Does anyone know how I can get some A. gigas in texas?

[BepopCola]

I had an african giant millipede when I was a kid.
And I thought I’d get a pair or so again, as I’ve gotten older and wiser. I’ve a vivarium setup, but I cannot find these guy available anywhere near me (Texas, US).
I’ve found some online dealers, but they can’t ship out of thier respective states.

Anyone have any advice?

 

[chanda]

Try posting a "Want to Buy" ad in the classified section: http://arachnoboards.com/forums/for-sale-trade-want-to-buy.24/

 

[BepopCola]

Try posting a "Want to Buy" ad in the classified section: http://arachnoboards.com/forums/for-sale-trade-want-to-buy.24/

Oh, thank you for the suggestion.
Another dumb question, but, how do I gain privileges to post elsewhere?

 

[REEFSPIDER]

They have been showing up at expos lately in pretty great numbers. You could try going and looking at some in your area, i know i saw about 200 mature a gigas at the last show i was at and i regret not buying some

 

[chanda]

Oh, thank you for the suggestion.
Another dumb question, but, how do I gain privileges to post elsewhere?

Read this thread: http://arachnoboards.com/threads/im...ements-for-posting-in-the-classifieds.279681/

You have a couple of options in order to become eligible to post to the classifieds:

1: Become an Active Member (Just participate in the forums. You need to have posted at least 15 comments in the past 45 days, but comments in some forums - like Tarantula Chat - don't count.) http://arachnoboards.com/help/active/

2: Become an Arachosupporter ($25/year or $50/year for Arachosupporter Plus)

3: Become a Classifieds User ($5/month)

You can purchase Arachnosupporter or Classifieds User status here: http://arachnoboards.com/account/upgrades

 

[chanda]

They have been showing up at expos lately in pretty great numbers. You could try going and looking at some in your area, i know i saw about 200 mature a gigas at the last show i was at and i regret not buying some

Don't you hate that feeling??? I saw some A. gigas at the San Diego expo in July, and kind of wished I'd purchased a few - but I just wasn't quite ready to pony up the dough. They are pretty expensive, and the last ones I bought ended up dying on me. (I suspect a sick 'pede - I had one that seemed to be doing fine, then purchased two more at a show. The new pair died within a few weeks, and then the first one died a few weeks later.) I did get a business card from the guy who was selling them in San Diego - but now I'm not sure where I put it!

 

[REEFSPIDER]

Don't you hate that feeling??? I saw some A. gigas at the San Diego expo in July, and kind of wished I'd purchased a few - but I just wasn't quite ready to pony up the dough. They are pretty expensive, and the last ones I bought ended up dying on me. (I suspect a sick 'pede - I had one that seemed to be doing fine, then purchased two more at a show. The new pair died within a few weeks, and then the first one died a few weeks later.) I did get a business card from the guy who was selling them in San Diego - but now I'm not sure where I put it!

I hear you i already left the show with a nearly 400 dollar centipede explaining 2 or 3 new 100 dollar additions would've been fun.

 

[chanda]

I hear you i already left the show with a nearly 400 dollar centipede explaining 2 or 3 new 100 dollar additions would've been fun.

Oh, wow! That's a high dollar centipede! Was it an S. galapagoensis or S. gigantea? I saw some of those at the show I was just at on Saturday, with the healthy triple-digit price tags, but couldn't justify the cost. (I hate to go triple-digit on anything, though I have made a few exceptions!)

 

[BepopCola]

I hear you i already left the show with a nearly 400 dollar centipede explaining 2 or 3 new 100 dollar additions would've been fun.

Oh, wow! That's a high dollar centipede! Was it an S. galapagoensis or S. gigantea? I saw some of those at the show I was just at on Saturday, with the healthy triple-digit price tags, but couldn't justify the cost. (I hate to go triple-digit on anything, though I have made a few exceptions!)

I'm curious about this centipede also!