Really agressive T?

Andrea82

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Try the Asian Snipers: Chilobrachys, Cyriopagopus, Ornithoctonus, Selenocosmia, Haplopelma, Lampropelma maybe?
 
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Andrea82 said:
Try the Asian Snipers: Chilobrachys, Cyriopagopus, Ornithoctonus, Selenocosmia, Haplopelma, Lampropelma maybe?
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Selenocosmia isn't an Asian species, but they're still nutty and awesome... as are all of the rest of the T's on your list! But they're all pet holes though.
 
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Rob1985 said:
Selenocosmia isn't an Asian species, but they're still nutty and awesome... as are all of the rest of the T's on your list! But they're all pet holes though.
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Genus Selenocosmia is found both on Australian and Asian continent actually.
I own none of these genera, and not planning to :eek: closest thing I've got is an Orphnaecus sp. Blue Panay.
Of course, I have said that about Pokies as well. And baboons. :angelic:
 
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Not sure why you'd want any tarantula to be aggressive. A tarantula being defensive means it's stressed.

Now an aggressive feeding response is entirely different.
 
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Rob1985 said:
Then why did you ask if you knew what you wanted? I can tell you're in it for the adrenaline. :bored:
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You can be right. Does it change something? And why I asked? As you could see, I had some idea, but I wanted to know more about comparation to OBT. And, of course, someone could have something better than I. Simply - I had an idea and wanted to be sure and know whether I have not missed something. Is it wrong?
 
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basin79 said:
Not sure why you'd want any tarantula to be aggressive. A tarantula being defensive means it's stressed.

Now an aggressive feeding response is entirely different.
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Sorry, "aggressive" was wrong expression. I know that T are not aggressive. I mean fast, moving a lot, prefering not to hide... I do not like to stress tarantulas, for example, I have feeding holes in all of my enclosures, so I do not have to open enclosure when feeding, but only let crickets fall inside, but sometimes it is necessary to make some changes or bigger cleaning.
 
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PetrZ said:
Sorry, "aggressive" was wrong expression. I know that T are not aggressive. I mean fast, moving a lot, prefering not to hide... I do not like to stress tarantulas, for example, I have feeding holes in all of my enclosures, so I do not have to open enclosure when feeding, but only let crickets fall inside, but sometimes it is necessary to make some changes or bigger cleaning.
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I think Grammostola iheringi could be the tarantula you're looking for. My lass is almost always out. Plus she loves her food.


 
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I have a Phormictopus autatus sling. It doesn't do too much now, mainly it eats, makes a mess, and buries itself. But from what I understand they are quite defensive when they are bigger. Instead of kicking urticating setae or retreating, they can tend to defend their space with threat postures and trying to bite- like they will run out of their hide freaking out when you go in to do maintenance. So that could be a species to consider? I think @The Grym Reaper has one of these too- does that sound about right?

I am also a NW keeper and very much not in it for the adrenaline rush, so that's about the only input I have on this topic!
 
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spidertherapy78 said:
I have a Phormictopus autatus sling. It doesn't do too much now, mainly it eats, makes a mess, and buries itself. But from what I understand they are quite defensive when they are bigger. Instead of kicking urticating setae or retreating, they can tend to defend their space with threat postures and trying to bite- like they will run out of their hide freaking out when you go in to do maintenance. So that could be a species to consider? I think @The Grym Reaper has one of these too- does that sound about right?

I am also a NW keeper and very much not in it for the adrenaline rush, so that's about the only input I have on this topic!
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I'm not 100% on what mine is, I ordered a P. cancerides and then I found out over a month later when it moulted that it wasn't what I'd ordered, I think it's P. atrichromatus, it's almost as nasty as my B. hamorii anyway.

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Mini8leggedfreak said:
L parahybanna.
I’ve been told they aren’t aggressive but just insane about food and can mistake anything for food that is in there home....your hand.
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I just got my first two slings 4 days ago (and I do mean my first two, as in, I've never own a T before), and among these two is a L Parahybana. I've been told and read that they can kick hairs and be intimidating by their size, but I haven't been told about them being fast or super anxious of anything in their enclosure. In fact, it has been suggested multiple time as a good beginner species. I'm a little scared now, although the guy is so small that it'll be a couple years before it reaches that size.
 
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Violins77 said:
I just got my first two slings 4 days ago (and I do mean my first two, as in, I've never own a T before), and among these two is a L Parahybana. I've been told and read that they can kick hairs and be intimidating by their size, but I haven't been told about them being fast or super anxious of anything in their enclosure. In fact, it has been suggested multiple time as a good beginner species. I'm a little scared now, although the guy is so small that it'll be a couple years before it reaches that size.
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They make for fine beginner species. Lasiodora grow fast, eat well and are super easy to raise, and quite hardy too . By the time your specimen is around 3'' you will have learned a great deal about general tarantula behavior.
 
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Violins77 said:
I just got my first two slings 4 days ago (and I do mean my first two, as in, I've never own a T before), and among these two is a L Parahybana. I've been told and read that they can kick hairs and be intimidating by their size, but I haven't been told about them being fast or super anxious of anything in their enclosure. In fact, it has been suggested multiple time as a good beginner species. I'm a little scared now, although the guy is so small that it'll be a couple years before it reaches that size.
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No need to be scared at all. They can be grumpy sometimes, and food-aggresive, that's all. I wouldn't classify L.parahybana as a defensive species per se. Just keep fingers out of the enclosure and you'll do fine ;)
 
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