Safest tarantula?

[edgeofthefreak]

...From what I can tell, it's a generic name used when the person in question has no idea what they are talking about. Right?
BTW, that was not a snide remark suggesting that you don't know what you're talking about. It occurred to me that it may have looked like that.

No, uhh, snide taken!
I'm assuming the name (and the frame) are quite old. When I Googled that scientific name, it came up as Spider Taxidermy in wood box over and over, and then there were a few links back to AB about it. Those threads have been buried for a while though.

Feels like this was one of those things you can buy at Green Earth, but Google manages to find 11,700 results referencing the name. It's as though this is the genus/species for any mounted dead spider.

 

[tweakz]

Really disappointing to see the way in which this feedback was given. A bunch of adults ripping on someone who is clearly young and just doesn't know any better. Now the obvious answer is that their is no childproof T, but sometimes I wonder if I'm reading responses from Arachnoboards. Because honestly since I've been on here, any question that isn't worded with caution and the assurance of intellect gets the backlash you would find on Youtube or Reddit. This kid came here under the assumption that this was a place to get help and answers. Applause to the people who actually answered in a polite and respectful way instead of making comments referring to natural selection not doing it's part.

Now for the OP. The answer is obvious by now if you've read the really "helpful" replies you've gotten thus far. Like skippy said you could get a T for the child that he/she would not be allowed to touch whatsoever and even be around without supervison. Great thing about T's, they can live for a very long time. Right now the child is too young for any husbandry and definitely too young for handling but they could grow into one. As far as docile species go I would recommend an A. avicularia, B. smithi, or G. pulchripes. Now understand that every T is different and has it's own personality. My G. pulchripes is a T that I would never handle but that's because I happened to get a more defensive individual and some people have avics that would bite without hesitation. By the time the child is old enough to even think about handling the primary caretakers will know the personality and you can go from there. Hope this helps and I apologize for the maturity of your supposed elders in their responses.

 

[Micrathena]

No, uhh, snide taken!
I'm assuming the name (and the frame) are quite old. When I Googled that scientific name, it came up as Spider Taxidermy in wood box over and over, and then there were a few links back to AB about it. Those threads have been buried for a while though.

Feels like this was one of those things you can buy at Green Earth, but Google manages to find 11,700 results referencing the name. It's as though this is the genus/species for any mounted dead spider.

I read one thing that claimed it was just used as a generic taxidermied spider name, but from what I can tell the name itself is just out of date.

 

[freedumbdclxvi]

Really disappointing to see the way in which this feedback was given. A bunch of adults ripping on someone who is clearly young and just doesn't know any better.

Yeah, I'm not losing any sleep over snarky comments made to a person who thought they lost a hot scorpion that had been maimed to make it "safe" now asking about "safe" tarantulas.

 

[Merfolk]

If this hobby becomes illegal one day, you'll know why...

 

[BobGrill]

A Tarantula is not an animal that likes to be held. Holding one can result in the spider falling and bursting its abdomen, thus bleeding to death. Most species can and will jump. Now I'm really trying to explain all this in a calm manner, so hopefully it doesn't appear that im bashing you. Any tarantula can bite if it feels threatened. Now let me just give you a brief scenario of what could end up happening. The child is petting the spider (such contact is almost guaranteed to spook them into bolting) and the spider decides its had enough and bites the kid. The kid freaks out and flings his/her arm in an attempt to get the spider off, which results in the thing flying through the air and splattering on the wall or ground. Does it really seem worth it?

 

[Merfolk]

Not to anthropomorphize, but put yourself in its (8) shoes. Would you like it if Godzilla lifted you and swung you 300ft in the air. Also, they don't get ''affection'' from their mom so they can't adapt later in life to receive it from another species. They are stuck in the mode '' when something bigger than me comes close, it's to eat me''. Also
they barely see/ear you, and won't be grateful for weekly meal.

 

[ColinBaker]

So...I'm looking for a type of tarantula that would be totally safe for a little 3 years old kid to hold. As in, something that won't bite/sting the kid. Am I just silly to think hat even exist?

Only ones I can think of are either:

1. Plastic
2. Rubber
3. Cotton/polyester blend fabric

Of these, #3 would probably be the safest. Try your local toy store (Toys"R"Us maybe?)

3 year olds have excellent imaginations, so I probably wouldn't bother with getting any fake crickets.. The pretend ones will be fine.

 

[ety32]

Maybe if you would have taken time to read you would have seen that the maimed scorpion was a gift from a frie d that didn't know anything about scorpions. I now have 6 different species and none is maimed. And also the scorpion was never lost but just very well hidden.

 

[cold blood]

First you want the thread deleted....then it just goes away, like you wanted....then a year later, you re-vive the very thread you were wanting to delete after nearly a full year of dormancy. I cannot follow your logic in bringing it back to the top.

 

[lalberts9310]

First you want the thread deleted....then it just goes away, like you wanted....then a year later, you re-vive the very thread you were wanting to delete after nearly a full year of dormancy. I cannot follow your logic in bringing it back to the top.

I read through the whole thread and was thinking the exact same thing.

 

[ety32]

I lol'd :l

 

[windscorpions1]

I guess if the threads back at the top again is there any update? Please tell me that the 3 year old did not get a t.

 

[TsunamiSpike]

This thread gave me some giggles. Illogical to revive it...but not without its accidental merits lol

 

[MrsHaas]

http://www.thebigzoo.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=29615

I want a finder's fee.

Omg I have one of these!!! But it came with an extra leg :-$

Guess that's better than showing up without one...

 

[Ellenantula]

Omg I have one of these!!! But it came with an extra leg :-$
Guess that's better than showing up without one...

lol -- love the extra leg! I collect plush spiders/Ts -- so cute on a bed. And ideal pet T for a 3, er, probably 4 year old child now....

 

[cold blood]

lol -- love the extra leg! I collect plush spiders/Ts -- so cute on a bed. And ideal pet T for a 3, er, probably 4 year old child now....

My dog would take care of that extra leg in about 2 seconds:wink:

 

[Angel Minkov]

Threats like these is the reason this forum is all about chit-chat nowadays. "What T is the safest", "is this premolt?", "name my spider", "am I ready for an ow"... All over the forum... I think some serious moderation has to come into play, because this forum is sort of dull at the moment.

 

[Ellenantula]

I never even noticed this thread wasn't in Tarantula Chat.

I have Tarantula books -- even spider biology books for when I just want seriousness and science. And I do visit AB forum to learn and get answers from those with more experience than me.
But, I also enjoy just meeting other enthusiasts, chatting about Ts, sharing a laugh or an anecdotal T story too. Balance is good, imo

if this thread is an issue, I would argue OP just started it in the wrong AB forum.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Dont let your kid hold a T at that age, and a respectable owner (or Advanced keeper such as me) would suggest you do not handle your Ts.
I suggest getting a cat as a pet for playing with.
I still have a lot to learn about T keeping AFter about 12 years, but handling they do not enjoy!!!

So...I'm looking for a type of tarantula that would be totally safe for a little 3 years old kid to hold. As in, something that won't bite/sting the kid. Am I just silly to think hat even exist?

Handling NW ts will just make you alergic to the hairs as what happened to me , so A NO NO!:cry::cry::cry:

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forum is dull since so many advanced keepers just dissapeared from it, dono why??

Threats like these is the reason this forum is all about chit-chat nowadays. "What T is the safest", "is this premolt?", "name my spider", "am I ready for an ow"... All over the forum... I think some serious moderation has to come into play, because this forum is sort of dull at the moment.