Grammostola rosea RCF

[Jamie Cooper]

Hi guys.

Bought a juvenile G.rosea RCF from Predatororprey.net a few days ago. It's a great addition to my collection. I'm into double figures now! Here's a few pics of her sitting on top of her cork hide.

Jamie.

[Colin D Wilson]

Totally under-rated spiders in my opinion.

Everybody should have a few Grammostola species in their collection. They're not the boring brown spiders some people often descibe them as if you take the time to properly observe them.

[Paul Cockerill]

Wicked spiders, as Colin say's they're very under-rated unfortunatly,... alot of the emphasis now is on big blue spiders or who keeps the nastiest baddest tarantula lol... bit like follow the leader.

But good choice there Jamie, not only a very attractive "clean" looking spider, but the best thing about Grammostola spp. is that they're very easy to keep, no special requirements.

Paul

[Gaston Arce]

Yes, I agree with you about Grammostola spp. They are good first and non-first species for our collection

Nice shots Jaime!!! The RCF variant is very beauty

[Jamie Cooper]

Thanks guys. I couldn't agree more! Every collection should have one.

Jamie

[R Thomas]

Every collection should have one.

Only one? Every collection should have more than one lol

Richard

[Christian Elowsky]

The trends in the hobby never cease to amaze me. The good thing about some of the color freaks is that it protects some of the species from over collection and promotes captive breeding. Personally I'm glad people are into bright blue, or nastiest, or biggest, it means the native Aphonopelma in the US are under less strain. To be honest, most of the color freaks are only in the hobby for less than 5 years, even if their collection top out at hundreds of animals. If you want to impress me, get a G. rosea spiderling (captive born) and raise it to maturity, and watch it give into old age. A hobbyist with that kind of dedication is something to be respected.

[jasonbotting]

Totally under-rated spiders in my opinion.

Everybody should have a few Grammostola species in their collection. They're not the boring brown spiders some people often descibe them as if you take the time to properly observe them.

i totally agree i have the copper and a gray colour in my collection both adults. both of these i have has since slings and i am so proud that they are now fully grown adults . thinking about a cobolt blue now

[Sarah Willis]

She's a beauty, I have an RCF too.

[Stanley A. Schultz]

... If you want to impress me, get a G. rosea spiderling (captive born) and raise it to maturity, and watch it give into old age. A hobbyist with that kind of dedication is something to be respected.

Or better still, longevity records on several of the "Carlsbad green" tarantulas. Or, to top even that, a dozen Brachypelma emilia! That isn't just dedication. It's perseverance bordering on insanity!