Hi Everyone

[Jim Carolan]

Hi Everyone,

My name is Jim and I am a new member to the society. I live outside Dublin (Ireland) and I am a complete novice to keeping Tarantulas, although I have been doing a lot of reading.
I have always had a huge interest in them and eventually got my first (and definately not last) Tarantula just over a week ago, Its a Chilean Rose of about 4½ inches long.
I really look forward to your valued advice and support.
Best Wishes,
Jim.

[Colin D Wilson]

Hi Jim, you couldn't have come to a better place for info and advice on the hobby.
I've said it before to others..... if you don't know something.....ask.
There's no such thing as a stupid question (within reason of course )


p.s. G rosea is a nice starter spider...and it definitly won't be your last now you've caught the bug !!

[Elaine Ross]

Hello Jim and welcome

I'm also new to tarantulas and started with 1 about 5 weeks ago and now am the proud carer of 7 so be warned, you do get hooked.

The people here are very helpful so any questions you may have will be answered. They have given me all the advice and information I have needed along the way.

Congratulations on your first tarantula. I'm sure it wont be your last

Elaine

[Barbara Gittings]

Hi Jim

Welcome, I started with a G.rosea and now I'm hooked. Mine is about 5 inches I adore her. I also have a B.bohemi sling which is about to moult so I'm on tender hooks at present, but I cannot praise enough this site. Everyone is so helpful and it's really comforting to know that there is always someone at the end of a quick post, who will give you advice.

Enjoy your G.rosea and the forum it's great fun

Regards

Barbara

[Dave Gunter]

Hi Jim welcome aboard

Must be something about chilies, that was my first "visible" spider (my first T was a tiny white knee sling).

As said earlier by Elaine this is a very compulsive interest, less than a year ago i was saying that i would never have Ts in my bugs collection, now i have over 100 specimens

Don't be afraid to ask what may seem to you to be a silly question, if a search of the forum can't answer it for you then ask away - remember there is no such thing as a silly question, only a silly answer.

[Jim Carolan]

Hi Dave, sounds like you have a very impressive collection there. Already I am planning my second T. I wanted to get a Mexican Red Knee first but they are quite hard to come by in Ireland at the moment so I went for the Chile Rose instead with no regrets. After reading the thread on how well T's do in the post I will be contacting the spider shop very soon.

Thanks to all for your kind welcome.

[Dave Gunter]

I can most certainly recommend the spider shop.

The red knee is a favourite of mine, i have 4 at differing sizes from small sling to near adult

[Helen Roberts]

Hello and welcome. I am also new to keeping Ts and never thought I'd have any in the house, but I had to take my daughters 2 (at the time) in and now the collevtion has grown to 11, (my daughter now has 6, 3 belong to one of her workmates and 2 of which are now mine lol). I bought 2 recently from The spider Shop and found that the service was really great.


And as Dave has already said, don't be afraid to ask as this site has helped me a lot in the short time I have been here.