Want to be 'T' owner

[atavuss]

Originally posted by Code Monkey
Much better to spend $40-$60 and get a 2" B. smithi that looks like a smithi and even looks like a small tarantula for your first T, then spend $22 for a 1/4" bald sling which won't even begin to resemble a tarantula, let alone a smithi for more than a year.

on the other hand, if you buy slings you will get twice as many for the same price as the larger size which will increase your chance of getting females, unless you get a guaranteed female which is not likely to be sexed at the 2" size. lings are not that hard to raise up, sure they take some time to start to get their adult colors but the satisfaction of raising a ling to an adult is pretty nice. just my two cents worth.
I would like to recommend two books if you have not already bought them:
"The Tarantula Keeper's Guide" by Schultz
"Tarantulas and Other Arachnids" by Marshall
total cost for both books should be around 20.00 at your favorite book retailer.
Ed

 

[Code Monkey]

I always buy the largest slings I can within the "sweet spot" of price to spider. They're more likely to survive and much easier to identify on arrival. I also take speed of growth into consideration - much less of an issue buying a 1/4" A. geniculata than a 1/4" B. boehmi in my book.

Plus, I think you look at this from an already established hobbyiest's viewpoint. You've got full grown Ts, you've got juveniles, you've got slings. Addings some more slings just changes the overall collection by a little bit.

Now, consider you only own *one* tarantula, it's your first tarantula, and it's a 1/4" baldy that the house spider in the corner would kill in second.

Two quite different situations.

 

[MrDeranged]

Originally posted by Vys
I can't decide if you're gonna go to a Hell where a booming voice will say : You Spread A feeling Like THIS for these animals, DO you Like the Feeeeel?? And then you are caught in a big glass terrarium,
oor,
that you simply have a fun job and the poor T's minds aren't filled with apathy or fear or utter boredom most of the time in captivity, and that you'll go to heaven for not being cruel to the things.

Hmm, now this is how serious I am with my OOP assignment specs..'Don't forget to use friends' hey, I don't use my friends

Dude, where the hell did this come from???? :?

Scott

 

[MrDeranged]

This thread has been edited.

I want to say that, personally, I feel that Kelly Swift is an excellent dealer if you are looking for Spiderlings or other arachnids.

This thread blew up under what I feel to be a misunderstanding. Things were said that were taken in a way that was not meant due to the way that they were said. These posts have been deleted so as not to cause further confusion on the boards.

If anyone has any questions as to the reputation of online dealers, please check the Dealer Review Forums. This is what they're there for.....

To the parties involved in the misunderstanding, I will be emailing you both shortly.

This thread will now be reopened for everyone to answer Seath's questions....

Scott
Webmaster

 

[Joy]

Originally posted by Code Monkey
The "hairibility" of any spider varies. I've got one smithi that kicks anytime I'm near, the other is a lump that will crawl on your hand and never so much as kick hair one. You really can't know how much any particular spider will kick hairs. I do, however, agree that Brachypelma tend towards it more than Grammostola.

This is my experience also. But most of my smithi are just fine with handling.

Joy

 

[Al Muoio]

My sling got startled and used both legs giving double barrel. I laughed, I'm use to handleing fiberglass insulation being in construction.

 

[atavuss]

this is the b. smithi Mike "Troll" won at last years ATS conference, it kicked hairs before he was able to get it on his hand.
Ed

 

[Code Monkey]

Originally posted by atavuss
this is the b. smithi Mike "Troll" won at last years ATS conference, it kicked hairs before he was able to get it on his hand.
Ed

Yes, but isn't the joke with Troll that pretty much every spider hairs him - even Africans try

 

[The_Phantom]

Good luck with your new T !!

Joy !!! HOLY COW !!! How big is your B.Smithi ???? Mine isnt near that big (and I thought mine was big).

B.Smithis are one of the prettiest Ts.

 

[Tarantula Lover]

hi

yea i agree with holley they do flick many hairs, that is one bad thing! i think you should get a pinktoe!!

 

[Tarantula Lover]

hi

nice smithi,that is big!!!

 

[atavuss]

Originally posted by Code Monkey
Yes, but isn't the joke with Troll that pretty much every spider hairs him - even Africans try

Mike even had an a. avic bite him with a room full of people standing around.....he goes, "ow, OW! its biting me!" or something to that effect. the thing just walked out of its enclosure and walked right on him and nailed him. have you heard of the video he took while he had a brush of some kind (I think it was a toothbrush) and he was trying to brush worms or neomatades (sp?) off of the mouth of a t?
Ed