Your favorite “mild mannered” T?

[Div129]

Most of the species I own, both OWs and NWs, are more on the erratic side. The only slow moving/mild tempered T I have is a B.boehmei. I have an empty enclosure and would like to get a T to fill it.

would like to know your favorite Ts or maybe one you recommend I get. I do know that Ts have their own personalities, and don’t mind if the one I get is a bit feisty.

 

[Mustafa67]

Most of the species I own, both OWs and NWs, are more on the erratic side. The only slow moving/mild tempered T I have is a B.boehmei. I have an empty enclosure and would like to get a T to fill it.

would like to know your favorite Ts or maybe one you recommend I get. I do know that Ts have their own personalities, and don’t mind if the one I get is a bit feisty.

My SAF M Balfouri has an attitude at times

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

Fossorial, terrestrial or arboreal?

 

[ladyratri]

Not sure if it counts as "mild mannered" per se but my versicolor was afraid of everything that wasn't a cricket, and would run and hide at the slightest bump of the desk, even as an adult

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

Anything Avic really if you’re into arboreals. My versi is the most kicked back. She cracked me up the other day as I needed to open her enclosure, but she was partway on the door. I very gently moved it slightly, expecting she’d move. She didn’t. I opened a bit further, she just adjusted a foot slightly to allow herself to stretch further.

 

[viper69]

E. sp. Red, Adult Female- Recent Molt

• viper69
• Aug 29, 2016
• 1
• chilensis euathlus sp. "red" female homoeomma homoeomma chilensis

 

[kingshockey]

a tie between the t vagans i had and my p muticus

 

[Cmac2111]

Not always docile but a few of my fav new world sp (most docile are the t. cyaneolum, g. pulchra/pulchripes, rose hairs & chalcodes):

Thrixopelma cyaneolum

• Cmac2111
• Jun 12, 2024
• 6
• adult female new world tarantula pictures thrixopelma thrixopelma cyaneolum

T. cyaneolum AF, out and about. So relaxed & inquisitive, a truly wonderful species!

Grammostola pulchra

• Cmac2111
• Feb 22, 2024
• 5
• adult female feeding grammastola grammostola pulchra new world tarantula pictures

'Mercury', g. pulchra AF chowing on some morio worms. She's settled in nicely, an absolute tank...

Grammostola rosea 'NCF'/porteri

• Cmac2111
• Jul 26, 2024
• adult female chilean rose tarantula grammastola rosea ncf grammostola new world porteri tarantula pictures

'Rune' Grammostola rosea 'NCF'/porteri AF. She's quite the inquisitive spider, and very chilled...

Grammostola rosea (RCF)

• Cmac2111
• Jul 5, 2024
• 3
• chilean red rose hair freshly molted grammastola grammostola rosea new world rcf tarantula pictures

'Rina', g. rosea (red colour form) adult female, freshly molted :)

B. emilia

• Cmac2111
• Aug 29, 2024
• 3
• adult female brachypelma brachypelma emilia mexican red leg new world tarantula pictures

B. emilia AF. Quite rare to catch her out and about.

Brachypelma klaasi

• Cmac2111
• Aug 29, 2024
• 8
• adult female brachypelma brachypelma klaasi mexican pink beauty new world tarantula pictures

B. klaasi large AF. Neighbor to the b. emilia I posted a pic of just now, really big bulky spider.

Aphonopelma bicoloratum

• Cmac2111
• Sep 12, 2024
• 8
• aphonopelma aphonopelma bicoloratum feeding mexican bloodleg tarantula new world subadult female tarantula pictures

'Sol', a. bicoloratum SAF. Scooping up a mealworm 1st time post molt :)

Grammostola pulchripes

• Cmac2111
• Aug 10, 2024
• 7
• chaco golden knee tarantula grammastola grammostola pulchripes new world subadult female tarantula pictures

'Dorado (Dora)', G. pulchripes subadult female. I never get tired of these guys: large, often...

Brachypelma albiceps

• Cmac2111
• Sep 21, 2024
• 4
• adult female brachypelma brachypelma albiceps mexican golden red rump new world tarantula pictures

New addition: big b. albiceps AF, emphasis on the big haha.

