I'm looking to buy my first tarantula soon. I'm afraid of buying mail order because of the cold weather. I don't feel like waiting another 2-3 months. Does anyone know any pet stores or breeders close to or in the central NJ area? I know Adams Pet Safari in Chester NJ has a couple that I need to go take a closer look at. Also, the pet store inside the Quakertown Flea Market had a whole shelf full of them if I remember right. Anyone know any other places?
Also if anyone can recommend a species I am mainly looking for a show species. I'll be putting it in an attractively set up cage in my living room most likely. Because of this I was considering an aboreal species with pretty colors like a versicolor. I am also very impressed with the giants such as the salmon bird eater.
The main thing I'm concerned about is I heat my house mainly with a wood stove so my temps can go anywhere from 60 to 90 in the winter as the wood stove reaches its peak and dies overnight/while I'm at work. Summer temps I'm not as worried about since I usually run one window unit downstairs and keeps the house at a comfortable and steady temperature... usually a cool feeling 75ish downstairs. Is this going to bother most species? The wood stove sucks the moisture out of everything so I'm assuming I would have to mist a lot or get a desert species. Is this going to be a huge problem?
Also if anyone can recommend a species I am mainly looking for a show species. I'll be putting it in an attractively set up cage in my living room most likely. Because of this I was considering an aboreal species with pretty colors like a versicolor. I am also very impressed with the giants such as the salmon bird eater.
The main thing I'm concerned about is I heat my house mainly with a wood stove so my temps can go anywhere from 60 to 90 in the winter as the wood stove reaches its peak and dies overnight/while I'm at work. Summer temps I'm not as worried about since I usually run one window unit downstairs and keeps the house at a comfortable and steady temperature... usually a cool feeling 75ish downstairs. Is this going to bother most species? The wood stove sucks the moisture out of everything so I'm assuming I would have to mist a lot or get a desert species. Is this going to be a huge problem?