Greetings from a newbie

by skippy225 2009-07-05, 12:47

Greetings everyone.
im new, no suprise there lol, i own lots of reptiles and i have 1 mexican red knee to my name at the present with plans to expand when i know a little more Very Happy

i look forward to reading some of the posts and gaining some great info.
regards
nick cheers

by **Teeny** 2009-07-05, 13:54

Hiya and welcome to the forum. Hope you enjoy it here. Good choice of Tarantula BTW Red Knees are awesome Smile

by Mutley.100 2009-07-05, 14:11

Welcome Nick . Good choice for a first T , is it an adult ?

by skippy225 2009-07-05, 14:18

thanks everyone im assuming its grown on as its about 4 inches at the mo i got it at ihs doncaster show tbh i was into snakes more as ive quite a collection of them but the spiders are really growing on me so who knows i might get more yet.
would like some suggestions on what to get next as i cant let the boas have all the room.
regards
nick

by Mutley.100 2009-07-05, 14:36

Spiders are like snakes . You have to decide what you want ? There's arboreal , terrestrial and fossorial (digger) . Then you've got temperament , size and lifespan . And after all that you have to decide whether you want a sling , juve or sub/adult . Or you could just look at pics of T's and go 'I want that one' Laughing

by **Teeny** 2009-07-05, 14:44

Hahahaa i would recommend an Avic if you want an arboreal T as there are so many different colourations.If you wanted another Terrestrial maybe a Salmon Pink as they are ferocious eaters and hardy species overall.

by **Jamie** 2009-07-05, 15:07

Welcome to the forum mate. If you like Brachypelma's, try and get hold of a Brachypelma auratum, gorgeous spids.

by **Luke** 2009-07-05, 15:23

Welcome to the forum Nick Very Happy

A good second tarantula could be a chile rose (Grammostola rosea) or a curly hair (Brachyplema albopilosum). If you would like a arboreal then i would go with a avic such as the Avicularia avicularia or Avicularia versicolor Very Happy

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