Species stereotypes

[Rigor Mortis]

Let's see...
My A. chalcodes used to be pretty voracious and jumpy, even to streams of water. Though she's much calmer these days. My T. albo is SKITTISH. Insanely skittish I would never try to handle him if I was one to do that. But I know T. albos have a reputation of being sweet and tractable. My. G. porteri is also incredibly skittish and hates any sort of disturbance. My N. coloratovillosus didn't get the memo that her species grows quickly and I swear she will never moult in my care.

 

[spideyspinneret78]

I have an OBT that was surprisingly calm when I first got him. Although skittish at times, he never once did a threat pose, not even during rehousings. That is, until he molted into a mature male. Then it was like the gates of hell opened up and Satan himself possessed my OBT. A threat pose at every slight vibration. I also have a N. coloratovillosus that has quite the attitude. They're known for being a little 'spicy' but she is by far my most ill-tempered tarantula. Flicks hairs like crazy and attacks everything that moves. Outdoes almost all of my OWs in terms of defensiveness.

 

[mantisfan101]

My vagans is as typical as a vagans could be...skittish, no threat postures but loves to kick hairs, and has a black hole for a stomach

 

[sanso]

Once had a CRAZY G. Rosea, but for real .. crazy, that b*tch was out to get ya every single time , even worse than our Irminia at the time.

 

[Rigor Mortis]

Well I was going to say that my new N. chromatus is a sweetheart and didn't get the feisty Nhandu memo but apparently last night while I wasn't home she tried to strike the wall of her enclosure when someone put their finger on it. No tapping the enclosure just merely placing the tip of their finger on it. Good on you, Lucille, tell 'em.

 

[spideyspinneret78]

Well I was going to say that my new N. chromatus is a sweetheart and didn't get the feisty Nhandu memo but apparently last night while I wasn't home she tried to strike the wall of her enclosure when someone put their finger on it. No tapping the enclosure just merely placing the tip of their finger on it. Good on you, Lucille, tell 'em.

That's funny....my ill-tempered Nhandu is also named Lucille!

 

[Rigor Mortis]

That's funny....my ill-tempered Nhandu is also named Lucille!

What a coincidence! Mine was going to be Judy but when she showed signs of being sweet I said nah she's a Lucille. Look where that got me!

 

[spideyspinneret78]

What a coincidence! Mine was going to be Judy but when she showed signs of being sweet I said nah she's a Lucille. Look where that got me!

Hahaha.....I originally was convinced mine was a male (even posted it in the sexing gallery...we were all very surprised she turned out to be female!) and named her Lucifer because she was very defensive even as a small juvie. Confirmed her as a female and changed her name to Lucille. So opposite temperaments at first and we both ended up at Lucille. Pretty funny.

 

[CommanderBacon]

That's funny....my ill-tempered Nhandu is also named Lucille!

o/~ You picked a fine time to threat pose, Lucille! 4000 children and an egg sac to steal... o/~

 

[Matt Man]

o/~ You picked a fine time to threat pose, Lucille! 4000 children and an egg sac to steal... o/~

if you can find that song performed by the Beat Farmers, watch it.

 

[BoyFromLA]

For year and a half my Caribena versicolor did not web.

 

[Rigor Mortis]

My B. boehmei is broken. I've had her for about a month and some days now and she's so still, hasn't kicked hairs at me once, and enjoys one specific part of her enclosure. Not sure if she even knows there IS more to her enclosure than the side with leaves on it. My T. albo and GBB act more like a boehmei than she does.

 

[justanotherTkeeper]

My B. boehmei is broken. I've had her for about a month and some days now and she's so still, hasn't kicked hairs at me once, and enjoys one specific part of her enclosure. Not sure if she even knows there IS more to her enclosure than the side with leaves on it. My T. albo and GBB act more like a boehmei than she does.

Plot twist - boehmeis aren't actually hair-kickers, keepers are just always pestering the T to the point of hair kicking

 

[ConstantSorrow]

My A. seemanni is almost always out and about, despite having a really intricate burrow dug while my LP never leaves its hide and is terrified of everything, including live feeders.

 

[Tarantula155]

My A. seemanni is almost always out and about, despite having a really intricate burrow dug while my LP never leaves its hide and is terrified of everything, including live feeders.

Yup!! Ive kept quite a few LPs.. I dunno how so many people say they are vicious eating Ts. Perhaps the folks that do say that never kept Phormictopus nor A geniculata.

LPs that I had were all chickens, afraid of their own reflection for crying out loud. Would struggle against prey half its size. My A geniculata and Phormictopus on the other hand slam things larger than themselves