What are some tarantulas you think don’t get enough love? I’ve seen so many of the same Ts online when talking about beauty or temperament, I’d like to see some Ts no one really talks about.
Me personally, I’ll put my vote in for a. purpurea any day of the week. It gets overshadowed by the versicolor, but I’ve always been downright enchanted by its beautiful, deep purples. It was my first tarantula, too, but being a first time keeper who got a sling as my first was… not a smart idea as a majority of my research and knowledge was geared towards much more sizable spiders and sadly the purpurea is no longer with us. But I’ve learned a lot since then and it would be a dream to get one again and see those adult colors. There was something so magical about a purple spider to me, and I notice very few people in the hobby talk about it. I’ll happily sing the praises of the purpurea any day.
Me personally, I’ll put my vote in for a. purpurea any day of the week. It gets overshadowed by the versicolor, but I’ve always been downright enchanted by its beautiful, deep purples. It was my first tarantula, too, but being a first time keeper who got a sling as my first was… not a smart idea as a majority of my research and knowledge was geared towards much more sizable spiders and sadly the purpurea is no longer with us. But I’ve learned a lot since then and it would be a dream to get one again and see those adult colors. There was something so magical about a purple spider to me, and I notice very few people in the hobby talk about it. I’ll happily sing the praises of the purpurea any day.
