Tarantulas and Spiders

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Originally Posted by RockyGurly

Oh no! I meant other than the one I had been frequenting where I got that misinformation from :P
I went through your general T care sheet, but are there any species specific ones?
I found this guy I really like (he has 220 something Ts!) http://www.mikebasictarantula.com/sp...are-sheet.html
I'm thinking now a mexican pink or pink zebra beauty for a cuddly (or at least tolerant) spider. But I'd like a goliath bird eater and maybe a peruvian dwarf for "display" spiders :3

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Most not all but most of the Chilean beauties are very tolerant of handling. I've seen field collected specimens at expos being handled with ease. Each T has there own personality. I've seen rose hairs that were flat out evil and I've seen someone handle a pokie like it was a kitten but those are not the norm for those species. I just got some black bird eaters and just judging by the way they behave as slings ill never be able to touch them.

Sorry I misunderstood your last post! Please enjoy your stay here!

Yea, I've always wanted a goliath, but it'd be a "look but don't touch" spider. Those fangs!

G. Pulchras are wicked cool looking and are usually semi-tolerant to handling. Like HoFr said, depends on the individuals tho

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

G. Pulchras are wicked cool looking and are usually semi-tolerant to handling. Like HoFr said, depends on the individuals tho

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Im kicking myself. I sold my sweetest pulchra sling at the last expo. She was about 1.5" and would come out and walk right up on my hand everytime I opened her cup.

The G. Pulchra looks stunning! I love the solid black velvet looks. Sounds very tolerant too! She's going on "the list" :) (I have a bunch of different species on the list for the expo. What I actually get will depend on price, availability, and if I can find a healthy CB one I connect with)

Captive bred is certainly the way to go! At this point in the hobby wild caught or field collected specimens just aren't really necessary.

Support breeders!! :)
I have heard that they will cut down whole trees to collect wild Avics.

My G. pulchripes / Chaco Golden Knee always comes out to greet me. That's my go to T When i want to handle one. The other 99% are just for observing.

Tonight's molt list.
Most of the versi have molted, maybe 2 left unless they have balled up the molt somewhere.
The albops, vagans, PPs irminia and some of the incei.

P. pederseni
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/08/15/samapame.jpg

OBT in her new home.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/08/15/4uqatyjy.jpg

Bigger albop
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/08/15/ygemu4u5.jpg

Do tarantulas get sick, or do they usually just show up dead??

If they do actually get sick, do they get taken to the vet, or is their medical side usually just managed from home??

They can get fungus i think.
Broken limbs.
Broken fangs.

Idk. I think it'd mostly be solved at home.

They do get sick, they can bleed, get stuck in molts, get mites etc.

I don't know if a vet could do anything for them.
If you think something is wrong with one, you can put them in an ICU. On clean paper towels while keeping them moist.

A few more pics!

P. cambridgei, so awesome in person.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/08/15/4e9yzy8y.jpg

Baby OBT already webbing it up
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/08/15/tete7y5a.jpg

A. versicolor
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/08/15/ypumezub.jpg

Male versicolor
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/08/15/y5yjavu3.jpg
He is doing some heavy webbing. I'm thinking molt
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/08/15/9y3ahedy.jpg

Female versi molted!!! I can't really see her, the webbing is so thick!!
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/08/15/8aqe7aqe.jpg
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/08/15/ry4yde8u.jpg