Well you have fast species for slings as a beginner, so it doesn't matter.
It is good idea. Fast but harmless Ts such as Neoholothele or Tapinauchenius are ok for responsible beginner.
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No. Those buggers are too fast and creepy just like 'The Crooked Man' is.
There's nothing I could or would add but to post a picture of my AF N. incei gold, actually called Nugget as well.Like others said, there are definitely better beginners, but considering your lineup I don't think you'd be getting in over your head, as long as you do your research on what to expect. Honestly think this is a very underrated species and would be quick to recommend it to a studious beginner or intermediate keeper. Quick and VERY skittish, but IME not defensive in the slightest. My male was pretty jumpy from the time I got him up to maturity, but in his ripe old age (6 months mature!) he's begun to chill out and only gets jumpy when I disturb his web to feed him. My female is surprisingly bold by comparison and doesn't dart around like crazy when I'm getting her enclosure out, but she also by default tends to spend her time in the sanctity of her web tunnels. The remaining of their offspring that I've kept behave similar to their dad and bolt for their webs and burrows at the slightest disturbance.
Here's momma Nugget eating a big superworm. This species is incredibly unique; on top of being among the handful of new world tarantulas that lack urticating setae, this particular species actually comes in two color forms - normal/olive and gold. Nugget here is the latter of the two. The gold color form, like albinism in other animals, acts as a simple recessive gene. Most people (myself included) seem to like the olive form more, but still pretty neat to see a solid gold spider, no?
And my handsome old man Minimus Ambus, looking very different and sleek after his ultimate molt.
Fast growers, my boy matured at roughly 2.5" right around 1 year after receiving him as a <1" sling. Dwarf species with my adult female maybe a touch over 3" fully stretched. Very good eaters, sometimes will even continue to eat while in premolt. Incredibly active webbers that create expansive tunnels and even burrows - an appropriately sized enclosure will end up having just about every surface blanketed white with webbing. Again, not defensive in the slightest, and I've never seen a single threat pose from this species. Not even sure I've ever heard of a bite report on them. The biggest thing you need to watch out for is indeed their speed - they're quick and bolty when they don't have a retreat to run to. I'd take the advice to tread carefully until they've made a web and/or burrow to hide in to heart, but thankfully these guys seem to settle in and acclimate to new setups really fast. Just make sure they have a generous amount of MOIST! substrate, a hide, décor that offers plenty of anchor points for webbing (fake plants do a great job of that), and lastly, a water dish. My only other warning would be that particularly as younger specimens, this species seems more prone to dessication/dehydration than other slings I've kept, and needs to be kept on moist (but not soaked) substrate. Do not let them go dry.
