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Re: "Handleable" Tarantulas?
Thanks everyone for the great info and links... I finally got him to pick out a few that he liked... Here's what we came up with:
Aphonopelma bicoloratum - Mexican Bloodleg (more for me than him... they are AWESOME IMO)
Brachypelma smithi - Mexican Redknee
Grammostola pulchra - Brazilian Black
Grammostola rosea
If anyone can give any info on these specific species that might help us out in deciding between these, I'd be thankful...
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Re: "Handleable" Tarantulas?
They are all good choices IMO. The bicoloratum and the smithi can be hair kickers, but they are generally calm and docile. The rosea is a classic starter tarantula, some people claim they have more personality than other tarantulas, mine is just a tiny spiderling, so I couldn't say. The pulchra has a reputation for being the most handleable of any tarantula, they are beautiful, they look almost like black velvet. All of them like it fairly dry, the rosea likes it's substrate bone dry, just give it a water dish. The pulchra likes it slightly more humid than the others, but just keeping the substrate moist around the water dish will probably suffice. All are fairly slow growing.
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Re: "Handleable" Tarantulas?
Here's a web site that may be of interest to you as well. http://http://www.arachnopets.com/tarantulas/tcss.htm
Erik
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Re: "Handleable" Tarantulas?
i've been craving for an A.bicoloratum since i first laid eyes on it a couple of years back but finding large ones for sale is pretty hard.plus they're slow growers. but any of those species you mentioned are good beginners.
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Re: "Handleable" Tarantulas?
Cool, thanks for the link.
And Snakeman, watching them grow is one of my favorite parts...
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Re: "Handleable" Tarantulas?
You're welcome. Good luck!
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Re: "Handleable" Tarantulas?
Originally Posted by Rapture
Thanks everyone for the great info and links... I finally got him to pick out a few that he liked... Here's what we came up with:
Aphonopelma bicoloratum - Mexican Bloodleg (more for me than him... they are AWESOME IMO)
Brachypelma smithi - Mexican Redknee
Grammostola pulchra - Brazilian Black
Grammostola rosea
If anyone can give any info on these specific species that might help us out in deciding between these, I'd be thankful...
These are all great choices. The Aphonopelma will grow the slowest. The pulchra will probably be the hardest to find and the G. rosea the easiest. Don't get the smithi from a pet store, they like to jack the price up to $70 or more for a small individual.
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Re: "Handleable" Tarantulas?
I was planning on getting either of these from one of the websites posted in this thread.
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Re: "Handleable" Tarantulas?
Good luck! Let us know how you make out.
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Re: "Handleable" Tarantulas?
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/index.php
this is the best forum i have found on the net for Tarantulas and all sorts of spineless wonders
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