Largest Legspan of the Docile species

[Nerri1029]

well thanks anyway.

good luck selling the T. blondi's

 

[Captante]

My G.rosea is pretty but boring, she just sits there like a rock 95% of the time, except
when her KK is moved when she'll startle a little. My G. aureostriata on the other hand takes daily stroles around her enclosure & is very docile when I hold her, never a
kicked hair or a hint that she might bite... I now have 14 T's and she's still my favorite.

 

[jbrd]

L.Parahybana

My friends L Parahybana died from heat mat poisoning. Our fault, we both forgot to turn it off when we left his house. Hair kicking aside, it was the most docile spider I have ever seen, and he was totally in love with it.

So his birthday is coming up and as a replacement I am interested in getting him a docile species that will end up with a large legspan. I was thinking Eupalaestrus Campestratus or Grammostola Aureostriata, but I have no idea what the legspan, and growth rate on a PZB is.

Also, what about Grammostola Mollicoma? Are they in the pet trade?

Personally i would replace your friends T with a L.Parahybana because that it what he/she had in the first place. Obviously he/she knew what they wanted in the first place (right? ).

I also have a L.Parahybana since it was a 3/4 inch sling and is puttin on some size already. Eats good and never a threat one. Seems to be docile enough to me but im no expert here.

If it was me i would get the L.Parahybana, if it was me.

 

[Beccas_824]

I didn't bash them as a suggestion.

*********I was merely stating that I don't like either genus so I was letting the thread starter know why I wasn't supporting the Brachy and Gramma suggestions.


Is this making sense? It is true, I can't stand their genus. Let's just say that I just prefer everything else, because the truth would turn this thread into lunatic island. Don't get me wrong, some of them are great looking, but I still am not a fan. Let's just say that they grow way too slow...

The Sickness

You weren't bashing anyone, and there are some genuses i don't care for too much, but i know a lot of other people do, and would never say how i felt by calling there t's useless or stupid or anythign like that. I would simply say i don't care for those T's.
FYI, Brachypelma is my favorite genus and it did annoy me that you called them useless.
And why couldn't you just tell the thread starter you didn't care for brachy's or grammostalas? Why did you have to be, basically degrating?
Your right, they do grow slow, but what can you do? I'm not gonna stick to just fast growing T's because I don't have any patience.

 

[jbrd]

Some people seriously say that? Ha, I just don't like them. And the useless comment was opinion. Maybe the word was "useless". Let's put it this way, "I prefer not to have them". Happy?


The Sickness

I honestly like the first statement better, just my opinion. ;P

 

[AfterTheAsylum]

Why don't you just get another L. parahybana? I am against all Grammastolas and Brachypelmas, so if if you want a large terrestrial species I would say try a Megaphobema robustum, a Pamphobeteus, or a Theraphosa blondi or apophysis? Apophysis has the largest legspan (argueably with blondi) and blondi is the heaviest. Honestly, I would say that you should just get another L. parahybana.

I said that was against them. It was my opinion. If you look above, my comment was that I didn't like them... and yes, it was to the thread starter. I still hold my opinion true, and I will always feel that way, however, if you look I did recant my comment. I didn't come out swinging.

Aside from this, I never told you to stop collecting them because they are slow growers. It is not like I am trying to convince people that they are horrible Ts. My statement was showing my preference.

And with my "I didn't bash them as a suggestion", that was not referring to a someone, it was referring to the genus'. I didn't bash the idea of keeping these Ts, I didn't try to otherwise coax anyone out of having them. All I did was state that I am against them. Review my posts... all of them.

The Sickness

 

[Rounder]

For a large docile T it is pretty hard to beat g. auroestriata, my Chaco rarely moves quickly at all and is fairly active, definitely not a pet rock while my L. parahybana is *very* skittish and quick to kick hairs. My chaco never kicks, I've never even seen it give a threat display, not even when I was *trying* to get a display from it. Just my $0.02.

 

[Beth-Tex]

I have 5 Chacos & they are great......always doing something.....mine seem to love to move their substrate just like the pulchra......mine are great eaters.....very interesting Ts. ..... really don't find them all that slow growing once they get past the little baby stage.....anyway.....that is my experience with them.

Beth

 

[becca81]

Although not as docile as G. aureostriata, you might want to give some thought to A. geniculata. They are more like L. parahybana in terms of attitude.

 

[meatbeef]

Hmm, I don't know if an A.Genic would be good for "handling". I also would have to say that a "docile" L.Parahybana is a rare thing as well. I own both and they are on constant "freak out" mode when I get near to fill water, or for cleaning.

