What are the must haves for a T collection?

[swade655]

mmmmmmmm Monocentropus balfouri

 

[swade655]

anyone have a general report on x. immanis attitude and habits. it is only a couple notches down my list

 

[_Nagash_]

Hello!
This is my first "post" at this forum.
I apologize in advance for my bad English.
I`m from Norway, we catch polar bears roaming our streets instead of learning english
I think you need to add a H.Minax to that list.
With that said, you have a realy cool collection, with many of my own favourites as H.Lividum(The king!),a.versicolor(Scout),t. blondi(soldier) and at least,but not last,p. regalis(assasin)!

greetings
Robin aka Nagash(nick from "The black angels fallen from grace", DIMMU BORGIR!

 

[Anansi]

must haves depend on what you're looking for in a T and moreover, if you are a genus completist, etc...

I choose Ts based on their habits and temperament. that said, I buy Ts which dont web too much; stay out in the open the majority of the time; eat a lot; and reach a good size. Over the course of my T collecting, a time period which spans roughly 13 years (I'm 26), I've had over 80 Ts... all juveniles to adults, not like 20 fasciatum spiderlings pushing up my count. My perennial favorites are as follows (I also own all of these except for ruhnai and klassi):

g. pulchra - docile, simple and black, yet elegant.
b. smithi - hobby classic, gets a good size, and is relatively calm
b. emilia - gotta love the black triangle on it's ceph. eats a lot and is docile
a. geniculata - def one of my favorite Ts of all time. size, looks, and appetite
g. aureostriata - absolutely love this T
n. chromatus - the punk rocker of Ts. ive heard they are nervous, but mine seems calm. some of the most vibrant colors of a terrestrial
b. albopilosum - sure it's relatively cheap, common, and not "exotic", but I love the shaggy appearance, the voracious appetite, and the fact it's so easy going
b. klassi - beautiful T
b. ruhnai - another beautiful T

so looking at my list, one could assume I'm partial to grammastola and brachypelma, and that's true because they are such great genus', yeilding some of the best Ts for captivity.

there are a lot of Ts I think are fantastic looking e.g., cambridgei, irminia, regalis, lividum, etc but dont really care for them b/c they stay hidden for so much of the time.

 

[asher8282]

i give another vote for GBB and OBT red phase

 

[maxident213]

Every T keeper should have a Genic. Size, appetite, markings/colourings, relative docility, and that one elusive quality that many Ts lack: out-in-the-open-ness!

 

[swade655]

Hello!
This is my first "post" at this forum.
I apologize in advance for my bad English.
I`m from Norway, we catch polar bears roaming our streets instead of learning english
I think you need to add a H.Minax to that list.
With that said, you have a realy cool collection, with many of my own favourites as H.Lividum(The king!),a.versicolor(Scout),t. blondi(soldier) and at least,but not last,p. regalis(assasin)!

greetings
Robin aka Nagash(nick from "The black angels fallen from grace", DIMMU BORGIR!

welcome to the boards, thanks for the compliments and suggestions, i hopre you find everyone here as helpful as i have.

 

[swade655]

seems like the king of the must haves is a GBB so far.

 

[rosehaired1979]

I'd say most ppl have basically the same thing but I would add the A.brocklenhurtsi its kinda like the A.genic but it a more of a bolder white on its legs also add the E.cyanognathus to. Here is a few more- A.juruenicola,B.ruhnaui ,G.alticeps and G.actaeon,G.inheringi,B.cyaneifemur

Oh opps getting into my want list LOL

 

[Static_69]

lets play fill in the blank.....

Every tarantula collection should have a/an _H. maculata_________ in it.

this is a test you will be graded...lol

hint. Tarantula/cage/substrate are all wrong answers.

 

[Mina]

Thoth and Swade655,

I'm an idiot!!!! *slaps hand to forehead* I totally forgot about L. parahybana!!! The two I have would not be happy with me if they knew. Sorry for spacing, and thanks for reminding me Thoth. I'm gonna go apologize to my spiders.

Mina

 

[Fingolfin]

seems like the king of the must haves is a GBB so far.

Yeah, I am going to give them a vote as well. I am really loving my sling right now.

 

[swade655]

thanks again for all the replies

 

[jw73]

Definitely B. smithi, Ch. cyanobuescens, G. rosea, A. metallica, L. parahybana.

 

[TheNatural]

first step Ts:
- Grammostola genus - pulchra (IMO - a must)
- Avicularia genus - avicularia (classic)
- Brachypelma genus - smithi (classic)
- Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens (easy and collored)
- Acanthoscurria geniculata (big)
- Lasiodora genus - parahybana (cheap and big)

second steps Ts:
- Theraphosa blondi (agressive)
- Poecilotheria genus- regalis (fast)
- Psalmopoeus genus- irminia (fast)
- Pterinochilus murinus (agressive)
- Citharischius crawshayi (agressive)

third step Ts:
- Poecilotheria metallica (expensive)
- Monocentropus balfouri (expensive)
- Xenesthis immanis (expensive)
and all others impossible to afford, hehehehe :}

 

[hyena65]

Chromatopelma Cyaneopubescens-Grammostola Pulchra-Lasiodora Parahybana. Definately must haves.:drool:

 

[Bark]

Something old (classic) - B Smithi or B Emilia
Something relatively new (that is affordable) - g aureostriata. p regalis
Something big - L difficilis, L parahybana, or T Blondi
and something greenish-blue - A Versicolor or GBB

 

[swade655]

Something old (classic) - B Smithi or B Emilia
Something relatively new (that is affordable) - g aureostriata. p regalis
Something big - L difficilis, L parahybana, or T Blondi
and something greenish-blue - A Versicolor or GBB

sounds like you consulted a wedding planner

 

[swade655]

Ok

so far here are the leaders by mention

C. Cyaneopubescens- 10 mentions
B. Smithi- 7
G. Pulchra- 6
L. Paryhybana-5
T. Blondi- 5
A. Versicolor-4
P. Regalis-4

it was a quick count so I apologize if I missed a mention

 

[swade655]

50 different T's have been mentioned...... Yep ... I'm a dork, I am keepin track.