I did it! And I'm so excited!!

[Calico]

After much going back and forth, I purchased my second T!! I figured it was a deal too good to pass up (I hope I don't regret it).
I got a female B.Albolpilosum 1.5-2". This is what I've wanted for awhile and when I found a female, I had to do it. I'm hoping all the good reviews Jamie's Tarantulas have gotten come true for me. She won't be here until after the new year so I have some time to find a good setup.
Merry Christmas to me!

 

[Dustin Amack]

I have several B. albos. You wont regret this T, they are great! Also, I have made several purchases from Jamie and she is awesome! Congrats on the new addition.

 

[Calico]

I have several B. albos. You wont regret this T, they are great! Also, I have made several purchases from Jamie and she is awesome! Congrats on the new addition.

Thanks Dustin! Good to hear you have had good experiences with Jamie. I'm sure I'll be just as happy.

 

[PanzoN88]

Very nice addition, B. albopilosum was my very first tarantula (9/2014) that I ordered from a member of another forum. They are great eaters. I've ordered from Jaimie three or four times, all of those times everything came alive and well.

Many people say that B. albopilosum are boring, don't listen to (or read) those statements, as they have way more character then they get credit for.

 

[Enn49]

B. albos are simply adorable.

 

[Calico]

Very nice addition, B. albopilosum was my very first tarantula (9/2014) that I ordered from a member of another forum. They are great eaters. I've ordered from Jaimie three or four times, all of those times everything came alive and well.

Many people say that B. albopilosum are boring, don't listen to (or read) those statements, as they have way more character then they get credit for.

I've heard a lot of people recommend them as being docile and entertaining. I'm too much of an arachnaphobe to get anything "exciting". As long as I can watch her, that's excitement enough for me.
And as for being boring, can't be anymore boring than my A.Chalcodes. All I see of him is the sealed up burrow hole!
Depending on how I do with this new one, I'll be looking for another. Maybe something with a little more color.

 

[PanzoN88]

I've heard a lot of people recommend them as being docile and entertaining. I'm too much of an arachnaphobe to get anything "exciting". As long as I can watch her, that's excitement enough for me.
And as for being boring, can't be anymore boring than my A.Chalcodes. All I see of him is the sealed up burrow hole!
Depending on how I do with this new one, I'll be looking for another. Maybe something with a little more color.

Picture a bulldozer with eight legs covered in hair with what looks like gold highlights, that is a B. albopilosum.

 

[Calico]

Picture a bulldozer with eight legs covered in hair with what looks like gold highlights, that is a B. albopilosum.

Love it!

 

[Calico]

My girl will be delivered early next week and I find myself getting really nervous... I've watched a few videos of people unpacking their T's and it kinda scares me! Any advise on how to do this without causing it (and me) any stress? Funny when we got Cal it was just a matter of scooping into a jar and "dumping" him into his tank. This is all new territory for me!

 

[Arachnoclown]

Here's a recent video I did...

 

[Arachnoclown]

I prefer to open the packaging in the enclosure and let them come out on their own...just give them a soft nudge to wake them up.

 

[Calico]

Here's a recent video I did...

This is the first one I watched. I have the long tongs but will need to get a brush. I guess I was afraid it might jump out at me! Watching how cautious you are. Didn't realize how they would come packed up. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Arachnoclown]

Your B. Albophilosum should react the same as these A. Chalcodes. Good luck

 

[MassExodus]

Good choice. Congrats.

 

[spiderpaws]

Congrats on your B. Albopilosum!! Unboxing should be fairly simple, especially with a curly hair. Just be sure to carefully pull off the paper towels with feeding tongs or something similar

 

[Calico]

Congrats on your B. Albopilosum!! Unboxing should be fairly simple, especially with a curly hair. Just be sure to carefully pull off the paper towels with feeding tongs or something similar

It was very easy. I didn't care for the way she was packed. Seemed like one big strip of damp paper towel. Not individual sections. Was hard to get her uncovered because it all kept coming out at once and I couldn't find her. But she made it and is doing great. She's making herself at home and ate yesterday.