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melodie
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Hi everyone! I'm a newish keeper based in New Mexico. I started doing more research on spiders/inverts last year after my life long arachnophobia was getting out of control. Jumping spiders were the gateway - now I have four jumpers and two T's (G. pulchra male / T. albopilosus female) with a growing wishlist! Really enjoying the hobby and appreciate all the great info available here on Tarantula forum!!
You can also find me on insta @arachnegram
You can also find me on insta @arachnegram
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Hello and welcome. 
So many of us are recovering Arachnophobes.
So many of us are recovering Arachnophobes.
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Hello, Melodie welcome to the forum & the hobby.
Derbarbarian
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Hi All, my name is Dieter, I'm from the Seattle area and I just received my first Theraphosa blondi, I've had a couple of other tarantulas in the past and I've always wanted a Goliath Bird Eater, so I finally pulled the trigger and got one!
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rapidfire
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Hi and welcome. Im in Mount Vernon. How big is your blondi?
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Welcome to the forum.
Wolfury
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- Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Hello everyone, thought I'd join up as I've been lurking for a while. Whilst right now I don't own any T's In the past I Had:
A Chilean rose (Grammostola rosea) This was my 1st T which I had since it was a tiny sling and got to 6".
A Mexican fireleg (Brachypelma boehmei) This one was about 3"and also owned since it was a sling.
And a Starburst Baboon (Heteroscodra maculata) which was only a 1cm sling.
Unfortunately In lost my house and I can't keep pets where i now reside. In the past I've had all sorts of pets as well as tarantula's, these include: praying mantises, scorpions, millipedes and assassin bugs. I also bred dubia's, hissers, mealworms and waxworms (these were twice the size of store bought and i'd highly recommend breeding them). In addition to the inverts I had a bearded dragon, a columbian rainbow boa and a Jack russell terrier. I was proper devastated when i had to give up my dog, I can't wait to get a new one.
Good news is I'm going to be moving again before Christmas and hopefully I'll be able to keep a few exotics again and another Jack russell (my favourite breed of dog, the're so mischievous, hehe).
Anyway, cool forum guys and gals. Takecare!
A Chilean rose (Grammostola rosea) This was my 1st T which I had since it was a tiny sling and got to 6".
A Mexican fireleg (Brachypelma boehmei) This one was about 3"and also owned since it was a sling.
And a Starburst Baboon (Heteroscodra maculata) which was only a 1cm sling.
Unfortunately In lost my house and I can't keep pets where i now reside. In the past I've had all sorts of pets as well as tarantula's, these include: praying mantises, scorpions, millipedes and assassin bugs. I also bred dubia's, hissers, mealworms and waxworms (these were twice the size of store bought and i'd highly recommend breeding them). In addition to the inverts I had a bearded dragon, a columbian rainbow boa and a Jack russell terrier. I was proper devastated when i had to give up my dog, I can't wait to get a new one.
Good news is I'm going to be moving again before Christmas and hopefully I'll be able to keep a few exotics again and another Jack russell (my favourite breed of dog, the're so mischievous, hehe).
Anyway, cool forum guys and gals. Takecare!
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Hello and welcome.
I hope your move goes to plan and you can keep some pets at your new place.
I hope your move goes to plan and you can keep some pets at your new place.
spidermite
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Hello all I'm spidermite .
I've always been interested in bugs, no matter the leg count, and the relationship to the ecosystem. Some bugs freak me out like roaches ,but I'm dealing with that while raising Dubias. The only spiders I have issue with are my namesake.I have attempted to raise household spiders multiple times in my younger years , from wolf spiders in jars, to a black widow I kept in a fish tank.
I bought my youngest a curly hair for a pet and did not do my research and failed terribly, I didn't look at tarantulas seriously again for maybe 3 years.
Almost 2 years ago I picked up a male and female P. Metallica on sale(I will not be breeding them), again not knowing much. Than I got heavy into research always listening to instructional videos and podcasts while at work for months on end. I started slowly collecting more, as I got increasingly confident after learning I had jumped into the deep end of the hobby so to speak. We have a rule in the house to treat all our tarantulas with the same respect we show our original pokies.
My girlfriend who is a snake person has gotten super into the building and decorating enclosures part of the hobby and is in the spider closet nearly as much as I am.
We now keep 32 tarantulas , 30 of them started off as 1/8-3/4 inch slings that are now all pushing close to 3 inches with adult colors!
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Hi and welcome to the Forum.
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spidermite
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Sweet , I personally only have a 2 year old Brazilian rainbow boa he is so fun, and my girlfriend has a female, about 4 more years and we may pair them .Hello and welcome.
I also have snakes, just 2 now but many more tarantulas.
My oldest daughter has a hognose, and my youngest a Kenyan sand boa.
spidermite
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Thank you so much the top shelf not pictured has all my 32 ounce cylinders that I'm currently upgrading most of the juveniles out of, and a couple isopod cultures. Im still deciding if I want to put a light up there
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I used to keep Rainbows but now I just have a Hognose and a Royal Python (Ball Python)
WolfieKate
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Hello, My name is Kate, I have never cared for a Tarantula before so this is very new. My Spider arrives next week. She is a sub-adult GBB. I became interested through You tube and yes, my own irrational fear of spiders. I have a one in the garden right now that I am trying to ID as in the UK garden spiders are very small and this one is quite large. She sure did make me jump!
In terms of my Tarantula I am going to set up my tank for her with my daughter over the next few days and I got a starter kit which I hope to upgrade if things work out. But starting simple. I considered 3 spiders - the GBB, the Chaco Golden Knee and the Curly Fur. I was drawn to the prolific webbing though my concern is her speed.
Nice to meet you all.
In terms of my Tarantula I am going to set up my tank for her with my daughter over the next few days and I got a starter kit which I hope to upgrade if things work out. But starting simple. I considered 3 spiders - the GBB, the Chaco Golden Knee and the Curly Fur. I was drawn to the prolific webbing though my concern is her speed.
Nice to meet you all.
