Differently colored B. albopilosum??

[ChanTheMan]

At Petco I saw a tarantula labeled as "Curly hair tarantula". It triggered me that the substrate was kept damp and loose, and they didn't even bother with a hide. I assumed it was a B. albo bc of the curly setae, but her coloration seemed abnormal, almost like an A. chalcodes. Does this mean that the T was dehydrated?

 

[spookyvibes]

No, dehydration does not cause discoloration. And I doubt it would be very dehydrated being kept on damp substrate. A shriveled abdomen would indicate dehydration. Did you get photos of the tarantula?

 

[ChanTheMan]

No, dehydration does not cause discoloration. And I doubt it would be very dehydrated being kept on damp substrate. A shriveled abdomen would indicate dehydration. Did you get photos of the tarantula?

Ah, I see. I didn't get any photos of it unfortunately

 

[Theneil]

not sure what you mean by "bc" but there are two different curly hairs. Both go by B. albopilosum but they are pretty distinct. There is the "Nicuraguan" and the "Honduran/Hobby" versions. it could be that you usually see the nicuraguan and that one was honduran or vis versa

http://arachnoboards.com/threads/brachypelma-albipolosum-honduras-vs-nicaragua.307064/

See above thread for some pic comparisons.

 

[Greasylake]

No way to tell without pictures, but I remember a thread where someone got a G. pulchra at Petco that was labeled as a "black rose hair" so I wouldn't be surprised if you were looking at something completely different.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Might be a different species, get a pic sometimes it’s s steal if price is low. My local pet stores no longer keep Ts . Which is good for the health of the spiders. Tho they are still being wild caught decimating wild numbers, at some point common species could go extinct.

 

[The Grym Reaper]

Hobby/Honduran form? They're more brown/copper compared to the Black/silver Nicaraguan form.

Also, B. albopilosum like things slightly moist, it's a common misconception that they should be kept dry like other Brachys.

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[Ultum4Spiderz]

Hobby/Honduran form? They're more brown/copper compared to the Black/silver Nicaraguan form.

Also, B. albopilosum like things slightly moist, it's a common misconception that they should be kept dry like other Brachys.

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I’m hoping I get a female this time every curly so far was male. Cool they like it not so dry ?

 

[The Grym Reaper]

Cool they like it not so dry?

Yeah, albopilosum and vagans do best on slightly moist sub.

 

[ChanTheMan]

Hobby/Honduran form? They're more brown/copper compared to the Black/silver Nicaraguan form.

Also, B. albopilosum like things slightly moist, it's a common misconception that they should be kept dry like other Brachys.

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Ah, I see. The one you pictured looks much like the one I have, but the main difference about the one at the pet store is that it was very, very light colored. Think of an A. chalcodes with curly setae.

 

[The Grym Reaper]

At Petco I saw a tarantula labeled as "Curly hair tarantula".

I assumed it was a B. albo bc of the curly setae

the main difference about the one at the pet store is that it was very, very light colored. Think of an A. chalcodes with curly setae.

Mislabelled N. tripepii?

 

[ChanTheMan]

Mislabelled N. tripepii?

Huh, that might actually be the case.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

WOULD be a steal at curly price , I’ve never been able to find N tripepi. I got other 3 common hobby nhando. I can’t even go near new world substrate without gloves I break out allergic. Probably going to add mostly old worlds.

 

[ChanTheMan]

In that same shop there were 2 Avicularia avicularia kept in the same enclosure, kinda ticked me off