new and first t

[John chambers]

Hi All.
Well I have my first t and as you can see its a B.Smithi sub-adult unsexed.
I got her/him at the bts fair and am well pleased with it.
and more pics in tarantula pix section for all of em I've added em to facebook as I took 19 and will do a video.
When I can I'll post pics of it's underside just these iPhones are not good at close up :-/

Regards.
John

[vincent winyard]

hi there john thats a cracking looking smithi you've got. you cant go wrong with these t's fairly hardy quite docile and just great to look at. wont be long before you'll want to ad a few more to your collection.

[John chambers]

hi there john thats a cracking looking smithi you've got. you cant go wrong with these t's fairly hardy quite docile and just great to look at. wont be long before you'll want to ad a few more to your collection.

Hi Vincent.
Yeah I have three in mind already lol

[Paolo Trabucco]

hi there mate !!! looking good your Redknees, i got a similar set up for mine, i hope that mine will calm down a bit coz at the moment kick hairs so much!!!

[John chambers]

hi there mate !!! looking good your Redknees, i got a similar set up for mine, i hope that mine will calm down a bit coz at the moment kick hairs so much!!!

Hi Paolo.
Mine kicked once but I was trapping it so it's substrat could be dealt with and soon settled with in seconds.
And getting her/him out was easy with no hair kicking or anything.
It does love it's food too and today she/he spent some time webbing some substrat and moving it in front of it's hide.
it's great to watch and does not panic nor is it skittish.
I'm very pleased and it's down to my wife for seeing it and Colin D Wilson for advising me on getting it.

[Daniel Richardson]

Hi Vincent.
Yeah I have three in mind already lol

What u got in mind mate?

[Joanna Pendleton]

John, fab T there, glad you got the one you wanted and hope you enjoyed the show! Fab to see you so proud of the new addition to your home after talking to you for a while on here!
Great pics!
What else you planning on getting - addictive aren't they? One is never enough! x

[John chambers]

John, fab T there, glad you got the one you wanted and hope you enjoyed the show! Fab to see you so proud of the new addition to your home after talking to you for a while on here!
Great pics!
What else you planning on getting - addictive aren't they? One is never enough! x

Hi Joanna.
Red Rump - Flame Knee and B.Emilia.
The expo was great and very hot... but much fun.

[Colin D Wilson]

Nice to see you happy John.
was a pleasure to meet up and give a bit of advice, it certainly is a nice looking spider (a possible entry for next years competition maybe??)
I'd just like to say that for a man who has a severe case of arachnophobia .. to turn up at a show that has literally thousands of spiders present ...it takes some courage !!!! well done mate

[Mandy Clinch]

She is certainly very pretty. They really are addictive. One is never enough. And well done on coming to the show if you have a fear of them. Takes something! March 09 i couldn't be in the same room as anything bigger than a 50p and now i have 3 with plans for more in the next few months!

[John chambers]

She is certainly very pretty. They really are addictive. One is never enough. And well done on coming to the show if you have a fear of them. Takes something! March 09 i couldn't be in the same room as anything bigger than a 50p and now i have 3 with plans for more in the next few months!

I've made a list then remade it lol..
But it does have brachypelma's on it lol.
Ruby is having fun moving substrat from one place to another and I've been trying to get pics of her/his underneath to post.. but it's the camera never gets enough detail .. not the case ruby won't pos as she/he loves showing off the belly.

[Larry Shone]

Looking good John
Wjhat substrate you using?

[John chambers]

Looking good John
Wjhat substrate you using?

aquatic peat and vermiculite all from b&q I bake the peat in microwave for ten minutes on full power then let it cool down.
and ruby likes it as she has been moving it around every day.. very rear for her/him to stay put all day lol

[Carole Dallison]

Gorgeous Smithi there.

[James Box]

nice looking spider, John! well done on overcoming your fear!!!
must agree with what was said about these being slightly addictive. i had a few...and then before i knew it i had blooming loads!
it's a great hobby, with beautiful and rewarding animals and very cool, friendly people. welcome