Need help with true spiders.

[Tgotty90]

As of lately I've been interested in getting some different true spiders to add to my collection. My nephew saved a little Trochosa ruricola from our bathtub awhile back and has been taking care of it. Pretty impressive for a little grass spider, it's a good eater and he's got it to grow a good bit. All this has intrigued me to get more true spiders and a nearby pet shop has huntsman spiders for sale(picture posted below) and I'm very interested in picking one up this weekend but aside from my Acanthogonatus franki(which seems like a T) and some bold jumpers, I've never really messed with any other spiders. Just curious exactly what kind of huntsman is the one im looking to buy and also in your opinions what are some other true spiders i should look for in the future?

 

[PanzoN88]

Paging @Enn49 and quite possibly @Austin S. I know little about these things.

 

[Enn49]

Sorry @Tgotty90 and @PanzoN88 I have no knowledge of true spiders.

 

[PanzoN88]

Sorry @Tgotty90 and @PanzoN88 I have no knowledge of true spiders.

Hmmm, thought there was someone with knowledge of true spiders, thought it was you, maybe I was thinking of someone else.

Ah, now I remember it was someone on a less active forum that I was thinking about.

 

[Tgotty90]

This can be a new experience for all of us then

 

[Enn49]

This can be a new experience for all of us then

Yes it can. Funnily enough I have a small spider in a container that my son caught in the kitchen a few weeks ago and I have no idea what it is but it happily takes down crickets. It's a UK species and I really ought to get a photo to post on here for ID

 

[Tgotty90]

Yes it can. Funnily enough I have a small spider in a container that my son caught in the kitchen a few weeks ago and I have no idea what it is but it happily takes down crickets. It's a UK species and I really ought to get a photo to post on here for ID

They are just as fun as Ts. Here's the little guy we have. Eats like a champ and has molted for us already. We have them all over the place here but still a cool little guy.

 

[ilovebrachys]

That's a cool little spider @Tgotty90
I think fellow member @T-Baby kept some true spiders such as linothele fallax? she might help you

 

[T-Baby]

You won’t regret getting in to True Spiders @Tgotty90 they are every bit as fun to keep as Tarantulas.
The Huntsmen in your petshop is a Heteropoda Venatoria, they’re lightening quick, you think pokies are fast? Nothing compared to Huntsmens! The good thing is that they very rarely bite, a tank needs to be big enough for them to stretch their legs but mostly they’ll sit with their legs curled and kept arboreal, females tend to lay phantom eggs sacs during maturity and 9/10 will die shortly after, so I’d ask if it’s WC. I tend to mist once a week as I’m not putting a water dish in and simply just throw food in and shut the lid. Quick. And as with most true spiders their venom potency is much greater then Tarantulas so I’d read up on that prior to buying any. Depending on the levels it may be worth buying a locking tank, to prevent fatalities. Yes that’s right, some have that potential. Sicarius Hahni is a very deadly sand spider, which luckily for us rarely bites and can’t climb glass/plastic.
True spiders do not live as long as Tarantulas, it doesn’t matter in most species if it’s male or female. 3-5 years is the average. Obviously there are exceptions.
I hope this helps. Feel free to ask any questions and I’ll do what I can!

 

[MassExodus]

I recommend any huntsman, black hole spiders, any jumping spider, wolf spiders, green lynx are cool looking and unique..hell, any of them except the dangerous ones, like widows, recluses, sand spiders, etc. I just find them outside and watch them though, I dont keep them. Oh, and every trap door spider I ever found had a serious attitude problem.