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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ExMember" data-source="post: 165755">I started with a T albopilosum and couldn't be happier. It went from 1/2" sling to about 2.5" in about 5 months and is just an awesome spider. B hamorii are just beautiful but can be bad with hair kicking, especially around a moult.Grammastola pulchra are awesome. Great temperment in general. They are expensive though.Grammastola pulchripes is probably my favorite on the list. They get pretty large and are gorgeous! The only one I don't have is a porteri/rosea. They are difficult to breed and Chile killed exporting. They can fast for over a year (18 months is the longest I have heard of) and some are just absolutely nuts! Just look up psycho rosie's. But they were a hobby staple and live ridiculously long. Also they are the epitome of the term "pet rock". My vote would be for T albopilosum for their hardiness and price. I paid 10 bucks for mine <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />  but if you want a really cool big spider I would go for the Grammastola pulchripes.</blockquote>