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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chubbs" data-source="post: 68733" data-attributes="member: 1084"><p>About 70 percent of my collection are arboreal, and I can say they are of greater interest to me than most terrestrial species. Most of the terrestrial species I focus on now are obligate/fossforial burrowers. I still have my GBB and a few Brachys so that satisfies my want for display species, atleast when it comes to terrestrials. I don't dislike any of the "pet rocks", but I'm sorta past the point in my collecting of tarantulas where I am not as focused on acquiring those types of species. I find arboreals and burrowing species to have more unique and interesting habits and lifestyles. I still love my B.smithi and other pet rocks, but once you get past the point of the basic stuff, there's honestly not a whole lot of stuff to talk about with them. When I mention this, it mainly applies to more experienced keepers. Those species are great for those who are fairly new to keeping tarantulas or who have never kept one yet, but they're just not the most exciting species to us. Their habits and lifestyles are all pretty basic, which is why they're so great for beginners. I feel that some may interpret this as me saying those species are boring, which trust me, that's not what I mean.Every tarantula is cool to me, some are just of greater interest than others.</p></blockquote><p></p>