I owned a Chilean Rose a few years ago, it was insanely aggressive even though it's meant to be an easy starter to the tarantula keeping world! I'd love to keep something a little more exotic but the other half would probably kill me in my sleep 
My Pet Birdeating Spider
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Yeah I used to have a Chilean Rose, been looking at some Avicularia last hour or so. I keep crickets and morio worms for my Leopard Gecko anyways. So may as well treat myself.
Avicularia Metallica, Avicularia Versicolor or Avicularia Purpurea.. Hmmm
Avicularia Metallica, Avicularia Versicolor or Avicularia Purpurea.. Hmmm
can i borrow her please, i have some problem seagulls nesting on my roof that need some subtle dispatching
I had a thought, if one had an ant/bird/mouse problem, could one get some tarantulas?
Serious question though
Avic versicolor are gorgeous
Pretty blue when young then just get more and mroe colorful as they get older
Yeha pokies are pretty, but you get lovely things like th above if you are complaicent (sp?) with them
I think whats more amazing is that the guy didn't go to the doctor immediately.
I can pick out several points in that story which would have even the most complacent people I know down the Doc's.
haha you're funny
You are aware that the tarantula isn't capable of thinking "Oh, my world sure is small". It has no opinion on the matter.
It's not like a dog that can show affection. As long as the correct environment is maintained and the correct food given, it really doesn't matter.
Wouldn't even bother wasting my time replying to him.
On the other hand, one thing is for certain when keeping Taratulas etc, if they don't escape the tank, the bleedin' Locusts can! few times I lost one around the house and might have forgotten to tell my mother
Nice spid. I've got a Red colour form Chilean Rose and a gorgeous Greenbottle Blue.
I bought the Chile Rose about a year or so ago as I was terrified of spiders, but also fascinated by them. Really amazing creatures to watch - I have a healthy respect for the speed at which they can move though, so handling them is a no no for me.
I've also got a Bearded Dragon, Leopard Gecko, Albino Horned Frog, Green Anoles, Anery Corn Snake and a Dubia Roach colony to feed them all
I've got a Red colour form Chilean Rose and a gorgeous Greenbottle Blue.I bought the Chile Rose about a year or so ago as I was terrified of spiders, but also fascinated by them. Really amazing creatures to watch - I have a healthy respect for the speed at which they can move though, so handling them is a no no for me.
I've also got a Bearded Dragon, Leopard Gecko, Albino Horned Frog, Green Anoles, Anery Corn Snake and a Dubia Roach colony to feed them all
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Nice spid.
I bought the Chile Rose about a year or so ago as I was terrified of spiders, but also fascinated by them. Really amazing creatures to watch - I have a healthy respect for the speed at which they can move though, so handling them is a no no for me.
I've also got a Bearded Dragon, Leopard Gecko, Albino Horned Frog, Green Anoles, Anery Corn Snake and a Dubia Roach colony to feed them all
Are you in the uk?
If so would you be interested in selling some Dubias to me?
Just noticed you are in uk, if you haven't got any for sale, any recommendations where to buy dubia? I ordered some off the net before but when they arrived they were nearly all dead.
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OP, you said that the bugs you fed your spid would sometimes have babies, why don't you get a second, really cheap tank, and let loads of them repoduce. Then restrict your spid's food for a week or so and unleash it into the second tank so it can do some proper hunting while they are running and stuff?
Of course, remember to get us a video
Of course, remember to get us a video
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OP, you said that the bugs you fed your spid would sometimes have babies, why don't you get a second, really cheap tank, and let loads of them repoduce. Then restrict your spid's food for a week or so and unleash it into the second tank so it can do some proper hunting while they are running and stuff?
Of course, remember to get us a video
I do keep my crickets in a seperate tank, they breed in there. Not enough to sustain a constant colony going though, and crickets can get pretty smelly. Not sure I'd want to put ellie in there, and being moved from her tank to theirs would likely stress her out, the last thing on her mind would be eating.
When I had pet rats I used to let them go in with the crickets though, they loved chasing them nearly as much as eating them
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I do keep my crickets in a seperate tank, they breed in there. Not enough to sustain a constant colony going though, and crickets can get pretty smelly. Not sure I'd want to put ellie in there, and being moved from her tank to theirs would likely stress her out, the last thing on her mind would be eating.
When I had pet rats I used to let them go in with the crickets though, they loved chasing them nearly as much as eating them
You could link the boxes and have a sliding door? Even better, just let them all loose inside your computer
*looks at TJ07 beside him, contemplating the idea*
My house mate from last year had a pet spider. She was gorgeous. I liked to watch her feed and just generally chill out. I'd love to get one but no way could I ever handle it and cleaning out their little den might be an issue, they fascinate and scare me at the same time.