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[valcan222]

Hi everyone, as you know i recently purchased my first T. A Grammostola rosea, i know the first T for so many people but i just couldn't help it so pretty lol and i figured a pet rock is ok for a beginer lol if only she would stay still!!

Anyways, her temp is 75F humidity is right at 50 varying threw the day a little, she is webbing up the tank quite nicly two corrners are looking very intresting lol.

Ok so your probibly wondering why i titled this thread Sling?
Well i am very intrested in purchasing a Sling, i am just curious as to which one may be the best choice. I am heading to barns and nobels on saturday to pick up my books all on T's of course lol. But my curiousity is getting the better of me.

I am looking for a simple T nothing too agressive as i still am new to this. But i am looking for something that will Grow at a fast rate, for it being my first sling i would like to see some growth i guess is the way i look at it.

so provided with what i have said are there any reccomendations on T's?

Oh and any reccomendations on books places to order anything you can think of.


thanks in advance everyone

Brian

 

[ZergFront]

so provided with what i have said are there any reccomendations on T's?

Oh and any reccomendations on books places to order anything you can think of.

Brian

Make an Amazon.com account. They have an amazing array of books. I recommend "The Tarantula Keeper's Guide" by Stanley A. Schultz.

 

[PrimalTaunt]

So basically just something that grows fast? Any other considerations? Size? Color? Temperment?

If it's just fast growing that you want I'd say L. parahybana.

 

[Kamikaze]

I highly recommend the Tarantula Keepers Guide too. It's a good reference book for any Tarantula keeper.

 

[Jilly1337]

So basically just something that grows fast? Any other considerations? Size? Color? Temperment?

If it's just fast growing that you want I'd say L. parahybana.

+1

GBB or A. versicolor as well.

There are a TON of great T's out there that would fit the bill. That is why most of us have more than a few. Take your time and read all you can once you narrow it down.

 

[valcan222]

zerg i am picking that book up this weekend,!! so excited!!!


AHHH i just read my post i didnt include half the stuff i was wanting to... i got to distracted thinking about T's LOL

ok here is goes again,

I do want something that has a fast growth rate, non agressive, once grown i would like something that is a great display as it will go into a tank that i would love to show off, being the first T i have ever raised. i would like something that has nice colors the GBB's look amazing as do the cyclosternum fasciatum's. I am no to picky on the size of the adults when they mature just no dwarfs lol. i enjoy the larger T's much more.. more to look at.

so to sum it up the best i can

Fast growth rate
non agressive
med to large size as adult
good coloration GBB cyclosternum fasciatum mexican flame knee ECT ECT..
no dwarfs
hardy species if able.


hope that helps.


sory for that confusion i realise my first post was rather un informative

 

[Julia]

Hi everyone, as you know i recently purchased my first T. A Grammostola rosea, i know the first T for so many people but i just couldn't help it so pretty lol and i figured a pet rock is ok for a beginer lol if only she would stay still!!

Anyways, her temp is 75F humidity is right at 50 varying threw the day a little, she is webbing up the tank quite nicly two corrners are looking very intresting lol.

I'm curious as to why in the world your new G. rosea is webbing up the tank?? Like, making webs that stretch from the walls to the floor, or just webbing around the substrate? (If it's just webbing around the sub, that's normal.) Can you post pictures if it's doing something OTHER than just webbing around the floor?

Ok so your probibly wondering why i titled this thread Sling?
Well i am very intrested in purchasing a Sling, i am just curious as to which one may be the best choice. I am heading to barns and nobels on saturday to pick up my books all on T's of course lol. But my curiousity is getting the better of me.

I am looking for a simple T nothing too agressive as i still am new to this. But i am looking for something that will Grow at a fast rate, for it being my first sling i would like to see some growth i guess is the way i look at it.

so provided with what i have said are there any reccomendations on T's?

Lasiodoria parahybana or Nhandu chromatus would be my recommendations. As a new tarantula owner, I would not recommend holding either one of them... But they eat like horses, grow quickly, and are pretty.

Have fun!!

 

[valcan222]

Julia Most of the webbing is on the floor of the tank not too much around the water dish and from side to side, but some do stretch from the top of the tank to the bottom. one actualy reaches from one side to the top then back down to the other side. is webbing from top to bottom not normal for a g rosea?? is there a posibility i am doing something wrong? please advice anyone?

 

[Julia]

Julia Most of the webbing is on the floor of the tank not too much around the water dish and from side to side, but some do stretch from the top of the tank to the bottom. one actualy reaches from one side to the top then back down to the other side. is webbing from top to bottom not normal for a g rosea?? is there a posibility i am doing something wrong? please advice anyone?

Webbing from top to bottom is not normal for a G. rosea, unless you have a mature male that is starting to make a sperm web. That's why I asked for pictures.

Either you have a mature male making a sperm web, or you have something other than a rosea (which could be fun!). Pictures?

 

[valcan222]

Webbing from top to bottom is not normal for a G. rosea, unless you have a mature male that is starting to make a sperm web. That's why I asked for pictures.

Either you have a mature male making a sperm web, or you have something other than a rosea (which could be fun!). Pictures?

if i remove the top it will prop destroy the web but i can go attempt pictures lol

 

[valcan222]

so pic attempt was great how do i post pictures lol

 

[cobaltbrew]

I have a photobucket.com account. It's free to sign up. You upload pictures directly from your computer to the website. From there you can clpy a code starting with [IMG ] followed by the URL address and ending with another image tag. Just paste that code in a psot.

Get that?

 

[valcan222]

alright here it goes

what do ya think?


Brian

 

[cobaltbrew]

I love rosie's. You took that picture? Get any of the webbing?..

 

[valcan222]

I love rosie's. You took that picture? Get any of the webbing?..

yes indeed just snaped that pic a few mins before i posted it lol.

so do you all agree it is indeed a rose hair?

and i will work on getting pics of the webbing if it keeps up building it at this rate i should be able to get it on camera in a few days.

 

[Xian]

Looks like a Chilean rose(Grammostola rosea) to me. I think the webbing you are talking about is normal. When they are in new places especially, they will lay down web behind them, like a 'bread crumb trail'. Once your T settles in, it won't do that as much, at least it won't be that noticeable.

 

[cobaltbrew]

It's a rosie. Beautiful too.

I'm interested to see the webbing. I had one but she only webbed the ground here and there.

 

[valcan222]

ok i thought it was a chilean rose good to know i thought i had something compleatly different for a sec!! :0
i think she is a beauty!


so anyone can we get back to my origional topic? i promis to post pics of the web lol


so slings. any more reccomendations and reasons?

thanks so much
Brian

 

[cobaltbrew]

I think you sbhould do some research on Avicularia spiders. They're super cool and always grow into beautiful colors.

 

[valcan222]

I think you sbhould do some research on Avicularia spiders. They're super cool and always grow into beautiful colors.

my only question is that they are aboreal correct?

oh yea and one more. i noticed on your post about my pic you said " you took that pic?" was that to imply i am not capable of taking a good picture

or something else?