Looking For Calgary Tarantula Breeder

[Mar]

I'm looking to buy a tarantula from a local breeder, specifically a Brachypelma Smithi spiderling. Is there anyone local that does this or will I have to order one from outside?

[bubbley]

theres a member tarrantula on the boards pm him he breeds them ask for the the tarantula special sauce

[Tarrantula]

Originally posted by bubbley
theres a member tarrantula on the boards pm him he breeds them ask for the the tarantula special sauce

HAHAHA as soon as I read the Thread title.. I was like "I wonder who will get me involved in this" ha ha ha ha

On a side note, I do not breed Tarantula's.

[FivE.SeveN]

Jesus breeding these 8-eyed demon spawns of pure fucking evil?

Don't do that, KILL THEM before they develop language skills!


Yeah tarantulas creep me out!

[Mar]

How could this creep you out? This is beautiful....

[in*10*se]

i would buy one... just so i could tee it up and fucking have at 'er with my driver.... <shudder>

[Mar]

Fine. You guys aren't invited to my Christmas party!

[civic_stylez]

I love my chilean rose haired tarantula.... no noise, no smell and low maintenance... i wish i could find a girl like that...

IMO the most interesting creature/pet to have.

[Mar]

Originally posted by civic_stylez
I love my chilean rose haired tarantula.... no noise, no smell and low maintenance... i wish i could find a girl like that...

IMO the most interesting creature/pet to have.

Did you get yours at a pet store? They're the only ones I see sold at per stores as they're very easy to maintain but the Red Knee is pretty much on par with the Rose Hair. Not sure why I don't see them more.
If you used a breeder/dealer, please let me know who you used.

[in*10*se]

Originally posted by Mar
Fine. You guys aren't invited to my Christmas party!

thats lucky for you, your trantula's and my driver... 3 wood and maybe 7 iron...

[Trini]

*shudder*

[Vagabond142]

meh... tarantulas are closer to mammals than arachnids, so they don't really bother me that much.

As to the OP... I'm pretty sure that there's a tarantula forum out there somewhere that relates to Calgary, Alberta and/or Canada, and they can point you in the right direction

[civic_stylez]

Originally posted by Mar

Did you get yours at a pet store? They're the only ones I see sold at per stores as they're very easy to maintain but the Red Knee is pretty much on par with the Rose Hair. Not sure why I don't see them more.
If you used a breeder/dealer, please let me know who you used.

I got mine from a guy in lethbridge... i was trying to get a goliath tarantula. leg span of a dinner plate!! i just didnt feel like keeping mice and other feed on hand for them. Id look for a forum in alberta....

[Colin_R6]

Started a thread for you on TARAS, something should come up.


http://www.albertareptilesociety.org...5461#post25461

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PS: Rose hairs are boring... and they can go on hunger strikes for a year or longer (omfg, frustrating). At least you can handle some of them anyway!

[6thGen.TUNER]

msg mitsu3000 he might know

[Mar]

Originally posted by Colin_R6
Started a thread for you on TARAS, something should come up.


http://www.albertareptilesociety.org...5461#post25461

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PS: Rose hairs are boring... and they can go on hunger strikes for a year or longer (omfg, frustrating). At least you can handle some of them anyway!

Got it: http://www.albertareptilesociety.org...ead.php?t=5219
But that was real nice of you anyway!

I've been all over every forum and even emailed tarantulacanada.com out of Quebec. They can get me one for $35 and $35 express shipping. That's a high pricetag for shipping.

I might have to call off the search though, my roommate is very demanding that I not have a spider in the house.

[Mitsu3000gt]

I bought most of my spiders from Martin at TarantulaCanada. The shipping is expensive because it has to be overnight shipping, and he has to pack it such that the spider won't get injured. His wife was at the Edmonton show last weekend with a bunch of stuff, apparently. $70 is not a bad price for a B.Smithi, especially if you can get a guaranteed female - a lot of pet stores want $250 for a spiderling.

Petland in Shawnessey has quite a few tarantulas, but they are outrageously expensive. Also, the PAWS Pet Food store on Heritage & Elbow drive SW has a whole bunch of tarantulas in the basement where all their aquariums are sold and such.

I've had pet tarantulas for about 10 years now, so let me know if you have any questions. My collection is slowing decreasing, and I haven't been buying any more. My B.smithi died recently, it was 22 years old haha (bought it when it was 13 yrs old). I've only had 2 escape in 10 years haha, and I found them both.

Tarantulas are actually awesome pets, amazingly low maintenance, no sounds, no smells, and very inexpensive all things considered. Lots of people just hate them because they are indeed big, hairy spiders lol.

[InLoveWitRSX]

Originally posted by Mitsu3000gt
I bought most of my spiders from Martin at TarantulaCanada. The shipping is expensive because it has to be overnight shipping, and he has to pack it such that the spider won't get injured. His wife was at the Edmonton show last weekend with a bunch of stuff, apparently. $70 is not a bad price for a B.Smithi, especially if you can get a guaranteed female - a lot of pet stores want $250 for a spiderling.

Petland in Shawnessey has quite a few tarantulas, but they are outrageously expensive. Also, the PAWS Pet Food store on Heritage &amp; Elbow drive SW has a whole bunch of tarantulas in the basement where all their aquariums are sold and such.

I've had pet tarantulas for about 10 years now, so let me know if you have any questions. My collection is slowing decreasing, and I haven't been buying any more. My B.smithi died recently, it was 22 years old haha (bought it when it was 13 yrs old). I've only had 2 escape in 10 years haha, and I found them both.

Tarantulas are actually awesome pets, amazingly low maintenance, no sounds, no smells, and very inexpensive all things considered. Lots of people just hate them because they are indeed big, hairy spiders lol.

Are they dangerous? what happens if you get bitten by it? any spiderman side effects?

[Despair*]

Originally posted by Mitsu3000gt
I've only had 2 escape in 10 years haha, and I found them both.

Geez... that would be very creepy for a non spider lover to have tarrantulas freely roaming the house. Where did you end up finding them hiding?

[Mar]

Originally posted by InLoveWitRSX


Are they dangerous? what happens if you get bitten by it? any spiderman side effects?

I can't tell if you're joking or serious! But a bite from one of these spiders is nothing worse than a bee sting which isn't so bad. You have to pick the correct species as a beginner spider (Chilian Rosea, Mexican Red Knee, ...) because their venom is not very potent at all and wouldn't cause more than a rash. Plus they're very docile, you can hold them in your hand and there's little to no chance they'd want to bite you.
On the other hand, there's much more aggressive species that you'd want for display only because they'll bite you any chance they get.

The only Spiderman effects you may notice is if you try to write a non continuous and otherwise mundane movie script while feeling the nausious effects from the bite, it may turn out almost as badly as the third installment of said series.