Non "delicate" tarantulas

[greyshark]

I am looking for a species of Ts that isn't delicate in terms of temperature, humidity (big factor), feeding problems. The thing is people usually recommend stuff like Grammostolas and Brachypelmas which I don't really look for right now. I can handle aggressive and fast species, so I would prefer NW Ts, I just don't really know which ones aren't delicate. I heard L.parahybanas are like that. Still I would fancy something more colorful

Edit: I meant OW not NW

 

[Dorifto]

Can you explain wich is your humidity factor? You live in a high humidity enviroment or low humidity?


If you're looking for a colorful Nw, I would choose a Acanthoscurria Geniculata

 

[greyshark]

Average humidity is 60%.

Oh I wrote new world, I meant old world sorry.

 

[imre3]

Baboon sp. are pretty hardy. Also, Poecilotheria are also surprisingly tough

 

[greyshark]

Are you sure about baboons? I would really fancy a M.balfouri but I heard they are a bit delicate or was I just misinformed?

 

[spideyspinneret78]

OBTs are extremely hardy. They're colorful, fast growers, and practically indestructible.

 

[dangerforceidle]

Are you sure about baboons? I would really fancy a M.balfouri but I heard they are a bit delicate or was I just misinformed?

I would say they are pretty hardy. Keep them on predominantly dry substrate, even as slings, they don't seem to like moisture all that much.

 

[cold blood]

All...as in every single beginner species and really 90% of all ts are extremely hardy. Baboons are particularly so.

And humidity isnt relevant for keeping tarantulas...get that term out of your tarantula vocabulary.

And for the record there are probably a lot more colorful NWs.....the most beautiful OW species are typically exceedingly reclusive. While most colorful NWs rarely hide at all.

 

[greyshark]

And for the record there are probably a lot more colorful NWs.....the most beautiful OW species are typically exceedingly reclusive. While most colorful NWs rarely hide at all.

Which ones do you have in mind? Except GBB of course.

 

[cold blood]

Which ones do you have in mind? Except GBB of course.

I dont have specifics in mind, there are waaaaaaaaaay too many...lol...i could show you 10 i love, you could find another 50 i dont list.

But I will give it a shot.

freshly molted AF ockerti

• cold blood
• Jun 22, 2019
• female mature female ockerti peruvian flame rump tarantula thrixopelma thrixopelma ockerti

sp. Columbia "large"

• cold blood
• Jun 19, 2019
• hapalopus hapalopus sp. "colombia large" pumpkin patch tarantula sp. "colombia large"

pumpkin patch

laeta pic #2

• cold blood
• Jun 17, 2019
• avicularia laeta caribena caribena laeta laeta puerto rican pinktoe tarantula

geniculata

• cold blood
• Mar 12, 2019
• acanthoscurria acanthoscurria geniculata brazilian whiteknee tarantula exuviae geniculata giant whiteknee tarantula molt post-molt whitebanded tarantula

freshly molted

schioedtei

• cold blood
• Feb 13, 2019
• 1
• malaysian earthtiger tarantula omothymus omothymus schioedtei schioedtei

incei pic 2

• cold blood
• Aug 7, 2018
• 1
• holothele incei holothele vellardi incei neoholothele neoholothele incei trinidad olive tarantula

hamorii

• cold blood
• Mar 30, 2018
• 5
• brachypelma brachypelma hamorii brachypelma smithi female hamorii mexican redknee tarantula

molted today after 19 months

The search for a MM begins

pentaloris

• cold blood
• Jan 12, 2018
• crypsidromus pentaloris davus davus mozinno davus pentalore davus pentaloris guatemalan tiger rump hapalopus pentaloris pentaloris pseudoschizopelma pentalore

freshly molted

B. albiceps

• cold blood
• Nov 11, 2017
• 2

chromatus

• cold blood
• Nov 11, 2017
• 3

feed me

versi

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• Jun 28, 2017

MM versicolor

Nhandu

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• May 18, 2017
• 1

freshly molted N. coloratovillsus

 

[Veles]

Baboon sp. are pretty hardy. Also, Poecilotheria are also surprisingly tough

what pokies lack in sensitivity they sure as hell make up with venom and attitude- i would feel infinitely more comfortable dealing with baboon than a large pokie.

 

[The Grym Reaper]

I just don't really know which ones aren't delicate.

The vast majority of species.

Humidity where you live isn't really relevant to tarantula keeping, all it affects is how much/often (if at all) you need to moisten the substrate in your enclosures. Humidity in the UK ranges from like 70% or more in the summer down to like 10% in the winter, I have no problems keeping anything from Asian species to arid NW terrestrials.

0.1 Acanthoscurria geniculata

• The Grym Reaper
• Feb 7, 2020
• 2
• acanthoscurria acanthoscurria geniculata adult adult female brazilian giant white knee brazilian whiteknee tarantula female geniculata giant white knee giant whiteknee tarantula whitebanded tarantula

Rogue stuffing her face.

1.0 Sericopelma sp. "Santa Catalina"

• The Grym Reaper
• Feb 4, 2020
• juvenile juvenile male male santa catalina birdeater sericopelma sericopelma sp. "santa catalina" sp. "santa catalina"

New suit for Nemesis.

