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Best beginner tarantulas?
- Thread starter refmon
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- Lower Hudson River Valley NY
The rose hair and red knee tend towards calmness but it's not always the case. I've had both rose hairs and red knees that were strictly look but don't touch, hair flicking beasts. Each tarantula varies and they can change during their lifetime. That being said, IMHO rose hairs are the most boring T in the hobby hence the nickname pet rock. I would go for something in the Brachypelma genus ( which includes red knees) or a Grammastola pulchripes (Chaco Gold Knee). Great beginner T's, you just can't depend on any T to be comfortable being handled. I would also start with a spiderling, half the fun is watching them grow and change. Good luck with your choice.
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- 800
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- Connecticut
If you're looking for a combination of simple husbandry requirements and gentle disposition, I would recommend Euathlus sp. red. It's a gorgeous, gentle, inquisitive dwarf species. We have three adult females (one is mine, two belong to my son and daughter), and they are the only ones I often find myself holding. As soon as I open their cages for maintenance of feeding, they calmly crawl out and right into my hand. And there they will sit.
G. pulchra is another good one. Large, black, beautiful, and generally very calm. Again, the husbandry is simple, and this is a long-lived species, so even a male will be with you for a good many years.
G. pulchra is another good one. Large, black, beautiful, and generally very calm. Again, the husbandry is simple, and this is a long-lived species, so even a male will be with you for a good many years.
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- 1,091
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- New Mexico
E campestratus calm, easy to care for, inexpensive
B albopilosum calm. easy to care for, inexpensive
G pulchra calm, easy to care for, a bit more pricey
B albopilosum calm. easy to care for, inexpensive
G pulchra calm, easy to care for, a bit more pricey
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- 162
- Location
- Massachusetts
My b.albopilosum is the sweetest girl this side of the Mississippi! And my g.pulchra is a gorgeous little lady, one of my calmest and most docile. I had a g.rosea and you're right, they are pet rocks. (I adored my Webster, though, he was my first!)
I have to say my pinktoe Dexter is pretty awesome. I can open her enclosure, clean around her, shoo her into whatever corner and not worry she'll try to escape or anything. She is one of my best!
I have to say my pinktoe Dexter is pretty awesome. I can open her enclosure, clean around her, shoo her into whatever corner and not worry she'll try to escape or anything. She is one of my best!
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- 174
- Location
- Washington State, US
Scoolman listed the three I would recommend for starters. I'm a little partial to the G. pulchra because of their beautiful shiny black and velvety look they have. That was my first T.
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- 442
- Location
- Glendale, Arizona
My first was an Avic versi color "I love her still" she is my oldest at about 5 year sold and super friendly. Avic avic is a good starter they are calm do not tend to bite but can move very fast if startled I always sit on floor or bed when I am holding a T to prevent injury to T if it jumps. My Rosie definitely has its good and bad days but she is by far easiest to keep little requirements no fancy temps or humidty can live in current room conditions long as you do not live in a pressure cooker or an ice box.
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- New Mexico
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- 442
- Location
- Glendale, Arizona
it is gorgeous