Aphonopelma chalcodes

• Cmac2111
• Jul 9, 2024
• 2
• adult female aphonopelma aphonopelma chalcodes desert blonde new world tarantula pictures

'Biscuit', a. chalcodes AF. My first ever tarantula, and still perhaps the most docile T I...

Brachypelma smithi (ex annitha)

• Cmac2111
• Sep 25, 2024
• 4
• adult female brachypelma brachypelma smithi mexican giant orange knee new world tarantula pictures

'Agni', b. smithi AF out on the prowl. This girl is just pure wrath for her would-be-prey haha...

 

[YellowBrickRoad]

Not always docile but a few of my fav new world sp (most docile are the t. cyaneolum, g. pulchra/pulchripes, rose hairs & chalcodes):

Thrixopelma cyaneolum

• Cmac2111
• Jun 12, 2024
• 6
• adult female new world tarantula pictures thrixopelma thrixopelma cyaneolum

T. cyaneolum AF, out and about. So relaxed & inquisitive, a truly wonderful species!

Grammostola pulchra

• Cmac2111
• Feb 22, 2024
• 5
• adult female feeding grammastola grammostola pulchra new world tarantula pictures

'Mercury', g. pulchra AF chowing on some morio worms. She's settled in nicely, an absolute tank...

Grammostola rosea 'NCF'/porteri

• Cmac2111
• Jul 26, 2024
• adult female chilean rose tarantula grammastola rosea ncf grammostola new world porteri tarantula pictures

'Rune' Grammostola rosea 'NCF'/porteri AF. She's quite the inquisitive spider, and very chilled...

Grammostola rosea (RCF)

• Cmac2111
• Jul 5, 2024
• 3
• chilean red rose hair freshly molted grammastola grammostola rosea new world rcf tarantula pictures

'Rina', g. rosea (red colour form) adult female, freshly molted :)

B. emilia

• Cmac2111
• Aug 29, 2024
• 3
• adult female brachypelma brachypelma emilia mexican red leg new world tarantula pictures

B. emilia AF. Quite rare to catch her out and about.

Brachypelma klaasi

• Cmac2111
• Aug 29, 2024
• 8
• adult female brachypelma brachypelma klaasi mexican pink beauty new world tarantula pictures

B. klaasi large AF. Neighbor to the b. emilia I posted a pic of just now, really big bulky spider.

Aphonopelma bicoloratum

• Cmac2111
• Sep 12, 2024
• 8
• aphonopelma aphonopelma bicoloratum feeding mexican bloodleg tarantula new world subadult female tarantula pictures

'Sol', a. bicoloratum SAF. Scooping up a mealworm 1st time post molt :)

Grammostola pulchripes

• Cmac2111
• Aug 10, 2024
• 7
• chaco golden knee tarantula grammastola grammostola pulchripes new world subadult female tarantula pictures

'Dorado (Dora)', G. pulchripes subadult female. I never get tired of these guys: large, often...

Brachypelma albiceps

• Cmac2111
• Sep 21, 2024
• 4
• adult female brachypelma brachypelma albiceps mexican golden red rump new world tarantula pictures

New addition: big b. albiceps AF, emphasis on the big haha.

Aphonopelma chalcodes

• Cmac2111
• Jul 9, 2024
• 2
• adult female aphonopelma aphonopelma chalcodes desert blonde new world tarantula pictures

'Biscuit', a. chalcodes AF. My first ever tarantula, and still perhaps the most docile T I...

Brachypelma smithi (ex annitha)

• Cmac2111
• Sep 25, 2024
• 4
• adult female brachypelma brachypelma smithi mexican giant orange knee new world tarantula pictures

'Agni', b. smithi AF out on the prowl. This girl is just pure wrath for her would-be-prey haha...

Yeah! Pin that bleep! Not that you'll find any, but the bicoloratum is the prettiest and coolest, the chilensis is the most poke-able? <use your own discretion?

Cmac, good stuff as always.

Edit: not so sure the annitha is gentle? More like they have the attitude of 'big bleep, on turd mountain ' . Unless that's what you ment?

