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I guess most species are better protected by hobbyists. The sad truth is most of these fine species originate from the developing countries and their conservation measures are sloppy at best. Take for example the Bengal tigers, the officials rely on footprints for the tiger numbers and thus...

jayefbe, again you came up with a wall of text. It is okay IF you are talking about facts, my points were, most of your off topic posts commenting on other people are NOT true. It's irony to see that you actually posted that 2 links here, because they just illustrated so well that how you...

Points taken, since it's against the forum rules I am editing my last post to change it to a link. The original post is too old to edit but my last post supersedes the old one. Not correct. Copyrigted images can still be used and quoted under FAIR USE of the copyright law if not because of...

If you have the time and space to keep more, why not? There are hobbies that cost you more money and time than keeping tarantulas, as long as your significant other doesn't mind, why do you need to limit yourself to 5 Ts?

I understand what you meant but the problem is most often these photos lack any source info and those who posted them don't owned the photos either. There is no way to ask for permission if you don't know who owned them, and linking a photo posted not by the original owner doesn't help too. For...

Lasiodora parahybana - don't judge them by the price they are so active and it's so rewarding to see them grow. Being one of the largest spiders in the world and brave enough to take giant centipedes from you yet docile enough for beginners and never burrows as adults, what else can you ask for...

When P. metallica first appeared in Europe they were definitely more than $45, and the few so called "elite" European breeders that bred this species asked for around $300-500 for a sling to be exact, and they heavily screened their buyers to maintain their dominance. They only sold it to the...

Agreed. In fact some would just web the entire enclosures as their territory and certainly they feel safe in their territory. This is particularly true for tarantulas in pet stores as they were housed in relatively small enclosures and thus the spiders utilize the entire containers as their burrows.

Do you have access to pinhead crickets? Puncture and kill some pinhead crickets for it to scavenge from, and after the next molt it should be able to kill with the small regenerated fangs.

No I didn't claim this as my picture, I am yet to own this awesome spider. I saw this picture in multiple public forums but I didn't know who took his picture, thanks for enligtening us.

Thrixopelma pruriens or Grammostola pulchripes. How large is she and is it docile and calm?

There are tons of reputable sellers carrying Aphonopelma, but there are few that are both reputable and knowledgable, and there is even fewer when it comes to RARE Aphonopelma. Since you are a rather experienced hobbyist, I would recommend getting a more unique and rare Aphonopelma species, such...

Many old world and some new world species have pretty decent eyesight but I am yet to see they are affected negatively by a flash. However, species like H. lividum does react to strong light and they may flee. So make sure that they can't run to your hand or your body when taking a photo - they...

If it molted 10 days ago you can safely feed them now. Based on her size her fangs should have darkened some 5-6 days ago. You don't really need to wait that long for her size. A L. parahybana has quite a huge appetite and you should provide as much food as it is willing to take. A LP...

The OP wanted something active and docile, yet all Grammostola species are far from active and are considered some of the most inactive pet rocks. He said he already got a B. vagans and obviously he wants something more active than its B. vagans yet is still quite docile like the B. vagans. I...

My most expensive Ts were my two subadult confirmed female T. apophysis I got 10 years ago, and they were worth over $1500 at that time, pretty similar to the P. metallica as they were both new and rare. But they were also the most inexpensive Ts I got, because they were given to me as gifts by...

If it is an adult (most likely will if it's a WC one), you can tell from the big morphological differences. All Haplopelma species have very different looking males, being smaller, leggier and slenderer. For H. lividum, the male looks dull and lacks the metallic blue color too. Pretty obvious...

Unless the substrate is too deep and damp, most chilean roses will dig them out unless they are in premolt. I feed my Ts primarily superworms and in fact once they burrow they will unlikely surface again to harm your molting Ts.

I already reported this guy for multiple troy posts in other subforums and he already got banned.

For your budget, get a L. klugi, probably the heaviest tarantula rivaling the T. blondi, yet preserving the temperament and good qualities of its brother L. parahybana. It is very rare and only few reputable breeders have it right now, such as here.