybe it is not a good idea.

 

[Trenor]

From what I've heard and seen, those red trapdoor spiders are no joke. Potent venom, and highly aggressive/defensive during rehouses and other interactions.
I would never agree to a freebie like that, but that's me. If you don't have experience with aggressive and or fast species, maybe it is not a good idea.

The only interactions you should have with these spiders is re-housing and feeding. Feeding shouldn't be a problem, you just drop in food. Most of the rehousing videos I saw were rough because people didn't know what they were doing. Poking a spider for 10 mins in a video is not a good re-housing strategy. Those people shouldn't be re-housing a G.rosea much less one of these.

My I.mira Ts stick to their burrows like most fossorials so once they set up shop they rarely are out in the open. I imagine these guys are the same. If you house them in a appropriate enclosure with a adult size of 2.3 inches you should rarely have need of rehousing. Over all I don't think these guys will be to hard to care for.

But you are right, they have potent venom, are defensive, and are fossorial (so you have to dig them out to rehouse which can be tricky). So if the OP doesn't have some experience with defensive or fossorial species then maybe they should not take it.