Which factors influence you choosing a new T?

[Schlyne]

1. appearance (color/morphology/size)
2. urticating hairs
3. cost
4. diffculty of care (some species have stricter temprequirements, like P. subfusca)

I started out selecting the T's I did more for color and pattern than anything else, while sticking to the more docile sp. I then moved my collection more into arboreals and got into OW's.


Morphology wise, I love the Ceratogyrus, and like how the Ephebopus sp. have urticating hairs on the pedipalps.

There are T's out there that I would love to have but I'm willing to wait for the price to drop.

I'm much more interested in keeping OW species, arboreals, and dwarf sp these days. Why I choose to keep brachy's and pamphos while wanting to stay away from almost all other NW terristrals, based on the urticating hair factor, I have no idea.

I think nerri has the right idea of making the categories a 1 to 10 scale factor.

 

[BigHairy8's]

Hey davidmmx. I apologize that you took my "genius" remark directed at you. Your project you are doing is great. You want to find out how people pick their T's according to their own preferences. My hat is off to anyone who has an interest in this hobby at "any" level.

 

[YouLosePayUp]

It's not so simple as to narrow it down to one choice. Choosing a new tarantula is a multiple tiered system. You use your highest priority first (lets use color) You choose blue;P Now you have a few choices, but your pocketbook won't allow a P. metallica or Cyriopagopus sp. (thats one round of elimination). Now on to viable choices. H. lividum, Homeomma sp. blue, Aphonopelma seemanni BCF. These are three relatively abundant/relatively cheap species. Now do you like or dislike aggression either way something is ruled out or atleast has an x beside it. Do you want NW or OW theres another tick. once you've gone through all the options you will have one choice that is better for you than all the others.

There's no true hierarchy system for choosing a T. It is personal choice with a twist.

 

[davidmmx]

well, thanks to all for your answers. I'm learning about the way to do this and I'll start when I have studied a few things regarding the software I'm using. I'll post again in a week if all is going all right.

Thanks!

 

[davidmmx]

hii, a new question

Regarding resistence, how many degrees would you use? I'm thinking on two or three ( no more ), I can't decide because I know very little about many species and I don't know if there are enough differences. Is enough with "hardy" (like a brachy) and "delicate" (like an avicularia)?.

 

[Nightshade]

Sorry to go back to your first Q, but here's my hierarchy

1. Care requirements and necessary level of experience
2. Cost - who DOESN'T live on a budget?
3. Behaviour - docile, defensive, etc. Although to be quite honest, after reading about people's psychotic rose hairs in here, I'm more skeptical when I read a T is "docile". As for defensive, stick a finger in my face when I'm sleeping and see if you don't get bit!
4. Appearance - they all look kind of cool to me! I admit that I kind of want to have a cobalt blue T, but I'm prepared to never see it when I get it. Half of the appeal to me in owning one is seeing it make a burrow, as none of my Ts has done this.

 

[Sicel1304]

1. Color, first and foremost. I want a T that looks awesome!
2. Temperament and docility. I like the calmer T's.
3. Price
4. Size

 

[pinkfoot]

Apart from much of what has already been mentioned, my decision is largely influenced by availability. I live in South Africa and we are as the mercy of a very few dealers. Sometimes, rather than add nothing to my small collection, I will take what is available, though not if it's a species I dislike, obviously.

 

[Arietans]

Apart from much of what has already been mentioned, my decision is largely influenced by availability. I live in South Africa

'Ain't that the truth

 

[davidmmx]

Thanks for all your answers.

I already have that list of attributes, so there is no need to repeat them. I've added the resistence, removed the humidity requirements. I can't use avaliability because it depends on the place you live in, and colors are a subjetive matter.

I need now to know how many degrees should be used to classify the resistence of different species:
1º Hardy as brachypelma and delicate as Avicularia
2º Three categories ( I don't know if there is something between Brachypelmas and avicularias ).