can any 1 give me any ideas for a nice big T

[scotttaylor]

can any 1 give me any ideas for a nice big T thinking of a bird eating spirder but i need an eazy ish 1 to look after and what sort of tank do you have, i have a chile rose female

[Peter Lacey]

My suggetion would be a A. geniculata. Nice size and very similar set-up to the requirements of G. rosea. Not afraid to show itself, opportunist burrower, eats everything you throw at them, quite fast. I'm loving mine and they look pretty good too:

Take a look here: http://thebts.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=3471
there's a Lasiodora klugi in there too but you may find a L. parahybana easier to find.
Here's a vid of the A. gen:

http://thebts.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?p=24036#post24036

[Chris Golen]

A Grammostola aureostriata would be a great choice also.
They are fairly docile and they grow to a good size.

[James Box]

i'd personally recommend a Grammastola pulchra. they are slow growers, but get quite big, and are "generally" docile. very beautiful with a velvety black colour. mine is like an 8 legged cat

[Nicola Dolby]

Have a look at the spider shop. Lee has A. geniculata and Lasiodora adults, as well as L. klugi slings there.

[Louise~Nichols]

Hi Scott,
I'm in agreement with Chris...if you want big and very easy to get on with, then the Grammostola Aureostriata is a fantastic spider, mine is bigger than my Pulchra, and very docile! lol

Again...Lee @ TheSpiderShop is the place to go for these too.

[Clinton Hogben]

Hi Scott
If you want to go for something BIG like a birdeater you could try Lasiodora Parahybana (Brazilian Salmon Pink Birdeater)
Mine has no qualms about sitting out in the open all day so makes a great show "T" they will grow to have a legspan in excess of 10 inches (have been known to reach 12 inches) and i believe they are the third largest "T" in the world after T Blondi. they eat like a horse most of the time and are quite happy to munch on crickets all day long (mine can demolish a whole box in three days if its hungry) but like a cube of steak or a pinkie mouse now and again for variety.
Mine has never showed any real signs of aggression but they can be prone to hair flicking so beware

Maxine (7-8 inch at the moment) is in a standard 18 x 12 inch vivarium with about 4-6 inches of substrata, cork log hide, water bowl and a heatmat at the top to keep the temp at about 75-85deg ish. she is happy with humidity at about 60-65% rather than the 80% recomended for them with plenty of ventilation

In all a good hardy spider thats pretty easy to look after but not one you should really handle to much looking at the size of her fangs
and perhaps not one for a beginner

Price wise not to expensive if you go for a small one they will grow at a massive rate very quickly I paid about £25 for a 4 inch female last August and she has moulted three times since then and grows about 1-1.5 inches at each moult

Good luck in choosing

Clint

[Rebecca Norris]

Lasiodora klugi
Lasiodora parahybana
Theraphosa blondi
Acanthoscurria geniculata
Pamphobeteus sp.

Anything like that! lol Even Brachypelma smithi are pretty big and beautiful.

[scotttaylor]

we can i get a nice sized tank from the spider shop seem to have stoped selling the nice big glass tank i have, i dont now if you have seen it has 2 doors on it and a place of a lock 2

[Peter Lacey]

Sounds like the Exo-terra enclosures. Beautiful but not cheap. Expect to pay around £30 for 12x12x12 but they come in larger sizes. I have 3 (12" sq, 12x12x18 & 18x18x60")

[mary walters]

Scott, I have a parahybana sac at the moment, 2 weeks old, if you want one of those and the sac is sucessful I will send you a couple of freebies.

[scotttaylor]

WOW THATS COOL thanks i would love that

[mary walters]

Youre welcome darlin xxxxx

[Clinton Hogben]

Scott, I have a parahybana sac at the moment, 2 weeks old, if you want one of those and the sac is sucessful I will send you a couple of freebies.

Hi Mary
Thats brave didn't i read somewhere on this forum that L Para can have in excess of 1000 eggs at a time, thats what put me off getting a male and breeding mine i couldnt cope with that many
just think of all the little pots you will need te he

Clint

[scotttaylor]

if the eggs do well could you pls give me adivce on spider lings as i have not had any be for and let me now about p+p as well
thanks again,
my mum and siss hat the 1 i have now carnt wate to see there faces lol, have to stop sis oldest 3 kids from trying to hold my T