gary_ Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 hey, im going to be buying a spiderling tarantula soon, but i need to know what species i should get as im a beginner. i want something thats pretty docile and not aggressive, as i would'nt want to be bitten. i have been told by a few people that the Curly Hair Tarantula is prob the best one for me to get. any thoughts/ideas welcome please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesandtwos Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 no expert on pidies as prefer my snakes and lizads. you could chat to john in the snake shop on attecliffe. hes pretty clued up and would advise you accordingly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary_ Posted October 10, 2006 Author Share Posted October 10, 2006 do you know any online exotic pet stores i was looking at http://www.southcoastinverts.net/, just wondering if you know any, any1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesandtwos Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 bitesnstrikes, based in london: http://www.bitesnstrikes.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz1976 Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 chilien rose is an easy spider to keep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary_ Posted October 10, 2006 Author Share Posted October 10, 2006 erm, i meant online stores where its possible to purchase the spider online and have it delivered to the door Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesandtwos Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 It is online?. wouldn't recomend you have things delivered unless you use a service like reptaxi. would cost you less to fetch from a store as TNT charge around £30 delivery and you take full risk should the animal not arrive fit and well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaFoot Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Chile Rose is generally the recommended begginner species and should be readily available. Stay away from any of the Haplopelma spp, Theraphosa Blondi or the 'Baboons'. Also wouldn't recommend any of the arboreal spp as first spider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaFoot Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Try here... http://www.thebts.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medusa Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 I'd recommend a Chilean Rose too- and get a female, cos the males generally don't live for very long. One little random tip- different spiders do have food preferences. I know that most of the books say that they eat anything that hangs about long enough for them to catch it, but I had a Chilean Rose which chose crickets to eat (crickets put in the viv lasted a maximum of a few hours, but anything else hung about for weeks- I had to start putting food for the food in the viv too if I couldn't get crickets) and a Mexican Red Knee who wouldn't touch crickets but could demolish 10 locusts on feeding day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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