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Hi guys was just wondering why this species is so expensive? £200+ for a single specimen!
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Because it's new and relatively rare
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how rare? saw them on the spidr shop site but with no info! would love to know more about these ie where they come from, when they came into the hobby what there like to keep? if there new then does that mean there husbandry arrangments are still in an 'experimental' stage then or has this area been tried and tested before they were put on for sale?Comment
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they are, i think, really new to the hobby, and as such there is little to no information out there. the best thing a potential keeper could do is research their locality and where they're found...both things the spider shop would be happy to tell you, i'm sure.
wait til someone manages to breed them, the slings will be expensive, but quite alot cheaper than new adults are at the moment.Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars... Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.
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i am not to sure on this, but i belive they come from madagascar. to the best of my recolection, this is the only genus from the island avalable in the hobby, and that was relativly recent. i would think there would be more, being as madigascar is known for having many odd and beautiful creatures and all.
my tarantulas
001 A. seemani 010 A. avicularia 001 B. auratum 001 B. smithi 001 C. bechaunicus 100 C. huahini 001 C. cyaneopubescens 001 C. crawshayi 002 E. murinus 112 G. rosea 010 H. albostriatum 010 H. lividum 001 H. maculata 001 L. violaceopes 001 L. parahybana 100 N. chromatus 010 P. cancerides 001 P. fasciata 010 P. rufilata 001 P. striata 001 P. cambridgei 010 P. irminia001 P. murinus 001 P. lugardi 001 S. calceata 001 T. violaceusComment
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does any1 on here keep them? they are a really nice looking spider but how many people can justify spending that much on a T?Comment
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yeah, i saw this on the spider shop too and instantly googled to find out more, but apart form some pics, and being from madagascar, not much info about them, plenty of for sale ads from america, where according to one they are very sought after, newest IMPORTED species. Do we know if, being so rare, these are presumably being brought in from madagascar then, not captive bred?
xOwner of:A. chalcodes "Rio", X.immanis "Cuervo" and OBT sling "Salsa"
Mummy of:Yelina (4 yrs old, RIP GBB juvie "Kama")Blake (2 yrs old, owner of juvie L. parahybana "Nachos")Comment
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i would assume there coming from Madagascar and not being bred yet.Comment
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there are a handfull of people in america that cb them, but most are wild caught. thats what i could find on shop sites on the internet anyway.my tarantulas
001 A. seemani 010 A. avicularia 001 B. auratum 001 B. smithi 001 C. bechaunicus 100 C. huahini 001 C. cyaneopubescens 001 C. crawshayi 002 E. murinus 112 G. rosea 010 H. albostriatum 010 H. lividum 001 H. maculata 001 L. violaceopes 001 L. parahybana 100 N. chromatus 010 P. cancerides 001 P. fasciata 010 P. rufilata 001 P. striata 001 P. cambridgei 010 P. irminia001 P. murinus 001 P. lugardi 001 S. calceata 001 T. violaceusComment
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