New To Spiders!

woodsy · #1 (**permalink**) 26-03-2008, 11:12 AM

i was wondering as im a snake person myself if there is a list of tarantulas which are good for first time keepers! and what it is that you need to keep them!

Jamie · #2 (**permalink**) 26-03-2008, 11:13 AM

How to choose your first spider.

woodsy · #3 (**permalink**) 26-03-2008, 11:22 AM

im not a fan of spiders but love animals so im getting a Chilean Rose Tarantula me thinks and with regular handling im sure that will be one more animal im fine with! then the rest of the insect family!

sekhmet · #4 (**permalink**) 26-03-2008, 11:33 AM

why dont ya try getting used to them first. maybe a friend or a pet shop will have a chile and will let you observe the temperament. oh and by the way handling is not really adviced. the tarantula doesnt benefit from it and sometimes it can even stress them out. tarantulas are really just a display animal.

woodsy · #5 (**permalink**) 26-03-2008, 11:48 AM

THANK YOU! i was not aware they were display animals!

joe0709 · #6 (**permalink**) 26-03-2008, 11:53 AM

i agree with the above posts handling isnt really adviced for both you and the spiders safety.

near enough all the grammastola species are good starters.

chile rose
or for a bit more colour chile rose rcf
curly hair
chile beautiful

sekhmet · #7 (**permalink**) 26-03-2008, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by woodsy

THANK YOU! i was not aware they were display animals!

no need to get sarcastic i was only saying what i did as you were saying with regular handling you could get used to them and that is not adviced. as it states in my husbands thread that jamie provided the link for

Young_Gun · #8 (**permalink**) 26-03-2008, 12:13 PM

L.Klugi make good starter spiders usually

unless you get a psycho

woodsy · #9 (**permalink**) 26-03-2008, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sekhmet

no need to get sarcastic i was only saying what i did as you were saying with regular handling you could get used to them and that is not adviced. as it states in my husbands thread that jamie provided the link for

were was the sarcasm in that i generly didnt know you shouldn't hold them! as i said i am new to spiders as im a snake person and the joy of large constrictors is handling them! sarcasm would be "you know what sarcasm is dont you" thats f

king sarcasm!

C_Strike · #10 (**permalink**) 26-03-2008, 12:39 PM

holding them is upto you, they dont gain anything from it is the usual answer back on Arachnofreaks. Equally though, snakes dont gain anything from handling, lol
Anywho, i dont recommend it to beginners because tarantulas are quite fragile, equally if your used to th consequences with snakes, and you dont flip out when it does happen i dont see too much a problem. the spiders still eat, drink, molt breed the same, so wot detrimental effects are ther if done with no mal-intent? sorry to get anal about it once more, its a pethate i spose. iv yet to be bitten, only bite reports iv read, most of which on AB forums its the keepers mistake that caused the spiders reaction, and about 80% of the bites (cept for haplo's it seems

) are dry bites with no venom injected.
as said tho, sorry! put it at OCD or something, lol
just dont do anything out fo your abilities, and bare in mind some tarantulas fangs are so strong it can pop straight through your finger nail, so it will hurt mechanically, lol
Just do rush, and just have incubuss with you 4 reassurance for the first while, make sure you read your spiders mood, but understand when they are in unfamiliar territory, the behaviour changes and they loose nearly all defensive intentions.

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