Hi guys,

Im really looking for 2 cool arboreal T's
I am actually in the process of buying a Versicolor.,
But need some advice on another one and advice on my choice as my first arboreal
please guys any help will be really great?

Evening Carlos

Welcome tot he forum.

There is such a huge variety of arboreal's to choose from.

What would you want out of your 2nd arboreal spider?

Can't go wrong with avicularias aswell as Psalmopeous, like the P.cambridgei or P.irminia. find suntigers to be more attractive though. If you looking for old world's there are quite a few to choose. Any Poecilotheria are gorgeous and quite readily available. Lampropelmas are also great just a tad more expensive that the rest most of the time.

Like Cascade said, what you looking for in a arboreal?

Thanks Jason and Jake,

I am very new to the hobby and looking for hopefully my "last 2" T's haha
I currently 2 slings a chaco and a salmon pink
I then bought 2 juveniles a red rose and a PZN
awesome choices let me tell you bt something wants me to get arboreal
i was looking at the sun tiger and i know that they are very aggressive and thats why i decided against it
The Singapore blue was number one on my list but then saw the price whistle2 bt hey you pay the price for beautiful Poecilotheria regalis was seriously a thought but was told they are very very aggresive...
just need some guidence to what to get...
i want colour and i can atleast say wow i actually made a really great choice...

So let me start of buy saying, aqll spider are aggressive or defensive some spider more than others, most of the the comments given above are a bit incorrect, none of those spiders are aggressive, they are fast they have V8 attached to their body and they can move when the time calls for it.

With your exception, you will get a threat/defense pose from both the spiders you mentioned.
The P. regalis is fast as all pokies are, but that is not the normal nature of these beauts, they have more of a tendency to hide away and do there long you can't see pose.

Also it comes down to your wants, needs and how comfortable you are in dealing with the spiders.

So here are 2 spiders that I have had for 4 years now.

Psalmopoeus cambridgei


Psalmopoeus irminia

The P.regalis was my very first arboreal tarantula I got quite a few years back. Also read online and did so much research and how potent their venom is and such and such. Truth be told, they are calm little buggers. The only time I saw a threat pose from my adult female was when I destroyed her webbed up home to rehouse her. That's it. Most of them would rather run than fight. They can be really fast however, so you always have to be awake and ready when doing cage maintenance or feeding or anything within the lines.

Can't go wrong with Pokies. They are gorgeous and quite easy to find now a days.

One of my favorite sp. By far.

Lampropelmas I find are very very shy and rarely seen in a nice decorated enclosure, my regalis was always in show before she sadly passed due to a bad molt. Was the hardest loss I had to deal with.

Goodluck on your next purchase bud, and there is no such thing as I am going to stop buying tarantulas after this last purchase. Lol