Hi there, I'm looking around for a first tarantula. I've been fascinated with spiders all my life and kept various common true spiders as "pets" for years. Mostly my home is a no kill relocate little critter zone.
I'm older, almost 65 and have some chronic medical conditions which limit my mobility so I've been looking for a tarantula that would be easy for me to care for.
Probably terrestrial for sure. I would like to be able to look over and see a T sitting in it's habitat. I'm not interested in handling a tarantula as I'm probably not quick enough to recapture one if it decided to bolt.
And I'm also not interested in having a large collection either.. At most I could eventually manage 3 Ts. due to space and medical issues.
I've been wanting a tarantula for a few years, but my husband hasn't been "on board" with it until lately when he softened his objections and relented. :)
Anyway this is just an introduction and as this is a local to me board I thought I would say hi!
I now have a Tarantula Room enclosure set up, and an ExoTerra I will be setting up this weekend.
I had bought 2 Lee's Herp Haven containers but the tops are super hard for me to get on and off. I decided I might keep crickets in one but I don't want to be fumbling around with a tarantula in one. This isn't the greatest picture.. and I have some air plants I have on my window sill in the kitchen that I will add. But SOON soon I will be ready to get some T's. The bad weather and other stuff kept interfering.
I had ordered a Tarantula Room from an online vendor on Feb 6th and it was delayed due to the ice... and when it arrived it was badly damaged. But the vendor was very nice and got a replacement to me quickly.