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- Thread starter MiaWolf42
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my personal favorites (so far) are GBB, B. albo, A. versicolor, and A. geniculata.
GBB I think is must have for any collection just for the coloring alone. B. albos are cool, my 2 are calm and they're ferocious eaters. Not to mention the curly hair is unique and really cool looking when they mature.
Versicolor, is another must have with the color changing each molt, and that bright beautiful blue as a sling. Not sure why i waited so long to order mine
A. genic because a collection has to have a big one, plus the stripes on the leg look cool, kinda remind me of the old inmates uniforms from the 50s and previous I also ordered an LP, so my collection will have a big one when my son goes off to college and moves his Ts to his mother's house.
GBB I think is must have for any collection just for the coloring alone. B. albos are cool, my 2 are calm and they're ferocious eaters. Not to mention the curly hair is unique and really cool looking when they mature.
Versicolor, is another must have with the color changing each molt, and that bright beautiful blue as a sling. Not sure why i waited so long to order mine
A. genic because a collection has to have a big one, plus the stripes on the leg look cool, kinda remind me of the old inmates uniforms from the 50s and previous
I also ordered an LP, so my collection will have a big one when my son goes off to college and moves his Ts to his mother's house.the rest of my wish list that are my must haves are G. pulchra, A. purpurea, A. metallica, and the H. Triseriatus, at least until i change my mind againmy personal favorites (so far) are GBB, B. albo, A. versicolor, and A. geniculata.
GBB I think is must have for any collection just for the coloring alone. B. albos are cool, my 2 are calm and they're ferocious eaters. Not to mention the curly hair is unique and really cool looking when they mature.
Versicolor, is another must have with the color changing each molt, and that bright beautiful blue as a sling. Not sure why i waited so long to order mine
A. genic because a collection has to have a big one, plus the stripes on the leg look cool, kinda remind me of the old inmates uniforms from the 50s and previous
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I would say a Green Bottle Blue. Such an awesome species, very aggressive eaters but not defensive themselves though they can be skittish.
Definitely an arboreal species or two..I would recommend an Avicularia versicolor or Avicularia metallica. (Metallica is currently on my wishlist.)
Definitely an arboreal species or two..I would recommend an Avicularia versicolor or Avicularia metallica. (Metallica is currently on my wishlist.)
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B. albopilosum - adorable busy bodies as slings.
B. smithi - always on show.
L. parahybana - fast growers, great feeders
B. smithi - always on show.
L. parahybana - fast growers, great feeders
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Chromatopelma Cyaneopubescens are for sure a favorite.... BUT my Avic. Avic and my OBT have quickly won me over- love watching my OBT web and peek in and out brings loads of enjoyment
So many to choose from! I have been thinking of an A. versicolor. Not sure I am ready for an arboreal tarantula yet...
Almost bought a B. smithi last year. May be time this year.
A green bottle blue sounds good too.
Not sure I want another aggressive species, yet.
Thank you all for the ideas!
Almost bought a B. smithi last year. May be time this year.
A green bottle blue sounds good too.
Not sure I want another aggressive species, yet.
Thank you all for the ideas!
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G. Pulchripes Good colors and not as prone to mood swings as my G.Rosea (your mileage may vary)
L.Klugi gets as big as L.Parahybana and colors are more pronounced easy to keep
L.Klugi gets as big as L.Parahybana and colors are more pronounced easy to keep
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Arboreal species are not as hard to care for as people make them out to be. Keep the sub dry with a waterdish and plenty cross-ventilation and you're good to go. Obviously with an enclosure that is taller than it is wide.
I am worried about buying the right enclosure for one. All of my tarantulas have been housed in ten or twenty gallon tanks. The A. versicolor catches my eye.
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I suggest you get a large South American terrestrial. Lasiodora is a good cheap one to start with, and they are impressive spiders, that grow very fast. Pamphobeteus or Theraphosa would be a more expensive alternative, but slings aren't that bad..Many people like giant, fast growing spiders that hit prey like a freight train and sit on top of their hide rather than in it. They don't disappoint
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Twenty-gallon tanks? Did you find these tarantulas near a nuclear-power plant?
Finding an enclosure for an arboreal is just as easy as finding one for a terrestrial. You don't need a fancy glass enclosure with a front-swinging door. Sure they look nice, but they cost and arm and a leg (especially if you're keeping several tarantulas), and they are usually poorly ventilated, and being made of glass or acrylic, it is nearly impossible to drill holes in without cracking them. You can get away with using them with Poecilotheria, Psalmopoeus, and most other arboreals, but for ones that require lots of cross-ventilation, like Avicularia I don't find them to be the most suitable enclosures. In order to be able to help you out with this, we would first need to know the size of the tarantula you're planning on getting? Is it a sling, juvie, or adult? Knowing the species would helps us a lot as well.
