Introductions!

[Mrs Linda Street]

Hi Warren, welcome aboard

[Warren Bautista]

Hello BTS people, my name is Warren.

I've been keeping Ts for a few years, and I am also a member of Arachnoboards and the ATS.

Here is my current collection:

0.1.0 Aphonopelma sp. "Carlsbad Green"
0.1.0 Aphonopelma hentzi
0.1.0 Avicularia versicolor
1.2.0 Brachypelma smithi
0.1.0 Cyriopagopus schioedtei
0.1.0 Grammostola rosea
0.1.0 Grammostola rosea RCF
0.1.0 Haplopelma hainanum
0.1.0 Haplopelma lividum
0.0.3 Heteroscodra maculata
0.1.0 Holothele incei
0.1.1 Lasiodora parahybana
0.1.0 Nhandu chromatus
0.1.0 Phormictopus cancerides
0.1.0 Poecilotheria ornata
0.3.0 Poecilotheria regalis
0.1.0 Poecilotheria striata
1.1.0 Psalmopoeus irminia
1.1.0 Pterinochilus murinus
0.1.0 Theraphosa sp.

[Mrs Linda Street]

Hi Gaz, welcome to the forum, I'm sure you find lots of help at hand.

[Mrs Linda Street]

Hi John, welcome to the forum, I'm sure you'll find lots to interest you across the forum. I recently lost a Horned Baboon too, they don't seem to have a very long life span.

[JohnAgnew]

Hi Everyone
Just joined the forum so thought I'd say hello.

I owned my first spider (Horned Baboon) for 19 months but she died over the weekend. She was a wild caught adult bought from the spider shop so no idea how old she was but up until she died she was very health looking, eating fine and very active over the last 3 weeks. She went really quickly and unexpectedly. I also have an Everglade Rat Snake which we have had for over 16 years. I have just bought a young (2.5 yr old) Mexican Red Knee to replace the baboon and I may get another spider soon, not sure what yet.

Now off to look around the forum now that I've been activated

John

[Dave Shinn]

Hi Linda, thankyou the slings arrived yesterday, all 3 healthy and active, they have all found their own little nooks and crannies to call home and have already begun to spin their tube webs, so pleased with them, they're absolutely gorgeous! Pics will be up soon

[Mrs Linda Street]

Hi Dave, welcome to the forum, keep us all posted on how you go on with the communal set up, should be interesting, and don't forget some pics

[Dave Shinn]

Hi all, my name's Dave, just joined the site as I'm getting back into the hobby after 8/9 years of not having been able to keep any pets other than tropical fish. I used to own a T. blondi and P. regalis, aswell as a Pandinus imperator. Tomorrow I am having 3 H. incei delivered, had never heard of them until a few weeks ago and fell in love. Some people might think I'm crazy for going for a communal setup after so many years of not keeping any animals but I'm confident that they will be 'happy', for want of a better word...I shall post some pics when they arrive and are set up in their new home

[JensFalk]

Jens Falk, 32yo from Ornskoldsvik Sweden. Been in the hobby since 2008.

Theraphosidae - Birdspiders

0.1.0 Acanthoscurria geniculata
0.1.0 Avicularia diversipes
0.1.0 Brachypelma baumgarteni
0.0.1 Euathlus sp.yellow
0.1.0 Pamphobeteus fortis
0.0.2 Pamphoeteus sp. "Santo Domingo goliath"
0.1.0 Theraphosa sp. "Burgundy"
0.0.1 Xenesthis immanis

Uropygid - Vinegarroon
0.2 Thelyphonidae sp. "Erawan"

Roaches - Blattodea
Blaptica dubia

[lee benson]

hi im new , my name is lee, live in sheffield uk, 36. only just got back into keeping ts again, and got one upto now (G. rosea ) but wont a avicularia geroldi , but dont no a lot about them, are thay a gd t?

