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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Raella" data-source="post: 12393" data-attributes="member: 695"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/s1S9Plh.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />I have never owned a tarantula before, and am interested in getting one. I was looking at a list of suitable spiders for beginners and found this on the list and I was sold. I read that it was a midsized species but what exactly does that mean in terms of size? I am putting it into a 10g tank. I would get a female, so it would be less "leggy" from what I've read.. I would also like to know what the average lifespan is for males and females. I do plan on getting myself a good book but I am a little short on cash and would like to have a general idea with this before I do any more research. I am not sure how this is going to be received here... but one of the reasons I wanted a tarantula is because you have to feed it live prey. Mostly crickets and meal worms.. but also pinky mice. Is this a species that would go for something like that? I am worried because of its size it would have a hard time dealing with that or get hurt maybe? Also I have been told that this is a terrestrial species that likes it dry, but does it make webs? I have seen some pictures of the blue Versicolor and the beautiful webs it makes and would be interested in a species that makes webs like that... but I also really like the way the P. Parvula looks so I think I am going to stick with it but was just curious about its web habits.</blockquote>

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