I'm not sure where Meludox got the impression that arboreals have a reputation for being hard to care for. Not that I'm trying to call him/her out, but this kind of confused me a bit. Outside of Avics, I have never heard anyone say this about arboreals in general. As someone who has kept both arboreal and terrestrial species, I can say that this has no bearing on how easy/difficult a tarantula is to care for. Heck, some of the most advanced species out there are in fact terrestrials. Either way, best of luck with whatever species you're planning on getting, and feel free to let us know if you have any more questions/concerns. There are a lot of great people on this forum who are willing to help out. I am actually in the process of editing a little video I made on building arboreal terrariums, so hopefully it'll be ready to view by Friday , depending on how much I am able to get done. I'll be sure to post it here when it's done.
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I'm pretty much going off of what every new owner says about arboreal (more so Avicularia) species. Because many people are under the impression that they require frequent misting and high humidity and all that nonsense. I thought that was what the OP was worried about.Twenty-gallon tanks? Did you find these tarantulas near a nuclear-power plant?
Finding an enclosure for an arboreal is just as easy as finding one for a terrestrial. You don't need a fancy glass enclosure with a front-swinging door. Sure they look nice, but they cost and arm and a leg (especially if you're keeping several tarantulas), and they are usually poorly ventilated, and being made of glass or acrylic, it is nearly impossible to drill holes in without cracking them. You can get away with using them with Poecilotheria, Psalmopoeus, and most other arboreals, but for ones that require lots of cross-ventilation, like Avicularia I don't find them to be the most suitable enclosures. In order to be able to help you out with this, we would first need to know the size of the tarantula you're planning on getting? Is it a sling, juvie, or adult? Knowing the species would helps us a lot as well.
I'm not sure where Meludox got the impression that arboreals have a reputation for being hard to care for. Not that I'm trying to call him/her out, but this kind of confused me a bit. Outside of Avics, I have never heard anyone say this about arboreals in general. As someone who has kept both arboreal and terrestrial species, I can say that this has no bearing on how easy/difficult a tarantula is to care for. Heck, some of the most advanced species out there are in fact terrestrials. Either way, best of luck with whatever species you're planning on getting, and feel free to let us know if you have any more questions/concerns. There are a lot of great people on this forum who are willing to help out. I am actually in the process of editing a little video I made on building arboreal terrariums, so hopefully it'll be ready to view by Friday , depending on how much I am able to get done. I'll be sure to post it here when it's done.
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JamiesTarantulas.com has affordable, fairly appealing enclosures for arboreal and terrestrial species of all sizes.
https://jamiestarantulas.com/enclosures/
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I actually just rehoused my regalis into a big cheese ball container. I'd seen other people here use them, so i tried it, and I have to say, for anything but the big arboreals, it makes a really good, really clear and spacious enclosure. I'm kind of impressed. Now I have way too many cheeseballs though. But yeah, they're perfect, and cheap Now I can take the exxo terra she was in and put it in storage..Ha, the irony of that..$120 dollar enclosure vs cheese ball container..lol
Now I can take the exxo terra she was in and put it in storage..Ha, the irony of that..$120 dollar enclosure vs cheese ball container..lolI liked to give my male G. pulchripes enough room to wander. He had the twenty gallon up until he passed away. When my little one gets bigger I'll put it in there.Twenty-gallon tanks? Did you find these tarantulas near a nuclear-power plant?
Finding an enclosure for an arboreal is just as easy as finding one for a terrestrial. You don't need a fancy glass enclosure with a front-swinging door. Sure they look nice, but they cost and arm and a leg (especially if you're keeping several tarantulas), and they are usually poorly ventilated, and being made of glass or acrylic, it is nearly impossible to drill holes in without cracking them. You can get away with using them with Poecilotheria, Psalmopoeus, and most other arboreals, but for ones that require lots of cross-ventilation, like Avicularia I don't find them to be the most suitable enclosures. In order to be able to help you out with this, we would first need to know the size of the tarantula you're planning on getting? Is it a sling, juvie, or adult? Knowing the species would helps us a lot as well.
I'm not sure where Meludox got the impression that arboreals have a reputation for being hard to care for. Not that I'm trying to call him/her out, but this kind of confused me a bit. Outside of Avics, I have never heard anyone say this about arboreals in general. As someone who has kept both arboreal and terrestrial species, I can say that this has no bearing on how easy/difficult a tarantula is to care for. Heck, some of the most advanced species out there are in fact terrestrials. Either way, best of luck with whatever species you're planning on getting, and feel free to let us know if you have any more questions/concerns. There are a lot of great people on this forum who are willing to help out. I am actually in the process of editing a little video I made on building arboreal terrariums, so hopefully it'll be ready to view by Friday , depending on how much I am able to get done. I'll be sure to post it here when it's done.