 

[Scoot]

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• Scoot
• Jun 19, 2024
• 4
• brachypelma emilia saf

Post-moult emilia emerging from her burrow inquisitively, while her human messes with his phone!

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• Scoot
• May 12, 2024
• 2
• albiceps brachypelma brachypelma albiceps

Lunchtime! B albiceps munching on a large locust

These have been lovely for me. Generally calm, visible, and very pretty in my opinion.

I do fancy that B klaasi of @Cmac2111 's though!

 

[TheraMygale]

To me mild means some attitude without thrashing the enclosure about.

Davus pentaloris.

They stick their abdomens up when defensive. Have amazing colors all their life. Small, feisty, webbers, not expensive, good feeders. Barely kick compared to my brachypelmas. Have been visible a lot. My enclosures are set up with this consideration.

if you dont have a davus in your collection, you need one. There are some more rare species available with high price tags. I wish i could afford them!

they have the pumpkin colors

i have two, after a molt its even more vibrant. They hunt like jaguars.

this one will be due to molt soon. Just so you can see its still gorgeous even when faded. The black will be panther black after a molt and for a while. The burnt orange is always that color.

 

[Cmac2111]

Yeah! Pin that bleep! Not that you'll find any, but the bicoloratum is the prettiest and coolest, the chilensis is the most poke-able? <use your own discretion?

Cmac, good stuff as always.

Edit: not so sure the annitha is gentle? More like they have the attitude of 'big bleep, on turd mountain ' . Unless that's what you ment?

Ty! Yeah the bicoloratum don't pop up to frequently (at least at a larger size). I've seen mixed reports for the smithi (ex annitha), mine can kick hair and is extremely wrathful towards food, but overall not bad at all... others say there's are real spicy, but then OP said they wouldn't mind a potentially feisty spider.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Tliltocatl albopilosus I need more of them. My new one died last year sucking stomach and my old one too I’m down to 2 .
Lasiodora parahybana
Skittish a bit but doesn’t kick hairs a lot for me rarely threat poses not seen one from this one.

 

[Div129]

Fossorial, terrestrial or arboreal?

Whoops forgot to mention, either terrestial or fossorial.

 

[Div129]

Anything Avic really if you’re into arboreals. My versi is the most kicked back. She cracked me up the other day as I needed to open her enclosure, but she was partway on the door. I very gently moved it slightly, expecting she’d move. She didn’t. I opened a bit further, she just adjusted a foot slightly to allow herself to stretch further.

Already got a bunch of avics, the enclosure would also be more suited for burrowers/terrestrials

 

[TheraMygale]

Already got a bunch of avics, the enclosure would also be more suited for burrowers/terrestrials

Have you looked at what everyone has posted yet?

 

[Div129]

Have you looked at what everyone has posted yet?

Yup, in the process of reading them all, saw that you suggested a D.pentaloris. Do already own one and I do love her colours! Mine is always out from june-december, but does a long break every year.

Not always docile but a few of my fav new world sp (most docile are the t. cyaneolum, g. pulchra/pulchripes, rose hairs & chalcodes):

Thrixopelma cyaneolum

• Cmac2111
• Jun 12, 2024
• 6
• adult female new world tarantula pictures thrixopelma thrixopelma cyaneolum

T. cyaneolum AF, out and about. So relaxed & inquisitive, a truly wonderful species!

Grammostola pulchra

• Cmac2111
• Feb 22, 2024
• 5
• adult female feeding grammastola grammostola pulchra new world tarantula pictures

'Mercury', g. pulchra AF chowing on some morio worms. She's settled in nicely, an absolute tank...

Grammostola rosea 'NCF'/porteri

• Cmac2111
• Jul 26, 2024
• adult female chilean rose tarantula grammastola rosea ncf grammostola new world porteri tarantula pictures

'Rune' Grammostola rosea 'NCF'/porteri AF. She's quite the inquisitive spider, and very chilled...

