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okay so heres the deal i was wonderin if anyone had info on curly haired tarantulas, me n my friends have been planning on getting one and eadch take care of it a week (theres 3 of us) so i was wonderin if any of u have any info
 
Wish I did!
My hubby threatens that if I get one it will end up at the bottom of his shoe!

Arashi has one named Edgar. She is absolutely lovely!
 
Mmm, sorry, nothing on the curly variety. :/ I've had a Chilean Rosehair female for a few years now, though as of lately she's really been slowing down. I'm sure if you google'd it, you could find plenty of info on your species though :thumbs:
 
Mmm, the more I thought about what you said, the more concerns I have, so let me adress those first ;)

- If you're having it stay a week at each person's house, how do you intend on transporting?
- How will you keep the temperature stable when transporting?
- Do you realize a tarantula who is dropped will basically just rupture?
- That taken into consideration, isn't moving him/her from house to house potentially endagering the animal, as the transport of ANY animal should only occur when absolutely necesarry due to the stress, risk of draft, risk of escape, risk of injury, etc?
- Will she/he be staying in the same aquarium from place to place? In different ones? If so, will you all make sure you have the same subtrate, method of heating, tank temp, etc. to make sure he/she doesn't get stressed and die?
- Will you be keeping his/her diet consistent from place to place?
- Do you or the other people have an animal that might hurt the tarantula? Younger siblings? Disapproving parents?
- What do you intend on doing if the animal turns out to NOT be handle-able?
- What size enclosure will the animal be kept in, and with what substrate, shelter, food, heating method, etc. etc.
- Are you aware of the lifespan of some species? I've heard of females of several types living to be over 15.
- Where will you be getting the tarantula? They often times come with internal and external parasites, which you will then have to pay to treat.
- Have you made sure the species you are seeking isn't venemous? Even if it isn't, it can cause a deadly allergic reaction just like a bee sting.
- Are you getting a defanged tarantula? This stresses the animal, makes it more difficult to eat, etc.

All that said, Chilean Rosehairs are supposed to be fairly handleable. Key word, supposed to be. Mine is not even slightly handleable. Furthermore, as with any tarantula... its not a puppy or kitten. They don't particularly like being held, they have to be handled very very gently and low to the ground, and many give off itchy, irritating hairs when you handle them. They are really a pet that you watch and feed and enjoy like a fish, not one that you hold and carry around.

If you read up on tarantulas and decide you want something that doesn't need live food, is more tollerant of handling, won't bite, etc. I would strongly suggest a male madagascar hissing cockroach. (I say male because most females you buy will be knocked up) They don't mind handling, are pretty hardy, don't require live feed, can live off of old fruits, veggies, and other human foods, don't need as much heating etc. as tarantulas, and will not explode if you drop them. :lol:
 
- If you're having it stay a week at each person's house, how do you intend on transporting? we will transport it care wise (we live very close to eachother)
- How will you keep the temperature stable when transporting? since we live very close to eachother it shouldnt be a problem seeing as how we will be using heating lamps and pads
- Do you realize a tarantula who is dropped will basically just rupture? really? I never knew that but we dont suspect that being a problem seeing as how we also share bearded dragons the same way we are planning on sharing the tarantula and not one of us have ever dropped them
- That taken into consideration, isn't moving him/her from house to house potentially endagering the animal, as the transport of ANY animal should only occur when absolutely necesarry due to the stress, risk of draft, risk of escape, risk of injury, etc? yes it is but we are going to be extremely careful
- Will she/he be staying in the same aquarium from place to place? In different ones? If so, will you all make sure you have the same subtrate, method of heating, tank temp, etc. to make sure he/she doesn't get stressed and die? it will be the same aquariam
- Will you be keeping his/her diet consistent from place to place? yes we will be
- Do you or the other people have an animal that might hurt the tarantula? Younger siblings? Disapproving parents? my mom does not like the idea but she is barely ever home and will not even go near the tarantula, also my friends all have other animals that are very well taken care of as do i, i do have a son but he is very gentle with all my animals i already have
- What do you intend on doing if the animal turns out to NOT be handle-able? we intend to feed and take care of it as well as we would if it was hand-able, and work with it to attempt to get it more socialable
- What size enclosure will the animal be kept in, and with what substrate, shelter, food, heating method, etc. etc. the heating method will be lamps and heating pads, food will be insects and the occasional pinky mouse depending on the tarantula we get, we are still planning on the other things since we arent getting it untill summer
- Are you aware of the lifespan of some species? I've heard of females of several types living to be over 15. yes we are very aware of this as we were with the bearded dragons when we did this
- Where will you be getting the tarantula? They often times come with internal and external parasites, which you will then have to pay to treat. one of my friends knows someone in a different state that breeds tarantulas and thats where we will be getting him/her
- Have you made sure the species you are seeking isn't venemous? Even if it isn't, it can cause a deadly allergic reaction just like a bee sting. yes, we will be making sure and we are aware of the allergic reaction
- Are you getting a defanged tarantula? This stresses the animal, makes it more difficult to eat, etc. we have not decided this yhet
 
;) Sounds good.

I know that red-kneed tarantulas are supposed to be very good natured, however they do give off itchy quills when disturbed and are very large and heavy, thus increasing the risk of severe injury when dropped.
Like I said, chileans are supposed to be nice, but mine is a little monster. However, reflecting upon her history (she was from a neglect situation, and the 3 others involved died they were in such poor shape), I think it is reasonable that she bites and is not hand friendly. I think they are also relatively inexpensive; some of those guys are so pricey O_O
Maybe you could get a book on tarantulas to see which is the nicest? I have a very useful one, but don't have it with me ::slams head on desk:: so I can't really tell you the title/author. It had TONS of advice on husbandry, feeding, species, etc.
 

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