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<blockquote data-quote="Mygalomorphic" data-source="post: 197346" data-attributes="member: 37369"><p>Welcome to the hobby! You are doing the very best thing you can too make sure you get started on the right foot- research <em>before </em>you get a tarantula. </p><p></p><p>I (and many other keepers) had arachnophobia before getting into the hobby. One thing that really helped me was learning as much as I could about tarantulas and spiders in general. Not just their husbandry but also their anatomy and behaviors. The more you learn and understand the less frightening they will seem. </p><p></p><p>You'll find as many different opinions on good beginner species as there are species but most people will recommend terrestrial New World tarantulas. Aphonopelma, Brachypelma, Tliltocatl are all good ones. I'd recommend getting an older animal and not starting off with a tiny sling if you can help it. You'll hear that arboreal tarantulas and many Old World species are fast and they absolutely are, but don't make the mistake in thinking New Worlds are slow, they are just "slower". A big, beefy Brachypelma can plod along but they are capable of explosive speed and I personally was not prepared for that when I first started keeping. Nothing to afraid of just be prepared.</p><p></p><p>Keep asking questions and learn as much as you can and you'll be fine.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mygalomorphic, post: 197346, member: 37369"] Welcome to the hobby! You are doing the very best thing you can too make sure you get started on the right foot- research [I]before [/I]you get a tarantula. I (and many other keepers) had arachnophobia before getting into the hobby. One thing that really helped me was learning as much as I could about tarantulas and spiders in general. Not just their husbandry but also their anatomy and behaviors. The more you learn and understand the less frightening they will seem. You'll find as many different opinions on good beginner species as there are species but most people will recommend terrestrial New World tarantulas. Aphonopelma, Brachypelma, Tliltocatl are all good ones. I'd recommend getting an older animal and not starting off with a tiny sling if you can help it. You'll hear that arboreal tarantulas and many Old World species are fast and they absolutely are, but don't make the mistake in thinking New Worlds are slow, they are just "slower". A big, beefy Brachypelma can plod along but they are capable of explosive speed and I personally was not prepared for that when I first started keeping. Nothing to afraid of just be prepared. Keep asking questions and learn as much as you can and you'll be fine. [/QUOTE]
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