THE (REAL) Spider Thread

Anyone here keep a grammastola pulchra??? If you have, or do keep one currently, what are they like?? Fiesty, crazy, and bad eaters, or nice, calm , great eaters?

If you have a picture, please post one!

When does this thread get "real" exactly? :P

-adam

I can't tell you, that is of course unless you give me a nice female pastel ;) :P

lacking the bp variety :(

http://www.madwag.com/exos/rawr.jpg

these are the only kind I can contribute in keeping (loosely) with the theme ;)

My friend keeps a G. pulchra. They're quite docile as far as Ts go and are easy keepers.. as most grammostola are.

Not gonna lie, that pic scares the livin crap outta me!!!!:eek: I don't mind small spiders, but big ones make my skin crawl, still think they are amazing though!

~mike

google is my friend!

http://www.petbugs.com/caresheets/G-pulchra.html

:D
aleesha

I had traded this girl for a crestie pair a while ago...sadly she died in shipping :(
The crestie pair has since been sold and the female died a while ago (egg bound).

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/890...ulchara1qb.jpg

I'm very sorry you lost a beauty like that! :(

g. pulchra are supposed to be very docile. Not easy to find any other than slings, too, I'm told. They are on my "to own one day" list.

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Originally Posted by Smulkin

lacking the bp variety :(

http://www.madwag.com/exos/rawr.jpg

these are the only kind I can contribute in keeping (loosely) with the theme ;)

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Haplopelma sp?


Nice pic!

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Originally Posted by wildlifewarrior

Not gonna lie, that pic scares the livin crap outta me!!!!:eek: I don't mind small spiders, but big ones make my skin crawl, still think they are amazing though!

~mike

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I will take on the largest Bird eating spider in the world, but put a small garden spider near me and watch me hang from the rafters screaming. I have such a fear I wount go any where near or under trees, bushes, or plants at night because of small spiders. roches do the same thing to me.

I guess my wild fear was from when i was a kid and was bitten by a racluse and ended up having 6 sugeries to save my leg.

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Originally Posted by ErikH

Haplopelma sp?


Nice pic!

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Yessir!

My departed h.longipes :( (I do have a new sling now though)

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Originally Posted by ErikH

g. pulchra are supposed to be very docile. Not easy to find any other than slings, too, I'm told. They are on my "to own one day" list.

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Yep, she was a big black "rock".

Yeah, I was really bummed and offered the person I was trading with money to make up for the loss, but he wouldn't take it.

Hmm, the A.seemani's have sparked my interest also, so has B. alboposium (sp?) or the curly hair... Anyone know anything about them?

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Originally Posted by bpkid

so has B. alboposium (sp?) or the curly hair... Anyone know anything about them?

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We have one at work that is an outreach animal. We take her out to elementary schools 2-3 times/week. We handle her in front of the kids, and she is pretty calm, but can get startled more easily than G. rosea, or G. aureostriata.

-Evan

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Originally Posted by Evan Jamison

We have one at work that is an outreach animal. We take her out to elementary schools 2-3 times/week. We handle her in front of the kids, and she is pretty calm, but can get startled more easily than G. rosea, or G. aureostriata.

-Evan

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Ahh the G.roseas aren't my thing. I heard they are unpredictable...

I have a HUGE A. seemani. Awesome spider. Real easy keeper and supposed to be docile but I never touch her so who knows.

G. rosea are very docile normally.

A. semmani's have a reptuation for being a little nervous. Easy to keep, slow grower, nice looking T, but they're a little quick, and they do flick hairs.

I don't have a lot of experience with this species though, I'm just going on what I've read. My semmani is about 1 to 1.5" and I don't handle my T's.

Curlyhairs are also recommended as a beginner T, so they're pretty docile.

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Originally Posted by Smulkin

lacking the bp variety :(

http://www.madwag.com/exos/rawr.jpg

these are the only kind I can contribute in keeping (loosely) with the theme ;)

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PINEAPPLE! PINEAPPLE!!:8:

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PINEAPPLE! PINEAPPLE!!:8:

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LMAO


I made my decision. B.albopilosum and maybe a green bottle blue.

GBB's are supposed to be very easy to keep, but they are quick and arboreal. They do alot of cool webbing. If you are not into handling, acanthoscuria geniculata is another good choice. They are quick and somewhat nervous, but mine is always out in plain view, is a fairly fast grower, has a voracious appetite, and has nice colors. I got it as a 3/4" sling back in April or May, and now it can cover a silver dollar.

