Starting again

[Scruffy_Nerfherder]

My first time keeping a tarantula was back in approximately 2008 or ‘09 when I was just fresh out of college. My first T was a Grammostola Rosea. This was back when we were told that we needed to keep a sponge in the water to keep the tarantula from drowning. Unfortunately, I had to give it up when I moved for a job opportunity. But, it started me on wanting to keep tarantulas as pets. So fast forward approximately 14-15 years later and I finally talked my wife into letting me get a tarantula. In fact, I was able to get two because of Fear Not Tarantulas freebie deal and they were actually a Christmas present from my wife. I was able to get a Chromatopelma Cyaneopubescens and Tliltocatl Albopilosus sling. In fact, my C. Cyaneopubescens just molted today. My baby is just growing up.

My goal is to get all of the types (terrestrial , arboreal, fossorial) and a Goliath Bird Eater. I’m excited to be back in the game, especially after seeing all the beautiful species that are now available. I have also uploaded my picks of my C. Cyaneopubescens. My T. Albopilosus on the other hand is playing at being fossorial and so I have yet to get good photos of it yet.

 

[middy74]

Hi beautiful baby and welcome the Goliath is on my wish list .

 

[m0lsx]

Welcome to the forum & back to the hobby.

If you buy your Theraphosa blondi as a sling, buy several, as my experience is, most turn out to be males.

 

[Danilo]

Hi welcome back
I'm just returning myself and just purchased a 1.1 T.apophysis 10cm and 6 cm and a T.stirmi sling around 4cm
Good luck with your adventure

 

[Enn49]

Hello and welcome back to the hobby.

 

[Lawrence b]

Welcome back to the hobby .

 

[Jeef]

Greetings and welcome aboard! Did you have any specific ones in mind for the future other than the Therephosa? I ask because I wanted to try to stick to terrestrials and a few of the ones I got might as well be fossorial at this stage. I had a C. darlingi that came out more than my X. immanis does.

 

[Scruffy_Nerfherder]

Thank you for the warm welcome. And here are some updated pics of my Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens after its molt.

 

[mrsoul1974]

Welcome aboard and welcome back to the hobby!

 

[Scruffy_Nerfherder]

Greetings and welcome aboard! Did you have any specific ones in mind for the future other than the Therephosa? I ask because I wanted to try to stick to terrestrials and a few of the ones I got might as well be fossorial at this stage. I had a C. darlingi that came out more than my X. immanis does.

So far, I am specifically looking at caribena versicolor for the arboreal. I’m not sure what I want for the fossorial because most are old world and while I think I may break my no old world plan, I’m not sure which one I want to get (but I’ve got time since that will be my last one). I actually do plan to get a pamphobeteus sp. ‘Machalas’ next. Those ones are just gorgeous. As to the bird eater, I’m planning on the apophysis.

 

[Noodlelove]

My first time keeping a tarantula was back in approximately 2008 or ‘09 when I was just fresh out of college. My first T was a Grammostola Rosea. This was back when we were told that we needed to keep a sponge in the water to keep the tarantula from drowning. Unfortunately, I had to give it up when I moved for a job opportunity. But, it started me on wanting to keep tarantulas as pets. So fast forward approximately 14-15 years later and I finally talked my wife into letting me get a tarantula. In fact, I was able to get two because of Fear Not Tarantulas freebie deal and they were actually a Christmas present from my wife. I was able to get a Chromatopelma Cyaneopubescens and Tliltocatl Albopilosus sling. In fact, my C. Cyaneopubescens just molted today. My baby is just growing up.

My goal is to get all of the types (terrestrial , arboreal, fossorial) and a Goliath Bird Eater. I’m excited to be back in the game, especially after seeing all the beautiful species that are now available. I have also uploaded my picks of my C. Cyaneopubescens. My T. Albopilosus on the other hand is playing at being fossorial and so I have yet to get good photos of it yet. View attachment 70176

I am so incredibly happy for you I absolutely love my little land octopi. And I have a Tlitlocatl albopilosum too