Oompoofishy
Arachnopeon
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- Feb 28, 2019
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Good Sunday to all, I hope everyone's having a fantastic weekend.
I was scouring GumTree for ads on Ts, just being nosey, when I came across one selling P Hirsutus (captive bred) slings (seller said they were approx 5cm in leg span) for 70 AUD each and another one selling captive bred P Crassipes "Eunice" male/female juvie for 200 AUD.
I couldn't really find much information anywhere about these 2 sp. I recognize that phlogius' tend to prefer substrate that is moister as they come from the rainforest (correct me if I'm wrong!) but nothing else on husbandry. Judging from the other phlogius slings I have, I would think that phlogius' are obligate burrowers as well? I'm asking because I'm trying to collate information about the Ts I have and their habits, husbandry etc
Another thing I wanted to find more about is the pricing of Ts. Are the prices I mentioned above reasonable for captive bred Ts? Should captive bred Ts be priced more highly as that would mean lesser chances of parasites etc? 70 AUD for a sling seems pretty steep to me. The ad has pictures (which the seller said were current) and most definitely didn't seem like only 5cm in LS to me.
Lastly, I'm also interested in expanding my current supplier list. So far, I've only come across 3 - JJs Little Stings, The Insectory and James Bindoff. Only bought from JJs and TI as I've heard not so good things about JB, also have had some first hand experience. JJs is fantastic; quick to respond, excellent customer service and reasonable prices. TI is alright; reasonable pricing but he does take quite a while to reply which I don't mind but it's on the level of ghosting sometimes I know most people recommend GumTree but I'm iffy because I'm afraid of scammers. It would be nice to know more Aussie based suppliers!
This is such a long post but thanks in advance for reading and sharing your thoughts!
I was scouring GumTree for ads on Ts, just being nosey, when I came across one selling P Hirsutus (captive bred) slings (seller said they were approx 5cm in leg span) for 70 AUD each and another one selling captive bred P Crassipes "Eunice" male/female juvie for 200 AUD.
I couldn't really find much information anywhere about these 2 sp. I recognize that phlogius' tend to prefer substrate that is moister as they come from the rainforest (correct me if I'm wrong!) but nothing else on husbandry. Judging from the other phlogius slings I have, I would think that phlogius' are obligate burrowers as well? I'm asking because I'm trying to collate information about the Ts I have and their habits, husbandry etc
Another thing I wanted to find more about is the pricing of Ts. Are the prices I mentioned above reasonable for captive bred Ts? Should captive bred Ts be priced more highly as that would mean lesser chances of parasites etc? 70 AUD for a sling seems pretty steep to me. The ad has pictures (which the seller said were current) and most definitely didn't seem like only 5cm in LS to me.
Lastly, I'm also interested in expanding my current supplier list. So far, I've only come across 3 - JJs Little Stings, The Insectory and James Bindoff. Only bought from JJs and TI as I've heard not so good things about JB, also have had some first hand experience. JJs is fantastic; quick to respond, excellent customer service and reasonable prices. TI is alright; reasonable pricing but he does take quite a while to reply which I don't mind but it's on the level of ghosting sometimes I know most people recommend GumTree but I'm iffy because I'm afraid of scammers. It would be nice to know more Aussie based suppliers!
This is such a long post but thanks in advance for reading and sharing your thoughts!