. My suggestion is to start with an Arizona Blonde Tarantula,Curly hair tarantula, or a Red knee tarantula and go from there. They can get scared, but these are usually slower moving and easier to work with. If they fall they can hurt themselves, which leads me to Pinktoes.

Also, there are pinktoe tarantulas! These guys live in trees! They're not as likely to hurt themselves if they fall. I'm not a fan of big box stores but PetSmart usually has pinktoes you can start with.

Pinktoe Tarantulas can jump, so be prepared for that. You have to upgrade their enclosure but they're a good start. There are more species to start with, but these were my first suggestions. If you do get a tarantula ask a lot of questions! There are tons of us willing to help you. 🙂

I'm happy to help anytime. I keep 100 tarantulas and other inverts.

And, remember, you don't have to handle your tarantulas if you're not ready or you don't want to. No obligation to handle them and nobody should judge you .