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<blockquote data-quote="Tortoise Tom" data-source="post: 153456" data-attributes="member: 27883"><p>I just pull out the tub and do all of them in the tub. Just in case...</p><p></p><p>Every 4 days I do the tiny slings. I open the top, rinse and refill the water dish and drop in a roach. I'll also clean up any messes and remove any food boluses I find. If they don't go for the roach immediately I set that one aside and give them a couple of minutes to think about it while I do the next few enclosures. If they don't take the roach I remove it and make a mental note of it. Usually, the next time I check their enclosure, they've molted. For the bigger spiders I do this about once a week now.</p><p></p><p>Different things appeal to different people when it comes to choosing tarantulas. I have my favorites, but they are my favorites for the most trivial of reasons. Your reasons might be different. Do you like color and appearance? Big or small? Huge appetite so they always eat, or something not so food driven? Personality? Do you like a tarantula that burrows and is hidden most of the time, or one that is usually out in the open? Heavy webbers or hole diggers? I think Enn is a great example of why these designations about who should have what species are kind of silly. She started with tarantulas that are supposedly only for "advanced keepers" and she did fine. Just know what you are getting, learn as much as you can, and proceed accordingly.</p><p></p><p>Also, just because a spider comes from one country or another, or has a nasty venom, or not, or a nasty reputation, or not, shouldn't have any bearing on what you pick. Now that I've kept all sorts of them, I really don't think any of them are any more formidable or difficult than the next. In fact, I would say that sometimes moving my Brachypelma is more exciting and uncertain than moving my Psalmopoeous or Poecilotheria. The baddies usually just calmly walk over into their new enclosures. Its the "mild mannered" ones that bolt, dart, and turn around and bite the brush. What I'm saying is: Pick the species that appeal to you. Don't worry about their reputation, or who says you should or shouldn't keep that species. Handle all species carefully and responsibly, and you won't have a problem.</p><p></p><p>If you still want a list, I'll give you one. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tortoise Tom, post: 153456, member: 27883"] I just pull out the tub and do all of them in the tub. Just in case... Every 4 days I do the tiny slings. I open the top, rinse and refill the water dish and drop in a roach. I'll also clean up any messes and remove any food boluses I find. If they don't go for the roach immediately I set that one aside and give them a couple of minutes to think about it while I do the next few enclosures. If they don't take the roach I remove it and make a mental note of it. Usually, the next time I check their enclosure, they've molted. For the bigger spiders I do this about once a week now. Different things appeal to different people when it comes to choosing tarantulas. I have my favorites, but they are my favorites for the most trivial of reasons. Your reasons might be different. Do you like color and appearance? Big or small? Huge appetite so they always eat, or something not so food driven? Personality? Do you like a tarantula that burrows and is hidden most of the time, or one that is usually out in the open? Heavy webbers or hole diggers? I think Enn is a great example of why these designations about who should have what species are kind of silly. She started with tarantulas that are supposedly only for "advanced keepers" and she did fine. Just know what you are getting, learn as much as you can, and proceed accordingly. Also, just because a spider comes from one country or another, or has a nasty venom, or not, or a nasty reputation, or not, shouldn't have any bearing on what you pick. Now that I've kept all sorts of them, I really don't think any of them are any more formidable or difficult than the next. In fact, I would say that sometimes moving my Brachypelma is more exciting and uncertain than moving my Psalmopoeous or Poecilotheria. The baddies usually just calmly walk over into their new enclosures. Its the "mild mannered" ones that bolt, dart, and turn around and bite the brush. What I'm saying is: Pick the species that appeal to you. Don't worry about their reputation, or who says you should or shouldn't keep that species. Handle all species carefully and responsibly, and you won't have a problem. If you still want a list, I'll give you one. :) [/QUOTE]
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