Mexican Redleg Tarantula Care?

[Zoltan]

Brachypelma emelia (Mexican Red Legs) are a tad on the hair flicking side. But they are all different. ALL but one of mine kick hair if you even walk by the terrarium. I deffinitely would suggest a different species. Perhaps a Brachypelma smithi (Mexican Red Knee). They are quite docile in temperment and I've never had one kick any hairs or throw up a threat display.

But this is all based on my personal experience.

You are right, they are all different. It's interesting because I have the opposite experience regarding these two species – B. emilia (note spelling ) and B. smithi. I only have one specimen of each species, but overall my B. emilia has been the calmer and mellower one. Over the course of the years, the B. smithi's temperament has changed quite a bit: I used to be able to reach into the enclosure and pick the spider up freely by hand, recently the spider evades into the back of the enclosure whenever I am opening it and doesn't mind using urticating hairs either.

 

[bchbum11]

Actually, the growth rate for G pulchripes isn't as slow as you would think after reading threads on them. When people cite slow growth for the species, they are probably referring to total time from hatching to maturity. A lot of the growth during that time is front loaded though. A small sling might moult once a month through the first several instars, then slow to once every other month for the next few, etc,... I bought 2 dime sized slings a year ago that are each around 3.5"-4" now, and have been showing adult coloration for a long time. They've been kept at room temps and fed once to twice a week, so I haven't put much effort into boosting growth rate either. Lol, the good news is if you go with a pulchripes, you won't have to wait as long as you think to have an impressive T that has good size and adult colors. Bad news is that your 'regular spider' idea will get shot down within the first few months

 

[Brendon7358]

I have yet to find 1 person (besides here on the forum) who doesn't despise tarantula's and would never ever get one or even go in the same room as one why is this ? lol

 

[SgtSparkles]

society tends to not be very accepting of spiders. It's really hard to change minds in mass quantity. After all there is still racism after all this time. If we can't convince people that other people aren't bad how are we to convince them that spiders aren't bad ?