WANTED: Aggressive T

[shanebp]

Hey, i'm fairly new to the hobby. Currently I have one T. An A.avic sling. I've had it for about 2 months now and i'm loving taking care of it and everything to do with T's. But the time has come, like others i've seen.. once they get one T they want more. This is my problem. I want a new T, but this time i'm looking for a ground species, not just any ground species, I want a badass ground T. I want the most vicious mofo I can get my hands on. So being new i'm not entirely sure of which T's are the most aggressive so i'm looking just to be pointed in the right direction. Thanks!!

 

[TheTsupreme]

Once you get one and see its teleport skills irl and get some feisty fangs in you're skin and after that suffers tremendous pain for a week or so, i think you would take you're A.avic as a teddybear at night

 

[Mack&Cass]

To be honest, I hope you realize how much flack you're going to get with that post. There are tons of YouTube videos on here about people feeding T's huge mice, among other things, and a lot of comments going off about the people who get T's just to appear macho and show off.

With a post like that, I can see the same comments popping up.

Cass

PS I'm not even going to touch the whole defensive/aggressive debate, I'll leave that one up to someone else.

 

[Ariel]

I'm going to be honest, you probably should NOT be jumping into the agressive Ts if all you have is an A. avic sling. I REALLY suggest you work up to 'em, especially since the more agressive ones tend to have a nasty bite. Really I can see it now, you get the biggest baddest T out there, you'll under estimate it and you'll get bit. It won't kill you but it will put you in a world of hurt. Besides there are no "agressive" Ts, its not going to chase you around the room for no reason, its just going to defend its territory and itself.

If you ABSOLUTELY must get something a bit on the meaner side, I'd suggest an A. geniculata, they get big, and i hear they can be on the defensive side, I can not atest to weater or not this is true and I've never owned one. They are by far not he biggest or baddest, but I think you're trying to move way to fast.

 

[endoflove]

any Happ. species cant go wrong with a cobalt blue

 

[Redneck]

I would go with a G. rosea!! They are a great begginer SP.. Sometimes they can be deffensive.. ;P But I cant suggest you get anything with a nasty bite..

 

[marclar]

Why do you want an agressive species ?

 

[paul fleming]

most t's are defensive but there a few that are out and out aggressive.
the most aggressive i have come across is S.dichromata.my one also tends to be out and about so is not a "pet rock" as such like lividum.
does seem strange you asking that question but i won't judge you but give you the information you asked for.
if you do get one and it does tag you which is very likely due to your lack of experience,expect to be in a bad way.

 

[shanebp]

Thanks for all the comments that actually help, i'll check into those for sure. Just for everyones info that thinks i'm trying to get one to be macho or show off, this is totally false. I'm not a child, I wouldn't really feel macho showing off a T to someone.. I think if I wanted to do that i'd just hit the gym lol. I want an aggressive/defensive one just because I think its cool, and I don't plan on handling my T's at all, I love them just for display. So I don't plan on putting myself in a situation where I might get bitten. Thanks again to everyone who added helpful info! I really appreciate it!

 

[Ariel]

well even if you don't handle your Ts you ALWAYS have a chance of being bitten, especially since some of the meaner species, are FAST. Its why I'd suggest starting with a slower more docile species. Any time you open the tank is a chance that you COULD be bitten.

 

[iluvcreepystuff]

Ok if you are sure you want an aggressive tarantula the most aggressive t available is Grammastola Pulchripes or the choco golden knee....

LOL im just kidding if you want aggressive and potency I would suggest
p. murinus aka obt wich can stand for orange baboon tarantula or
orange bitey thingy

MAKE SURE YOU READ THE BITE REPORTS SECTION

 

[B8709]

Wow. I'm still kinda new here so I don't know if I speak for everyone else, but I really do hope you get your hands on the most vicious T. Write back, if you can move your fingers, and tell us how that went. I HATE it when people get stuff to try to appear tough. That's just like my next door white trash neighbor who chains up his pitbull.

