Ok awesome! Thanks! Next question: I want to purchase a sling that is not going to hurt me and that does not throw any hairs out of it's body (mexican red knee) or do anything crazy like that. I have a fears of spiders and I want to overcome it by purchasing one. Any suggestions?
09-29-2006, 09:56 AM
Smulkin
Re: I got a new sling!!
There are a few that might do well for you but the two I might be biased to reccomend because they are pretty laid back:
Rosehair
Chaco Golden knee
They are pretty trundly tarantulas and not prone to bolt off like greased lightning (just don't blow on them!) and also generally not prone to kicking hairs. Wife has a rosehair at her office and 2 of our boys have their own as well. If it's any testament to their being a good first spider my wife used to be terrified and revolted at the prospect of having big hairy spiders in the house. Since that time she asked for the rosehair and a setup to be her mothers day present hehehe.
09-29-2006, 10:01 AM
Kilo
Re: I got a new sling!!
What about a blue Cobalt?
09-29-2006, 10:03 AM
Smulkin
Re: I got a new sling!!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kilo
What about a blue Cobalt?
Heh.
Not recommended! Strenuously even.
09-29-2006, 10:07 AM
Kilo
Re: I got a new sling!!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Smulkin
Heh.
Not recommended! Strenuously even.
Ok you confused me... what do you mean by that lol. :)
09-29-2006, 10:11 AM
Smulkin
Re: I got a new sling!!
I mean if you want something that will
"help you overcome your fear of spiders"
"not hurt me"
"not do anything crazy"
haplopelma is probably not the species to fill those requirements.
chilean rose hair - grammastola rosea
chaco golden knee - grammastola aureostriata
brazilian black - grammastola pulchra
would be far calmer, slower and less nasty
09-29-2006, 10:16 AM
Kilo
Re: I got a new sling!!
Ok cool thanks man. I will probably ask the local pet store to find me a chilean rose hair. How big do they get?
09-29-2006, 10:56 AM
Smulkin
Re: I got a new sling!!
4-5"
They are among the most readily available T so should not be too hard to find (unlike the g.pulchura which I am still trying to get my hands on) and pretty inexpensive. They are terrestrial, easy to care for in terms of humidity requirements, not prone to becoming a "pet hole" by burrowing and never coming out, pretty docile T's.
