Spiders

[skybabe]

hiya guys,

was after a bit of advice my boy is spider mad and he has decided he wants one for his b-day in dec,

Now i will of course be supervising and taking full responsability for the 8 legged fury thing but my question is what spider lol and how do i go about doing this like what do i need an that, whats the best spider to get and so on.

does anyone have anything like this or any advice that will help me on my way oh and what do they eat to

 

[Seedy_r0m]

Maybe MOBAD can give some advice

 

[skybabe]

ah i saw that thread a while back but my boy wants a Tarantula kind of thing you keep in a tank or something lol

 

[Seedy_r0m]

ah i saw that thread a while back but my boy wants a Tarantula kind of thing you keep in a tank or something lol

There's some good basic info HERE.

I always fancied keeping a Lizzard, but her indoors would have none of it.

I'll try to find some more info for you.

 

[karym6]

you normally need to feed them with live crickets.

One of my mates used to keep one when we were at school, he had a Chilean Rose. They get quite big, but are harmless, it is a tarantula, but not the famous red kneed one.

You need to keep a lot of crickets and feed them as well, my friend used to put a slice of lemon or lime in each box to keep them going.

They dont need a huge amount of space if memory serves, I think the size of the tank defines how large they can get. As the petshop you buy it from (dont get it online as you have no idea about the quality), they will be able to give you all the advice you need on it.

 

[DeadTech]

Never kept them myself but heres some interesting reading GL
http://www.tenspider-pets.net/exotic-pets/pet-spiders.html
http://arachnophiliac.info/burrow/toptenspids.htm

 

[skybabe]

Ewww they bloody horrible things aint they lol still thats what he got his heart set on just gotta talk digidude round now lol thanks for info guys some good reading there,

be intrested to hear if anyone has kept them on here tho anyone got any experiances to share. ?

 

[mobad]

Maybe MOBAD can give some advice

LoL yes indeed I sure can, considering I had one for 2 weeks out of choice before it started to nest anyway.
This site be of some use - http://www.tenspider-pets.net/exotic-pets/pet-spiders.html and http://www.petforums.co.uk/spiders-inverts/ for questions and answers.

 

[Dutcho]

Are you MAD ! Fook me keeping on as a pet, lol, I anit coming to visit you any time soon

 

[digidude]

Now i will of course be supervising and taking full responsability for the 8 legged fury thing

of course he can have one then

 

[skybabe]

Thought you'd say that dude btw your paying for it lol he said he wants a chillian rose one ok

 

[digidude]

Thought you'd say that dude btw your paying for it lol he said he wants a chillian rose one ok

aint that a red wine from the galleo vineyards?

lol

 

[skybabe]

yep its also a spider to supposedly the best one to get people say they just like men stupid

 

[Vodkaholic]

Thought you'd say that dude btw your paying for it lol

:Clap: ahaha love that epic! :Clap:

people say they just like men stupid

not that one tho

 

[Vodkaholic]

......opps delete plz

 

[Explosivo]

ah i saw that thread a while back but my boy wants a Tarantula kind of thing you keep in a tank or something lol

i had a spider in a tank once but it ran over all my neighbours cars and blasted a hole through my kitchen wall so i had to get rid of it.

 

[mobad]

http://www.wikihow.com/Pick-a-Pet-Tarantula - this is some good info about Tarantula's
I might by one soon- easy to keep, don't need to feed them continuously, easy to clean and look cool on the wall loool!

 

[baggy69]

I had a Chilean Rose for about 4 years, easyest pet in the world to look after. A couple of crickets every other day and a slice of cucumber. Dont worry about there bite, just like 2 bee stings ( but never had one myself), its there bum hairs to worry about, they are very fine and barbed so they could blind you if you get them in your eyes. Its there first defence mechanism, if they are scared they will flick there bum hair at you with there hind legs. So when you go to buy one see if hes got a bald bum, if he has hes a flicker! Or its a woman whos just sorted her bikini line for summer

 

[karym6]

yes thats true, the hairs are quite a pest with these things are they not?

I saw my mates do this once, they do it so fast its amazing. But they can be hazardous if you are asthmatic etc

 

[skybabe]

Well went and got our spider today and its a cutie, its a mexican red rump and i actually quite like it and my boy loves it was really kool watching it eat its grub thanks for all the info guys gonna get a mexican red knee next