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Message: <blockquote data-quote="swimbait" data-source="post: 64115" data-attributes="member: 3515"><p>Lol I know people with 15 tarantulas who consider themselves to still be "dabbling" but that's besides the point. Yes in general the main difference between arboreal and terrestrial is trees vs ground. However, you also need to keep in mind what part of the world that species comes from. There are old world and new world tarantulas, Old world referring to tarantulas from Africa, Europe, Asia, etc. New world refers to tarantulas from North and south America. Overall old world tarantulas are more aggressive/defensive and have more potent venom. Rose hairs are considered new world terrestrial. Not all new world terrestrials would be kept the same though as a tarantula living in brazil is going to have different requirements than a tarantula from say Colorado. Although you can get away with keeping most species generally the same once you have a basic understanding of all their needs. For your avics small deli cups with moist sub and lots of ventilation as slings, as they grow you can keep them on dry sub as long as you have a water source. Peoples biggest mistake with avics often is keeping them too moist with too little ventilation. The tarantula world is definitely confusing at first but you'll quickly get the hang of it. If you have any specific questions feel free to private message me whenever, or you could post them here for others to also respond to.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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