THE (REAL) Spider Thread

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Originally Posted by stangs13

PINEAPPLE! PINEAPPLE!!:8:

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LMAO


I made my decision. B.albopilosum and maybe a green bottle blue.

GBB's are supposed to be very easy to keep, but they are quick and arboreal. They do alot of cool webbing. If you are not into handling, acanthoscuria geniculata is another good choice. They are quick and somewhat nervous, but mine is always out in plain view, is a fairly fast grower, has a voracious appetite, and has nice colors. I got it as a 3/4" sling back in April or May, and now it can cover a silver dollar.

G. pulchras are awesome!!! Mine is a 2 1/2 inch sling yet and is super docile and handleable. She is also as cute as a button. I have two B. albos as well. Curlyhairs are great T's! My sling is a little spastic but my older adult female is a darling, very gentle, very handleable. My little G. aureo, or chaco is the same as the pulchra but she moves faster. Yes, GBB are nice. Beautiful and extensive webbers, but very spastic and very speedy. I didn't handle my boy much because he was such a speed demon, although a very gentle one. (He is out breeding right now) Yes, rosehairs can be unpredictable, but so can any T, they are all individuals. I have 5 rosehairs and each one has a totally different personality. I would never discount a rosehair but it is quite apparent that if I have 5 I like them. Genics are nice as well, mine allowed handling until about 2 1/2 inches, and then no more, he threatens to kick at me when I do cage maintenance.

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Originally Posted by Mina

I have 5 rosehairs and each one has a totally different personality. I would never discount a rosehair but it is quite apparent that if I have 5 I like them.

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Hehe - we number the same and all have proven pretty calm.


I am jealous so many people have the black beauties though!

my gbb is great. she's not fast at all. she just sits there while i toss some crickets or silkworms in for her to eat. she goes thru phases... where i won't see her at all and then she's out and about for a few months...

and such a gorgeous girl!!!

my favorites are still my pokies though... the colours on them is breathtaking!

currently i have: 2 pokies - p. metallica and p. ornata
gbb
a. avic
a. versi
obt - p. murinus
b. boehmei
d. fasciatus
n. chromatus

and two more pokies on the way ;) i love watching them all... every single T gives me another perspective of their beauty and grace.

ahhhhhhhhh i'm an addict (and i'm okay with that)

I would love to get a p. murinus or a c. crawshayi sometime in the future. I love to look at the ornamentals too, but for the time being, I am going to stick with terrestrials. I got a rosie as a freebie with my genic, it was 1/4" at best and has molted only once since I have had it. I have a feeling I'll be an old man before it has any size.

well i may be a beginner when it comes to snakes, but im an expert tarantula keeper:D (see my myspace on my signature). rosies are unpredictable,some are docile while others dont like to be touched.i have 2 of them.1 of them can be hnadled and the other one bites the tongs that i use to remove dead or uneaten crickets. G. pulchra's are a very good beginner species of tarantulas as they are very docile,though they are quite expensive.i have 1 GBB and she's still a juvenile right now.mines pretty nervous and readily kicks hairs at me,and once in a while she'll throw a threat pose at me.My A.seemanni is nervous and is pretty quick and will sometimes bite the tongs i use.The curly hairs are also very friendly,mine can be easily handled when i pick her up, of course she kicks her hairs at me first.


i've been keeping tarantulas for 4 years now so any questions on tarantulas, i can answer.

this is my current list:

Chilean Rose(2)0.1.1 - G.rosea
Salmon Pink birdeater(Mature)1.0.0 - L.parahybana
GBB 0.1.0 - C.cyaneopubescens
Costa Rican Zebra(mature) 0.1.0 - A.seemanni
Chaco Golden Knee(mature) 0.1.0 - G.aureostriata
Curly hair(mature) 0.1.0 - B.albopilosum
Mexican Redknee 1.0.0 - B.smithi
Stout-legged baboon(mature) 0.1.0 - E.pachypus
Cobalt Blue(mature) 0.1.0 - H.lividum
Pinktoe(mature) 0.1.0 - A.avicularia

here's my senior pic from last year with my chaco golden knee 6" female!!:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../seniorpic.jpg

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here's my senior pic from last year with my chaco golden knee 6" female!!:

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Haha that's awesome!

How big is your parahybana? I had to upgrade the enclosure on mine last night as it was outgrowing it's tank. Quite a leggy beastie that one.

mine is a mature male and he's about 5-6".i havent really had a chance to measure him because he's quick to running away from me.i'll see if i can get a good measure on him later today.

Raised from a wee lil' sling my flameknee (b.auratum) is lookin' good!

http://www.madwag.com/exos/flameknee.jpg