Grammostola rosea (RCF)

• Cmac2111
• Jul 5, 2024
• 3
• chilean red rose hair freshly molted grammastola grammostola rosea new world rcf tarantula pictures

'Rina', g. rosea (red colour form) adult female, freshly molted :)

B. emilia

• Cmac2111
• Aug 29, 2024
• 3
• adult female brachypelma brachypelma emilia mexican red leg new world tarantula pictures

B. emilia AF. Quite rare to catch her out and about.

Brachypelma klaasi

• Cmac2111
• Aug 29, 2024
• 8
• adult female brachypelma brachypelma klaasi mexican pink beauty new world tarantula pictures

B. klaasi large AF. Neighbor to the b. emilia I posted a pic of just now, really big bulky spider.

Aphonopelma bicoloratum

• Cmac2111
• Sep 12, 2024
• 8
• aphonopelma aphonopelma bicoloratum feeding mexican bloodleg tarantula new world subadult female tarantula pictures

'Sol', a. bicoloratum SAF. Scooping up a mealworm 1st time post molt :)

Grammostola pulchripes

• Cmac2111
• Aug 10, 2024
• 7
• chaco golden knee tarantula grammastola grammostola pulchripes new world subadult female tarantula pictures

'Dorado (Dora)', G. pulchripes subadult female. I never get tired of these guys: large, often...

Brachypelma albiceps

• Cmac2111
• Sep 21, 2024
• 4
• adult female brachypelma brachypelma albiceps mexican golden red rump new world tarantula pictures

New addition: big b. albiceps AF, emphasis on the big haha.

Aphonopelma chalcodes

• Cmac2111
• Jul 9, 2024
• 2
• adult female aphonopelma aphonopelma chalcodes desert blonde new world tarantula pictures

'Biscuit', a. chalcodes AF. My first ever tarantula, and still perhaps the most docile T I...

Brachypelma smithi (ex annitha)

• Cmac2111
• Sep 25, 2024
• 4
• adult female brachypelma brachypelma smithi mexican giant orange knee new world tarantula pictures

'Agni', b. smithi AF out on the prowl. This girl is just pure wrath for her would-be-prey haha...

Wow gorgeous pics! I am really considering the klaasi, emilia, and pulchra. Unfortunately no smaller pulchras for sale rn and the 2 inch+ ones are $500 here. Maybe even a smithi? Love their classic T look people always recognize.

a tie between the t vagans i had and my p muticus

Whats your P muticus like? Was considering one a while back. Surprised you mentioned an OW.

 

[Div129]

Tliltocatl albopilosus I need more of them. My new one died last year sucking stomach and my old one too I’m down to 2 . View attachment 483771
Lasiodora parahybana View attachment 483770
Skittish a bit but doesn’t kick hairs a lot for me rarely threat poses not seen one from this one.

Oh man looking at your T.albo makes me regret giving mine. Got a freebie sling few years back, raised it up to 2 inch, and a friend came over and said he was interested in it.

 

[TheraMygale]

Yup, in the process of reading them all, saw that you suggested a D.pentaloris. Do already own one and I do love her colours! Mine is always out from june-december, but does a long break every year.



Wow gorgeous pics! I am really considering the klaasi, emilia, and pulchra. Unfortunately no smaller pulchras for sale rn and the 2 inch+ ones are $500 here. Maybe even a smithi? Love their classic T look people always recognize.


Whats your P muticus like? Was considering one a while back. Surprised you mentioned an OW.

I suppose youll have a hard time getting brachypelmas in your area. Maybe a g pulchripes.

might be you have access to other species we dont get this far west.

 

[Div129]

I suppose youll have a hard time getting brachypelmas in your area. Maybe a g pulchripes.

might be you have access to other species we dont get this far west.

Not really, most brachys are very readily available. A lot of people own Ts here so we import and breed a lot, even the rarer species. Although pulchras seem to be hard to find. I find that people here don’t really like WC local Ts even though the local ones sell for 2 dollars.

Can confirm that OWs tend to be cheaper tho. Even p.metallicas are cheap here. Same price as most brachys. Only T thats crazy expensive here is the T.seladonia (then again they are expensive everywhere). Do see the occasional rare T like the Xenesthis sp whites that go for 300-700ish tho.