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What is a good species to start with in the OW T:s?
With respect to seeing them, understand that with some of these OW T's, it is not a matter of seeing them sometimes, but virtually never. As you say, it may not matter much to you but I just wanted to make sure you were clear regarding this aspect. I have a H. lividum that I see out of its burrow at most once a year. I will occassionally see her legs sticking up near the entrance to the burrow, but as soon as I get near her tank, she retreats to her burrow. The only way I am able to see her at all is that she was very accomidating and built her burrow right along the glass. So, I can sort of see her through the webbing she has lined her burrow with.port513 said:I really don't care if I see them or not, I keep T:s for my own experience and for that I don't have to see them all the time.
What do you prefere when you keep OW? A front opened terrarium or a top opened terrarium?
I only have front opened at the moment.
In a word, NO. Experience should be gained with fast and defensive OW species that are not large or known for there strong venom first. For example, The OBT/Usambara Orange.DracosBana said:Are there any good Arboreals for a first Old World T?
This is a very interesting thread. Thank you port513 for bringing this up. I took a look at some pictures of the Chilobrachys fimbriatus and must say that this is a truly handsome species. The other spider that keeps being listed on this thread is the Citharischius crawshayi . I have thought about getting one of these myself, but heard about them digging a hole and never coming out. Is this true? I would be interested in what are the most VISIBLE old world species. I do have a P. murinus sling and they do seem to grow fast, eat well, and mine stays visible in it's corner web all the time although it also has a little hole dug directly beneath it's web. What about the Hysterocrates gigas?vulpina said:I have 2 Chilobrachys fimbriatus that are visible most of the time and do not seem as defensive as an H. lividum. But yes, most of the O.W. species are fairly secretive and you would not see much of them.
Andy
Thanks Michael. I think I'm going to go with a P. regalis. That's the one I was thinking of originally. I prefer slings (or whatever the young are called) with any animals I keep, so that should give me plenty of time to get used to speed and attitude of whichever I finally decide on.SpiderShoppe said:When you think you are ready for an OW arboreal I suggest starting with Heteroscodra maculata, which tend to stay near the bottom in dense silk and are less likely to run out the cage on you or Poecilotheria regalis, which is more calm than most other "Poecs" and is the genus "classic". If you have the money, I consider Poecilotheria miranda to be the calmest "Poec". Avoid P. fasciata and P. ornata until you have experience with other "Poecs" - these are, IMO, the most nervous species.
Cheers, Michael