Hello everybody!

[crotalus]

Hi! My name is joel. I'm new here. Been lurking the past few days, and have learned a LOT. I'm honestly more of a reptile guy, I have a hog island boa, a ball python, an angolan python, a bearded dragon, a box turtle, a dendrobates tinctorius "cobalt" poison dart frog, a betta fish and a dog. That said my wife has bugged me for years to get a tarantula and i finally caved and have agreed to get her one. I know very little about them so I've been reading up on them a lot. We've decided on a green bottle blue as it seems like a lower difficulty spider for an introduction to the hobby as well as they are gorgeous. My question on top of my introduction is where do I go about getting one, I'd prefer somewhere local to the northwest but it isn't essential. Also is it possible to get a small (young) one that has at least a high probability of being female? So who would you recommend?

 

[Denny Dee]

Hi Joel,

Welcome aboard. Great reptile collection. You are very lucky to have a wife that actually is interested in T's. You are living the dream . Good sources for T's are local pet shops, reptile/animal shows and online suppliers. Check out the dealer thread to learn about our users experiences and you should be able to find a supplier that can meet your needs. Good luck!

 

[philflake]

Hello and welcome! I love Jamie's Tarantulas.

 

[Tongue Flicker]

Hey joel welcome aboard!

 

[Christell Erasmus]

Hi welcome aboard. It is good that you have read up and done some research before you commit to this. A GBB is a great tarantula, unfortunately there is no definite way to tell if it is a female if you are buying a sling.