Thinking too much about my choice of "my first"

[Hydrazine]

I strongly recommend Lasiodora parahybana as the terrestrial and any Avic as the arboreal!

I love both of these genus. And avic's are just sweet little fuzzy butts, with POOFY FEET!! So cute!

Yeah I'm a grown as man, and I sound like my daughter.

Fuzzy spiders do that to me

YES. THEY ARE SO FLUFFY. I actually contemplated getting a "fluffier" terrestrial too..

 

[Storm76]

YES. THEY ARE SO FLUFFY. I actually contemplated getting a "fluffier" terrestrial too..

Sidenote: Chances are somewhat higher with Lasiodora spp. to get one that isn't docile btw. Their usual temperament rivals that of Acanthoscurria spp. - no matter how many people say "it's a docile species".

 

[Hydrazine]

Sidenote: Chances are somewhat higher with Lasiodora spp. to get one that isn't docile btw. Their usual temperament rivals that of Acanthoscurria spp. - no matter how many people say "it's a docile species".

I don't really plan on handling them much, feels like it's enough just looking at them.

 

[SamuraiSid]

Since your hitting up an expo, it might be in your best interest to search up on a variety of T's, then choose the cream of the crop.

You may change your mind on the handling thing. While I dont condone handling for stupid/ showy reasons, its an awesome experience holding an exotic giant spider.

 

[macbaffo]

I don't really plan on handling them much, feels like it's enough just looking at them.

If you know them, you know that they can be devilish even if you don't plan to handle them.

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its an awesome experience holding an exotic giant spider.

I always wondered what the T thinks about being held by a common giant Homo sapiens...

 

[Hydrazine]

ohhhh, the shop that I want to visit and buy a book (the one I mentioned with live food) apparently has some Lasiodora striatipes slings (second or third molt)
Wonder if I should take advantage of that. From what I found out, the care is basically identical as for LP. (google search mostly spat out AB threads)

 

[macbaffo]

i suggest you to buy at the expo. Better prices and better chance to find people that actually know about Ts.

 

[Hydrazine]

Thought I'd share this with you but didn't feel like making another thread..and well, it's kinda related.
Still waiting till saturday for the expo, gonna visit the (well equipped) pet store tomorrow to get a book and equipment. Growing kinda impatient so I browsed pet stores around another city when I drove mom there and had spare time inbetween. Only one had Ts - a gorgeous PCF Rosea labeled only as "Tarantula" and a hidden-in-hideout "Grammostola spatulata" next to it - costing about 25€ more! I had to laugh.

Wonder if the pet store folk were trying to screw with customers or their supplier screwed with them (probably the latter, the pet store lady seemed like she knew just how to sell dog food)


(hope I don't have to explain the joke)

 

[Hydrazine]

Hey, it's me again. The tarantula breeder finally sent his up-to-date list.

....so I browsed and thought and thought..

How does this sound?

B.smithi 0,1 7th moult
G.pulchra 3rd moult
A.geniculata 2nd moult
A.versi 3rd moult

 

[DoctorBones]

B.smithi 0,1 7th moult
G.pulchra 3rd moult
A.geniculata 2nd moult
A.versi 3rd moult

Get the pulchra, at least. If not all of them I *wish* I could find a pulchra that small around here. Nobody anywhere near me seems to have anything smaller than about 3.5" and they're pricey at that sizes.

 

[Al3s]

I have only a 2.5" B. smithi and 1" A. geniculata so i'm a noob too. Both have pretty colors, i like more the smithi but the geni eats like there is no tomorrow each one has their thing. A.versi and G. pulchra are gorgeous but i would choose pulchra because it seems it is harder to get one.

 

[Hydrazine]

Actually this is the Final Four that I'm planning to get as whole to get a diversity - a little more grown slow grower terrestrial, slow and fast grower terrestrial slings and an arboreal sling. Might have to ditch the avic though (or more precisely, delay buying it by a month)

 

[macbaffo]

Get them all 4 and stop the questions! And enjoy them already lol

 

[Hydrazine]

Well, that's what I said I'd do, with the avic coming a bit later.
The expo is on Saturday, can't speed up time..

 

[Bobafett2k6]

Get the A. versicolor. Feeding day is wicked with my A. avic, she eats like a monster.

1) drop a good sized cricket in (or two)...
2) Avic twitches as she senses it there...
3) Moves like lightning and takes out the cricket hard!
4) Senses another cricket nearby and whacks that too!
5) Rolls aforementioned crickets into a great big juicy ball to feast on overnight.

I love her

 

[Peter Parker]

My first was a curly hair. Then I bought a OBT off this guy on craiglist.

 

[Hydrazine]

A minor thread necromancy.

I really, REALLY thought I had enough Ts....but..
well, Christmass is not that far, and even though I almost don't celebrate it at all (mandatory dinner with family), I began to think I'd treat myself with a nice, big tarantula..

Damn you, Storm76, macbaffo, SamuraiSid and others who predicted this would happen....YOU WERE RIGHT!


So...yeah..suggestions? NW only, dunno if I ever dare get an OW, besides, THIS, IF it happens, will be my last new eight legged friend.

 

[Storm76]

A minor thread necromancy.

I really, REALLY thought I had enough Ts....but..
well, Christmass is not that far, and even though I almost don't celebrate it at all (mandatory dinner with family), I began to think I'd treat myself with a nice, big tarantula..

Damn you, Storm76, macbaffo, SamuraiSid and others who predicted this would happen....YOU WERE RIGHT!


So...yeah..suggestions? NW only, dunno if I ever dare get an OW, besides, THIS, IF it happens, will be my last new eight legged friend.

Welcome to the addiction! I'll also predict that you'll get OW sooner or later, too. Chad, Michael, JFB, Chris and many others said the same to me when I was reluctant about them...don't worry - at some point you want to see 1st hand if they are really that much of a hassle to deal with.

As for what other T...thought about a nice Psalm? They -are- NW, although more challenging in terms of rehousing / maintenance than the ones you have so far You can always get another Avic (purpurea? diversipes?), Brachy (auratum? emilia? vagans? boehmei?) or the like, too. Just think about what you're looking for in a T and start from there...there's really no point in us giving you suggestions IMO. You know, the whole business regarding webber / no webber, color, burrower, behavior and so on

 

[Hydrazine]

Oh, definitely not psalms. Although P.irminia is simply stunning, I don't think it's a suitable one for me, or any other Psalmopoeus species. I don't really seek a challenge, I don't need to prove myself or something like that, after all, I think my little A.geniculata will grow to be temperament juuust enough for me

Speaking of which, would it be safe to feed a 1.5 centimeter (DLS) A.genic if it moulted on Sunday? It appears to have the chelicerae darkened alright, seems active, roaming around and I have a feeling it looks hungry Perhaps a mealworm (or part of it)? Or Ozzy's favorite, cricket drumstick? I need to get rid of that two last crickets anyway, they started stridulating :evil:

I was thinking B.emilia, perhaps, I was quite torn when I was choosing between it and smithi - and from what I gathered, they're usually as sweetheart-ish as a tarantula can be.

On the other hand, I have enough dark colored tarantulas as it is (or more precisely, tarantulas that will grow into dark/mostly black coloration) and perhaps I should get something unusual, also prevalently light colored, maybe something like Aphonopelma clarki? Too bad I can't find that one here

 

[macbaffo]

Well We told you