Tarantula question

I'm trying to convince my boyfriend to let me get a tarantula. What is a good one for a beginner? I can do all the reasearch I just want to ask someone with experience with them. My mom has always kept Mexican Red Legs but I want to try something different.

rose hairs are good, but get boring quick its kinda like having a pet rock, it really depends on if you plan on handling it ever, if not go for something like a green bottle blue or a cobalt blue or maybe even a brazillian salmon pink bird eater.

I know everyone has different opinions, on holding tarantulas, i personally dont handle mine, they are just cool to have and watch, but if you choose to, know what you are getting into, dont get something too fast, jumpy or defensive, and thats a rose hair, but like i said its kind of like watching a bump on a log.

the green bottle blue is a little more active, makes some webs and is nice to look at, they can be handled, but i would not recommend it ( or any other tarantula)

cobalt blue is a little faster doest web too much, but they can be really fast

The salmon pink bird eaters are cool, they can be handleable, but they get huge....(3rd largest in the world) up to 11" leg span, they aren't too quick, they aren't really climbers either, they need a fair amount of floor room.

Other than that most ornamentals are super fast, and almost all baboons are super aggressive. there are tons out there for beginners these are just a few.

T's that are not for beginners...
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=39058
Good starter tarantula's...
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=40814
More beginners...
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=37211
More starter T's...
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=36848
Good first aboreal...
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=40872

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Originally Posted by nonrandomhero

rose hairs are good, but get boring quick its kinda like having a pet rock, it really depends on if you plan on handling it ever, if not go for something like a green bottle blue or a cobalt blue or maybe even a brazillian salmon pink bird eater.

I know everyone has different opinions, on holding tarantulas, i personally dont handle mine, they are just cool to have and watch, but if you choose to, know what you are getting into, dont get something too fast, jumpy or defensive, and thats a rose hair, but like i said its kind of like watching a bump on a log.

the green bottle blue is a little more active, makes some webs and is nice to look at, they can be handled, but i would not recommend it ( or any other tarantula)

cobalt blue is a little faster doest web too much, but they can be really fast

The salmon pink bird eaters are cool, they can be handleable, but they get huge....(3rd largest in the world) up to 11" leg span, they aren't too quick, they aren't really climbers either, they need a fair amount of floor room.

Other than that most ornamentals are super fast, and almost all baboons are super aggressive. there are tons out there for beginners these are just a few.

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I've always wanted a cobalt blue but I know they're fast and aggressive. I want to have one I can handle. Bird eaters are cool too but I want something that doesn't need as much floor space. I'll look into rose hairs a little more.

I picked up a Chaco Golden Knee at the last show I was at. They are really cool and I handle him as much as I can.

Thanks for the links. I really like the Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens. Greenbottle blue. Any opinions would be great!

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Originally Posted by reptile_lover07

Thanks for the links. I really like the Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens. Greenbottle blue. Any opinions would be great!

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GBB's are very pretty and very cool. They make awesome webs but are skiddish IMO. My favorite tarantula is the Grammostola pulchra (Brazilian Black Beauty). They are a beautiful jet black color but grow very slowly which some people do not like. I am also an Avic fan. I like all the poop shooter's - lol

I have a Lasiodora Parahybana right now (my first T) and I'm really liking it. Got it as a 1/2 sling, now its about the size of a half dollar. It is very calm, although I don't try to handle it, it is not flighty or fast at all. I actually want more now :D

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Originally Posted by Boanerges

GBB's are very pretty and very cool. They make awesome webs but are skiddish IMO. My favorite tarantula is the Grammostola pulchra (Brazilian Black Beauty). They are a beautiful jet black color but grow very slowly which some people do not like. I am also an Avic fan. I like all the poop shooter's - lol

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We had a pink toe pop out an egg sac at work and had like 70 slings hatch out! They're so big out of the sac! I really like avics too, I'm thinkin about maybe a versicolor as my next T.

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Originally Posted by Hulihzack

We had a pink toe pop out an egg sac at work and had like 70 slings hatch out! They're so big out of the sac! I really like avics too, I'm thinkin about maybe a versicolor as my next T.

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Versicolor's are great!!! Here is a little female munching on a cricket :D
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...2/DSCF0401.jpg