I've had my G. rosea since 1998. After a while I thought she deserved a ten gallon and she's been in it ever since.
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This is definitely true when it comes to Avics with the whole humidity deal. Which is odd when you consider the fact that Avics seem to require less humidity/moisture than a lot of other arboreals, and even seem to benefit from less of it. The only arboreal genus I've found that seem to require a bit more attention when it comes to these two things is Lampropelma. I have read that these do best when kept with moist substrate, otherwise they are prone to molting issues. I once lost a Singapore Blue sling as a result of keeping it too dry. Most arboreals are pretty easy to keep though, I have found Psalmopoeus and Poecilotheria to be some of the tougher ones.
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Twenty-gallon tanks? Did you find these tarantulas near a nuclear-power plant?
Finding an enclosure for an arboreal is just as easy as finding one for a terrestrial. You don't need a fancy glass enclosure with a front-swinging door. Sure they look nice, but they cost and arm and a leg (especially if you're keeping several tarantulas), and they are usually poorly ventilated, and being made of glass or acrylic, it is nearly impossible to drill holes in without cracking them. You can get away with using them with Poecilotheria, Psalmopoeus, and most other arboreals, but for ones that require lots of cross-ventilation, like Avicularia I don't find them to be the most suitable enclosures. In order to be able to help you out with this, we would first need to know the size of the tarantula you're planning on getting? Is it a sling, juvie, or adult? Knowing the species would helps us a lot as well.
I'm not sure where Meludox got the impression that arboreals have a reputation for being hard to care for. Not that I'm trying to call him/her out, but this kind of confused me a bit. Outside of Avics, I have never heard anyone say this about arboreals in general. As someone who has kept both arboreal and terrestrial species, I can say that this has no bearing on how easy/difficult a tarantula is to care for. Heck, some of the most advanced species out there are in fact terrestrials. Either way, best of luck with whatever species you're planning on getting, and feel free to let us know if you have any more questions/concerns. There are a lot of great people on this forum who are willing to help out. I am actually in the process of editing a little video I made on building arboreal terrariums, so hopefully it'll be ready to view by Friday , depending on how much I am able to get done. I'll be sure to post it here when it's done.
I think it's just the availability of species, in general, that makes arboreals tougher to care for. Outside of the Avics (which have a reputation for being fragile, which I wouldn't know myself since I've never really had an interest in them), most genera available are feistier, faster, and meaner (Pokies, Psalmopoeus, etc.). These are definitely a step above Brachypelma or Grammostola, and even the more defensive terrestrials. I give all species a lot of cross ventilation, so I'm not sure if arboreals actually need it more than terrestrials. Never bothered to find out.
Agreed about the enclosure choice. If you really want a nice display tank, then sure, spend the money for a customized fish tank or acrylic enclosure. If not, there are plenty of cheap options for housing any species. Even the giants, like Theraphosa, can be kept in large, cheap storage bins.
It would also really help if the OP could narrow the the list down to a few species, because most people are just going to throw out what they'd want themselves, or general beginner Ts.
Sounds like she's in the ballpark for the A. versicolor. I just ordered one from net-bug.net with an arboreal starter kit, 2.5" square and 4" tall i think, comes with fake plant some substrate and pice of cork bark like most sling kits. 1/2" sling i think was $39.99. Not sure if this arboreal kit will work well but i'm going to give it a shot Anastasia isn't shipping right now, weather there is too cold. I'm hoping it will warm up next week
Ken the bug guy has the large dry leaf herb shakers for use as sling enclosures. a cheap cool alternative i think. They're a good 6" tall and probably 2.5" diameter or so. If this arboreal kit from Anastasia doesn't work out i'll move the versi to the shaker. Thing i like about the shaker is it has filter paper over the shaker holes, but the spoon opening is clear so you can put a syringe in to fill the water or tongs to clear away junk.
Anastasia isn't shipping right now, weather there is too cold. I'm hoping it will warm up next week Ken the bug guy has the large dry leaf herb shakers for use as sling enclosures. a cheap cool alternative i think. They're a good 6" tall and probably 2.5" diameter or so. If this arboreal kit from Anastasia doesn't work out i'll move the versi to the shaker. Thing i like about the shaker is it has filter paper over the shaker holes, but the spoon opening is clear so you can put a syringe in to fill the water or tongs to clear away junk.
