What species was your first tarantula?

[Mina]

Adult female wc G. rosea. She laid an eggsack after I had her for two weeks.
Talk about newbie panic!!! lol

 

[fartkowski]

a g rosea and i had to leave him California when i came back to Canada
but i got another one here so that was ok

 

[maxident213]

My first was an adult female G. Rosea, purchased in summer 2001. I still have her; she's the matriarch of my collection. A finer T, there never was.

 

[Scorpendra]

A. purpurea. according to what i said in the stats thread, it was January of '06. even in the faces of P. cancerides, C. "blue" and M. robustum, she was still my favorite. until one day, she just never finished tanning after her last molt. even waited for the stink to make sure of it.

 

[ullydin]

My first is an Aphonopelma Seemani that I purchased september of 2006. She's a 3 1/2 year old female. She's the one that started the addiction! I got 3 more sling last december and have another coming later this week.

 

[Anastasia]

P.canceride "Hera" got her in Oct 01
still got her, shez quite a magnificent close to 8"(leg span)

 

[Bigboy]

Grammastola rosea

 

[johnjallorina]

p.murinus rcf, 2005. dunno what is the sex but died january 2006. stupid i know starter t p.murinus lol but no joke it wasnt agressive at all. i may have only 22+ t's at over 1 half year in hobby but have quite rare ts included

 

[SpiderZone2]

Mine was a L. parahybana. Turned out to be a female. Bought if for myself for a Christmas present. I had gotten her in 97. She is still alive and doing well. One thing I had learned was not to over wet the substrate. Mites.......YUK!! Now I have learned a lot since then and have 30 some different type T's. Live and learn. I had also breed her and it was successful. I will once again. She is about 9 inches in size now. I named her Jasmine. I am still in awe of her.

 

[rm90]

Mine is G.Rosea!

 

[james41777]

A female G.rosea, 2002! still with me
bought her from a pet store labelled as a "Male.."
unexpectedly found an eggsac..

 

[Windchaser]

Mine was a male Thrixopelma cyaneolum (formerly known as a Cyclosternum sp. (Cobalt Red Rump)). Unfortunately this species is not found in the hobby very much. This is one of my favorites. Mine matured about nine months after I got him. I sent him out on a couple of breeding loans but they weren't successful.

 

[Ando55]

Wow what a rarity to start with Windchaser, I started with a G aureostriata sling that is doing well, my rosea freebie is doing well.

 

[LeilaNami]

My first was a big fat rosie female whom I still have. Things haven't changed because she's still big and fat

 

[KyuZo]

Mine was a b. vagans.

 

[Cockroach_PL]

Mine was G. rosea. Male.

 

[Sparky]

My Mom bought me my first T for my 13th birthday. That was over 28 years ago. It was labeled as a "Honduran". I still have 2 of the exuvia and have properly id it as a P. cancerides (Hatian Brown)

 

[thunderthief]

Mine was a Grammostola Rosea, bought for me for Christmas by my brother last year. It was followed 4 weeks later by a Brachypelma Smithi.

 

[Alakdan]

I started with an Old world local T. Selenocosmia peerboomi. It was a 1/4" sling when I got it last year. It is now 3".

 

[eight leg goth]

my first, and sadly only t due to parental restrictions, is a b. emilia