hmmm..... i dont know to much about T's but i would mabye go for the older one.

I would go for the Avicularia avicularia. I love them, and you can make them nice decorative enclosures with living plants and stuff

Pinktoes are great, but as an adult you won't know if it's developed any problems or how old it may be -- in fact, the tarantulas of Lori's that have done the poorest were WC adult pinktoes.

A juvenile redknee will last a long, long time . . . and they should be fairly easy to keep at this stage. They can live in tiny containers when they're small like that and only require prey infrequently. They're also less unpredictable than pinktoes (i.e., they don't teleport).

I would say it's a better option. It won't be impressive-looking for a while, but this way you'll get to see it grow and develop.

It's exciting when the molt and suddenly you can see the orange and black!

I will tell him what you have suggested then.

Now currently its in a vial. Do we buy it in that and just keep it in that? the shop is HOT and humid...but our house isnt....should we get a little tank like the ones I have Teeny and Tiny in?

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Just keep it in the vial in a warm spot, like maybe near the tank your scorpions are in.

Here's Lori's rule of thumb for container sizes: 3 legspans wide by 4 legspans long, give or take. A tiny one can be kept in a candy box (Lori used a Rocher container >>picture<<) for quite a while. In fact, for an idea of slow-growingness, Lori kept hers in a container that size for about a year before it outgrew it. It took it that long to get the orange and black coloration.

I would go with the Avic. personally. I have both. And love them both. But the Avic grows so much faster it's a lot more rewarding for me. I am just a sucker for Avics

Tony

I just don't trust buying any Avicularia spp from a petstore -- I'm kind of bitter after Lori's experiences. With a sling it's hard to go wrong, and then there's the excitement of watching it grow and molt and develop into its adult colors.

ok. rememeber im not "IN" to tarantulas so only common names will make some sense to me.

There is a pink toe for sale and a red knee for sale. The red knee is a very small spiderling, still white.

I have heard about the chocolate box for a little tank and We happen to have one...hmmm means I have to eat the chocolates by saturday *smiles*...I can see what I can do! *since my fave chocs!*

So when its bought Saturday, the small white one as suggested, just keep it in the vial...or for sturdiness put into the rocher box?
If he wants it in the rocher box....heat mat...yes or no?

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No need for heating mat unless you are going to keep them in a very cold room. It will thrive within a span from 20C/68F to 28C/82F. If you can give it something in the middle, it will be very happy.

Regards
Robin

If the vial is 2-3 times the guy's legspan in diameter, he can stay in there another molt or two. If it's smaller than that I'd try putting it in the Rocher container.

Just put in a half-inch or so of peat / coco fiber and you're set! Maybe a bottlecap water dish. Just remember that tarantulas CAN climb sheer surfaces.

I take it you mean "if its bigger"...he is teeny tiny so Im guessing the vial will be fine. I will tell adam when I speak to him on the phone tonight or see him tomorrow and we shall go look at the little one again, but to be honest he now has his heart set on the little one.

I have told him "its like a house spider! it will take it a long time to get colour and big"...I mean...wow...I was made to jump by a HUGE house spider about 30 minutes ago when putting some washing into the machine for my parents...wow...it was a big one!!!
I dont do well with spiders...no risk of me interacting with the tarantula

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Ok the young white red knee was sold. So after leaving the shop and much sulking we went back to look at the older red knee! £65 later with flame knee *thats the same as a red knee right* and tank it was in we are back home with him bouncy as anything!

Ok. Husbandry care advice now.

Shop said no humidity really required, a little bit in one corner but basically they "like it dry"...is this true?

Shop also said water bowl with moss in it or a tarantula sponge...is this true? because I always thought about bacteria! I dont even do that for my scorplings, they have water in a cat cover lid!

Also. He said it was just after its 4th moult and is just over a year old...does the work as truth?

The set up is cork bark hide and soul with silver puff bits in it. Was just recently changed. when we next change it, remove the silver things...which I think begins with V...looks like little worms and expanded in places.

No heat mat at the moment, we had a BOILING hot day today so im not concered, he said if at all a small one only in one corner in winter...

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EDIT ok now he not sure if its a flame knee or flame leg