I might go with the C.Darlingi or a Balfouri.. this is tuff Decision.I have a C. darlingi, she's never thrown a threat posture and isn't much of a bolter, but always eats well and sits out in the open. I've heard the same from many others, but bear in mind temperament can change individually, and even moult-to-moult, so my statement isn't a guarantee.
Worth it for the horn though!!
I just might get one! Ima read up on it and wait a couple years. Thanks guys for all giving me ideasTwo points for horned baboons!
BaBOoNs!
A horn doesn't make you a baboon.How about a horned new world tarantula?
Sphaerobothria hoffmanni
Wait, I just have one question.. Can you hold a OW as a sling?
As slings they are less likely to bite but more likely to get lost.
Holding any tarantula is dangerous for the spider and could result in death of it. I never hold them or ever will on purpose.
You can hold a burning log, dry ice, etc ... Doesn't mean you should.
I wouldn't recommend it, I can't be arsed to hunt for the bite report but someone got tagged by a H. mac sling and said it messed them up for like 4 or 5 days afterwards.
Whatever your choice, I do recommend you start with a sling. My first OW a long time ago was an OBT sling.
I said "not that fast", not "not fast".
Currently collecting NW. Had 1 OW in the past when I was much younger. An O. schiodtei. They ARE blurs, but also pet holes. I rarely saw mine, making it very difficult to cause an issue of any type.I said "not that fast", not "not fast".
Pokies speed is very much overplayed. For example, my current P.met juvie is not even the fastest on its shelf. The M. balfouri juvies win the pan-shelf sprinting competition.
Anecdotal stories:
- I spooked my P.met and it sprinted out of the top of the tank, down the tank, down the shelf and stopped upside down on the roof of the shelf underneath. It was faster than I could react (thus still fast) but I was able to track its movement the entire way.
- I opened the M. balfouri tank front door to take some pictures, blinked, the T disappeared. I thought it ran back into its tunnel (as they always do) so I closed the tank. I found it the next day as it has set up shop outside behind the tank. And that's a 12" Exo Terra cube so it was a substantial distance to cover within less than half a second for the T to disappear from my view in a blink.
Whilst terrestrial and fossorial tarantulas can and might run up arboreals like pokies will definitely run up. So I'd say for someone new a tarantula that will move quickly in "3D" would be far and away harder to deal with. A tarantula shoots out of their burrow might surprise them. A tarantula running up their arm will surprise them more.I said "not that fast", not "not fast".
Pokies speed is very much overplayed. For example, my current P.met juvie is not even the fastest on its shelf. The M. balfouri juvies win the pan-shelf sprinting competition.
Anecdotal stories:
- I spooked my P.met and it sprinted out of the top of the tank, down the tank, down the shelf and stopped upside down on the roof of the shelf underneath. It was faster than I could react (thus still fast) but I was able to track its movement the entire way.
- I opened the M. balfouri tank front door to take some pictures, blinked, the T disappeared. I thought it ran back into its tunnel (as they always do) so I closed the tank. I found it the next day as it has set up shop outside behind the tank. And that's a 12" Exo Terra cube so it was a substantial distance to cover within less than half a second for the T to disappear from my view in a blink.
My OBT Is almost tempting to hold since it has always been really sweet but I know better. Tbh, it does nothing for the spider and is a risk.
''Aside from the venom'... That's a rather significant aspect to put aside, and what about the teleportation powers they possess?
You are lucky. All the OBT I had started to desire killing me by the time they turn 1 (inch).
OP said he was working his way up to OW so he would have experience or enough confidence to get one.
