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So i went for a road trip with my mom today down to Goshen, IN to take a look at the local pet stores. While down there we noticed that they now have *shock* a PetCo!!?? So realizing that they might have tarantulas and i needed some supplies we went in and seen what they had. The prices were a little high but they had an A. seemanni, A. metallica, G. rosea, and some emperor scorpions. The housing was superb! The seemanni was on wood chips, and appeared to have a bad molt (as well as a lot of missing hair from flicking it so much lol) but other than that, this was the single nicest PetCo i have probably ever been to.
The animals there were cared for extremely well it seemed, and everything was squeeky clean! Also, things were very well fed and most appeared exceptionally healthy.
I ended up picking up a new larger KK for my G. aueriostriata, and i plan on using her smaller one for my H. gigas sling who has grown out of its current vial setup (this should be fun....).
Then i picked up a flightless fruit fly colony. Usually when you go to a pet store and see the fruit fly colonies they are 99% dead.... i probably have upwards to 1000 freaking fruit flies alive and well in this culture. They are very healthy and super active little things. Now i just need to figure out how to keep the colony going for several months so i can use them to feed my elegans slings! I just could not pass up such a healthy looking supply locally that was decently priced!
So i have to just say it though, i was losing all hope for PetCo's i have been to, but this one was extremely impressive. And i must also say that anyone who is thinking about shelling out 50.00+ for a stupid A. metallica needs to just go to a local petco and take a look at their "pink toes". Same damn tarantula i paid almost 60.00 for (or maybe a bit more, i dont remember) for 26.00. This is a decent price for a ''''normal''''' pink toe alone when you think about shipping costs!
I hit up a couple other pet stores in the area. All 3 had tarantulas and scorpions (the hobby must be getting more popular....) one even offered T. blondi, and H. lividum adults (but they were out of stock) and 2 of them had MM G. rosea. Honestly, if i would have found one with a female while i was out today, i would have gotten myself a pair just for giggles. One of the MM was in very nice shape....
Just thought i would share that little pointless tid bit. But seriously, if you are looking for A. metallica instead of spending some dealer a rediculous amount of money for one, just hit up petco and take a look at their pink toes, same damn thing (blue/black tarantula, long white hairs everywhere).
-Nate
The animals there were cared for extremely well it seemed, and everything was squeeky clean! Also, things were very well fed and most appeared exceptionally healthy.
I ended up picking up a new larger KK for my G. aueriostriata, and i plan on using her smaller one for my H. gigas sling who has grown out of its current vial setup (this should be fun....).
Then i picked up a flightless fruit fly colony. Usually when you go to a pet store and see the fruit fly colonies they are 99% dead.... i probably have upwards to 1000 freaking fruit flies alive and well in this culture. They are very healthy and super active little things. Now i just need to figure out how to keep the colony going for several months so i can use them to feed my elegans slings! I just could not pass up such a healthy looking supply locally that was decently priced!
So i have to just say it though, i was losing all hope for PetCo's i have been to, but this one was extremely impressive. And i must also say that anyone who is thinking about shelling out 50.00+ for a stupid A. metallica needs to just go to a local petco and take a look at their "pink toes". Same damn tarantula i paid almost 60.00 for (or maybe a bit more, i dont remember) for 26.00. This is a decent price for a ''''normal''''' pink toe alone when you think about shipping costs!
I hit up a couple other pet stores in the area. All 3 had tarantulas and scorpions (the hobby must be getting more popular....) one even offered T. blondi, and H. lividum adults (but they were out of stock) and 2 of them had MM G. rosea. Honestly, if i would have found one with a female while i was out today, i would have gotten myself a pair just for giggles. One of the MM was in very nice shape....
Just thought i would share that little pointless tid bit. But seriously, if you are looking for A. metallica instead of spending some dealer a rediculous amount of money for one, just hit up petco and take a look at their pink toes, same damn thing (blue/black tarantula, long white hairs everywhere).
-Nate