the ts have infiltrated my heart

i want to get into caring for some ts any suggestions on whats a hardy species,that builds some nice looking webs and doesnt flick hair in my eyes??

those avicularia versicolor are what reallly caught my eye with their colors,and the grand canyon black ts, i love the way the look and their native to my homeland.

wisdom please!

thanks,

mark

Versicolors are very nice!! They build beautiful webs and are just gorgeous!! They don't flick hairs but will shoot poop and rub their butts against you to get you with their hairs. They are not very hardy though (I have never had a problem with them personally) and I've heard from quite a few people that theirs are a bit defensive. They also require more height then floor space, good ventilation and good humidity.

I have never had a grand canyon black so I can't comment much on them. They can flick hairs as I am guessing they are a Aphonopelma but how often or readily I don't really know. I doubt they build nice webs either but I don't really know that for a fact. I had a Aphonopelma sp. New River female and she was a sweet heart. Never flicked and was as calm as can be. Not the same T but just saying...

Avicularia versicolor are super nice looking but have been known to be jumpy. Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens (green bottle blue) have a great look, are terrestrial, and tend to do quite a bit of web work, but can be easy to spook at times. They do possess the urticating bristles, but usually as long as they know you're there they aren't too bad. They do fine at room temperature, and need moderate humidity (60%-70%) but apart from that are pretty hardy.

+1 for us T lovers, another one converted :D :P

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Versicolors are very nice!! They build beautiful webs and are just gorgeous!! They don't flick hairs but will shoot poop and rub their butts against you to get you with their hairs. They are not very hardy though (I have never had a problem with them personally) and I've heard from quite a few people that theirs are a bit defensive. They also require more height then floor space, good ventilation and good humidity.

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This is very true about the versicolor. Good humidity is important, but hard to obtain in a dry climate like AZ or even here in CO. But we've been lucky. Wife is actually looking forward to having ours shoot poop on her. (I think she's a little insane)

The GBB will "investigate" anything that enters their tank. Ours will run in the direction of the needle nose pliers when trying to get cricket balls out. It's a bit freaky because she is fast. She shoots hairs which are irritating. But the mass amounts of web-work is nice.

The A. Metallica is also another T that needs height and good humidity. They are also skittish and fast in general.

thanks peoples!
im gonna start researching all the species mentioned above.

that gbb sounds like my kind of spider.i like the investigating/aggressive type. would a gbb rock out in a ten gallon?

the versicolor webs are amazing.but im not into scat!

would you be able to handle a t more than say an emperor scorpion or does the same stress rule apply to them as well?

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Originally Posted by mark and marley

thanks peoples!
im gonna start researching all the species mentioned above.

that gbb sounds like my kind of spider.i like the investigating/aggressive type. would a gbb rock out in a ten gallon?

the versicolor webs are amazing.but im not into scat!

would you be able to handle a t more than say an emperor scorpion or does the same stress rule apply to them as well?

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You could put an adult GBB in a 10 gallon tank but it would be a bit of over kill.

Same stress rule applies to T's as well and each T is different. Some will let you hold them and some will not. Usually if you gently touch a T on the but with the bristle part of a paint brush or whatever andit turns around and bites or faces it then it is not a good idea to put your hand anywhere near them :salute: And some even if they don't bite are so skiddish that something bad will probably happen to the T if you attempt to handle it. You just have to see how yours is after having it for awhile.

a friend introduced me to the "orange bitey thing",hahaha im sure you know which im talking about.super spider!

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a friend introduced me to the "orange bitey thing",hahaha im sure you know which im talking about.super spider!

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Haha the OBT is a heck of a tarantula! Tons of webwork and great looking too! They do live up to their names though more often than not :P

Pterinochilus murinus it is. well as soon as im done with the kindergarten of c.sculpts and summer is gone.
id get em all if i could but one or two will do.:D

OBT's are beautiful!!! They are really hardy, super fast, pretty defensive and pack a mean bite. I have not seen mine since I got it though :( It has a nice hide and has taken up residence in there. It webbed up and blocked off the hide entrance and made it's own intricate web tunnels under the substrate leading out of the hide. Since I never see mine it has proved to be rather boring and I doubt I will see it again until it is time to rehouse. Makes it easy to take care of but not how I was hoping things would go...

The OBT is also considered the best spider to get as a first, or bridge, to keeping OW T's. I'm actually looking forward to getting mine. They not only burrow but do like to climb at times. Humidity is not something that needs to be high, which is good for AZ and here in CO.