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Possible pet tarantula
So I've been heavily considering acquiring a tarantula soon. I've spoken with the family and everyone is on board with it and I've been drowning myself in research. I really like brachypelma albopilosum (Honduran curly hair). IMO they are absolutely beautiful and easy to care for which is a plus. This will just be a display pet and I understand it will be "no touchy" pet as they really don't enjoy being handled. From what I've researched they like to burrow so they need a few inches of substrate, normal room temperature (no supplemental heat required), dry environments, and feeding 1-3 times a week.
If anyone has any experience with tarantulas and/or this species in general and has some extra advise I'd really appreciate it. TIA.
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Re: Possible pet tarantula
That aphonopelma is gorgeous! Very pretty colors
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Re: Possible pet tarantula
Originally Posted by Toad37
That aphonopelma is gorgeous! Very pretty colors
Actually these are two of the Pokies, the blue one is Poecilotheria Metallica and Poecilotheria Ornata , I also have a P. Tigrinawesseli
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Oh I thought it was the blue one. Noob here sorry!!! I haven't dove too deep into other species. My focus has been on beginner species and specifically the curly hair.
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Lol it’s all good I’ve been keeping for just over a year, the Pokies are old worlds, so they don’t throw hairs, just have much more potent venom. And I NEVER handle any of my Ts...specially my Ornata Medusa....he’s a nightmare...
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The venom is why I have no desire for an old world. Even tho I never plan on handling even a new world, freak accidents can happen and I'd rather not take a chance. Just want something to look at and admire.
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I had a native tarantula on my front porch a week ago...a male, it's the season they travel. I've only kept one before, a harmless CA native (large female) some
years ago for about 6 mos. I only handled her once, briefly...she walked on my hand & it felt like featherweight pipe-cleaners, lol. But when I looked at her fangs
from beneath her (thru a clear plastic container) I lost all desire to continue our "socializing". Besides, if you drop them, they often die ("like dropping a stale
jelly donut" I was told...). I had a houseful of snakes & re-homed her to my exotic vet & his grand-kids...they're ok, but I had & still have "enough to do". I'm
quite sure none of them care about handling anyway.
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)
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Handling is only for the owner, they benefit nothing, actually stresses them out. It’s why I keep old worlds, absolutely gorgeous colors...horrible venom
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What's the best way to determine a "pre molt" so I'll know when to leave it alone. Like our snakes go into blue. Do tarantulas do something along those lines?
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