 

[nikinizor]

P. murinus is practically bulletproof and will give you plenty of attitude...too bad so few people actually answered your question of what kind and instead tried to convince you not to...I hardly ever come to this site anymore because of this kind of treatment and flaming. You will get more straight answers at arachnophiles anonymous and less bullying( your question was kinda loaded anyway though, but if your gonna get one your gonna get one, just be prepared)

 

[Jilly1337]

You really need to do as much research as you can before you jump into a new T. Chances are, you will end up with more than one more so you might was well familiarize yourself with as many species as you can so that you can make an informed decision for you. My first "spunky" T was a P. lugardi. They are, from what I am told, usually a little less fiesty than the OBT's, make great web tunnels and generally have a lot of personallity. They are very fast and will sometimes go into a threat pose. I found it generally manageable for an intermediate level of keeping. If you want display, you can always get a L. parahybana. They are fairly inexpensive and grow quickly to an impressive size. C. cyaneopubescens is colorul, fast and an impressive hunter but not likely to try to run up your tongs in less than a second. There are so many cool T's out there. None of us can really stop at one or two. Just take your time and learn, learn, learn in the meantime.

You also might want to look at them as just fast or defensive or intermediate rather than agressive.

 

[iluvcreepystuff]

P. murinus is practically bulletproof and will give you plenty of attitude...too bad so few people actually answered your question of what kind and instead tried to convince you not to...I hardly ever come to this site anymore because of this kind of treatment and flaming. You will get more straight answers at arachnophiles anonymous and less bullying( your question was kinda loaded anyway though, but if your gonna get one your gonna get one, just be prepared)

Hey now don't be talkin smack about AB, this site helps dozens of people every day there aint no telling how many t's the guys on here have saved.
We just wanna make sure he knows what hes getting his self into before he gets bit if he does.

 

[shanebp]

Wow. I'm still kinda new here so I don't know if I speak for everyone else, but I really do hope you get your hands on the most vicious T. Write back, if you can move your fingers, and tell us how that went. I HATE it when people get stuff to try to appear tough. That's just like my next door white trash neighbor who chains up his pitbull.

Wow, if you refer to my above post, you'd of seen that I want an aggressive/defensive T because I am interested in them and I think its cool. How does having a dangerous T make anybody seem tough? its beyond me, that seems extremely childish. As for hoping that I get bitten, wow, thats an incredibly childish thing to say. If anything, it seems that you are posting here to appear "tough". If you didn't have anything constructive to post, why post at all. There are other threads, take your flaming there please.

 

[shanebp]

P. murinus is practically bulletproof and will give you plenty of attitude...too bad so few people actually answered your question of what kind and instead tried to convince you not to...I hardly ever come to this site anymore because of this kind of treatment and flaming. You will get more straight answers at arachnophiles anonymous and less bullying( your question was kinda loaded anyway though, but if your gonna get one your gonna get one, just be prepared)

Thanks Niki, I appreciate the straight up answer. It does seem as though i'm being flamed a bit, but lets ignore that.. It seems a few people have mentioned the OBT's so far, so I might look into one of those..

 

[shanebp]

You really need to do as much research as you can before you jump into a new T. Chances are, you will end up with more than one more so you might was well familiarize yourself with as many species as you can so that you can make an informed decision for you. My first "spunky" T was a P. lugardi. They are, from what I am told, usually a little less fiesty than the OBT's, make great web tunnels and generally have a lot of personallity. They are very fast and will sometimes go into a threat pose. I found it generally manageable for an intermediate level of keeping. If you want display, you can always get a L. parahybana. They are fairly inexpensive and grow quickly to an impressive size. C. cyaneopubescens is colorul, fast and an impressive hunter but not likely to try to run up your tongs in less than a second. There are so many cool T's out there. None of us can really stop at one or two. Just take your time and learn, learn, learn in the meantime.

You also might want to look at them as just fast or defensive or intermediate rather than agressive.

Another thanks for a great response, and you're right.. it does seem as though we can stop at one T, I want another one already! The longer I have mine the more I become interested in them. I will try to learn as much as possible, I lurk on the boards quite a bit so i'm learning more everyday... Thanks for the OBT suggestion, seems like it might be a good choice for what i'm looking for.

 

[Ariel]

I don't hope you get bit, but still, I DO suggest you start somewhere else. I can understand your want for a more defensive spider, I tend to lean towards those species as well, but I didn't get my first defensive species until after I'd already owned 5 other species. Like someone else said, you'll probably end up with more than just one other T, take your time!

Edit:
I see you're planning the look into the OBT (P. murinus). This is the species I was talking about, my 6th T. I agree, they're bullet proof, and they're very very defensive, but they have a NASTY bite, read the bite reports to make sure you know EXACTLY what you're getting into with this species. Also they're not really a ground species, more semi-arboreal. They're also really fast.

 

[forrestpengra]

Get an H. mac or an S. cal. I think you'll enjoy them... They are arboreal but they certainly have the attitude you deserve...

Good Luck