Arachnomaniac19
Arachnolord
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- Aug 23, 2014
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When did you guys get your first OWs and what species were they? My first OWs were purchased when I was 12 and they were an obt, and a H.lividum.
I'd agree with you on the P. metallica being relatively calm but so is our P. vittata even at 6.5 inches she rarely reacts when we do any maintenance in her viv. I do watch her very carefully though lol.If you have the money, I would recommend both M. balfouri and P. metallica for first Old World's as P.metallica is rather calm compared to most other Pokies and the same goes for M. balfouri when compared to other baboon species.
I have gotten OBT's as freebies too, what a surprise right?! Now I have two OBT females that I might not have ever chosen to purchase in the first place :-/ They are beautiful though (when I catch a glimpse). I guess an OBT is a fixture in most advanced keepers' collections. I just shudder to think what could happen if an OBT ended up in inexperienced hands as a freebie... I think I got lucky with mine, I hadn't had a ton of experience with OW yet when I got those freebies.my first OW was probably an OBT many many years ago. come to think of it, i think it was even a freebie on top of an order too. lol