What kind?

iBaman · 09-16-12, 04:09 PM

So I'm thinking about getting a T...but i'm stuck as to what kind. I REALLY don't like creepy crawly things, but their webs are simply beautiful! any suggestions as to what kind I should look at? I'm not worried about aggression or anything, as it's VERY likely I won't handle them...

**lady_bug87** · 09-16-12, 04:59 PM

My hubby has a houndoran curly haired and he is pretty docile and kind of orangey-brown gives me the creeps

Mexican red kneed are neat looking.

iBaman · 09-16-12, 05:01 PM

do they have cool webs? I know some have very basic, but others will cover pretty much the entire enclosure with web...

**lady_bug87** · 09-16-12, 05:06 PM

It's hard to tell, he goes into webbing fits where he covers his entire enclosure with webs and keeps webbing over and over again in the same spots it's pretty cool though

poison123 · 09-16-12, 06:33 PM

look into red knees there webs arent all that pretty but they are

iBaman · 09-16-12, 06:35 PM

See, i like the ones that throw their webs every where xD anyone know anything about the cobalts?

poison123 · 09-16-12, 06:54 PM

i know there aggressive but thats all i know

**Aaron_S** · 09-16-12, 06:59 PM

cobalts...batpoop crazy.

iBaman · 09-16-12, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Aaron_S

cobalts...batpoop crazy.

half their intrigue!

BarelyBreathing · 09-16-12, 09:50 PM

If you like webs, get an orb weaver. It's not a tarantula, it's a spider, and you can't really handle them, but they have some of the most beautiful webs I have ever seen.

7niteshades · 09-16-12, 09:55 PM

I had a yellow orb weaver for about 3 years they are amazing mine you could handle though

my friend has a feather leg baboon tarantula they like to web up their habitats

Rogue628 · 09-16-12, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by BarelyBreathing

If you like webs, get an orb weaver. It's not a tarantula, it's a spider, and you can't really handle them, but they have some of the most beautiful webs I have ever seen.

I agree. If you want one for webs, orb weavers are great web makers. Very intricate and beautiful. I used to have one that stayed in the outside corner of my house several years ago. I loved observing it, whether it was making or repairing it's web or eating. Sometimes I'd get the hubby (cuz I don't touch creepy crawlies

) to throw some insects onto the web for it. IMO, they're a pretty spider as well.

If you want a spider you can handle, mexican red knees, rose hairs, and a few others are good for handling and are really nice looking. If you want a tarantula that's pretty and to observe, cobalts are one of my favorites. They're so royal looking

I'm not up on all my spiders nor tarantulas, but I've had 2...one was a wild caught Oklahoma tarantula and it made some neat looking ground webs. I eventually released it when I found a suitable area I thought it could thrive in as well as live for quite a while. I have a rose hair that's quite pretty. It's really docile and I use it to help get over my fear of the eight-legged creatures. I love watching it when it's actually moving around or eating. I'm still not too fond of holding it so it doesn't get held often

I only hold it about once a week for about 5-10 minutes. I have yet to really see any webbing in it's enclosure though....

In all, if you want to see pretty webs, go orb weavers. If you want a tarantula you can handle every once in a while, there are several nice docile ones. One for looks....I say go cobalt.

iBaman · 09-16-12, 10:41 PM

Oo, i didn't realize orb weavers could live so long in captivity! I think a cobalt would be awesome...I REALLY don't plan on holding them...I tried getting over the ickiness in 8th grade, but it never happened. (we had tarantulas in our science class)

SleepySleazoid · 09-17-12, 03:44 AM

Have you seen the Greenbottle Blue Tarantula (Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens)? I don't know VERY much about it, but from glancing at information they don't seem overly-aggressive and I've seen lots of them surrounded by tons of webbing. I've even seen a handling video, not that you'd really want to hold it but perhaps they are less-than-batshit should you get a close hand to it

Also, they're pretty

Tango · 09-17-12, 05:12 AM

I'm a spider person and have been for years. LOVE!

A cobalt blue (Haplopelma lividum) are a burrowing species that you wont see much of. The only time they really web much is if they do not have a proper burrow (not enough substrate) and try to make themselves a burrow from their webbing.

The curly hair and red knees are both Brachypelma and they web some, but are much more known for moving dirt and decor around their enclosure. Pretty neat to watch.

C. cyaneopubescens (GBB) have VERY cool webs, but they are fast and can be defensive. The webbing will be very cool to look at, but it is not one you will really be able to handle, if you are looking for one to get out from time to time.

For a first tarantula that webs a lot and is not all that defensive, I would HIGHLY and HAPPILY recommend Avicularia. They need a arboreal enclosure and elevated humidity. Having a ball python, you already know how to achieve the humidity. Avics can be fast, but they are very pretty and usually fairly docile. Google pics of Avicularia versicolor - one of my favorite Avicularia!!!