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[Mandy Green]

Love the handbag and shoe comment!! LOL!!!! I am thinking I am getting left out just having 1!! mmmmmm..........

[Colin D Wilson]

Mandy

If you have more than one picture or photograph on the wall, take all but one down and see what your husband says.
just tell him you only need one if your not going to take them out and show people.
then relate this back to your spider

[Mandy Green]

Thanks Colin! Though a bit worried he would think it was great if I took the pictures down!! On a different note, what other T would you recommend would be good to start with. I have a B. Smithi at the moment ( who is gorgeous!!- everyone seems to think I have a problem because I think he is beautiful but at least I know when here I am in with similar thinking people!!). I know a Chile Rose is meant to be good to start with also as quite docile but I know one that bit someone so that kind of put me off a bit!! Thank you!!

[mike halewood]

My B. smithi is my fav T. Im actually thinking of mating her!!!
Another good starter T I would recomend would have to be a B. albopilsum (Curly Hair). They are another stunning looking brachy, and have a 'Just got out of the Drier Look!!'.

MIke

[Colin D Wilson]

I think Really any of the Grammostolas are good to start off with as, in general, they're all pretty much of a docile nature and a little more forgiving if the environments "not quite right" as they're a hardy species too.
The brachy's (smithi, emilia etc etc) are equally good to start off with for mainly the same reasons.
On the point of a rosea biting someone, all spiders have the capability of biting (even your smithi), it's a defence mechanism in it's simplest terms.
There's instances where people have had a spider for 15 odd years, handled it safely everyday (although most members here adopt a no handling policy, except where absolutely neccessary) and one day it turns and latches on.
They're unpredictable, but don't let that put you off buying another, the more nervous the species, the more care and attention you take when attending to them.

[scotttaylor]

hi welcome
just get more Ts we now women are in charge and we are just male lol

i have 1 T at the mow and im learning lol i wont more but i think i need to be ok with the 1 i have at mow im just worried as i now the shed is a dangerous time and not had him do it yet, but having to keep torking my self out of waiting till pay day and driving the 2 houres to the spider shop.com and getting more as i can arrange to go in and have a look at all the Ts lol im going to take a mate with me if i can con him in to it he hate spiders lol
these people are grate they are so help full

[Mandy Green]

Hi! Thanks for all your suggestions. I have written them all down to go and check them out! My suggestion of getting another one has not been met with great enthusiasm by the hubby and in laws/parents! Oh well!!
And you are right Scott - everyone here is great and very very helpful! Thank you very very much!

[Nicola Dolby]

Hi Mandy,
I don't see too many people mentioning Avicularias. They are beautiful furry spiders, reasonably docile and great fun to keep. They have all the cute factor of a Brachy too.

[Colin D Wilson]

Nicola, you're right....
I always seem to not mention Avic's, i have two and they're among my "favourites" of the T's i keep. I suppose because the arboreals are considered by most to be the "next step on" for keeping T's i omit them from my list of starters yet they're just as easy to keep.

[Johanna Turner]

Avics are great - a nice step into arboreals, nice looking and not as hard to keep as people might think...

And Mandy, with regards what everyone thinks about buying another one - just do what I do and bloody buy it anyway! lmao!

[Colin D Wilson]

And Mandy, with regards what everyone thinks about buying another one - just do what I do and bloody buy it anyway! lmao!

I though you were very reserved at the show, especially with the table owners thrusting spiders under your nose.

[Johanna Turner]

Hahaha! Thanks Colin! I was also quite surprised at myself!