I'm suprised nobody has suggested G.Pulchra. Thay get pretty big, and are like puppy dogs in terms of handling.

Just my 2 cents.

Wish your friend luck with the choice.

Robbio

 

[Whiskeypunk]

Thanks.

Some things, I like Gramms A LOT, I own a G. Aureostriata and G. Pulchra, I love the personality. I very interested in the Genus. I just wanted to know if there was a docile spider larger then the Chaco in the hobby because I recently read about G. Mollicoma* having a 10 inch legspan.

As for A. Geniculata, I like them, and there was a guy selling a 3 incher with full adult colors who lived 20 blocks from my friend. I suggested it when his Parahybana died and he told me that it was way too creepy looking. His loss.

I think we may go with our original choice, the Aureostriata, since it doesn't look like G. Mollicoma is in the hobby.

If anyone knows anything about Grammostola Mollicoma I am interested.



*I WANT SO BAD.

 

[ink_scorpion]

I have a G rosea and a B. albopilosum. I can't wait to get rid of them.

Since nobody covered this avenue...:

I'd be glad to take both of them off your hands, and I'll even pick up the shipping cost. Contact me off list if you're interested. And yes, I definitely am serious!

Edit: Noticed someone had expressed an interest. If the slings are still around however, my offer still stands!

 

[Schlyne]

I'd vote for the Chaco Golden Knee.

The Pampho's and the T. blondi and T. aphoysis have some of the worst urticating hairs. I've never been that into either T. blondi or T. aphoysis, and really didn't want to deal with the hairs, so I've never gotten one. I love the pampho's, but the hairs are nearly as bad as my boehemi.

I wouldn't consider either one of those genuses very docile either.

 

[BugToxin]

Chaco's don't grow slow if you feed them well. My G. aureostriata just moled again. She was less than 1/4" when I got her less than a year ago, and now she is roughly 6". She is also the most docile T that I have ever experienced. She burrowed a bit when she was a sling, but outgrew that at about the 2" mark. I would buy them both if I were you, but the Chaco would be my pick for handling. If you wanted something different you could always try one of the other Lasiodora sp. like klugi, difficilis, or striatipes. They are all readily available. The chances of getting a nice one might be kind of slim though, so if you can only have one get the Chaco!

 

[shogun804]

Chaco's don't grow slow if you feed them well. My G. aureostriata just moled again. She was less than 1/4" when I got her less than a year ago, and now she is roughly 6". She is also the most docile T that I have ever experienced. She burrowed a bit when she was a sling, but outgrew that at about the 2" mark. I would buy them both if I were you, but the Chaco would be my pick for handling. If you wanted something different you could always try one of the other Lasiodora sp. like klugi, difficilis, or striatipes. They are all readily available. The chances of getting a nice one might be kind of slim though, so if you can only have one get the Chaco!

is your chaco a male? just wondering becasue i have 4 slings that i have been raising since last december all were about .25" and none of them are over 2" and they have all been feed well with temps kept 76-80 F. i just find that 6" of growth for a chaco in less than a year is impossible.

 

[MizM]

OMG! Heat mats have POISON???

 

[BugToxin]

is your chaco a male? just wondering becasue i have 4 slings that i have been raising since last december all were about .25" and none of them are over 2" and they have all been feed well with temps kept 76-80 F. i just find that 6" of growth for a chaco in less than a year is impossible.

Nope. It is a guaranteed female. The T has been powerfed though, at least by most peoples definition. I fed the sling a cricket a day untill it stopped eating, then waited a week and started again. Once she got to the 3" mark or so, she started getting two crickets a day. She has molted nine times in my care, and I have recorded every one. I keep the room at about 80 degress also. I have had discussions with other keepers on this and it seems as though this may be a bit faster than usual, but I have seen similar results with other T's in the hands of other keepers. Anyway, I just wanted to point out that the Chaco isn't as slow a grower as some other species in the genus (i.e. the pulchra). I would classify this as a medium grower.

 

[MizM]

I agree. IMHE with aureostriata, they don't grow nearly as slow as people think they do, even without the power feeding.

 

[Beccas_824]

I bought my G. aureostraita in May as an 1 inch gareenteed female sling. It has only molted twice and isn't even at two inches yet. i don't powerfeed, so to speak, but I give it, i feel, a healthy amount of crickets. I think they are a good spieces thouhg, so its worth the wait IMO, for ti to get bigger.

 

[MindUtopia]

Did anyone suggest E. Campestratus Pink Zebra Beauty? I know they don't get HUGE, like L. parahybana, but they are extremely docile. And pretty too.

Karen