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friendttyy said:

Well a few months ago i said to my mom i wont get another tarantula. Well today i picked up a suntiger (p.irimia) sling never took measurements. Thats the first tarantula off my wishlist!

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friendttyy said:

thanks guys i think she is 1cm. Will get a correct measurement

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Ghost Dragon said:

Actually, gobey, I should take that advice too. I've gone from 3 to 23 in just over a year, with 4 more planned for mid November. Granted, I probably won't keep all the ones I have, especially the multiples (4 B. albopilosum, 4 P. regalis). I'm thinking my final collection count will be around 25, after I save up enough money for each of the Holy Trinity T's (P. met, X. immanis, and A. juruensis), and I don't have any plans to breed any, just the odd MM breeding loan, perhaps.

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gobey said:

Dude. Don't take this this as trying to 1 up you. Because it's like saying "I'M MORE IMPULSIVE!" I can only imagine the things Poec mutters to himself about how I've gone into this hobby. I only hope the older guys here know I am indeed taking notes and considerations.

But I'm at 16 in 4 months. Would be 17 if B. albo 5 didn't escape. Poor little guy is house spider food I bet. He was 1/4" maybe. Totally my fault. Lesson learned so hard. Enclosures ALL reexamined the next day.
Anyways now I have this 50/50 breeding project. So.......................

I want to keep.... 3? Maybe 2. 4? $#@& No more than 20 total.

I really think I should keep 2. That'd be most responsible. My MM will die out. I'll have 50 / 50 at having a female of that awesome little T. And 50 50 one will be docile like him. And I'll definitely also cut down on my 4 B. albos, 3 OBTs, and then 2 L.p.s, 2 P. regalis, 2. H. macs. I bought in 2s and kept freebies. These slings all had original plans, and i waited until after I worked with them outside my house and until I had experience with them and working with an adult OW for a bit also not mine. And then kinda decided I'm keeping them. For now. The OW still have a backup plan should I really decide it's too much. But I don't see it happening. I love working with the OBTs. The slings kind of make me more weary than the adults. They're so small and spastic.

But aside from the fact that I've worked with dangerous wild animals before tarantulas, and that I at least have some common sense and want to keep learning constantly. I think I'm that guy all gung ho the older dudes here usually aren't keen on seeing.

So yeah I want what I have now to seriously be IT. And when I've learned a lot and I've grown to see what Ts lf mine are my favorites, I'll probably try to trade for some of the maybe 3 or 4 that I even might want. Or sell. But euther way the T count needs to stay, or decrease.

Time to learn and grow. I really do have enough now.

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Ghost Dragon said:

And that's good, knowing when to say 'NO'. Maybe I should have done the same thing, but they're just so damn fascinating. I do have 2 or 3 that I really dote on, but I'm trying to learn with each one of them. I can't imagine some collectors that have 400-600 specimens. That's not a hobby, that's a job, and a damn busy one at that. If I can keep my two full bookcases of specimens alive & healthy, then I think that I'm doing pretty good. I am going to have to start planning to make room for the 15+ slings I have, once they mature and take up WAY more room. 'Critter Corner', anyone?

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awiec said:

Should I be considered an addict when I figure out I have males and think "Sweet more shelf space"?

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gobey said:

Yeah I've decided it's custom enclosures for most of these slings. I'll have maybe 12-14 slings. 5 adults. Well the L.p.s are juveniles, but juvie L.p.s are the size of my adult Avic and porteri lol. I'm thinking the P. regalis, or at least the best one, and the female L.p. if she gets nice and big will get nice glass exo terras or similar pricier display cases. But the rest will be in the KKs I have and custom enclosires for a T storage spot lol
They'll live in my office. Keep me company.



Excuse to buy more? To buy a nice big one to fill an empty enclosure? Lol

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awiec said:

It's an excuse to get more since I can trade him/his children, I'm very limited on space and I would like to enjoy my collection so the plan is to keep it under 40. I think I will be investing in dwarfs so I can cram more on my book shelf.

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gobey said:

I just did both of those. Entered my first breeding loan agreement, and it's for a dwarf T. At least a smaller T species. Very curious little guy. I used to think I only wanted big tarantulas. But I fell in love with this little dude the minute I saw him. Colorful docile little thing. Always wants to see what you're up too.

I'd like mine to be under 20. And honestly be like 10 - 15 of my absolute favorites when I'm older and be good with it. We'll see if that happens.

It may be more.... Or less lol. I'm already broaching the I have a bunch of tarantulas subject now with this new girl I'm seeing.

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awiec said:

I said I would stay at 10, now I'm at 20 with several suspect males and adult females, fortunately all my adult girls are are on the small side of the tarantula family.

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fuzzyavics72 said:

Yes, you would be, but in the early stages. Just run, run away lol. I have only two addictions and this is the worst ever. Especially when you start trolling your pet stores for more tarantulas. At three of my pet stores I get wholesale prices since I buy so much. I just bought ten WC a ezendami for 215.00. I wish I wasn't so addicted.. :/

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When you see cheap prices and over spend it's really bad. I 've always been good at putting away money till now. I think AB isn't helping my addiction, so I plan on leaving for a bit.

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