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03-19-04, 07:39 PM
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Join Date: Aug-2002
Location: Victoria, B.C.
Age: 47
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my older brother wants a T
Hi guys,
I have a question for u all and that is what is the best beginner T?
Rose Hair? How big do they get?
If you could give me a few tips and things i should tell him that would be cool.
Thanks,
Jazzey
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03-19-04, 08:09 PM
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Join Date: May-2003
Location: Vancouver Island
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TIP #1: Try not to get TOO addicted 
Actually I don't have any T's yet, but my wishlist is quite large
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03-19-04, 08:21 PM
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Join Date: Mar-2004
Age: 33
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A good beginner t would be an old world because they are not real agressive but have uracaitng hairs. I would suggest a Mexican red knee or a texas blond t. You need a sponge in your water dish to keep crickets from drowning and fowling the water. Do not get down and look eye to eye unless you want nightmares for weeks haha. You can cage a lot of species of T in 10 gallon or smaller terrariums. Discluding birdeaters and baboons.
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03-19-04, 08:57 PM
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Join Date: Aug-2003
Location: Thunder Bay Ontario
Age: 42
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I think creepycrawlie meant new world instead of old world. Check out arachnomania.net pics. Everything is color coded even I understood it.
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03-19-04, 09:09 PM
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Join Date: Jul-2003
Location: Ontario
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Yup, New World species have the urticating hairs. The New World is the Western hemisphere (North and South America).
R
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03-19-04, 11:57 PM
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Join Date: Jan-2004
Location: Toronto, On.
Age: 38
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Just get a Rosie, very calm demeanors. Mine has never reared up or flicked hairs at me, and she is about 5.5 inches long.
Aidan
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03-20-04, 03:52 AM
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Join Date: Dec-2003
Location: Cobble Hill, B.C
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yeah i agree go with the rosehair
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03-21-04, 07:07 PM
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Join Date: Mar-2004
Location: Saginaw, MI
Age: 46
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Actually, I would pick a Grammostola aureostriata (Chaco) or a Eupalaestrus campestratus (Pink zebra beauty) over a G. rosea for a beginner. Of course, my two roseas are psychos!
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Jungle carpet, Coastal carpet, a cat, 2 frogs, 7 scorpions, and 98 tarantulas.
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03-21-04, 09:38 PM
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Join Date: Oct-2002
Location: Montreal
Age: 50
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You need a sponge in your water dish to keep crickets from drowning and fowling the water.
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This actually is a very bad practice to do, sponges are a haven breeding ground for bacteria and this can affect your tarantula.
If you want to help keep the crickets from drowning in the water, just add a few rocks or something of the sort that can be cleaned well and isn't too porous.
I personally don't use any sponges in any of my tarantula's enclosures. I don't use anything actually, I don't find enough crickets in the water dishes to warrant using some.
Pixie
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