Hello, tarantula lovers

[Telson]

I'll be the crude one round here Phil..that's my job Marija your first spider being an Lp was an excellent choice. I forsee you will become a great Jedi...welcome to the forum, and if I might suggest, have a look at these genera:
Pamphobeteus, Phormictopus, and Theraphosa.
In my humble, hehe, opinion they are the jewels of the hobby.

 

[Marija]

It's a bit of a forum joke as there are a lot of people here who adore the Acanthoscurria geniculata, commonly known simply a genic. I might add that inclues me as I have finally bought one.

Oh, I get it now, lol
Thanks

 

[Marija]

In my experience, much less. I have 4x slings balfouri and a sub-adult. They are like pet holes (hide a lot), nowhere near as defensive/aggressive as an OBT. None of mine are anyway. I also have an OBT and that is just mental even though just over an inch long. All baboon spiders can be defensive and not normally for the beginner or faint hearted.....lol. I was also reminded by @Kymura that I did not mention the Geniculata earlier. A large species that is a very good dispatched tarantula. ,usually just sits right in the middle of thr tank without a care in the world. My Geniculata (Genie) is my avatar, out of my 64 (and counting) probably my gave T and is now knocking on the door of nearly 8 inches total leg span. Stunning contrast with the black and white markings and certainly in UK and across Europe, cheap as chips at the moment.

OBT is gorgeous but kind of psychotic I'll definitely own one in the future but for now I keep my distance haha.
A friend of mine has an adult female geniculata and she is really nice. He made a coffee table with large drawers as terrarium and a glass on top so you can look at them while you enjoy your coffee. Needless to say I love spending time at his house haha. His geniculata is really calm and I can see that it's his favourite. I'll keep the species in mind

 

[Marija]

I suppose you get the good and the bad with the "web" (pardon the pun). If they can't recall that they too were new at some point and wanted to learn from others then they are probably a tosser in whatever walk of life they are in (apologies for being crude). Makes my blood boil when people stop being helpful. I can shout out at least 10 people on here who would never dream of being like that despite a cumulative total of probably hundreds of yesrs in the hobby. ....lol

Yeah, that's true. They tend to get rude (not all of them but most). I really try to keep my tarantulas happy and in a nice enclosure but no matter what you do and if you post pictures they always find a way to make you feel like a bad owner...
For example I've seen my parahybana climb a lot on one side and hanging on the glass so I've put her a piece of bark there (kind of lion king cliff ). She hangs at the top of the bark all day, I think she likes it

 

[Marija]

I'll be the crude one round here Phil..that's my job Marija your first spider being an Lp was an excellent choice. I forsee you will become a great Jedi...welcome to the forum, and if I might suggest, have a look at these genera:
Pamphobeteus, Phormictopus, and Theraphosa.
In my humble, hehe, opinion they are the jewels of the hobby.

Thanks, I certainly hope to become a great Jedi
Wow, Pamphobeteus and Phormictopus can get quite colorful, love the purple on them! I'll have to check if they are available here.
Theraphosa are huuuge, real beasts but I love it. Hope my parahybana grows big, she is 6,5 inch now and 5 years old.

 

[Enn49]

Thanks, I certainly hope to become a great Jedi
Wow, Pamphobeteus and Phormictopus can get quite colorful, love the purple on them! I'll have to check if they are available here.
Theraphosa are huuuge, real beasts but I love it. Hope my parahybana grows big, she is 6,5 inch now and 5 years old.

Try these sites in Poland:-
http://spidershop.pl/product-category/arachnids/slings/?lang=en
http://www.spidersworld.eu/en/product-category/tarantulas/
http://www.spidersonline.pl/en_US/c/Slings-nosex/63 (this shop is closed, should be back tomorrow)

 

[Marija]

Try these sites in Poland:-
http://spidershop.pl/product-category/arachnids/slings/?lang=en
http://www.spidersworld.eu/en/product-category/tarantulas/
http://www.spidersonline.pl/en_US/c/Slings-nosex/63 (this shop is closed, should be back tomorrow)

Do they ship in Croatia? If they do, can the tarantula survive the shipping? I'm kind of scared of that...

 

[Enn49]

Do they ship in Croatia? If they do, can the tarantula survive the shipping? I'm kind of scared of that...

I'm in the UK and they ship here so I don't see why not. I've used all 3 shops and not had any problems.

 

[Marija]

I'm in the UK and they ship here so I don't see why not. I've used all 3 shops and not had any problems.

Oh, great then. Thanks so much!
My next mission is to talk my fiance into getting another tarantula haha. He better get used to it

 

[Telson]

I'm quite sure he wont have a problem

 

[Marija]

I'm quite sure he wont have a problem

He's not much of an animal lover, one is more than enough for him but I'll find a way.

