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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Konstantin" data-source="post: 223727" data-attributes="member: 30996">Hi thereMy girlfriend is was not fond of tarantulas too.Best way is to get slings .They are small ,cute and not intimidating and take very little space. Some of the slow growing species like Grammostola, Brachypelma, Aphonopelma will take good 5-8 years to get to 4-5 inch mark .In that time people in your house will get used to them and won't take notice of them as their tolerance will grow with the spider. There are also the so called dearf species too more colorful usually and max out at 3-4 inch.The down side of those is they may be a little more fast moving and skittish and require a little more experience to care for them properly Regards Konstantin</blockquote>