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Pacman Frogs are cool if you're willing to maintain their habitats. They can eat big mice when full-grown, and also eat guppies/little fish that you put in the part of the cage with water. My thing is tarantulas, though.
I think tarantulas are about the coolest animals in the world. I bought them as slings (spiderlings) and sold them as adults to make money as a kid. Now, I'm getting back into the hobby. I have a 4-5 inch Chilean Rosehair Tarantula now. It's a sweet spider. I pick it up/hold it all the time, and it just chills on me while I play videogames and stuff. Hopefully it will turn out to be a female and live 15-20 years. If it's a male, it'll live 5-6 years max. I'm waiting for the next molt (when it sheds its skin) to determine the sex.
My next "T" will be a guaranteed female L. Parahybana aka Salmon Pink if I'm not mistaken. These are also docile and you can hold them, but they get 10+ inches in length full grown. Absolutely giant and so easy to care for. Some of the more exotic species, such as the T. Blondi, or Goliath Bird Eater, can get a foot in length (that's measured diagonally from one front leg to the opposite back leg on the other side), but they need a very specific humidity level to survive through their molts. The thing about Blondi's and Baboons is that they eat like crazy. You can throw 10 crickets in the cage, and it will kill them all, wrap them in webbing, and eat them all at once. So cool. I had a T. Blondi die on me b/c I couldn't get the correct humidity level, and now I'm just interested in the more easy-to-keep species such as Rosehairs, Salmon Pinks, and the beautiful Mexican Redknees.
Another thing about T's is the terrariums. I'm going to put my Salmon Pink in a huge tank with some really cool scenery. It's gonna look badass with a jungle setup and a huge spider in there. Other than that, you just have to provide a small water dish, feed a cricket or two once every other week, and clean up the remains of the crickets/tiny white spots of poop to prevent the spread of bacteria. Oh, and never put a sponge in a T's water bowl. They don't serve any purpose and are breeding grounds for bacteria.
Some people prefer the arboreal (tree-dwelling) species. With these, you can make a badass habitat for them with live plants and everything. I don't like them so much b/c they're skittish and hide more than terrestrial species. Some arboreals, like the Idian Ornamental, have absolutely beautiful designs on them. There are pretty terrestrial species too, like the Cobalt Blue (striking blue color) or Greenbottle Blue (you guessed it, green and blue colored). There's a Vietnamese species that's jet black and super aggressive, I forget the name. King Babboons are really hardy spiders and are sometimes a cool orange color.
I can't wait to feed my salmon pink a baby mouse (maybe I'll feed it a newborn "pinky" first) when it gets full grown! It's gonna be so fucking sick and awesome.
Brazilian Salmon Pink Birdeater (just looked up the official common name)
I think tarantulas are about the coolest animals in the world. I bought them as slings (spiderlings) and sold them as adults to make money as a kid. Now, I'm getting back into the hobby. I have a 4-5 inch Chilean Rosehair Tarantula now. It's a sweet spider. I pick it up/hold it all the time, and it just chills on me while I play videogames and stuff. Hopefully it will turn out to be a female and live 15-20 years. If it's a male, it'll live 5-6 years max. I'm waiting for the next molt (when it sheds its skin) to determine the sex.
My next "T" will be a guaranteed female L. Parahybana aka Salmon Pink if I'm not mistaken. These are also docile and you can hold them, but they get 10+ inches in length full grown. Absolutely giant and so easy to care for. Some of the more exotic species, such as the T. Blondi, or Goliath Bird Eater, can get a foot in length (that's measured diagonally from one front leg to the opposite back leg on the other side), but they need a very specific humidity level to survive through their molts. The thing about Blondi's and Baboons is that they eat like crazy. You can throw 10 crickets in the cage, and it will kill them all, wrap them in webbing, and eat them all at once. So cool. I had a T. Blondi die on me b/c I couldn't get the correct humidity level, and now I'm just interested in the more easy-to-keep species such as Rosehairs, Salmon Pinks, and the beautiful Mexican Redknees.
Another thing about T's is the terrariums. I'm going to put my Salmon Pink in a huge tank with some really cool scenery. It's gonna look badass with a jungle setup and a huge spider in there. Other than that, you just have to provide a small water dish, feed a cricket or two once every other week, and clean up the remains of the crickets/tiny white spots of poop to prevent the spread of bacteria. Oh, and never put a sponge in a T's water bowl. They don't serve any purpose and are breeding grounds for bacteria.
Some people prefer the arboreal (tree-dwelling) species. With these, you can make a badass habitat for them with live plants and everything. I don't like them so much b/c they're skittish and hide more than terrestrial species. Some arboreals, like the Idian Ornamental, have absolutely beautiful designs on them. There are pretty terrestrial species too, like the Cobalt Blue (striking blue color) or Greenbottle Blue (you guessed it, green and blue colored). There's a Vietnamese species that's jet black and super aggressive, I forget the name. King Babboons are really hardy spiders and are sometimes a cool orange color.
I can't wait to feed my salmon pink a baby mouse (maybe I'll feed it a newborn "pinky" first) when it gets full grown! It's gonna be so fucking sick and awesome.
Brazilian Salmon Pink Birdeater (just looked up the official common name)
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