Sri Lankan Ornamental ?

[Bearskin10]

this is all speculation regarding T venoms. not enough research has been done on tarantula venom to make these sort of comments. pokies dont deserve there reputation as far as aggresion is concerned though.

I completly agree with you and that is why I asked, but who knows maybe he does have first hand knowledge of this, and even though is still would not be complete facts because of different factors "dry bites or not, size of the T's, and what each vemon effect is like on different people and a few other things I can think of" But would still be interseting to know. Greg

 

[Lopez]

such as ? :?

I'd assume that various scorpions, Cyriopagopus spp, Lampropelma spp etc would all have similar effects to a Poecilotheria bite.

Nobody knows though for sure, as it isn't an area there's been much research in.

 

[Michael Jacobi]

One thing has been overlooked in this thread:

As a Poecilotheria specialist, I can tell you that P. fasciata is a poor choice for your first ornamental tarantula. This species, along with P. ornata, is among the more nervous, defensive Poecs and with its large size is quite formidable. It's temperament is usually much more edgy than that of P. regalis, which is a much better choice for your first Poec, not to mention "the classic". Incidentally, IMO, Poecilotheria miranda is the calmest of the Poecs, but it is more pricey and by that alone excludes it from the potential first choices.

PS: To verify that the spider is indeed Poecilotheria fasciata look at its underside (usually easy as they perch on the side of an aquarium or jar). If there is a pale pinkish/tan band around the front half of the bottom of the abdomen it is P. regalis, which is from India. If it doesn't and has bright yellow undersides to the front legs [Legs I], which have a very narrow black band on the femur (the yellow leg segment closest to the body) and an even narrower black band on the femur (the white leg segment closest to the body) of the rear leg [Leg IV] it is indeed P. fasciata.

 

[conway]

put it this way it could easily knock you out

your as bad as a petstore worker who knows as much as a 10 year old
sorry i had too, the stupidity of people sometimes its rediculous, knock us out? if you have allergic reactions to bee stings wot ever then you shouldnt be keeping t's, it depends how potent the venom is, not how much the T has, its also how much it "injects" i dont know how many times a pokie will bite continously(if any) but keeping p. murinus they bite several times and are real nasty, any tarantula can be handled, well not all, some just have natual nasties lol, including G. roseas anyway, a T away from its enclosure and habitat can most times b handled, if not roughly, because its defending its home in its tank, and to him your one big ugly beast! hehe anyway ive written enough, you now have the rights to flame me if you will
Conway

 

[Steven]

I'd assume that various scorpions, Cyriopagopus spp, Lampropelma spp etc would all have similar effects to a Poecilotheria bite.

Nobody knows though for sure, as it isn't an area there's been much research in.

you forgot centipedes ,... but i agree

 

[RichardDegville]

they are indeed a fantastic beast!