0.1 Psalmopoeus ecclesiasticus

• The Grym Reaper
• Jan 16, 2020
• 3
• ecclesiasticus ecuadorian gold ecuadorian olive grey female psalmopoeus psalmopoeus ecclesiasticus subadult subadult female

Mercury doing a lurk.

0.1 Thrixopelma ockerti

• The Grym Reaper
• Dec 16, 2019
• female juvenile juvenile female ockerti peruvian flame rump peruvian flame rump tarantula thrixopelma thrixopelma ockerti

Rehouse for Namora so thought I'd get a pic.

0.1 Dolichothele diamantinensis

• The Grym Reaper
• Nov 3, 2019
• brazilian blue dwarf beauty brazilian blue dwarf tarantula brazilian blue tarantula diamantinensis dolichothele dolichothele diamantinensis female oligoxystre oligoxystre diamantinensis subadult subadult female

Talisman rocking her new suit.

0.1 Grammostola iheringi

• The Grym Reaper
• Sep 12, 2019
• 5
• argentinean black tarantula entre rios red rump entre rios tarantula female grammostola grammostola iheringi iheringi subadult subadult female

Gratuitous Sareena photo.

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0.1 Nhandu chromatus

• The Grym Reaper
• Jul 9, 2019
• brazilian red and white brazilian red and white tarantula chromatus female nhandu nhandu chromatus red and white striped birdeater subadult subadult female

Storm rocking her new suit.

Ornithoctonus aureotibialis

• The Grym Reaper
• Jun 26, 2019
• 1
• aureotibialis haplopelma chrysothrix ornithoctonus ornithoctonus aureotibialis thai golden fringe thailand golden fringe tarantula threat threat posture

Fight me.

Phormictopus auratus

• The Grym Reaper
• Jun 6, 2019
• 2
• auratus cuban bronze tarantula cuban gold birdeater juvenile phormictopus phormictopus auratus

New suit for Frenzy.

1.0 Phormictopus atrichomatus

• The Grym Reaper
• Jun 2, 2019
• 4
• cancerides haitian brown tarantula male phormictopus phormictopus atrichomatus red island birdeater subadult subadult male

Carnage rocking his new suit.

0.1 Pamphobeteus antinous (Peru)

• The Grym Reaper
• May 29, 2019
• 1
• antinous big black bolivian blueleg tarantula female pamphobeteus pamphobeteus antinous peruvian big black peruvian steely blue subadult subadult female

Kira rocking her new suit.

0.1 Psalmopoeus irminia

• The Grym Reaper
• May 7, 2019
• 1
• female irminia psalmopoeus psalmopoeus irminia subadult female suntiger tarantula venezuelan suntiger venezuelan suntiger tarantula

Shadowcat chilling out in the open again.

0.1 Pseudoclamoris gigas

• The Grym Reaper
• Jan 16, 2020
• 6
• female french guyanese orange tree spider tarantula gigas orange chevron tarantula orange tree spider pseudoclamoris pseudoclamoris gigas red tree spider subadult subadult female tapinauchenius gigas

Firebird rocking her new suit.

 

[Vanisher]

I'd also say a G porteri is one of the hardiest speicies thete is, if not thee hardiest? If kept on dry soil they are impossible to kill. They can survive on very little food and can be kept in cool temps. They may not be the most fun tarantulas on the market, but they are indeed hardy.

 

[Olan]

Brachypelma emilia


Grammostola pulchripes


Phormictopus sp. Purple

 

[scooter1685]

Man... you guys have beautiful spider pics. Definitely not helping my urge to get more.

I was going to recommend Acanthoscurria geniculata. If you get something over an inch, it'll be pretty darn hardy. Of course, you've already received a long list of gorgeous and hardy Ts. Instead I'll just wish you good luck choosing something awesome and then I'll go back to drooling at these pictures

 

[SonsofArachne]

species.

Thanks for reminding me to keep searching for Sericopelma sp. "Santa Catalina" - even slings rare in the States, and every time I see some listed they're already sold out.

 

[0311usmc]

I am more curious as to a delicate tarantula. So what tarantulas are delicate? Never heard of or owned one.

 

[cold blood]

I am more curious as to a delicate tarantula. So what tarantulas are delicate? Never heard of or owned one.

Yeah, I can think of just 2 I would classify like that...A. purpurea and H. mac slings.

 

[0311usmc]

Yeah, I can think of just 2 I would classify like that...A. purpurea and H. mac slings.

I got my 2 H.macs through the sling stage. One is a mature male who wanders around like crazy and a juvenile male. Life is going to be good from here on out I reckon. Thanks for the clarification bud.

 

[viper69]

Are you sure about baboons? I would really fancy a M.balfouri but I heard they are a bit delicate or was I just misinformed?

Misinformed

I am looking for a species of Ts that isn't delicate in terms of temperature, humidity (big factor), feeding problems. The thing is people usually recommend stuff like Grammostolas and Brachypelmas which I don't really look for right now. I can handle aggressive and fast species, so I would prefer NW Ts, I just don't really know which ones aren't delicate. I heard L.parahybanas are like that. Still I would fancy something more colorful

Edit: I meant OW not NW

Ceratogyrus are really easy to grow from sling and keep as adults for OW. Definitely the best starter OW. I. mira is "better" if you don't mind owning a trap door tarantula.

M. balfouri, no different than Ceratogyrus IME.