Calling all Seemanni experts!

[colin haris]

Hi guys

Just following on from a previous post, I have recently purchased a Aphonopelma Seemanni. She is a sub adult, very light brown, with no stripes...my question is, will she develope the stripes when she becomes a full adult or do some brown zebras never get there stripes? any info would be great,thanks.

[stevebagnall]

Hi Colin
I'm no expert, all I know is that there are two colour forms to this species. The black zebra is from Costa Rica, and is black with white striping. The brown zebra is from Nicaragua, and is dark brown with tan stripes. While it's light brown in colour you'll probably struggle to see the stripes, but as she grows I'd imagine they become more prominant. I have a 2cm sling, which is a black zebra. I've not seen any Brown's. Nice Tarantula's though. Fast as well

[Ray Gabriel]

If you keep her in a high humidity enviroment when she moults she will be black with white stripes, keep her drier and she will be brown with pale stripes.

A Seemani is found from Costa Rica in the East (probably also found in Panama but no records yet) to Honduras in the West, as you would expect you will find some variation along the way.

Ray

[Toran Tanner]

If you keep her in a high humidity enviroment when she moults she will be black with white stripes, keep her drier and she will be brown with pale stripes.

A Seemani is found from Costa Rica in the East (probably also found in Panama but no records yet) to Honduras in the West, as you would expect you will find some variation along the way.

Ray

is that really true about humidity thing I have never heard that very cool. hey ray you take dead spiders right?

[colin haris]

Thanks guys

Im now looking forward now to a new looking stripey T after molt. I am shocked to here about the humidity changing the colour of the zebra as Ray pointed out. I will try and keep her humidity high as i would love her to be Black and white.
Thanks again guys

Colin

[Ray Gabriel]

Yep A. seemanni change colour with humidity same as Hysterocrates do (do you guys get the BTS journal?).

Dont keep them permanently humid though, they need a dry spell.

yes i take deads.

Ray