I got a Mexican Fireleg and 2 Nicaraguan Curly Hairs. I got the guarantee on them and a feebie.
plus i heard they are banning Brazilian spiders so I got 3 coming from Jamie's
Ban applies to collecting wild caught and exporting them out of the country, anything out will stay where it's at. Same as what happened with Chile and the rose hairs about ten years ago.I got a Mexican Fireleg and 2 Nicaraguan Curly Hairs. I got the guarantee on them and a feebie.
What sizes did you get? If you got a Brachypelma boehmei (fireleg) from the same batch I did about two months ago that enclourse will be fine for a few more molts. It's slow growing so it will be a while before a rehouse.
I actually save my files on all my decreased T's, I use an app for my phone that keeps track of that kind of stuff along with reminders for feeding and everything. I have been keeping for almost a decade and I still feel bad whenever one dies even if I have two or more of that same one still alive. You have to get used to the possibility of slings dying on you if you want to be in this hobby, it's why adults cost so much more.
Some friendly advice from one addict to another, you are going to want to start working on the binomial nomenclature. (spelling?) Most folks here use almost exclusively the scientific names (with a few exceptions like the GBB is a common one) Will make it much easier to know what people are talking about, easier to find propper care info, and easier to make future purchases if you use them instead of "common" names.
I get that but the species keep changing, like Antilles was a Versicolor versicolor but now Caribena.....
And while we're at it... it's a Caribena versicolor, not an Avic (anymore).
Yes, but unfortunately common names aren't always constant or consistent either. Seems like if you check 10 different retailers that use common names, you will get 10 different names (usually similar, but different none the less) Knowing both is probably best, but IMO the scientific is more important.
Psalmopoeus irminia (Venezuelan Sun Tiger) 3/4"
i have a few of those. Lovely spiders.
Looks like other avics dono what the taxonomists is smoking .And while we're at it... it's a Caribena versicolor, not an Avic (anymore).
Congrats on your new ones! Nice selection! And best of luck and loads of fun with them.
They should rename A diversipes also it dosnt look like an avic. There the experts hope they are correct. Next month it could be something else.I miss having one of these , but I can’t get more Ts for a while . Try finding a job are same odds as getttng hit by lightning around here.
They already have, it's Ybyrapora diversipes now.
Dealers gotta be loving this kind of over-reaction.
Those will work, but you could go even smaller. I prefer to not give to much burrowing space as they tend to do so excessively.
This is not a changing of the species, its a changing of the genera....species is versicolor, that hasn't changed.
Be aware, these grow exceedingly fast, they are fast as lightning and when they gain size, they can become both exceedingly reclusive, and exceedingly defensive. Irminia are consistently one of the most defensive species in my collection filled with OWs. Not hard to care for mind you, but they can be difficult come re-housing time.
No t is...but you have to do re-houses as the t grows. This is when this poses the issue...lol.