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<blockquote data-quote="octanejunkie" data-source="post: 169703" data-attributes="member: 3872"><p>It's not a safe handling pet, regardless of species.</p><p></p><p>Some Ts are "safer" than others for new keepers to keep, both in temperment and speed, but also how tolerant they are of husbandry mistakes new keepers make.</p><p></p><p>There are definitely are more characteristically docile, less defensive species which makes them more suitable to beginning keepers than others.</p><p></p><p>If someone were <strong>very</strong> apt to understanding "what works" and were able to provide the correct housing conditions and care, it's arguable you can be successful with almost any species; but you can't get experience by osmosis online.</p><p></p><p>Start with a basic tarantula that is both hardy and attractive. Almost any Brachypelma, Grammostola, maybe even B. smithi or B. hamorii. Higher cost of entry for a juvenile or adult, but an otherwise slow grower from a sling. Grammostola pulchripes also already mentioned, is a good choice and classic looking, long-lived species.</p><p></p><p>B. albopilosum was our first tarantula, a "safer" and more docile species. A display animal, it didn't hide much as an adult. I never felt the need to handle it, nor did the T ever express a desire to be held by me, or anyone else.</p><p></p><p>They are cute, and some furry, but none are cuddly by nature. Individual animals vary in personality and temperament.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="octanejunkie, post: 169703, member: 3872"] It's not a safe handling pet, regardless of species. Some Ts are "safer" than others for new keepers to keep, both in temperment and speed, but also how tolerant they are of husbandry mistakes new keepers make. There are definitely are more characteristically docile, less defensive species which makes them more suitable to beginning keepers than others. If someone were [B]very[/B] apt to understanding "what works" and were able to provide the correct housing conditions and care, it's arguable you can be successful with almost any species; but you can't get experience by osmosis online. Start with a basic tarantula that is both hardy and attractive. Almost any Brachypelma, Grammostola, maybe even B. smithi or B. hamorii. Higher cost of entry for a juvenile or adult, but an otherwise slow grower from a sling. Grammostola pulchripes also already mentioned, is a good choice and classic looking, long-lived species. B. albopilosum was our first tarantula, a "safer" and more docile species. A display animal, it didn't hide much as an adult. I never felt the need to handle it, nor did the T ever express a desire to be held by me, or anyone else. They are cute, and some furry, but none are cuddly by nature. Individual animals vary in personality and temperament. [/QUOTE]
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