New pet for a tank
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An arboreal tarantula?
Any specific species? I don't know much about tarantulas.
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Caribena versicolor would be my recommendation. Absolutely stunning. This is my adult female.
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Make sure if you get that species as a sling to put enough cross ventilation, as stuffy enclosures will kill slings. This is the best beginner arboreal species. It's hard to find adults of this species, at least in my experience.
Caribena versicolor would be my recommendation. Absolutely stunning. This is my adult female.
Are they ok to handle if needed?
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There's 99.9% never a reason to handle a tarantula.
Accidents frequently happen resulting in the T either being injured, killed or lost.
Catch cups are easy to transfer T's into new/different enclosures.
Accidents frequently happen resulting in the T either being injured, killed or lost.
Catch cups are easy to transfer T's into new/different enclosures.
Perfect! Good to know. Thank you so much for the information.
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There are loads of threads in the tarantula section. Have a search and you'll have information coming out of your ears.
Poecilotheria metallica is kind of what I am looking at. What do you think of that?
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You're jumping in at the deep end with a Poecilotheria (pokey). They're old world tarantulas and as such have potent venom.
I'm not saying it's not possible. I got a pokey as my 2nd tarantula.
Oh! Ok goo to know. I just didn't see much about them when I searched for them on the forums. Perhaps that's why
