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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WolfSpider" data-source="post: 118809" data-attributes="member: 24627">Welcome Rose.  You have chosen your forum well, I have no doubt you'll choose the right T.  Congratulations.  But be careful:  one T leads to 5 which leads to 10 then 20....well, you get the idea.  Enn49 is the master of all things tarantula.  And, she is so sweet:  a great source of information.  Moreover, she is always around.  Humbly, I'd recommend a 2-3 inch specimen.  It can take forever for a sling to mature.  And....slings produce angst--they seem so fragile at that size.  As per Ennie, I don't recommend maturity, unless you are sure it is a female.  2-3 inch DLS (diagonal leg span) is nice because you will have your T for awhile, and, let's face it, the cool part of owning a tarantula in many cases is showing off an awesome sized spider to your shocked friends.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool    :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /></blockquote>