Possible New Pet?

[AdamJB]

Hey all I've recently been at my local herp shop and he has a bunch of different tarantulas and some emperor scorpion. Well bein that I can never have too many pets lol I've been thinkin bout gettin one of them.

Which would you reccomend an emperor or a tarrantula? Also how is the care and how demanding are they

Any tips or suggestions are appreciated!

[Patrick Long]

depends on what kinda T it is. some are very skittish and aggressive, some are very docile.

[AdamJB]

The only one I can remember off hand is called a skeleton tarantula.

Is there a good starter?

[Patrick Long]

ive never actually heard of that. i know theres a lot of tarantulas that are docile, the most common being the Chilean Rose Tarantula. I have one and she is very sweet. and will just crawl on your hand.

i lied i have heard of the skeleton, its with the white stripes on its legs right?

http://www.eightlegs.org/skel/skeleton.html
look at this

[AdamJB]

Yeah its pricey I thought for a spider like $45

But how is the care and how do they compare to scorpions

[Patrick Long]

i have an emporer as well, the spiders like to be held more! the scorpions are very skittish and defensive

[edie]

i'm not too good on common names.. but i think that E. murinus has a common name of skeleton knee or something.
i've had one of these tarantulas and they are aggressive sps, and very fast.. i would not recommend one for a beginer.
as far as emperors go.. i've only had one and it was aggressive but i know that some are very docile, i think that all depends on the individual scorp.

aphonopelma, avicularia, brachypelma and grammostola are usually very docile tarantula sps and would be great for beginers. there are always exceptions though! i have a B. smithi that strikes everything that comes in her cage, and these tarantulas are usually recommended for beginers.

my first tarantula was a G. rosea and i love him. they're very cheap (about $5 for s'ling, $25 for adult female), come in colors from muddy brown to a red phase copper color, and require very little care as they do not like any humidity. i would personally recommend this species for a beginner.

[edie]

Yeah its pricey I thought for a spider like $45

But how is the care and how do they compare to scorpions

$45 is acutally nothing for a spider.. they can get extremely pricey.. my cheapest one is worth $20 and my most expensive one is worth $300

i got my E. murinus for $35 as a 1" s'ling, so $45 isn't bad
if you visit some online websites you can get a pretty good idea for mainstream prices of tarantulas
http://swiftinverts.com/
thats a good website, i've bought from him before

[edie]

here is a picture of my muddy brown female G. rosea



and my copper male G. rosea

[AdamJB]

thanks edie do you happen to have a care sheet on one of those little guys as such as cage size and temps?