3 new Ts - Blondi, OBT and Pokie

[Faye Sweeney]

well, I went to the shop to get some crickets and came home with these 3

Blondi


OBT


Pokie


Could someone please tell me which species the pokie is? I was told, but forgot

Also, I've got her in a cereal container at the moment... is it too small??? it seems too small to me, but would like opinions before I re-house her again! here is a pic of her in situ

[Colin D Wilson]

Hi Faye, hope you don't mind i've moved this thread to the pix section due to content.
As far as the spiders...three good choices there, the OBT looks all nicely settled in.

Any chance of an image of the underside of the pokie? The abdomen looks quite fasciata to me, however the legs have a rufilata appearence..

the cereal tub will be sufficient for another moult or two in my opinion

[Faye Sweeney]

Hi Faye, hope you don't mind i've moved this thread to the pix section due to content.
As far as the spiders...three good choices there, the OBT looks all nicely settled in.

Any chance of an image of the underside of the pokie? The abdomen looks quite fasciata to me, however the legs have a rufilata appearence..

the cereal tub will be sufficient for another moult or two in my opinion

no problem re. moving it ta

The OBT is very settled - she came with her Exo Terra to save having to re-house her
I'll try to get an image of the underside of the pokie - she's stretching out a bit more now too so I'll get a better dorsal shot too

[James Box]

you've made some great choices there!
gorgeous Pokie and blondi, and the OBT seems to be doing what OBT's do best, lurking

i will be curious to see what that Pokie is...i went through all the species in the BTS galleries and nothing quite looks right!
the front legs make me think of H maculata...lol

[Faye Sweeney]

I asked Sandy to pose nicely for some ventral pics and she obliged...
sorry the pics aren't clear - the container isn't very see-through. I can try to get her in a clearer tub for pics if need be, but don't really want to disturb her til I know she's settled and eating etc.

[Lisa Grose]

Do you know the sex of these 3. Would you mind me asking how much you paid for these? I dont know what you would normaly pay and I want a rough idea. I plan to go to the BTS show next year and get more T's because I dont want to be ripped off. May be you could go back to the shop with her and ask them what she is. They should remember.

[Faye Sweeney]

Do you know the sex of these 3. Would you mind me asking how much you paid for these? I dont know what you would normaly pay and I want a rough idea. I plan to go to the BTS show next year and get more T's because I dont want to be ripped off. May be you could go back to the shop with her and ask them what she is. They should remember.

I'm sure the bloke will remember - he seemed very up on his spiders and gets most of his stock from Lee at the spider shop...
They're all females and I paid £100 for the 3 spiders, an exo terra and some crickets, locusts and cork bark, so I couldn't tell you how much I paid for them individually

[Lisa Grose]

That seems reasonable. It is an idea. Thanks

[Lisa Grose]

The spider shop when it was at the bts show in coseley is where I got Dora from, my Lasiodora striatus. I could mail order with them.

[Faye Sweeney]

The spider shop when it was at the bts show in coseley is where I got Dora from, my Lasiodora striatus. I could mail order with them.

I have ordered from them directly - highly recommended

[Peter Lacey]

Tub looks fine to me.
Becky sent me a link a few weeks ago on ventral identification, quite surprisingly different considering many look very similar (black and white stripes). See if you can identify from this: http://www.froschlurche.de/Poecilotheria-ventral.jpg

OBTs you can often pick up for £10+ but I certainly wouldn't pay £40 for one. As they're easy to breed it helps to keep the costs down and you'll often find them available from forums.
T. blondi aren't so easy to find and often fetch a hefty price, i've seen these as max 5" for £150!!! Hard to breed so that keeps the price high but if you're lucky you may find a spiderling for £20+. The slings are quite big even in their first moult.
Pokies, lots to choose from and the price ranges but its not hard to find slings for £5+, 4" for around £20. The sought after metallica will fetch upwards of £35 just for a sling rising to £300 for a gravid female.
Doubtless others will provide their opinions on prices but this gives you an idea of bargains or rip-offs. Its worth noting however that shop prices will be higher as they have overheads and they need to make a profit, but there's no postage. Online shops offer good selections and often guarantee live arrivals and replacements.

[Faye Sweeney]

Many thanks for the link - I'll have a look when she's next feeling co-operative!

[michaelmckinney]

Hi Faye,

I was checking the pic of your pokie out, and my friend has a P.Formosa that is very like yours. Have a look at this pic of google.

Michael.

[Faye Sweeney]

Hi Faye,

I was checking the pic of your pokie out, and my friend has a P.Formosa that is very like yours. Have a look at this pic of google.

Michael.

Thanks for that Michael - it's certainly the closest I've seen so far...
she's quite a bit lighter than that, and doesn't have so much banding on her front legs - just the stripes going down them, strange how much individuals vary!

[Paul Wramba]

stunning pics. Do you mind me asking what camera you use. Been thinking of getting a new one just not sure what to get