First tarantula

[Jess Zimny]

Howdy! My name is Jess, and I'm 18. I am here from Wichita Falls, TX, and a student at Texas A&M University. This is my first time owning a tarantula, it's a common pink toe, and it's name is Beatle! I have 3 Madagascar hissing cockroaches named Rango, John, and George as well. Paul will be coming soon. In addition, I have 1 ball python, 2 betta fish, 2 dogs, 1 cat, and 8 chickens. So I may not be new to taking care of animals, but the tarantula is an interesting addition! I'm not sure of it's age or sex, but I'm looking forward to my time with it <3 Thank you!

 

[Cor]

Hi and welcome! Gig em!

 

[octanejunkie]

Welcome, Jess!

Feel free to share your vertebrate pets in the Vertebrate Pets section if you feel so inclined.

Happy to have you in the hobby and the forum.

 

[pongdict]

Welcome fellow Texan!

 

[Arachnoclown]

 

[Reptisect]

Hello there and welcome to the forum Jess! Im sure my brother will be quite pleased when I tell him about an animal keeper who named some of their animals after his favorite band in the whole world.

 

[m0lsx]

Hello & welcome.

 

[PanzoN88]

Welcome to the forum and the hobby.

 

[Oursapoil]

Good morning Jess and welcome to the forum/family.
Many people on the forum will be more experienced with A. avicularia than I am but I would estimate by it's size that Beatle should be close to 6 months old. @octanejunkie , what do you think?

 

[octanejunkie]

Good morning Jess and welcome to the forum/family.
Many people on the forum will be more experienced with A. avicularia than I am but I would estimate by it's size that Beatle should be close to 6 months old. @octanejunkie , what do you think?

Maybe closer to a year, based on the tarsal leg sections

Here's a few pointers on keeping Avics, @Jess Zimny

Keeping Avicularia species - Updated with Pictures

I keep several different arboreal species of tarantula but not all of them require the same care. The general care and keeping of the various avicularia-type arboreal species differs from all other arboreal and terrestrial species; but it's not complicated. A little history I lost my first...

www.tarantulaforum.com

 

[Enn49]

Hi Jess and welcome.

 

[Poppy2020]

Hello !

 

[Jeef]

Greetings and welcome aboard!

Great first pick! Any chance you'll name a future pet Clarence?

 

[Nurse Ratchet]

Welcome Jess!

 

[rapidfire]

Welcome! Once you get one it becomes an addiction. Soon you will have shelves upon shelves of tarantulas!!

 

[Cor]

Welcome! Once you get one it becomes an addiction. Soon you will have shelves upon shelves of tarantulas!!

Ain't that the truth. I'm not even a month in and I think I just hit a dozen.