im thinking of getting a fairly large tarantula. i beliveve these are the 3rd largest? has any1 had any experience with Salmon Pinks? from what ive read they r semi aggresive, the aggresion doesnt bother me because i will not be handling it. wot is the best substrate 2 use with these?

They're great to keep and eat just about anything smaller than it.
I keep mine on earth and peat. Mine also has a log cave and small water dish.
I hope i'm helpful,

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Great T's to keep, but watch out for their uticating hairs, they are very itchy.

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Mine is fantastic, it will tolerate being moved gently with a brush for cleaning and hardly ever gets into strike position.
As said they eat virtually anything and grow fast, I got mine as a 5cm sling, now at roughly 8 months old its near 6 inches.
I keep mine on potting compost but make sure it has no insecticides or anything else in it, substrate is about 15-20 cm deep with a cave type hide but it hardly ever uses it, a few fake plants and a small water bowl for any T over 3 inches.
As an adult I will be keeping mine in a large exo-terra terrarium which i believe is 60x45x45 cm.
They are great T's and IMO one of the best large ones because they are fairly calm and like to be on display and not hide away as much as other T's

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My Reptiles1.2 Royal Pythons 0.1 BCI
1.0 cornsnake
1.0.1 Bearded Dragons InvertsSAF L parahybanaAF G roseaAF A semanniP regalisH lividum3 B albopilosum slingsN coloratovilosumG aureostriataMaraca horridaWantedPython brongersmaiGTPDogStaff bitch Puppy

Too right, esp after a moult.

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Baby girl born 7-04-08
My Reptiles1.2 Royal Pythons 0.1 BCI
1.0 cornsnake
1.0.1 Bearded Dragons InvertsSAF L parahybanaAF G roseaAF A semanniP regalisH lividum3 B albopilosum slingsN coloratovilosumG aureostriataMaraca horridaWantedPython brongersmaiGTPDogStaff bitch Puppy

My hand was bigger than my head for about 2 weeks,


hehe Im not called a drama queen for nothing!

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cheers 4 the advice. i really fancy 1 of these. its my nephews fault ( i havent owened a spider 4 a few years), hes only 2 but hes obsesed with spiders, but hes got the 21yr old kid goin in me too!!! i want a fairly big spider, but i will get it from a spiderling (or 2) again this time because i did enjoy watching my last spider grow. the hairs sound a bit dodgy but i think ive decided 2 get 1. anymoe advice would be great, cheers in advance

i love parahybana's! very nice spiders
can be a bit aggresive, some will even let you have a handle
Non the less great spiders :]

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can any1 see any problems keeping these on cocunut fibre?

Nope.. its a very good substrate for t's

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