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pretty new to T's but here's what i got

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i just started collecting T's a few weeks ago but , i have been working in a large petshop in the reptile department for quite a while and have been doing alot of research on them since i have to deal with them on a daily basis at work . i had been wanting to get a couple for a while , and finally took the plunge with my first T a couple weeks ago . i got a chaco golden (Grammostola aureostriata) . it's sling so i figure i got lots of years ahead with it .

i've been enjoying the first one so much i got 2 more tonight . i picked up a tawny red baboon (still havent figured out the latin name yet) and a sunburst baboon ( also havent got the latin on this one) . the tawny is also a sling , but the sunburst is about 3 inches .

thought i'd post some crappy pics of all three of them here for those who are interested .

first is the chaco . sorry it's so blurry , but my camera stinks and is very near sighted .
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next is the tawny red . also blurry for the same reasons .
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last but far from least is the sunburst . pics are a little better as this one is much bigger .
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here are there houses for now .
chaco
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tawny red
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and sunburst
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hope yall enjoy .
 
Wow man....you dove right in the mix :)
Ok the chaco is a tame specie and will get rather large, that one there is a good first time buy.
Now for the other two
Pterinochilus murinus [orange baboon] is a very mean beast that can be very fast. The bites from the starburst have been noted to have some complications so be careful. It is a heavy webber and once it webs itself a home it will be less likely to bolt, but be careful with this one.
Hysterocrates gigas [tawney red] is also an aggressive beast but not quite as fast. Provide this spider with a rather deep substrate as it will burrow and become your very own pet hole :) These look good in between two glass panes, somewhat like an ant farm
Any help me or someone else here can provide just ask.
 
thanks john . i know it seems i'm jumping in pretty quick , but i have been working with them for the last year at the petshop i work at . i'll be the first to admit i am still pretty green though .

i got the chaco so i could potentialy have a T i can handle a little . the sunburst i have actually done quite a bit of research on and am aware of the potential problems , but i really like the looks of them . i will be very cautious with it . the tawny red was actually a spur of the moment buy as the price was just to good to pass up . i will also be very cautious with it .

i am always open to advice on my new critters and will probably be here asking questions pretty regular . once again thanks for the info and i'll keep you posted on how they are doing .
 
Hey no problem man....
The gigas will also get rather large and heavy, one of the biggest Africans.
It will be a whole lot easier to manage than the murinus.
Chaco's are too cool a spider, they are calm and get pretty darned big.I keep a couple of large adult females myself.
Good luck ...it seems like you have now been bitten by the 'bug'.
 
yeah , i had been wanting to get into the inverts for a while , but other projects have been keeping me from doing so .

the gigas has already dug itself a pretty good size burrow with 3 entrances that i can see and i've only had it set up for less than 24 hours . the murinus , had a web up when i got up this morning , but when i got home from work this evening it looks like the web was torn down . there is no one here that could have messed with it so i'm wondering if this is normal behavior . i dont recall reading anything like this .

the chaci i got just for the fact that it does get larger than alot of other T's . plus i was told(aparently correctly) that they do tend to be more docile than alot of other spiecies .

i have always been one to look for more unusual critters weather they are snakes , mamals or now , inverts . i see tons of people with rose hairs and pink toes , and i wanted something different . so far i am quite happy with my choices .
 
Hey Hey Hey! Don't you be makin fun of us peoples with Rose hairs and Pink Toes. I'm quit fond of my Rose hair, more fond of her then I probably ever will be with any other Spider. Thats my Daughter and I'd kick some bum bum for her! :) Shes such a sweetheart and quit large if I may so myself.

That is a wicked start there though. I'm jealous! EVERYBODY on here lately has got some NICE collections. I want a Chaco SO bad, and a Green bottle Blue and just give em all to me! :)
 
i have nothing against rosehairs or pink toes :D i just wanted something a little different .

thanks for checkin out my new critters :D
 
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