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Message: <blockquote data-quote="garrenn" data-source="post: 12600" data-attributes="member: 701">And like most I started out with a G.rosea. I know a few people recommend them for beginners because they're easy to care for and slow, and others do not because they can have mood swings and just kind of sit there.But it'll be a perfect starter for me because I don't really plan on handling any tarantula all that much no matter how docile it is except on rare occasions. Right now I'm having to use a bark wood substrate, but I know that's not preferred and the only reason I got it was because the pet store was out of other substrates. I plan on going by the other pet store today and find something a little more suitable. She's pretty young. I'm not sure how old she is exactly, and I haven't officially measured her, but she appears to be about 1.5 to 2 inches. She was being sold for 16.99 but they had a sale and she was 12.99. Not officially sure about the gender but I'm going with "she" for now. Her name is Anansi.</blockquote>