Quick question

[Vidaro]

A. geniculata or G. aureostriata?

[fatich]

as l see, u have 2 choices and u will buy one of them,and u ask which one do u suggest
am l right? :)

[Vidaro]

kind a:) i like them both but dont know wich one to choose , never kept a T b4 only scorps

[jb7741]

aureostriata are supposed to be big, beautiful, and friendly.

I don't have either, but I myself am looking to get the aureostriata.

[Vidaro]

ye but geniculata is just as big and beautifull but a bit more defensive (wich is cool ( i dont intend on handling them to much) my question is more about caring and wich one is tuffer, since its my first one im bound to make a couple of mistakes:P

[Sir Legalot]

I am sure both of those species are quite robust, there may be however a difference in the feeding habits. In my experience G. Aureostriata can be a slower grower and in contrast with A. geniculata it will seem like waiting for a rock to grow.

G. Aureostriata is a docile species(in general) does not always mistake everything for food and sometimes shows more than rock-like behaviour

A. geniculata is not as docile, mistakes mostly everything for food and will show different behaviour altogether than G. Aureostriata.

It's like choosing between mild Peri-Peri chicken and the Lemon&Herb chicken lol.

[Moltar]

If you want a cuddly critter go with G aureo. If you want impressive defensive behavior and very high prey aggression go A genic. They both get big and beautiful, A genics grow faster though.

[gvfarns]

Dang. It would suck to to have both. I guess I can answer your question with a question: do you want to handle? If yet, get G aureo, otherwise get the geniculata.

Another clause in the question: do you have any other docile tarantulas that you can handle? If so, go for the geniculata.

G aureo is an awesome T and real friendly (comparatively) but the genic is more interesting and beautiful IMO.

[Vidaro]

i dont have any T's but ive handled a chaetopelma gracilis i found ones in a field:P
im a scorpion guy:D but im interested in T's now:) i think ill go for geniculata i like to c arachnids in action:D

[jadespider1985]

Go with the chaco ( i dont usually use common names but i have a devil of a time with this one and im too lazy to copy and paste!). I bought one about 5 or 6 years ago as a 3/4" sling and my girl is now over 5". She is completely docile and very neat specimen, certainly my favorite. Out of hundreds of T's and selling my collections off 3 times, i have always kept her. She is the only T in my collection that i have named (Big Gurl). They are just that awesome :D. Here she is in all her glory ;)....

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg259/shammer4life/encl088.jpg

Cheers,
Nate