"Handleable" Tarantulas?

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Originally Posted by ErikH

Mine is just a sling about the size of a thumbnail. I have heard stories about psycho rosies, though I think they are pretty few and far between.

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I bought a sub adult male and an adult female because I couldn't find a sling (not that I have any plans to breed them what so ever!). Do you know of any place online I could order myself a sling rosie and a sling that is blue (I want to say Blue Cobalt).

www.botarby8s.com

http://krazy8sinvertebrates.com/catalog/


Are good ones. There are many others. I got my rosie sling for free when I bought an acanthoscuria geniculata from krazy 8s. I assume what you are looking for is haplopelma lividium (cobalt blue). I haven't checked either of the above catalogs recently, but I know they both have had them.

Swift Invertebrates is another good one.

http://www.swiftinverts.com/

or Southern Spider Works.

http://www.southernspiderworks.com/

Sorry to hijack but I keep seeing this "sling" thing... Is that slang for a male T or is that something altogether different... Also I had 2 rosies when I was younger, the female was a dream to hold and could readily be picked up, but the male was the complete opposite! So who knows I guess...

Anyone know about the handling characteristics of the sweet-looking blue ones from Singapore? Sorry I don't even know the common name, let alone the scientific!

spiderling = sling = baby spider

yup, thar she blows :rolleye2:

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Originally Posted by MARCUS ANTONIUS

Sorry to hijack but I keep seeing this "sling" thing... Is that slang for a male T or is that something altogether different... Also I had 2 rosies when I was younger, the female was a dream to hold and could readily be picked up, but the male was the complete opposite! So who knows I guess...

Anyone know about the handling characteristics of the sweet-looking blue ones from Singapore? Sorry I don't even know the common name, let alone the scientific!

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I think you are talking about cyriopagopus sp. singapore blue. The are defensive/aggressive from what I understand, and definitely not for handling.

Ahh... Thanks for clearing that up Bodar... I probably wouldn't have figured that out anytime soon!

ErikH - Thanks, I think that's it... They get almost dinner plate size (legs not body) right? They look awesome!! So they probably are bad for handling... It seems like the best looking (most exotic, I guess) animals usually don't make good pets, as a general rule.

Anyone have any experience with Avicularia mettallica (metallic pinktoe)?
Docile? Fast?

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Originally Posted by SPJ

Anyone have any experience with Avicularia mettallica (metallic pinktoe)?
Docile? Fast?

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I don't have any experience with any avics, but I understand they are docile and fast, just like most avics.

i've been keeping avics for like 2 years and they are very nice. versicolors are my fav. pretty fast though, not pokie fast, but fast. but very beautiful