G. pulchras are awesome!!! Mine is a 2 1/2 inch sling yet and is super docile and handleable. She is also as cute as a button. I have two B. albos as well. Curlyhairs are great T's! My sling is a little spastic but my older adult female is a darling, very gentle, very handleable. My little G. aureo, or chaco is the same as the pulchra but she moves faster. Yes, GBB are nice. Beautiful and extensive webbers, but very spastic and very speedy. I didn't handle my boy much because he was such a speed demon, although a very gentle one. (He is out breeding right now) Yes, rosehairs can be unpredictable, but so can any T, they are all individuals. I have 5 rosehairs and each one has a totally different personality. I would never discount a rosehair but it is quite apparent that if I have 5 I like them. Genics are nice as well, mine allowed handling until about 2 1/2 inches, and then no more, he threatens to kick at me when I do cage maintenance.

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I have 5 rosehairs and each one has a totally different personality. I would never discount a rosehair but it is quite apparent that if I have 5 I like them.

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Hehe - we number the same and all have proven pretty calm.


I am jealous so many people have the black beauties though!

my gbb is great. she's not fast at all. she just sits there while i toss some crickets or silkworms in for her to eat. she goes thru phases... where i won't see her at all and then she's out and about for a few months...

and such a gorgeous girl!!!

my favorites are still my pokies though... the colours on them is breathtaking!

currently i have: 2 pokies - p. metallica and p. ornata
gbb
a. avic
a. versi
obt - p. murinus
b. boehmei
d. fasciatus
n. chromatus

and two more pokies on the way ;) i love watching them all... every single T gives me another perspective of their beauty and grace.

ahhhhhhhhh i'm an addict (and i'm okay with that)

I would love to get a p. murinus or a c. crawshayi sometime in the future. I love to look at the ornamentals too, but for the time being, I am going to stick with terrestrials. I got a rosie as a freebie with my genic, it was 1/4" at best and has molted only once since I have had it. I have a feeling I'll be an old man before it has any size.

well i may be a beginner when it comes to snakes, but im an expert tarantula keeper:D (see my myspace on my signature). rosies are unpredictable,some are docile while others dont like to be touched.i have 2 of them.1 of them can be hnadled and the other one bites the tongs that i use to remove dead or uneaten crickets. G. pulchra's are a very good beginner species of tarantulas as they are very docile,though they are quite expensive.i have 1 GBB and she's still a juvenile right now.mines pretty nervous and readily kicks hairs at me,and once in a while she'll throw a threat pose at me.My A.seemanni is nervous and is pretty quick and will sometimes bite the tongs i use.The curly hairs are also very friendly,mine can be easily handled when i pick her up, of course she kicks her hairs at me first.


i've been keeping tarantulas for 4 years now so any questions on tarantulas, i can answer.

this is my current list:

Chilean Rose(2)0.1.1 - G.rosea
Salmon Pink birdeater(Mature)1.0.0 - L.parahybana
GBB 0.1.0 - C.cyaneopubescens
Costa Rican Zebra(mature) 0.1.0 - A.seemanni
Chaco Golden Knee(mature) 0.1.0 - G.aureostriata
Curly hair(mature) 0.1.0 - B.albopilosum
Mexican Redknee 1.0.0 - B.smithi
Stout-legged baboon(mature) 0.1.0 - E.pachypus
Cobalt Blue(mature) 0.1.0 - H.lividum
Pinktoe(mature) 0.1.0 - A.avicularia

here's my senior pic from last year with my chaco golden knee 6" female!!:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../seniorpic.jpg

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here's my senior pic from last year with my chaco golden knee 6" female!!:

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Haha that's awesome!

How big is your parahybana? I had to upgrade the enclosure on mine last night as it was outgrowing it's tank. Quite a leggy beastie that one.

mine is a mature male and he's about 5-6".i havent really had a chance to measure him because he's quick to running away from me.i'll see if i can get a good measure on him later today.

Raised from a wee lil' sling my flameknee (b.auratum) is lookin' good!

http://www.madwag.com/exos/flameknee.jpg

She looks good.

I haven't taken any pictures of my T's in quite a while.

Then again, the ones I'm "photo dating" have reached the molt once a year stage anyway.