I started reading that big long thread a little over a week ago, finally caught up, and you people have sucked me in!! I didn't want to hijack it with my first world problems, though. I've been living on the T board this whole time. I haven't even had time time to lurk in the shadows over here. I'm obsessed. My copy of The Tarantula Keeper's Guide will be here tomorrow, and I'm pretty darn certain I'm getting a GBB (at least) when my expo comes around. But that isn't for a whole MONTH! I don't want a sling as my first, but I also don't have two hundred bucks for a good sized G. pulchripes. So I researched on, and I've found two that I think I like. I want to know who has experience with them and what their opinions are. They are: Euathlus sp. red and Paraphysa scrofa. My main concern is it seems that they are problem feeders. Is it true? I also welcome any other suggestions, as I'm LOVIN' reading up on all of them!