Hi Guys and Gals

My name is Jaco and the Tarantula bug has bitten me.

I don't have any T's yet first wanted to do some research and found this amazing forum with great advice and awesome people on it.

Will hopefully get my first T within the next month or so as soon as I can convince my mom and girlfriend to let me keep them. ( Both of them are afraid of spiders )

Currently residing in Pta-north

Hope to learn lots from everybody.

Thanks for all the help in advance.

Hey Jaco,

welcome to the forum! Hope you get your folks convinced, tarantulas can actually help to get over arachnophobia! I was also scared of spiders and got a lot of T's now, getting bolder with them every day.

Start with one or more slings, and there is a very good chance that everybody will eventually warm to them and the hobby, as they truly are fascinating.

Enjoy!

Hi welcome!

You will meet great people here and u can learn alot!

HI and welcome to this forum, trust me when I say that you will enjoy it here!!! Me myself were scared of spiders before I got my first T, they will surely warm up to them...

You can read through this, it will help;

Check these: www.care-sheet.com/index/Grammostola_aureostriata

www.amentsoc.org/insects/caresheets/tarantula.html

gregsdragons.wordpress.com/2009/11/15/gr...lchripes-care-sheet/

exoticpets.about.com/cs/tarantulas/a/tarantulasaspet_2.htm

www.spidy.goliathus.com/english/tarantulas.php

www.buzzle.com/editorials/8-2-2006-104321.asp

www.gherp.com/gherp/pages/beginner.htm

That should help you

welcome!

Welcome. I am New as well, Getting my First Tarantula on Tuesday(Cant wait) Grammostola pulchripes
Enjoy and hope all goes well with the convincing