my introduction

[andy hood]

hello all im andy and a new member of the bts and new to this forum, ive been interested in tarantulas for ages but did not get my first one untill early this year , i have 5 now all spiderlings. grammostola rosea, brachypelma smithi, haplopelma lividum, poecilothera regalis , acanthoscurria chacoana and cant wait to add to my collection!! new addition , lasiodora parahybana, grammostola aureostriata, ornithoctonus hainana

[Colin D Wilson]

Hi Andy

Nice little starter collection there, it'll get a lot bigger no doubt.

Welcome to the madhouse


Colin

[Nicola Dolby]

Welcome Andy,
Have fun!

[mike halewood]

Welcome Andy, as Colin said prepare for your collection GROW!!! I started last December with a G. rosea I now have 15 and only 5 of them are slings. And of course the group of people here are excellent, always ready to help each other out with info and the like.

[Neil Ashby]

...Mike forgot to mention that we are all mad !!

Welcome to the board mate

[mike halewood]

Oh I didnt forget, the voice in my head told me not to type it!!

[Helen Roberts]

Hi Andy and welcome. You're definately in the right place for advice and such and everybody here are so friendly. Your collection will grow, I started with 2 last August and now have 18 (between myself and my daughter). I hope you will enjoy being part of this forum.

[andy hood]

hello and thanks for all your welcomes. i am certain i will enjoy it here on the forum. and been a member of the bts. and i cant wait to get more tarantulas hehe .

[James Box]

welcome! i'm pretty new to this forum myself.

some nice spiders! i still only have 4 T's: two G. rosea's (one is an exhibitionist, the other a completely reclusive hermit, need to check it's still alive!), one P. Irminia (so cute!) and one B. albopilosum (very grumpy!), though i owned two male C. darlingi's that unfortunately i wasn't able to breed before the end. poor chaps!
but that's in addition to my 5 P. imperator scorpions, 5 giant African millipedes, and Brazilian rainbow boa lol, so still 15 animals in total. and of course i'll get more soon enough as i'm sure you will
i have yet to actually get around to joining the BTS
it's a fantastic hobby and one i'm sure you'll find rewarding! the people on this forum are really helpful and nice too.

[Harry Armstrong]

Hi Andy.
It's very hard not to welcome a new member. Sooooo welcome aboard marra. Hope you enjoy our little gang.

Regards.

H...

[andy hood]

new addition

well i got another new addition to my tarantula collection yesterday, a nice sized spiderling of lasiodora parahybana, im real pleased

[andy hood]

thanks harry im sure i will enjoy been part of the gang thanks ,

[mike halewood]

Nice choice on the L. parahybana eat like a horse and grow like weeds!!

[Helen Roberts]

You wont be disappointed with your L. parahybana Andy, out of our collection she is the one I have a real soft spot for. I think its just her sheer size compared to our others.

[andy hood]

hi mike yes this one certainly has an appetite(same as my chile rose!!). its an impressive spiderling indeed