Your favorite T? Your least favorite T?

[Violins77]

You can have both...the gratification for seeing your slings grow, and an adult specimen showing adult behaviour. If you wait until your slings are adult you are looking at 7 to 10 years approximately.

Come to the dark side.....
we have spiders

I like how you are trying to convince me by increasing the number of years it takes to reach adulthood every time you reply to me (out of topic, jeeez, these emoticons are OLD!!!).

But yeah, I'm quite tempted, especially since I find the B. Smithi really gorgeous, and although I'm very new to this, I already have a special affection to the Brachypelma genus. Something with this genus just seems to "click" with me, and I feel satisfied to know I can go quite a while simply specializing in a genus and not having to force myself to get something more defensive.

Although this can obviously change, so far I don't see myself getting old world species or obligate burrowers anytime soon. Some of them are gorgeous, but I think I'll leave that to once I have exhausted all of the new world species that interest me. I think my geographic location might have something to do with it as well, I like the idea of getting Ts that I can find while traveling south to the USA or Caribbeans!

This isn't a new or rare species short of info by any means... Although, most of their info will be found under their old (incorrect) hobby label, Cyclosternum fasciatum.

Thanks for the old name,but that somehow confuses me. The website of Tarantula Canada where I got it lists the old name as: D. fasciatus.

 

[CEC]

Thanks for the old name,but that somehow confuses me. The website of Tarantula Canada where I got it lists the old name as: D. fasciatus.

Understandable, I'll try to clear this up for you...
The hobby incorrectly labeled them Cyclosternum fasciatum, now revised to Davus fasciatus a couple years ago. These have a solid black carapace and are not in the hobby AFAIK or extremely rare if so.
It came to attention from Dr. longhorn (whom studies Central American Theraphosidae) the hobby had them incorrectly labeled. We actually had Cyclosternum pentalore, now revised to Davus pentaloris.
Make sense??

 

[Violins77]

Understandable, I'll try to clear this up for you...
The hobby incorrectly labeled them Cyclosternum fasciatum, now revised to Davus fasciatus a couple years ago. These have a solid black carapace and are not in the hobby AFAIK or extremely rare if so.
It came to attention from Dr. longhorn (whom studies Central American Theraphosidae) the hobby had them incorrectly labeled. We actually had Cyclosternum pentalore, now revised to Davus pentaloris.
Make sense??

Haaaaa! Yes thank you! That'll help me find more info on it.

 

[Andrea82]

I like how you are trying to convince me by increasing the number of years it takes to reach adulthood every time you reply to me (out of topic, jeeez, these emoticons are OLD!!!).

But yeah, I'm quite tempted, especially since I find the B. Smithi really gorgeous, and although I'm very new to this, I already have a special affection to the Brachypelma genus. Something with this genus just seems to "click" with me, and I feel satisfied to know I can go quite a while simply specializing in a genus and not having to force myself to get something more defensive.

Although this can obviously change, so far I don't see myself getting old world species or obligate burrowers anytime soon. Some of them are gorgeous, but I think I'll leave that to once I have exhausted all of the new world species that interest me. I think my geographic location might have something to do with it as well, I like the idea of getting Ts that I can find while traveling south to the USA or Caribbeans!





Thanks for the old name,but that somehow confuses me. The website of Tarantula Canada where I got it lists the old name as: D. fasciatus.

It was shorter before because the first time I replied was about the slings getting to a decent size. The last time was the time it takes for them to mature

 

[dmac]

My favorite at the moment is my Nhandu chromatus. Beautiful spider, one of my favorite species as far as looks go. It's always entertaining at feeding time with a healthy appetite, and fast.

My "least" favorite is probably my Cyriocosmus elegans. Never out, just hiding in the burrow where I can't appreciate its beauty.

 

[DraykoDog]

I only have two t's right now and there are things I like about each one, but if I had to pick a favorite it would be my Brachypelma albopilosum. She's out all the time, docile, and has a great feeding response. Saying that, my Chromatopelma cyaneopubscens sling is adorable. I've read they can be skittish, but that doesn't seem to be the case with mine. It's out most of the time (even when I open the container) and eats great. I'm looking forward to watching it change colors!

 

[Andrea82]

I only have two t's right now and there are things I like about each one, but if I had to pick a favorite it would be my Brachypelma albopilosum. She's out all the time, docile, and has a great feeding response. Saying that, my Chromatopelma cyaneopubscens sling is adorable. I've read they can be skittish, but that doesn't seem to be the case with mine. It's out most of the time (even when I open the container) and eats great. I'm looking forward to watching it change colors!

Gbb tend to get more skittish when older

 

[ZHESSWA]

My favroites: P. Irminia, H. Maculata, and P. Ornata. My Irminia and HMac are my largest rn at 3-3.5 inches. They're both set up in the tall exo terra nanos, have an insane feeding response, and I can always catch them out at night. My P. Ornata is incredible though, she is always out even mid day! Such a confident T and she's the only one where I dropped a cricket it and she snatched it right out of the air...talk about giving me pokie fever.

Least Favorite: I don't really have one, but if I had to pick, it would be my A. Chalcodes. She's sealed herself off in this custom made chamber for the better part of 3 months now. She can be picky with eating, picky overall I'd say as you never know what kind of mood she's in, but she's young (not even 3 inches yet) so hopefully she changes a bit.

 

[antinous]

If you could only keep one species of tarantula, which would it be and why?

For me, I'd have to go with Pamphobeteus antinous. Something about that coloration of an adult female gets me, and I love the attitude of them, the size they can get, the feeding response they have and just basically everything about them.

 

[PanzoN88]

H. Sp. red/fire

 

[Venom1080]

Poecilotheria rufilata. has everything i want in a spider. fast growth rates, massive size, arboreal, fantastic patterns, etc. no downsides to the species.

 

[Teal]

You cannot make me choose one Pterinochilus

P. murinus got me started in the genus, but I really do love my P. chordatus and I don't know what I would do without my P. lugardi!

 

[lostbrane]

Poecilotheria metallica for me. So far the one that I still have is a total hoot. Sure it is skittish and bolts around but that makes every feeding time/spot maintenance entertaining.

 

[Aleetist]

Oh this is a hard one! This is ever changing for me, but right now it would have to be my P. Victorii. Arboreal, good eater, good size, NW with no urticating hairs, great coloring, and a massive webber! I am always super excited when she is out and just love looking at her.

 

[Potatatas]

B. Albo because that's my first T and he's badass. Plus I fear he might escape and bite me at night if I say any other species.

 

[Minty]

Lapropelma violaceopes or Chromatopelma cyanepubescens.

 

[Vinny2915]

P.met or P.fasciata

 

[boina]

I won't chose and you can't make me. If I can't chose at least ten (or more) I can't decide anyway. This hobby is not for the frugal.

 

[MikeofBorg]

If I could only own one it would be a Aphonopelma bicoloratum (Mexican Blood Leg). Just saw the species being offered for sale on Fear Not Tarantulas. But at $170 for a 1/2 sling is just a bit expensive for me at the moment. Stunning spider though.

 

[Jacobob]

I would have to say P. Irminia. New world but with old world traits. Arboreal but also hangs out down low. Gorgeous black and orange coloration (Harley Davidson colors) Lol. Looking for a recently matured male (just throwing that out there)