Theraposa Blondi

[Georgia]

They can (I have a pic of my H. laoticus hanging upside down on the lid of its KK like it's a Xenomorph, I'll see if I can dig it out) but they're basically heavily armoured tanks and more resistant to damage.

Edit: found it.

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Yeah I figured he did i found home on the backboard many times lol

 

[Nightstalker47]

They can (I have a pic of my H. laoticus hanging upside down on the lid of its KK like it's a Xenomorph, I'll see if I can dig it out) but they're basically heavily armoured tanks and more resistant to damage.

Edit: found it.

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They cant climb straight up glass and acrylic like tarantulas. If the lid is low enough they can grip it, as seen in your pics...but I doubt that's what cold blood meant when he said they cant climb.

The substrate looks a little dry for a Theraposa.

The Theraposa

1. Theraposa.

Theraphosa, wasn't going to correct you guys at first but that's four times this has been misspelled in one thread lol...including the title.

 

[Arachnophoric]

They cant climb straight up glass and acrylic like tarantulas. If the lid is low enough they can grip it, as seen in your pics...but I doubt that's what cold blood meant when he said they cant climb.



Theraphosa, wasn't going to correct you guys at first but that's four times this has been misspelled in one thread lol...including the title.

I wonder if it's autocorrect?

 

[SonsofArachne]

They cant climb straight up glass and acrylic like tarantulas. If the lid is low enough they can grip it, as seen in your pics...but I doubt that's what cold blood meant when he said they cant climb.



Theraphosa, wasn't going to correct you guys at first but that's four times this has been misspelled in one thread lol...including the title.

That will teach me not to copy and paste from other people's posts. Didn't even notice the the missing H.

 

[AngelDeVille]

My local shop had a 5-6" T. stirmi a few months back, but I honestly don't recall what they had is listed as, I don't think they used the scientific name at all, as they rarely do. It was displayed as some kind of birdeater.

It was $109.99 iirc, so they weren't out to scalp anybody.

 

[The Grym Reaper]

They cant climb straight up glass and acrylic like tarantulas. If the lid is low enough they can grip it, as seen in your pics...but I doubt that's what cold blood meant when he said they cant climb.

Yeah, I know they can't climb smooth surfaces in the traditional sense but they will use pretty much any means they can (propping themselves up with their tails/using their claws/etc.) to get to a surface they can grip.

 

[cold blood]

Because I heard they are hard to find.

T. stirmi are absolutely not hard to find.

Theraphosa, wasn't going to correct you guys at first but that's four times this has been misspelled in one thread lol...including the title.

I honestly never knew that h was there...huh

 

[Georgia]

They cant climb straight up glass and acrylic like tarantulas. If the lid is low enough they can grip it, as seen in your pics...but I doubt that's what cold blood meant when he said they cant climb.



Theraphosa, wasn't going to correct you guys at first but that's four times this has been misspelled in one thread lol...including the title.

Yup, autocorrect for Android. Its a wonderful thing.

I wonder if it's autocorrect?

It surely was! lol

T. stirmi are absolutely not hard to find.



I honestly never knew that h was there...huh

I didnt say T. Stirmi were hard to find. I was taking about a true T. Blondi.

 

[cold blood]

I didnt say T. Stirmi were hard to find. I was taking about a true T. Blondi.

But you just said Theraphosa

 

[AngelDeVille]

The “H” is silent

 

[Teal]

Theraphosa, wasn't going to correct you guys at first but that's four times this has been misspelled in one thread lol...including the title.

Hmm, just like Theraphosidae... I guess I should have known that

 

[esa space station]

Looks blondi to me, no tan/pink socks

No hair on third leg joint(patella or femora) so its t stirmi
Try giving it a very deep cave with a lot of loose earth
this should help it settle as long as its warm/humid enough .t stirmi are always passed off a t blondi 9/10 times happens in uk as well

Pic is of 5th moult true t blondi female.

 

[Paul1126]

I am so confused so many people are saying Theraposa, I have always said Theraphosa

 

[Greasylake]

Theraphosa

This is the correct spelling.

 

[esa space station]

I am so confused so many people are saying Theraposa, I have always said Theraphosa

true theraphosa blondi notice the hairs that t stirmi lack!

 

[Paul1126]

true theraphosa blondi notice the hairs that t stirmi lack!

I am not confused on the species just the genus spelling....

T. blondi new skin

• Paul1126
• May 14, 2018
• 1
• blondi goliath birdeater tarantula theraphosa theraphosa blondi

This is the correct spelling.

Thank you

 

[cold blood]

I am so confused so many people are saying Theraposa, I have always said Theraphosa

pronounciation would be the same either way though...lol.

 

[MetalMan2004]

pronounciation would be the same either way though...lol.

Is that a Latin pronounciation thing? Because that’s not the case in English of course...

 

[Paul1126]

pronounciation would be the same either way though...lol.

Typed I meant