 

[syzygy]

Welcome to the forum! 3 things....
1) The fact that you are so impatient waiting for "Pulchripes" to molt tells me that you will fit in really well with the rest of us who are in that same perpetual cycle.
2) Phobia is an awesome name. If I ever get a T.stirmi or some other truly giant species I may steal that.
3) Your T photos are quite good. Makes me want to dust off my camera and try to get some photos of mine.

 

[Marija]

Welcome to the forum! 3 things....
1) The fact that you are so impatient waiting for "Pulchripes" to molt tells me that you will fit in really well with the rest of us who are in that same perpetual cycle.
2) Phobia is an awesome name. If I ever get a T.stirmi or some other truly giant species I may steal that.
3) Your T photos are quite good. Makes me want to dust off my camera and try to get some photos of mine.

Thanks for your welcome.
Well the pulchripes last ate on September 01. so you can imagine... The moment I come from work first thing I do is check if she molted haha. That cute thing is driving me nuts
The last few days she turned really black on the abdomen and the rest of the body so I thought that is it but still nothing. She stands there like she has all the time in the world haha. Can't wait to see her in her new "clothes"
Feel free to steal the name it would be my honor.
Thanks for the compliment about the photos. I take them with my phone but I have to get a good camera and make a photosession

 

[Phil]

OBT is gorgeous but kind of psychotic I'll definitely own one in the future but for now I keep my distance haha.
A friend of mine has an adult female geniculata and she is really nice. He made a coffee table with large drawers as terrarium and a glass on top so you can look at them while you enjoy your coffee. Needless to say I love spending time at his house haha. His geniculata is really calm and I can see that it's his favourite. I'll keep the species in mind

That coffee table idea sounds awesome. Is your friend willing to share a pic here. I am sure lots of us would love to see it. I had my Genic in a converted aquarium (190 litre corner unit) will dig out a pic. ☺

 

[Phil]

Yeah, that's true. They tend to get rude (not all of them but most). I really try to keep my tarantulas happy and in a nice enclosure but no matter what you do and if you post pictures they always find a way to make you feel like a bad owner...
For example I've seen my parahybana climb a lot on one side and hanging on the glass so I've put her a piece of bark there (kind of lion king cliff ). She hangs at the top of the bark all day, I think she likes it
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They tend to find what's comfortable for them. My geniculata hangs out on a large root all the time. She is doing that in my avatar pic and climbs a lot considering her size. I always get worried she will hurt herself. Funny story actually (not at the time). She escaped out of her tank, climbed round my racking system where all the other T's are. Up the wall, round he curtains, back on the floor and after all that, she must have decided to take a rest under my bed!!!! I folllwed the trail lf silk ha ha
All my Ts are in my bedroom atm. Bit of a tight fit. 64 and counting......lol.

 

[Phil]

He's not much of an animal lover, one is more than enough for him but I'll find a way.

You are a woman......I am sure you can get your way. Am I wrong fellas.....LOL

 

[Phil]

Do they ship in Croatia? If they do, can the tarantula survive the shipping? I'm kind of scared of that...

I was the same with shipping. Had always drove to see for myself what I was intending to buy. I have used 2 of the Polish sites and have shipped some of my spiders to fellow members in the UK and received many spiders from shipments in UK too. There really is very little to worry about. Not had any problems at all.

 

[Phil]

That coffee table idea sounds awesome. Is your friend willing to share a pic here. I am sure lots of us would love to see it. I had my Genic in a converted aquarium (190 litre corner unit) will dig out a pic. ☺

Found a pic

 

[Marija]

That coffee table idea sounds awesome. Is your friend willing to share a pic here. I am sure lots of us would love to see it. I had my Genic in a converted aquarium (190 litre corner unit) will dig out a pic. ☺

I'll ask for a picture or go and take one myself

 

[Marija]

They tend to find what's comfortable for them. My geniculata hangs out on a large root all the time. She is doing that in my avatar pic and climbs a lot considering her size. I always get worried she will hurt herself. Funny story actually (not at the time). She escaped out of her tank, climbed round my racking system where all the other T's are. Up the wall, round he curtains, back on the floor and after all that, she must have decided to take a rest under my bed!!!! I folllwed the trail lf silk ha ha
All my Ts are in my bedroom atm. Bit of a tight fit. 64 and counting......lol.

Good thing you found her
My friend also had his geniculata escaped. The glass on the coffee table got loose in one corner so the smart lady started digging through the substrate, table and found her way out. He found her three days later behind a large closet. Luckily she was unharmed.
64 tarantulas, wow... Living the dream