Pics of spiders please...contemplating getting one.

[ChloEllie]

Hi,
right im petrified of spiders, i know not a good start lol
BUT i love the look of them!
i know many people dont handle theirs, which is why i dont have a problem with having one.
i love the look of cobolt blues, white knees and white striped bird eater.
i like the big fluffy legs and not the skinny ones lol.

i wouldnt be getting one for ages as i havnt done my research plus i need to make sure im confident enough for one.

so id like to see pics of your pretty ones so i can see which i would get.

also any info would be cool.
x

[waynenoonan1234]

i never handle any of mine spiders

[invertasnakes]

Personally as many on here will agree stay away from A cobalt blue for a first T. theyre know more for their attitude then their colour. I would say a good T to go for would be a chillie rose (Grammastola rosea) or something like a mexican red knee (Brachypelma smithi) or red leg (Brachypelma emilia)

Sadly havent got any personal pics of these but heres some you could look to get in the future....

[ChloEllie]

wow the orange one is amazing!

yep heard about the cobolt blue lol....just think they r gorgeous!

not too keen on the chile rose.
i would only get a T if something truly stood out to me.

[_TiMiSdRuNk_]

I never handle any of mine either, i keep them as an interest and for show

[invertasnakes]

This usually get the abuse rolling in but this is a pic of one of my cobalts



they are amazing but as you said you know the rep that comes with them. Personally i believe that T's are a kinda display purposes only, so with that in mind you could possible go for something like this........

Poecilotheria regalis (Indian Ornamental)

[ChloEllie]

this is JUST out of interest lol (btw ur cobolt blue is STUNNING) but if i was to never handle a cobolt blue then what is the prob with its attitude?

dont flame me, its just a Q

[invertasnakes]

Originally Posted by ChloEllie

this is JUST out of interest lol (btw ur cobolt blue is STUNNING) but if i was to never handle a cobolt blue then what is the prob with its attitude?

dont flame me, its just a Q

Its a fair point hun but i think its just down to experience. Even if you weren't to handle them there are still occasions when you will need to go into its enclosure eg. top up water, remove dead food etc. And as they are pretty defensive/agressive not the best thing to help you personally start in the hobby.

[ChloEllie]

Originally Posted by invertasnakes

Its a fair point hun but i think its just down to experience. Even if you weren't to handle them there are still occasions when you will need to go into its enclosure eg. top up water, remove dead food etc. And as they are pretty defensive/agressive not the best thing to help you personally start in the hobby.

yes i could imagine a pretty spid being thrown at the wall wouldnt b a good start.
i did wonder how u clean them out etc....i know that was a fairly stupid thing to say lol but u never know. if i could get one that could just clean allits crap up and pop in a bag and leave it by the opening, that would be good.
we could co-operate lol

[garlicpickle]

Originally Posted by ChloEllie

yes i could imagine a pretty spid being thrown at the wall wouldnt b a good start.
i did wonder how u clean them out etc....i know that was a fairly stupid thing to say lol but u never know. if i could get one that could just clean allits crap up and pop in a bag and leave it by the opening, that would be good.
we could co-operate lol

actually, they do tend to put their leftovers in one place