Brachypelma dilemma

[Patherophis]

Hi,
I would like to ask You on Your opinions on members of this popular genus. I currently have juvie females of B. hamorii and B. boehmei. I am cosidering reduction of my collection and if so then only keeping one. And one of my favorite local sellers is now complicating this for me by offering similar size B. emilia female for ~25$.
So if You could only have single Brachypelma, which species would You chose and why (price and growth rate excluded)? Thanks for any input.

I would like to only discuss Brachypelma s.str. sensu Turner et al. 2017 = "red legs" species group here (therefore limited poll options).

 

[lostbrane]

B. smithi only because I haven’t seen too many myself.

 

[Liquifin]

Wait? a B. emilia female for $25 (US dollar?)? That's some fishy price right there.

 

[nicodimus22]

I love them all, but:

 

[Patherophis]

Wait? a B. emilia female for $25 (US dollar?)? That's some fishy price right there.

Yes, 26 to by accurate (23€), sexed juvie aproximatly something over 2 inches. It is good price, but not exeptional.

 

[Vanisher]

B vagans i think? my favourit along with B albo. B boehmi is close third so i voted that cos the other 2 wasnt on the poll

 

[Justin H]

B. albo or emilia. I love the curly setae and triangle patches.

 

[PanzoN88]

I clicked B. emilia



However B. schroederi or B. albopilosum are far superior.

 

[Thekla]

Why isn't there B. albopilosum on the list?

I'd chose a B. albo, I suppose.

 

[Minty]

Brachypelma dilemma, I thought we had a new species on our hands.

 

[Patherophis]

B vagans i think? my favourit along with B albo. B boehmi is close third so i voted that cos the other 2 wasnt on the poll

B. albo or emilia. I love the curly setae and triangle patches.

I clicked B. emilia

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However B. schroederi or B. albopilosum are far superior.

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Why isn't there B. albopilosum on the list?

I'd chose a B. albo, I suppose.

Sorry, curly hairs and red rumps are amazing spiders, but I omitted them intentionaly, as I intended this thread to be focused on brachys in narrow sense = "red legs" group.

Brachypelma dilemma, I thought we had a new species on our hands.

Yeah, I realised how bad that title looks just after I posted it.

 

[Liquifin]

No verdezi, vagans, kahlenbergi, albopilosum, sabulosum, schroederi, epicureanum, or angustum. Half of this genus is missing, time to start sending out fliers to find them again, LOL.

 

[Thekla]

Sorry, curly hairs and red rumps are amazing spiders, but I omitted them intentionaly, as I intended this thread to be focused on brachys in narrow sense = "red legs" group.

Maybe you should've posed your question differently then: "What red-legged Brachypelma species would you chose?" (or something like that).

And by the way, I wasn't aware that B. albiceps had red legs... how curious!

 

[Vanessa]

Showing some love for my favourite - Brachypelma klaasi.

 

[Patherophis]

Maybe you should've posed your question differently then: "What red-legged Brachypelma species would you chose?" (or something like that).

And by the way, I wasn't aware that B. albiceps had red legs... how curious!

It is mentioned at the end of original post, but I agree that I could have been much clearer.

I am quite aware that they does not But they certainly do bellong into Brachypelma s.str. = "red legs" species group.

 

[Vanessa]

No verdezi, vagans, kahlenbergi, albopilosum, sabulosum, schroederi, epicureanum, or angustum. Half of this genus is missing

By the end of the year, some of those Brachypelma won't be Brachypelma anymore.

 

[Patherophis]

By the end of the year, some of those Brachypelma won't be Brachypelma anymore.

One of reasons to discuss only ones likely to stay.

 

[Thekla]

Well, fair enough... I admit I didn't read the mouseprint in your post, and I haven't read the paper. I did hear some rumours about dividing the Brachypelma genus though but didn't apply that to your question.

Having said that, I won't choose in the poll, because I only have a B. hamorii from that group and that wouldn't be a fair decision.

 

[Patherophis]

Well, fair enough... I admit I didn't read the mouseprint in your post, and I haven't read the paper. I did hear some rumours about dividing the Brachypelma genus though but didn't apply that to your question.

Having said that, I won't choose in the poll, because I only have a B. hamorii from that group and that wouldn't be a fair decision.

It doesnt allow me to edit poll question so I at least tried to clarify post.

 

[BoyFromLA]

My vote is for Brachypelma schroederi.