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First, if there is already a currently active thread like this, can someone please close this one and redirect me to it or maybe merge this post with it?

I own 3 cats and I also keep tarantulas. The species I own are:

Togo starburst Baboon (H. maculata) Indian Ornamental (P. regalis) Metallic Pink Toe (A. metallica) Chilean Rose Hair (G. rosea) Green Bottle Blue (You're crazy if you expect me to type out the Latin name for this one!) Here's a few pics in order of the species listed.

Great spiders, i cant match them.

I have a tank of African Velvet slugs though lol, ill get some pics taken (they are well cool looking (for slugs))

I recently acquired an OBT (Orange baboon), Venezuelan Suntiger, and an Antilles Pink toe. I'll get pictures once they get bigger, as they're all wee little things right now.

I never knew there were different types of tarantulas

Do they bite at all? The white one is very beautiful.

There's over 800 species of tarantula actually.

And in order for me to answer that question regarding if they bite, I must first explain something. There are two main types of tarantulas, new worlds and old worlds. New worlds are native to North, Central, and South America. These are usually considered to be more docile and would most likely try to run and hide when threatened, and also have weak venom. They are armed with special hairs on their abdomens called uricating hairs which have tiny microscopic barbs on them. When threatend the tarantula will either brush off or kick off these hairs towards an attacker. If stuck in the skin, they can cause some pretty intense irritation and itching. This is the main form of defsense for most new worlds. There are exceptions to this rule, but as said before, they are generally more docile. Old worlds on the other hand are for experienced keepers only. They are found in Africa, Asia, and Australia, and are generally very fast-moving, have very strong venom, and are quick to react to threats in a very defensive manner. They lack the uricating hairs of the new worlds, so their only form of defense when cornered is to bite. Keep in mind these are just general guidelines and that behavior varies from one individual to another. That being said, any tarantula is capable of biting if it feels threatened, but only a handful are likely to. Hope this helps

Someone i know recently got bit by one of his, the size of the puncture holes slightly shocked me.
The dark area is a tattoo :p

Awesome T's Bob, I'm jealous.

I don't have pics to post but I have:

Chaco Golden Knee (Grammostola pulchripes)
Brazilian Salmon Pink Bird-eater (Lasiodora parahybana)
And
Chilean Rose Hair - RCF (Grammostola rosea)

The chaco I got a sling(baby) about 6-7 years ago. The other two I received as slings about 8 months ago. They were both the same size when they arrived(about half an inch across) now the bird-eater is maybe 4 times the size of the rose hair.

In the past I've had a typical pink toe(very sweet spiders), a golden starburst tarantula (very mean), and an other baboon tarantula but I can't remember which one specifically (would jump and the walls of the enclosure if you got too close).

I also have a Black Mexican Kingsnake and a Pueblan Milk Snake.

parker679 wrote:Awesome T's Bob, I'm jealous.

I don't have pics to post but I have:

Chaco Golden Knee (Grammostola pulchripes)
Brazilian Salmon Pink Bird-eater (Lasiodora parahybana)
And
Chilean Rose Hair - RCF (Grammostola rosea)

The chaco I got a sling(baby) about 6-7 years ago. The other two I received as slings about 8 months ago. They were both the same size when they arrived(about half an inch across) now the bird-eater is maybe 4 times the size of the rose hair.

In the past I've had a typical pink toe(very sweet spiders), a golden starburst tarantula (very mean), and an other baboon tarantula but I can't remember which one specifically (would jump and the walls of the enclosure if you got too close).

I also have a Black Mexican Kingsnake and a Pueblan Milk Snake.

Nice. Pink toes are awesome tarantulas. They're usually really docile as well, and one of the few I'll actually handle with my bare hands when I have to remove it from the enclosure to do some sort of maintenance. My golden starburst (I prefer calling them OBTs) is still tiny and is just very skittish right now. However, I'm sure in time it will start to gain its infamous attitude.

Yeah, I remember how I got my first pink toe my freshman year of college, it was my first T. Then I read that unlike most tarantulas they can be communal in a large enough enclosure. So I got a second one and put them both in a 20 gallon tank. Came in the next day and I was back down to one....that was the last time I tried communal tarantulas.

The OBT was my favorite, by far the prettiest I've owned. I wish I could remember what the other baboon T was because that sucker was mean.

Seeing your spiders makes me want another one, that togo starburst looks really nice.

Also, I lied. I found the sticker that came on the Chaco's dixey cup when I got it and she is actually 9 years old.

Yeah the Togo Starburst is somewhat of a pet hole though, so you may not see it a whole lot. Just an FYI.

Also @Jaws, do you know what species that person was working with and how they got bitten? I'm sort of curious.

I have 2 Reptiles and 1 Scorpion

Nice man. Asian forest scorpions, though more feisty, are in my opinion a more interesting beginner scorpion than emperors. Nice reptiles also.

Thank you BobGrill, he sure does have a lot of personality even being so tiny :]

BobGrill wrote:Yeah the Togo Starburst is somewhat of a pet hole though, so you may not see it a whole lot. Just an FYI.

Also @Jaws, do you know what species that person was working with and how they got bitten? I'm sort of curious.

Thanks, good to know.

Where do you get your spiders if you don't mind me asking?

I've ordered from a few different online breeders including Ken the Bug Guy, Pet Center USA, and Swifts Inverts.