Does your Parahybana smells "different"????

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I'm really interested to see what do you guys think about this and if in fact you have catched this "smell" in your Parhybanas too :D.


Years ago, when I had my first Lasidora Parahybana,I Remember very well that as soon as I got her home, and opened the lid I noticed a very very subtle smell. Very particular one. It didnt smell bad at all, nothing nasty, just a subtle very particular smell really hard to describe.

I thought, hm. it maybe this tarantula in particular,for some reason...Or it maybe in my head.

Then 2 years ago, after years of keeping the Parahybana, got another really large female.
And suddenlyl there it was, the same particular smell!.
I really thought about posting here and share it with you guys, but for some reason I didn't.

Well, today, I go another specimen, really large and beautiful, female too...
And when I opened the lid to house her, I got a little close but softly not to take a breath of her itchy hairs...And there it was. The very same subtle particular smell.


Does anybody here have had a somehow similar experience?
 
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I've noticed a strange...."spicy" smell from my desert hairy scorps before. Strange. :?
 
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For some reason I think its only on the large ones and so far females,because I have had a couple smaller ones and I dont think I smelled it.
 
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Fran said:
For some reason I think its only on the large ones and so far females,because I have had a couple smaller ones and I dont think I smelled it.
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Maybe since they are bigger, the smell is more noticable?
 
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Possible.

Its a really really particular one. I have never ever smelled anything like that before, thats why I really cant describe it :)
 
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L.Parahybana

The smell of facsination!...............................................Jason:liar:
 
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The smell is to make you come closer so it can give you a face full of hair. {D
 
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Ive never had a parahybana but since you said you've noticed it only from the females I think I might have an explanation. It could be a pharamone to attract mates. Maybe in the wild mates are hard to come by and they use this smell to make it easier to find eachother. Who knows I could be wrong.
 
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I've got two in the 4" range and a sling and don't notice any smell yet. I'll check again when they get a bit bigger.

And on a side note Fran:

I hope you appreciate the look I just got from my wife when I got up from my computer to sniff some tarantulas for you :rolleyes:
 
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hahaaha lol {D

Yeah, I was sniffing her too and my wife was like :confused:

I have had 4 and 5 inchers and I didnt notice any smell.

This one I got today is about 8+ and she smells exactly like the ones before :D
Somehow that comment Exo made about "spice" does fit the description of the smell...Its really weird :)
 
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LP sniffing? :? This isn't some variation of toad-licking, is it? Are you guys feeling okay? How many fingers? *waves*
 
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Never noticed any odor from L. parahybana but widows, L. hesperus in particular, seem to have a distinct odor. Not bad at all, really. Kind of sweet, spicy, and musty at the same time. I've actually smelled the same aroma from different kinds of wood. Kinda strange.
 
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**sounding like Martin, from The Simpsons** HA ha.... Fran is attracted to tarantula pheromones!

(Sorry....someone had to say it...) ;P
 
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Julia said:
**sounding like Martin, from The Simpsons** HA ha.... Fran is attracted to tarantula pheromones!

(Sorry....someone had to say it...) ;P
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Also my first thought when I read "big females" :rolleyes:
 
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scottyk said:
Mine too, but I've seen enough pics of Fran to know better than to tease him :D
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Haha, but Fran has such a nice disposition! :clap: Just in case though, I think I'll keep on his good side from now on... no more Fran-teasing... if I can help it :D

Seriously though... please be careful when you sniff the butts. Gives me shivers just thinking about the consequences, yipes!
 
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Fran

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Lol yeah, So I can smell those pheromoes like a mature male?{D
(Fran goes to the side and start grooming {D )

No worries about that Scotty and Roski, the bigger I get the more sensitive. Totally Harmless ;)

(PS: I must confess that If I were not me and I read my posts I would tease myself too {D )
 
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This topic just talked me out of this species.
The stink from my geckos (who I miss dearly) was bad enough, and the mealworms also stink. No more pet smells!
{D
 
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