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Depends on your definition of "big."What big species do you recommend
What DLS (Diagonal leg span) would you consider adequately sized for your liking?
Depends on your definition of "big."What big species do you recommend
B. smithi5" to 6" should be fine
Who are you asking me ?What big species do you recommend
Pennsylvania???I live in western Pennsylvania how are they with cold
Hahaha friend, you sure know how to cheer people up.Pennsylvania???
Ah, you mean western Transylvania, man. No issues when cold weather is concerned. Just beware of bats searching for virgin blood... they turned crazy due to the lack of resources.
My first was a B. smithi and they are awesome spiders, but they can be a bit pricey unless you get a sling. And I wouldn't necessarily recommend a sling as your first tarantula. Most of the species others have mentioned to you are pretty hardy even as slings, but nevertheless slings in general are a bit more finicky about their care than juvies and sub-adults or adults. My advice to you would be to start out with a sexed juvenile female if possible...they're small enough to where you can watch them grow but past the more precarious small sling stages.5" to 6" should be fine
Define big?What big species do you recommend
I love these liittle buggersDefine big?
The largest species a beginner "should" own is G. pulchripes. Females may reach about 6".
While all Ts are individuals, for a NW T that is large, this is the least likely to flick urticating setae. That is both readily available and not particularly slow growing.
Everything else, B. smithi, B. albo. B. emilia etc it's a crap shoot. You might end up with a great T, you may end up with a T that flicks urticating setae the moment the lid is removed to do husbandry.
If you want a small T, less than 4" the best is E. sp. Red., slow growing but extremely human tolerant. This species is even better in disposition than G. pulchripes by just a tad.
Check the classifieds, I'm almost positive I saw cold blood still has G. pulchripes at a good size too.Any breeders anyone can recommend
So do all my Brachy'sJust to throw it out there, my G. pulchripes is defensive and throws up a threat pose every once in a while. Individual t's can sometimes differ from the norm of their species. Usually though, G. pulchripes have a tolerant, mild temperament.
Also, my A. chalcodes is quite defensive.So do all my Brachy's
And my G. porteri (what 90% of keepers start with) is a devil spawn.Also, my A. chalcodes is quite defensive.
Wait seriously? Then my pulchripes is probably penultimate...males will be smaller, like 5 inch range.
The MMs I've had have all been about 5-5.5", and the last molt to get that size was significant...I wanna say they were penultimate about 4.5, maybe a hair less"...although individual variances are to be expected, the few MMs I've raised are hardly indicative of every specimen.Wait seriously? Then my pulchripes is probably penultimate...