Have you ever owned a tarantula

Question

What did you think of it as a pet?

What species did you have?

Were they interesting or boring pets?

Would you reccomend them to someone who likes creepy animals and with a budget?

What did you feed them?

thanks for answering

Answer 1

I like my rosehair tarantula. She's not very cuddly, she is beautiful though. I don't have to, nor do I interact with her much, though she does enjoy it when I do. I do recommend her type, she can actually go for two years without eating. I wouldn't try that, but it's a concern if you're forgetful. Also, crickets are only 5-10 cents and she won't eat many a week. I only feed her crickets, she will not eat other spiders, she would not eat pinkies and she would not eat meal worms. This works for me because I didn't like the time I had to try to feed her pinkies (they are after all warm blooded), worms are a little weird and had to be refrigerated, and the spider someone else tried to feed her, and I would be against feeding her something related.

One time, my husband and I went to a public, grassy, deserted area to let her walk around a little under a try and it was so cute! He was reading a book that he had rested on his lap and she walked over and sat on his pant leg, under the book! She also listened when I asked her not to come onto me (spiders are still a little creepy to me, even though I love my Jamila).

I like her a lot.

Answer 2

It's a nice lot maintenance pet. They are interesting and boring. I would recommend them if you like to hold and touch spiders. I fed mine crickets.  

Answer 3

my boyfriend has had his since he was 5 i personally HATE spiders they are the scariest thing in the world to me but he doesnt handle her so i can deal. he loves her she is very low maintenance but i would say boring she doesnt do anything he feeds her crickets although we've learned they can eat pinkies once they get so old. he has a rose hair which is one of the most popular and pretty docile go on tarantulas.com they give u a little information on some different species u can look into but alot of them are more aggressive. i would suggest one to someone who does not live in a house with someone with arachnaphobia

Answer 4

My daughter had a Tarantula for ages. It was a rosehair and she was quite gentle. We always fed her insects, has to be live by the way, and my kids would sometimes catch smaller spiders for her and drop them in her cage. She was quite bizarre, or maybe all of them are. One time she fell of her branch and broke one of her legs and she dragged it around for a few days. Then after about 2 days she started spinning a web and when she was finished she put her leg on it and wrapped it up and bit it off, then, which really freaked us out, she sucked it dry and cut it loose. I thought it was an interesting pet.  

Answer 5

- I've owned 3.  A Chilean Rose Hair and 2 Mexican Red Knees.  I inherited the Chilean Rose Hair as a full grown, but got my Red Knees as spiderlings.

- It's a very easy/cheap pet to take care of (feed once every week to every other week, change substrate every 6 months to a year), but it definitely won't come and l**k your hands.  I find it fun to watch them, but they don't move much so I could see some people finding them boring.  Also, you shouldn't handle them to much (I restrict it to shows).

- Highly recommend if you like creepy animals and don't want to spend too much.  If you expect to be playing with it, then no, it's not the right pet for you.  It likes its peace.

- I feed mine crickets only.  You can buy them at most major pet store.  I've fed my Rose Hair a pinkie (tiny mouse) before but the dissolving meat was gross (tarantulas spit the enzymes into the prey and suck up the nutrients). Also the mouse was smart so I felt really sorry for it.  Crickets are dumb; it's hard to pity them.

- Additional notes:

If you do decide to get a tarantula, I recommend getting a spiderling.  They require a little more attention (more frequent feeding, more frequent molting) but it's cool to watch them grow.   No matter what you do make sure it's bred in captivity.  Wild caught tarantulas tend not to cope well in captive environment, and it's just plain bad for the environment.

Also, I saw someone say that they will go for 2 years without eating.  My rose hair eventually starved herself to death; it took 6 months.  I think it was about her time though (I've read they live 10-20 years).

Answer 6

Ew! No! creepy crawlys!!!

Answer 7

no and i dont get ur question