Okay, more decisions time...

Well, my H. sp. ederi female was sold before I could get to her. BUT when one door closes, many others open right?

So now here are the other options that I like, that I must choose from:

1" H. maculata
0.75" N. chromatus
4" Female H. gigas
1.5" T. Ockerti

I'm leaning towards doing the T. Ockerti, but I still can't choose between them all! Help??

I'm no good. Too indecisive- I want them all. Roll a 4d?:oops:

1" H. maculata - I REALLY like these!!! But they have very bad attitudes, a bad bite and are super fast from what I have heard.

0.75" N. chromatus - Kind of like a smaller version of a A. geniculata. I would get a genic over a chromatus personally.

4" Female H. gigas - It's cool because it can swim but other then that it does not appeal to me personally.

1.5" T. Ockerti - I would get one of these as a first choice. H. mac would be my second choice. Then gigas, then chromatus out of the options given. That's just my personal choices though...

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Originally Posted by Boanerges

1" H. maculata - I REALLY like these!!! But they have very bad attitudes, a bad bite and are super fast from what I have heard.

0.75" N. chromatus - Kind of like a smaller version of a A. geniculata. I would get a genic over a chromatus personally.

4" Female H. gigas - It's cool because it can swim but other then that it does not appeal to me personally.

1.5" T. Ockerti - I would get one of these as a first choice. H. mac would be my second choice. Then gigas, then chromatus out of the options given. That's just my personal choices though...

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I was actually thinking the exact same things. I'm more than likely getting the ockerti :D in about a week.

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Originally Posted by Alexandra V

I was actually thinking the exact same things. I'm more than likely getting the ockerti :D in about a week.

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Very good choice!! That would be my first choice without a second thought out of them!!! I look forward to the pics!!

"As far as the H mac goes, lightning quick, hard as nails, very photo phobic, they're fantastic looking though. Are a mix of arboreal and terrestrial in behaviour, very messy spiders, will drag substrate up onto everything and web heavily." From Arachnoboards.

Sometimes I look strictly for proven females, unless there is one, and there have been a few, that were purchased while young because the wife really wanted them.

from what i can tell on google N. chromatus is my favorite XD
im looking to get another one too :)

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from what i can tell on google N. chromatus is my favorite XD
im looking to get another one too :)

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Ooooouu what kind are you thinking of? :D

I love the N. chromatus as adults, but the one they have is so tiny I think I'll wait and get a bigger one later.

Your prices in Canada seem to be a bit higher for T's then ours in the US?

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Originally Posted by Boanerges

Your prices in Canada seem to be a bit higher for T's then ours in the US?

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They do, don't they? I noticed that with a lot of animal prices, the prices in the US seem to be cheaper than here... I think it depends on where you're looking though, I find the East of Canada is cheaper than in the West coast, because they're starting to really bear down on people with pets and trying to limit the numbers you can have.

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They do, don't they? I noticed that with a lot of animal prices, the prices in the US seem to be cheaper than here... I think it depends on where you're looking though, I find the East of Canada is cheaper than in the West coast, because they're starting to really bear down on people with pets and trying to limit the numbers you can have.

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That's interesting!! Which side are you on?

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Originally Posted by Boanerges

That's interesting!! Which side are you on?

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I'm in Eastern Canada, pet laws here (especially in my province, Quebec) are very lax. We're actually one of the "puppy mill capitals of the world", because the government here is making it very difficult for the movements of the rest of the country to pass here, so our animal laws are still pretty outdated (animals here are considered property just the same as you would consider a piece of furniture property. In the rest of the country the laws are much more comprehensive).

Hopefully things here change, but hey. Can't hope for miracles all the time when you have two reigning governments in one province, one of which wants to separate from the country. It starts to seem like the QC "french" government does things just to spite the federal government sometimes... :rolleyes:

Pet laws here are interesting as well. I can put a cow in my back yard, I just can't let it roam the streets. And I can have chickens, just not a rooster.

Anyhow, I've also noticed that prices for both T's and bp's are cheaper outside of the US. Like in Europe.

But other than that, how is your decision going?

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Pet laws here are interesting as well. I can put a cow in my back yard, I just can't let it roam the streets. And I can have chickens, just not a rooster.

Anyhow, I've also noticed that prices for both T's and bp's are cheaper outside of the US. Like in Europe.

But other than that, how is your decision going?

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Decisions are going good, I decided on the T. Ockerti because they aren't all that common, and the other species I could find fairly easily down the road when I have more experience. So there is one with my name on it, I'm picking it up next week.