[De' Andrea Priddy]

Just wanted to say Hi & tell ya'll a little about myself. I am female, married (32 yrs.) & live in Texas, U.S.A. I mostly keep reptiles (19 snakes) but one day in our local petshop I was looking at a tarantula they had and just decided "I need a new obsession!" Needless to say I brought my first spider into my home on purpose. I never really liked spiders much before, but after observing them up close I find them very interesting. Maybe too interesting...I now own 5 & next month I plan on getting 2 more. I have one grown son & daughter-in-law who live in Alaska. Now to my tarantula family:
0.1.0 G. rosea-Tessa T Tarantula, sub-adult-she started my madness
0.0.1 Avicularia versicolor-Monique Le Spidere, sling
0.0.1 Brachypelma boehmei-Conchita Lolita Taranchula, sling
0.0.1 Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens-Raecine Le Rainbow Spider, sling
0.0.1 Coremionemis brachyramosa-Desiree Darla Tarantula, sling
The two I plan to get next month will be:
0.0.1 Poecilotheria metallica, sling
0.0.1 Lampropelma violaceopes, sling
Of course there are many more I want. I haven't been keeping Ts very long, I am a noobie & I will be doing more reading others' post to learn beyond the two books I have. I plan to join this society next month. Thanks for having me here, I know I will learn lots from ya'lls experience!

[benjamin steen]

HI BTS

i join last year, but have just not got to use this site a lot.
ok a littel about myself i am from denmark and 32 years old, i have been in the hobby for about 3 years now.
here is a list of the tarantulas/spiders i have now ( i dont have as much as i use to )

1.3 Haplopelma Albostriatum
0.1 Haplopelma Doriae
0.4 Haplopelma Minax
1.4 Haplopelma Lividum
0.1 Haplopelma Longipes
0.4 Haplopelma Schmidti
2.4 Haplopelma Hainanum
0.2 haplopelma robustum
2.3 Cyriopagopus Schioedtei
0.2 Lampropelma Violaceopes
0.0.5 Haplocosmia nepalensis
0.1.10 Ornithoctoninae G. sp. "Orange fringed"
0.1.15 Ornithoctonus aureotibialis

0.2 Harmonicon Sp. French Guyana
0.2 Linothele Cuvitarsis
1.3 Linothele Fallax
0.1 Linothele Sp. Peru
2.1 Linothele Megatheloides
0.0.10 Dipluridae Sp. Ecuador

0.2 Cyclocosmia ricketti

and a lot of true spiders 600+ ( thats with slings )
1.3 eresus albopictus
3.2 eresus niger (1 with eggsac)
0.1 eresus sp.
1.3 Segestria florentina
0.1 Metellina segmentata
0.3 Sericomyia silentis
1.2 Pisaura mirabilis
1.4 Argiope brunichi (2 with eggsac not open yet)(1 with open eggsac and a lot of slings on her and in her web, dont know how many yet)
0.6 Araneus diadematus
1.4 Araneus quadratus (1 with eggsac)
0.1 Indonesian Yellow Crab Spide no ID
0.5 Meta segmenta
1.2 Misumena vatia
0.2 Theridion sp.
1.3 Leucauge venusta (1 with eggsac)
0.2 Segestriidae spp (Malaysian black and gold)
0.1 Thelctiocopis modesta
0.1 Heteropoda boiei (with eggsac)
0.1 Nephila clavipes (with open eggsac and a lot of slings on her and in her web, dont know how many yet)

i am also moderator on 2 other sites, so if i can be of any help here just ask.

Best Regards Benjamin Steen

[Mert TURKOGLU]

Hi everybody, another noobie..Nıce to meet you all..Best Regards Mert

[Colin D Wilson]

Welcome all .... especially those from overseas.
It's nice to be able to share info with people who can observe tarantulas etc in their natural habitat, The UK only has 1 Mygalomorph (Atypus affinis) which is extremely sparse and protected.
Hope you all enjoy your stay here and please post your questions, advice, general comments and photo's.

[Kvyn Juanis]

Holla evryone!!

Im Kvyn, all the way from Malaysia, reppin' The Malaysian Tarantula Society,
Just started T keeping like a month ago...
so here are my collections so far:

B. smithi (1.5")
A. Seemanni (2.5" & 2")

im expecting a genic and an OBT in 2 weeks frm nw... heard BTS frm the MTS (Malaysian Tarantula Society)...glad to jump aboard with u guys!! Thumbsup!!

Looking forward to discuss any matters regarding Ts here...