lfs got in supposedly "better" tarantulas, should i get one?

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Experiment397

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well i was going to get a chaco goldknee (grammostola pulchripes) but the lfs just got in some T's that the guy there says are better for handling and are better choices then the chaco. they are:
avicularia avicularia common pinktoe
avicularia metallica metallic pinktoe
avicularia versicolor martinique pinktoe
grammostola rosea rosehair
grammostola pulchra brazillian black
they are all slings except for the rosehair is a 2 incher but its a sexed female and they have a sexed female A. avicularia that is about 2.5 inches. it has to be good with handling because i do programs on exotic animals for the local elementary and one on spiders and other creepy crawlies and to have the star of the show bite me in front of all the little kids would not be good, or to have it jump and split its butt would be just as bad. i have a 20 tall, 10 gallon, 15 gallon and two 5 gallons and am going to be breeding hissing cockroaches and anoles so will have lots of small things to feed it. so is one of thoose better than the chaco? thnx.
 
rose hairs are usually great, but i have never had a problem with gold knees, if you have already handled it without issues i don't see why you wouldn't get it. you can check out the rose hair and see how that is as well... pink toes are usually good but very fast...and as slings they will be faster heh
 
brazillian black where i am is evil lol.
those are all great 'beginner' Ts. just go with the flow, which u think is prettiest, laid back etc. great choice.
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ok. went on and they are showing they dont have the chaco anymore:( so i am leaning towards a pinktoe, any particular type of avicularia i should avoid? he has
A. versicolor
A. mettalica
A. avicularia
i can get all of them as sexed 2.5 inchers or attempted sexed 1.5 inchers. he gets them from some breeding place in oregon that sends him sexed/attempted sexed juvies so all are listed that are possible as what sex they are.
 
Experiment397;4638842; said:
ok. went on and they are showing they dont have the chaco anymore:( so i am leaning towards a pinktoe, any particular type of avicularia i should avoid? he has
A. versicolor
A. mettalica
A. avicularia
i can get all of them as sexed 2.5 inchers or attempted sexed 1.5 inchers. he gets them from some breeding place in oregon that sends him sexed/attempted sexed juvies so all are listed that are possible as what sex they are.

I'd go with A. metallica depending on the price, but I personally think you should try to get the Brazilian Black because they are simply gorgeous. How much is it going for?
 
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