what species lay the most eggs?

[curiousme]

to add on what curiousme said, if you get a whole bunch of slings of one species, wouldnt there be a chance of inbreeding? just thought I would put it out there

Inbreeding is common in the hobby.

 

[Gnat]

i wouldnt buy a tarantula (or scorpion for that matter) without knowing what species exactly i am getting. i wouldnt even buy one knowing it by only a common name or a "known genus - add random location or color here - for species" from an established dealer. i.e. KTBG or TI or BIC. most certainly i wouldnt buy a random spider from anyone that i didnt know or was new to the hobby. you have to earn a reputation to sell unknown animal species. you cant just say 'i have a grape peruvian baboon' for any amount of money and expect someone to buy it if you are unknown as a dealer/hobbyist. even main stream dealers would have a hard time selling Ts with info like that. you gotta know what you are selling and what you are doing to sell it. knowing what spiders have how many babies is part of knowing what you are doing. 10 minutes of internet research isnt going to turn you into a dealer or breeder of tarantulas, trust me. if it did Ken and Peter would have major competition from me.



and thanks for allowing Hatr3d to give me my sig quote

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oh yea, if you want a 5-7 year plan for making money, invest your money in a CD or bond or something. those will make you money in that time frame

 

[kbourbonnie]

Without question... The people who jump in full-tilt do not remain in the hobby long. When it becomes more of a job (which it will), it wont be fun and you will quit... Guaranteed.

At my height I had almost 200 Ts, it was hours of work.. Now I'm down to 17.

This is not necessarily true. I jumped in full tilt, 0 to 45, in a matter of months. I absolutely love taking care of them and have my first egg sac pulled. For me personally it's less of a hobby and more of a passion. There is definitely a difference. They aren't "work" for me. They're a calming presence in my house (minus my h. mac that thing is on coke I swear) I do my schooling and homework and everything I can in their room. Feeding, watering, designing cages... it's my happy place.