question on T's

i was thinking of picking up a T at the portland if theyre there, and was wondering if any of them have any specific temp or humidity requirements, and also what is a good "beginners" T?
edit: i have a couple more questions, is eco-earth coco husk a good substrate for a terrestrial? should i keep it moist, or dry, or does it matter? anything else i need to know?

i already read the sticky in the T section

I started with a Green Bottle Blue, they are easy to care for and one of the most beautiful T's in the trade. I keep mine in a acrylic display box from Micheal's Craft Store with Coco Husk. I spray his enclosure once a day to keep the humidity up.

Also feed them dubia roaches, their higher in nutrients compared to crickets. Plus you can start a dubia colony easily and have free food forever.

What do you feed the roaches?

Fresh fruits and vegitables. Offer them oranges here and there, its like viagra for roaches. Offer them the oranges and increase their temp a bit above room temperature and they will breed like hot cakes...then bam you got free food!

How many would I need to start, and how often do they reproduce? Idk if I want craploads of roaches around for one spider

Id get like 6 females and 2 males to start. They reproduce every month if done right. If you get to many sell em, dubia are popular feeders. But i dont think you will get overloaded with them. I have a small colony for my 4 spiders and they dont breed as much, to keep them from breeding to much i keep them in a small sterilite tub, the smaller the space the less likely they will reproduce.

Okay, that would give me some use for my kritter keeper, how many can one female produce each time?

Mine usualy spit out 15+ each time, sometimes more.

Oh, I wa expecting something along the lines of 50 lol, but that sounds do-able, thanks for the help, anything elde I should know?

The requirements of T's depend on the species - just like snakes. There are lots of lists of T's that are good for beginners but I think it also depends on you and what you want from the T. My starter was an avicularia versicolor. In retrospect I wish I had picked a slightly slower T so I could get used to handling them and more comfortable with a spider crawling on me BUT he is very interesting to watch and I don't regret getting him AT ALL. I'd suggest picking the species and then researching all its care requirements before getting one. It can be hard to learn husbandry on the fly - just like with reptiles - and the animal's well being should always come first.

Ive been looking for species specific caresheets, but im not having much luck, does anyone know of any sites off the top of their head?

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Originally Posted by cmack91

Ive been looking for species specific caresheets, but im not having much luck, does anyone know of any sites off the top of their head?

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If you want to discuss T's with some cool guys this is a good site: http://www.arachnoboards.com

These guys will help you out with anything you need to know. This is the place where i got all my knowledge about T's and True Spiders. I think they have a list of caresheets as well somewhere in the forums.

for my first T's, i got 3 . a avic versi,, a OBT,, and a malasian blue. of the 3, the versi is the slowest, but it aint slow. i was feeding it once and it ran up the tongs and up my arm before i knew it. i near shat myself,, keep in mind that im kinda afraid of spiders.. and the other 2 are lightning fast... words cannot express how fast they are. the new world T's kick hairs, and are not as venomous /poisionous?? as the old worlds, but the old worlds dont kick hairs..
did i mention how fast they are?
spooky

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i near shat myself spooky

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:rofl::rofl: that made me laugh so hard, im still afraid of them too, but im trying to force myself to get over it, i want something thats likely to be slower, and less likely to kick hairs, idk, maybe i'll just get a corn snake lol

thanks for the link drama x, i'll definitly be checking them out:gj:

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:rofl::rofl: that made me laugh so hard, im still afraid of them too, but im trying to force myself to get over it, i want something thats likely to be slower, and less likely to kick hairs, idk, maybe i'll just get a corn snake lol

thanks for the link drama x, i'll definitly be checking them out:gj:

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Yeah don't get an OBT, we call those "Orange Bitey Things" lol

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Yeah don't get an OBT, we call those "Orange Bitey Things" lol

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im thinking of a rose hair or G. rosea? i thinkl thats how they spell it anyway. everywhere i go seems to say that they tend to be more docile and are good for a beginner, would you agree with that?

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im thinking of a rose hair or G. rosea? i thinkl thats how they spell it anyway. everywhere i go seems to say that they tend to be more docile and are good for a beginner, would you agree with that?

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Yeah Rose Hairs are good beginners, id go with that. They are really hardy as well. My fiance has one and its really chill.

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Yeah Rose Hairs are good beginners, id go with that. They are really hardy as well. My fiance has one and its really chill.

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Cool, rose hair it is then, thanks again

My first T choices were between an a. versi, b. smithi, or a g. pulchripes, and I ended up going with the b. smithi. Red knees are so beautiful! I have read that rose hairs can be very inactive and go on prolonged fasts for no apparent reason, which could be frustrating. Mine is definitely a pet hole, but luckily s/he built her burrow right up against the glass so I can see her whenever! Whatever you choose you'll love it!

i really like those versi's but theyre a little out of price range right now, maybe that will be my second one, who knows

nevermind, im getting a Brachypelma albopilosum, theyre beautiful, im really excited

If you want beautiful you gotta go with the green bottle blue bro, check em out.

some of the species you have mentioned have very specific husbandry requirements. I'd do a bit more research before jumping into tarantulas with both feet. there is a great deal to learn, and beginners, including myself, would do well to start off with a hearty and docile spider. if you haven't checked out the many helpful posts by Alexandra V and Boanerges yet I would suggest doing so. I've been looking into getting a grammostola pulchripes for a few months now but still haven't made the commitment.

if you have your heart set on a B. albopilsum, I've heard they're fairly easy to keep, but just make sure you know what you're getting into.

best of luck, and be sure to keep us posted.

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Originally Posted by drama x

If you want beautiful you gotta go with the green bottle blue bro, check em out.

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those are really cool, but i want the solid blue, i have a thing for blue lol

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some of the species you have mentioned have very specific husbandry requirements. I'd do a bit more research before jumping into tarantulas with both feet. there is a great deal to learn, and beginners, including myself, would do well to start off with a hearty and docile spider. if you haven't checked out the many helpful posts by Alexandra V and Boanerges yet I would suggest doing so. I've been looking into getting a grammostola pulchripes for a few months now but still haven't made the commitment.

if you have your heart set on a B. albopilsum, I've heard they're fairly easy to keep, but just make sure you know what you're getting into.

best of luck, and be sure to keep us posted.

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yeah, before i buy it im gonna talk to the girl about the specific requirements for the B. albopilosum, and i might even try to get a roach colony started before hand, that way everythings ready, but the spider comes with an enclosure and everything you need accept for food, but she also sell roaches so i'll probably get them from her at the same time, and just set up the roach enclosures beforehand