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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Whitelightning777" data-source="post: 126530" data-attributes="member: 26980">Any Lasiodora will grow fairly fast and there are quite a few species to choose from. My L Klugi was my second tarantula, very easy to deal with. In fact, a sling or juvenile would be a good first tarantula for some people.Tom's big spiders has videos on 2 species.  The overall temperament of mine is calm as long as she had access to her hiding place. I only ever got a threat display when she outgrew her usual hide and became too chubby to get back in.There's a powerful feeding response that'll show up once they stop burrowing and hang out in the open.  Attacking the water dish when you fill it is typical. They think everything is food, not aggressive behavior. In fact, they eat like garbage disposals unless in premolt.[MEDIA=youtube]ZX4is4yKu9w[/MEDIA]Frog moss is also appreciated and mine hates any substrate with even a small amount of vermiculite.[ATTACH=full]28183[/ATTACH]Of course, LPs are equally awesome. Other species include fracta and difficilis among quite a few others.Tom's big spiders has done videos on 2 species in this genus.</blockquote>