Bought THIS!

[Amy Beth]

While searching on Craigslist I found a fella that wanted to give his T.blondi a new home. So I called him up and asked him what he wanted for her. $100 for 9in T.blondi, and 30 gal set up with stand. Got her home and she is impressive. This my 1st one. None of my other T's are even full grown yet. They are working on it but they have a way to go. Thanks for looking.

 

[RockinOutAmber]

Wow! That's awesome! I never see Ts for sale in my area :/

 

[Amy Beth]

Usually I find G.rosea on craigslist, one or 2 posts a month. I have never found anything more than that until now. I do love a great find. I was excited to find her.

 

[foxtrot]

It's not T.blondi, it's T.stirmi, isn't it? sorry if i'm wrong because T.blondi have hair in the patella and i didn't see any in your T.. :/

 

[web eviction]

+1 for it being T. stirmi, also it's looking pretty dark under them skins....

 

[Legion09]

Great find!

 

[cmcghee358]

It's butt is looking a little lumpy. Have any better pictures? <---concerned about cysts.

 

[Amy Beth]

T. stirmi? I was wondering if it was a true T.blondi. She may be a T.stirmi. If she does have cysts she doesn't seem concerned about them. She is active. Do cysts make them act different? She has a few bald spots but she doesn't look a crazy mess.

 

[cmcghee358]

If you could just get some different angle/lighting shots of her abdomen. The ones you have up now looks a little off.

And cysts can be an issue for this genus. Sometimes they molt out, sometimes they die. But you might be required to adjust it's eating habits/schedule if it is in fact a cyst.

 

[Amy Beth]

I think it might have been the angle. She molted yesterday and is very smooth no lumps or bumps. Thanks for the info. I did not know cysts were a problem with this genus.

 

[cerialkiller]

How about some new pics ?, now that she molted

caught somewhere in time...

 

[CleanSweep]

Congrats on your new T. I'm in agreement with those who say T. Stirmi. If she was 9", she must be huge after the molt! Moar pics!

 

[spiderfield]

If you're referring to the bald spot in the first photo, it looks like its just a patch of missing hair. I've noticed that Theraphosa species brush off the hairs from the sides of their opisthosomas to cover their egg sacs rather than from the rear, as they do when disturbed. Perhaps she had made a sac sometime before this last molt.

Regards,
Ryan