If you had the chance...

If you had the chance to get ANY arachnid morph, which one would you get? For me it would be a Goliath Bird Eater (a large tarantula morph).

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Wow, that thing is massive! :O Rather pretty too, I must admit- even though I'd never want one.

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Originally Posted by Bogertophis

Wow, that thing is massive! :O

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You think so? Personally, I like my spiders bigger.;)

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Originally Posted by Homebody

You think so? Personally, I like my spiders bigger.;)

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Hahahaha! More power to ya! :D

I was curious & just read that their venom isn't dangerous to humans (hurts though, like a bee or wasp sting) BUT they have "1 1/2" fangs"!?!? :O Um, no...not for me, thanks. I really prefer pets I can handle. The guy in the photo above must have an unusually-calm one, &/or nerves of steel, hahaha.

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Originally Posted by Bogertophis

I was curious & just read that their venom isn't dangerous to humans (hurts though, like a bee or wasp sting) BUT they have "1 1/2" fangs"!?!? :O Um, no...not for me, thanks. I really prefer pets I can handle. The guy in the photo above must have an unusually-calm one, &/or nerves of steel, hahaha.

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It's more the hairs you gotta worry about with GBEs. They're particularly bad even by urticating hair standards from what I've heard. They also need a lot of space (which goes without saying) and you need to secure their enclosure with the same precautions as you would a decent-sized snake as they're rather strong.

What I see in that photo is a spider about to fall five feet and die. That's a pretty irresponsible dude all around.

Arachnids have very few 'morphs', by the way -- 'Goliath Bird Eater' is a species (well, the common name of one). I assume that's what you meant, but many people are a bit fuzzy on the distinction so I thought it worth clarifying.

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Originally Posted by Malum Argenteum

What I see in that photo is a spider about to fall five feet and die. That's a pretty irresponsible dude all around.....

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Oh wouldn't that be horrible! Back when I kept a large native t for a while, I was told that if they fall they'll die because their body will break open from the impact. I wasn't much for handling mine anyway, & only did so once or twice over furniture (the couch, I think?). Many people probably think they'd be able to bounce pretty well with those springy-looking legs, but no. :(

So if that t in the photo suddenly used his fangs, how many owners could keep their cool & not drop it? Not many, I'd guess. Maybe there's a soft cushion right below it that's just out of the picture, but even if there is, that photo is setting a bad example by not telling the whole truth.

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Originally Posted by Malum Argenteum

Arachnids have very few 'morphs', by the way -- 'Goliath Bird Eater' is a species (well, the common name of one). I assume that's what you meant, but many people are a bit fuzzy on the distinction so I thought it worth clarifying.

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That is what I meant, lol

My favorite new worlds would either be a T. blondi (the one you mentioned) or a GBB (I can't spell the scientific name). My favorite old world would be a P. metallica (but I'm not ready to keep one of those yet).

I've had a nightmare before where my A. seemanni kept falling to the floor and literally breaking to pieces, and the dream kept "rewinding" to replay the nightmare over and over. It was awful. :tears:

The nightmare also almost came true when I was rehousing my C. versicolor because it jumped to the floor twice while trying to transfer, but thankfully being an arboreal it didn't suffer any injuries. Point of the matter is, I don't handle my Ts because the risk is just too great on their end. Worst I could get is a wasp-level "sting" (which in of itself might cause me to drop them out of shock/recoil), for them it'd be almost certain death.

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Originally Posted by Snagrio

I've had a nightmare before where my A. seemanni kept falling to the floor and literally breaking to pieces, and the dream kept "rewinding" to replay the nightmare over and over. It was awful. :tears:

The nightmare also almost came true when I was rehousing my C. versicolor because it jumped to the floor twice while trying to transfer, but thankfully being an arboreal it didn't suffer any injuries. Point of the matter is, I don't handle my Ts because the risk is just too great on their end. Worst I could get is a wasp-level "sting" (which in of itself might cause me to drop them out of shock/recoil), for them it'd be almost certain death.

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Wow, I'm so sorry...