Introductions!

[Mrs Linda Street]

Hi Karl, welcome to the forum, you've got 2 good starter T's, the red knee's scientific name is Brachypelma Smithi, I'm sure you will find lots of interest and help on the forum.

Sorry Peter, did'nt realise you'd already put on the scientific names for Karl

[Peter Smith]

Hi Karl, welcome to the forum, you've got 2 good starter T's, the red knee's scientific name is Brachypelma Smithi, I'm sure you will find lots of interest and help on the forum.

Sorry Peter, did'nt realise you'd already put on the scientific names for Karl

Its no problem Linda btw what t's do you keep?

[Mrs Linda Street]

Hi Peter, we've got 50 + now, mostly the bigger ones, Theraphosas, Lasiodoras, C. Crawshayis, some Brachys, Acanthoscurria's, Aphonpelmas, O.B.T's etc, etc., we've just got a Theraphosa Burgundy Blondi large female last week, but they are very addictive.

[Peter Smith]

I got my first tarantula around 2-3 months back and now I have 41 with over 20 arriving soon lol.
Nice t's btw with the BTS and Kettering im gonna end up with hundreds tbh lol xD
The addiction does hit you hard very hard tbh well it has me lol.

[Mrs Linda Street]

Peter, you don't hang around, that's good going in that space of time, lol and with the BTS show in May, I'm sure there's going to be some irisistable T's there.

[Peter Smith]

Peter, you don't hang around, that's good going in that space of time, lol and with the BTS show in May, I'm sure there's going to be some irisistable T's there.

Aye I dont lol, im sure there will be lol I should really be saving but I keep buying more t's lol im nearly skint atm though.
So hopefully I will have some cash for the BTS show
Im mainly into old world and arboreal tbh and thats what I will be looking for mainly, may try and get some dwarf sp.

[Matthew Davies]

Hi peter

im new to the forum (and a new BTS member). Ive been keeping Ts for the past 13 years, although I had somewhat a hiatus from the hobby due to work and family commitments over the last few, this changed when my partner Victoria suprised me with a Theraphosa blondi sling as a christmas present (what a woman ) ive since added a few more sp to my small but steadily growing collection including, C.crawshayis, B.bohemi, A.geniculata and the token G.rosea or five lol, I am also exited about attending the show in may and hope to pick up various captive bred poecilotheria sp for future breeding projects, any way its nice being here and a look forward to becoming a active member of the forum and society in the future

mattie

[Peter Smith]

Hi Matthew,

I will also be looking for pokies at the show and lots of avics.
I got a few more Grammostola Rosea today I had 6(3 RCF, 3 NCF) but I got 10 more RCF today

Peter.

[Mrs Linda Street]

Hi Matthew, welcome to the forum and am sure you will find lots of interest.

[Matthew Davies]

Hi linda, and yes lots to keep my interest on here, been reading through old posts for the last few hours, such a great resource

peter have you noticed any differances in behaviour between ncfs and rcfs G rosea. my rcfs seem a lot more skittish and unpredictable with bigger appetites than my ncfs just wondering whether it has anything to do with the cf or if its just the individuals traits, as in my experiance G rosea seem to be anything but predictable

[Peter Smith]

Hi linda and yes lots to keep my interest on here been reading through old posts for the last few hours such a great resource

peter have you noticed any differances in behaviour between ncf and rcf G rosea. my rcf seem a lot more skittish and unpredictable with bigger appetites than my ncf just wondering whether it has anything to do with the cf or if its just the individuals traits, as in my in my experiance G rosea seem to be anything but predictable

Hi Matthew,

I have indeed noticed that RCF seem to be more agressive, grow alot faster also and are always hungry, quite skittish.

Peter.

[Maria Clarke]

Hello

I have spent the last few days reading this forum, and now I think I am finally ready to make my introduction

Hi My Name is Maria, I am 41, and 2 years ago I fell in love with a friend of mines Brazillian white knee, I have always had a great fear of spiders, yet I had the greatest respect and fascination for them,
so I have finally now convinced my partner that we should be the proud parents of one, (Yes one!!!)

I have spent the last 12 months researching, there is no way I want to take on such a exotic without knowing everything there is to know about them, I am amazed at how much there is to learn about these beautiful creatures,

I will of course be visiting the BTS show in May, because anything I can learn is bound to be beneficial,

So all I have to do now is purchase him/her,
any advice on the best place to buy, or would it be better to wait till the BTS show and buy from there...

I must also add, thankyou for having such a great source of information,
I never would have gone ahead without it

[mary walters]

Welcome Maria, I had to look twice as my supervisor is Maria Clarke too, for a minute I thought her visit to my spider room had paid of lol.

[Maria Clarke]

thats what happens lol,
people see the spiders up close, and they just cant help falling for them

they seem to get such bad press, but if people just take a moment to look a little closer, they would find out what fascinating creatures they are...

but I dont need to tell anyone from here that now do I???

[mary walters]

Not really love lol. I think we have all fallen in love with them.