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30-09-2009, 04:53 PM
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problem wife
Hello everyone,
I'm new to this forum and I am probably quite unique as i have no reptiles. I want a tarantula, but my wife isn't convinced, can anyone advise me on a good beginners tarantula that could swing her round to my way of thinking? Thanks Rob 
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30-09-2009, 05:02 PM
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Firstly Welcome!
and im not all that good on tarantuals, but i do believe that a Chile Rose is one of the best beginners from what i have read. if you look on the spider shop they have ratings of suitability for each species, and with pics so your wife may take a liking to one of the T's. Good luck! Spuddy.
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30-09-2009, 05:04 PM
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There's a thread just like this one open at the moment, take a look there
 http://www.reptileforums.co.uk/spide...st-spider.html
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30-09-2009, 05:19 PM
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Hi Rob,
The main genus you should be looking at are Grammastola, Brachypelma and Aphonopelma; these include common names such as the Chile rose, Costa rican Zebra and Mexican Red Knee plus much more if you want something a bit different try a tarantula from the United States such as Oklahoma Brown (A Hentzi), most (not all) of the spiders in these particular genus are docile, more importantly they are hardy, and as a rule can survive the mistakes that a begginer would make. Hope this helps
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30-09-2009, 05:30 PM
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Try an RCF Rosea
Very pretty girly colours plus if you get it from a sling it wil be tiny and pink and adorable
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30-09-2009, 06:18 PM
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I have a G. rosea adult female available if you're interested. If you live in Essex you could pick it up and veiw how the various species are housed.
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  L. klugi, L. parahybana, G. rosea, G. pulchra, C. pentalore, A. geniculata, A. New River, C. cyaneopubescens, P. cambridgei, P. irminia, A. amazonica, A. avicularia, A. diversipes, A. Guyana, A. laeta, A. metallica, A. minatrix, A. Peru Purple, A. versicolor, B. boehmei, B. emelia, B. smithi, B. vagans, P. fasciata, P. formosa, P. miranda, P. ornata, P. pederseni, P. regalis, P. rufilata, P. striata, P. subfusca, N. chromatus, N. coloratovillosus C. schioedtei, L. violaceopes, T. apophysis, T. blondi, P. murinus (RCF), A. pissii, - too many for a sig.
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01-10-2009, 09:54 PM
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i am also new to tarantulas. last week i bought a chile rose female.
 she is so stunning, ideal for beginners. They tend to be calm and slow. they are a medium spider so they only grow to about 6 inch. they are really easy to look after too.
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