Ive been thinking about getting a more exotic pet for a while, but something not too difficult to look after. Despite hating spiders in general I do quite like Tarantula's!! (they just seem quite peaceful and of course, fluffy!).
So T owners out there, how are they to keep??
Are they a good exotic to start with??

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There fairly easy. It also depends on the species. For beginners rose hair probaly.

very easy. Charlotte is a Chile Rose.

their tank needs refreshing every 8 months, fresh water daily, and 2-3 crickets twice a week.

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Easier than easy depending on the species; generally they require no work at all except a light feeding every so often. They're also very cheap.

Hmmm, got a birthday coming up.....
Maybe a Chilean Rose T would be a nice pressie to myself..thumbup:

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SUMMER...JUST SAY NO!

I love my furkids.
dogs-Adam, Hannah, Heidi.
cats-Banjo, Bess, Eric, Tootsie, Blossom, Gracie.
Syrian Hamster-Inigo Montoya.
Rats-Ezri, Audrid, Emony.
Corn Snake- Kiora.
Kenyan Sand Boa- Kushti.

RIP- Winter, Autumn, Leela, Spring, Gandalf, Summer,Jet, Pip, Moo, Lilac, Wild Thing, Patrick, Frisbee, Echo.

Depends if you want an adult or a Spiderling.

G. Rosea (Chilean Rose) is a good terrestrial species; they require very little care but they're a bit slow and tend not to move a lot. From experience they make good display spiders as they're always on show; per say. They don't hide a lot.

My first T was a B. Vagans (Mexican Red Rump). That was one grumpy spider and that thing could teleport; wouldn't be the first time I've had urticating hairs flicked at me.

If you're looking for something a bit different; get one of the Arboreal spiders.
Avic Versicolour or Avic Avic. They have brilliant colours and love to climb. These guys are fast though.

Also heard good things about the Greenbottle Blue.

I started off a few years ago with a medium sized chile rose ( grammostola rosea) i then got a baby green bottle blue (chromatopelma cyaneopubescens), I now have 35 tarantulas and counting.... my GBB is gorgeous and the colouring is amazing, i've watched her grow, and she is skittish and usualy runs away rather than flick hairs. for a beginner you should really be looking at any brachypelma (usually smithi(mexican red knee)) any grammostola (chile rose) or any avicularia ( pink toe/versicolour etc) the versicolour can be quite hard to look after due to its high humidity requirements. but all of those species are classed as docile... any more questions then just ask

Craig

whatever you decide make sure the spider is not wild caught.

Greenbottle Blue Tarantulas (Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens or GBB for short) are the way forward! They're my favourite species and make excellent starter species. I have 5 large spiderlings!

You get everything with a GBB, Decent growth rate, ravenous feeders, excellent webbing, virtually bomb proof and stunning from spiderling to adult!

Grammostola and Brachypelma species are also good starter species, but can be slow growing.

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