Hello. I hesitated posting, I know you get n00b threads all the time, but figured I can't lurk all the time (you might delete me )
I don't own a T, but I'm doing research into possibly owning one. I've begun narrowing down my choices and have been trying to get more info about basic husbandry and all that good stuff, but seeing as how I'm a n00b, I am not sure I'm covering all my bases.
Type of owner I am: I am a researchy type, so whatever type of T I wind up owning I'll probably study for a long while before I even buy it. I am sometimes unable to take care of my pets for short periods of time (personal reasons), so they have to be able to withstand occasional 'neglect'. I really like my setups to be totally complete as well as attractive and suitable for its contents. I refuse to become a collector of Ts, I am unable to sustain a colony of them and I lack the room because I collect other things.
Type of T I am considering: New World, Terrestrial (?). Specific species include Grammostola Rosea, Brachypelma vagans, Brachypelma smithi, and Brachypelma albopilosum.
I actually want a 'pet rock'. *laugh* I don't want a T that is too active, mostly because I find their stillness fascinating and I'm still at a stage where I find a really active, huge spider a bit alarming. Ts appeal to me precisely because they are low maitanence relative to other pets I've cared for in the past.
I have several sizes of setups available, from tiny kk-style 'tanks' (about 4x6) to 10g aquariums. I have many coconut shell caves, bogwood bits, plastic reptile caves, broken terra cotta pots, fake plants, and those shallow rocks they sell at the pet store to hold water. I'm probably going to invest in coir, or coir based substrate.
I'm not sure what age T I should get, although I think I read somewhere that most of the Ts I am considering should probably be 2" or larger. I'm also unsure of where to buy my possible-future T. My local pet store, I have only one, carries only 3 species of T at a time, 2 of them being on my list - rosie and curly. Their rosie seems to be a 2", so it's a bit appealing to just go ahead and get her straight from the shop, rather than from a breeder/distributor online.
Is there anything I'm failing to consider?
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I don't own a T, but I'm doing research into possibly owning one. I've begun narrowing down my choices and have been trying to get more info about basic husbandry and all that good stuff, but seeing as how I'm a n00b, I am not sure I'm covering all my bases.
Type of owner I am: I am a researchy type, so whatever type of T I wind up owning I'll probably study for a long while before I even buy it. I am sometimes unable to take care of my pets for short periods of time (personal reasons), so they have to be able to withstand occasional 'neglect'. I really like my setups to be totally complete as well as attractive and suitable for its contents. I refuse to become a collector of Ts, I am unable to sustain a colony of them and I lack the room because I collect other things.
Type of T I am considering: New World, Terrestrial (?). Specific species include Grammostola Rosea, Brachypelma vagans, Brachypelma smithi, and Brachypelma albopilosum.
I actually want a 'pet rock'. *laugh* I don't want a T that is too active, mostly because I find their stillness fascinating and I'm still at a stage where I find a really active, huge spider a bit alarming. Ts appeal to me precisely because they are low maitanence relative to other pets I've cared for in the past.
I have several sizes of setups available, from tiny kk-style 'tanks' (about 4x6) to 10g aquariums. I have many coconut shell caves, bogwood bits, plastic reptile caves, broken terra cotta pots, fake plants, and those shallow rocks they sell at the pet store to hold water. I'm probably going to invest in coir, or coir based substrate.
I'm not sure what age T I should get, although I think I read somewhere that most of the Ts I am considering should probably be 2" or larger. I'm also unsure of where to buy my possible-future T. My local pet store, I have only one, carries only 3 species of T at a time, 2 of them being on my list - rosie and curly. Their rosie seems to be a 2", so it's a bit appealing to just go ahead and get her straight from the shop, rather than from a breeder/distributor online.
Is there anything I'm failing to consider?
If you read that whole thing, I owe you an e-cookie.