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No, going from a slow NW terrestrial species to a fast OW arboreal isn't a good idea. IMO
Seems to be an on going trend of new hobbyists wanting to jump into the deep end. All thinking they're out of the norm and can handle the big jump. Then you have those believing that getting a sling is better and don't even have basic husbandry skills yet.
There is some good advice given by experienced keepers, yet is disregarded.
My advice to the OP is get a faster NW terrestrial species, something from Aphonopelma, and get used to its speed.
Getting an arboreal, I suggest A. avicularia or versicolor, juvie or adult, not a sling. Pretty and not overly defensive species for the most part. Then when you're ready, only you will know, try a juvenile P. cambridgei . They're the largest, but more prone to hide when disturbed than their cousins.
As far as arboreal speed is concerned, Tapinauchenius and Stromatopelma are the " kings of speed", both are known as "teleporters".
On another note, being they're readily available year round, P. metallica are overpriced. IMO!
With 20+ years as a keeper I don't know what I'm writing about. [emoji17]

<blockquote data-quote="Therasoid" data-source="post: 47101" data-attributes="member: 3538">No, going from a slow NW terrestrial species to a fast OW arboreal isn't a good idea. IMO&nbsp;Seems to be an on going trend of new hobbyists wanting to jump into the deep end. All thinking they're out of the norm and can handle the big jump. Then you have those believing that getting a sling is better and don't even have basic husbandry skills yet.&nbsp;There is some good advice given by experienced keepers, yet is disregarded. &nbsp;My advice to the OP is get a faster NW terrestrial species, something from Aphonopelma, and get used to its speed. &nbsp;Getting an arboreal, I suggest A. avicularia or versicolor, juvie or adult, not a sling. Pretty and not overly defensive species for the most part. Then when you're ready, only you will know, try a juvenile P. cambridgei . They're the largest, but more prone to hide when disturbed than their cousins.&nbsp;As far as arboreal speed is concerned, Tapinauchenius and Stromatopelma are the &quot; kings of speed&quot;, both are known as &quot;teleporters&quot;. &nbsp;On another note, being they're readily available year round, P. metallica are overpriced. IMO! &nbsp;With 20+ years as a keeper I don't know what I'm writing about. [emoji17]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Therasoid, post: 47101, member: 3538"] No, going from a slow NW terrestrial species to a fast OW arboreal isn't a good idea. IMO Seems to be an on going trend of new hobbyists wanting to jump into the deep end. All thinking they're out of the norm and can handle the big jump. Then you have those believing that getting a sling is better and don't even have basic husbandry skills yet. There is some good advice given by experienced keepers, yet is disregarded. My advice to the OP is get a faster NW terrestrial species, something from Aphonopelma, and get used to its speed. Getting an arboreal, I suggest A. avicularia or versicolor, juvie or adult, not a sling. Pretty and not overly defensive species for the most part. Then when you're ready, only you will know, try a juvenile P. cambridgei . They're the largest, but more prone to hide when disturbed than their cousins. As far as arboreal speed is concerned, Tapinauchenius and Stromatopelma are the " kings of speed", both are known as "teleporters". On another note, being they're readily available year round, P. metallica are overpriced. IMO! With 20+ years as a keeper I don't know what I'm writing about. [emoji17] [/QUOTE]

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