dreaming of T's....

well, as some of you know, i'm really not one for spiders. Last night i had the most awkward dream... i was searching through Wal-Mart looking for the perfect spider to keep as a pet. The one i found looked like that pretty blue one that Smulkin has (cant remember what kind and im too lazy to look) and i started winning all these prizes for it.

So now that i've dreamed about it, i'm sort of curious about owning one... when they're little, what do they eat?? And how long would it take for them to get big?? If i ever got one, i think i would want it to be already an adult... the little ones scare me.

Can you actually hold any kind of Tarantula?? And, i thought they were poisonous... do they ever bite??

Oh boy, loads of questions!! Who's gona be the lucky one to answer me?? :)

welcome to T's, maybe! take a look at rose hair tarantulas. they are a good starter one. they are calm and easy to care for. a 5 or 10 gal tank would be fine. try to find one about 2 inches in legspan, easier to find crickets for! babies eat pinhead crickets.
females live 10 -15 yrs. males about half that. T's are venomous and they can bite but like snakes they will warn you. rose hairs are generally calm and don't bite, kind of like ball pythons. some other good ones to with might be a pink toe or martinique tree spider (Avicularia.avicularia) most of the avics are friendly! spiders are very low maintenace pets. feed once or twice weekly,keep temps mid 70's to low 80's, humidity is moderate and complete tank cleanings maybe 5 or 6 times a year.

hope this may help
thanks
vaughn

thanks, that does... i never thought i'd say this, but im ACTUALLY considering it!!

maybe if i bought a spider i'd get over my fear..

i bet you would like owning something like a rose hair. they are totally different from your average little spider you find crawling around in the basement (ick!). and they are very docile--more afraid of you than you are of them. i rarely hold mine even though she is really calm and has never bitten or flicked hairs. she moves really fast and its just hard to hang onto her and i don't want to risk her running off of my hand and falling. and another plus is that they are just about the most low maintenance pet in the universe.

the flicking hairs thing makes me laugh... hehe

watch out!! im gona flick pointy hairs at you!!!

you wouldn't laugh if you got flicked at! :shock: :wink:

hahahahahaha!!! oh man... sorry...... :):):)

well i've never been flicked at either. but i hear it can be worse than getting bitten! (if it's just a rose hair or something similar.)

Can you say itchy with a capitol I

so like if they did bite you would it harm you? because I am considering getting one to get over my fear. (ever since I found out that spiders can kill you im REALLY afraid of them, but I would care for it properly)they have themm at all of the petstores I go to....

a rose hair is nothing to be scared of. The one thing i can say about my T is its never, ever, ever tried to bite me, or get agressive. I dont really handle the spider, but occasionally i'll have to pick it up and put it in another enclosure while i clean its regular tank.

dang alotof your pets are un named!

Yeah I echo the reccomendation of a rosehair for a first T. While like everything else there are individual exceptions to the rule they are really docile. The pinktoe not too bad either, but their sheer speed can be disarming - especially as compared to a rosehair - a sudden burst could spook ya. Rosehairs by contrast are more slow and deliberate movers, the only way mine ever comes close to a burst of speed is if it feels a burst of air from wind or being blown on. They are also pretty ubiquitous - you'll find them for sale maybe more than any other and relatively cheap ($10 or so). When/if you get one ignore the pet store and get rid of the sponge in favor of a shallow little thing of water. Rosehair are very hearty as well and do just fine in a nice arid environment so finally humidity is not a concern lol.

They are really cool and interesting I would suggest you to get a rosehair I have only had good expierences with them nock on wood. If you already own snakes this will be an easy step for you because you are probably already very open minded. And it just adds to the fun they are very different then snakes and creat new things to observe and learn. I don't think pink toes live as long but there about even care wise and temperment.

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dang alotof your pets are un named!

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yea...i dunno, i like to come up wiht a good name, rather than a name i pick, then like a year later think "why is this animal named <insert stupid name idea here>" lol

I am debating King Baboon or Usambara . . . .

the kings are slow growers and the usambara are very fast and nasty. i've kept and sold both. they are cool though. adult kings are awesome display T's.

thanks
vaughn