Hey, everyone. Just got a tarantula and I'm new at this hobby, gotta learn a lot yet.
A friend of mine gave me this pretty, but I'm trying to identify it, could anyone help me?
Obs.: I'm from south of Brazil, and as far as I know, this is a native specie.
Looks like a mature male. If he's got stubby little ends on his pedipalps and hooks on the back of his longest front legs, then he's mature. If that's the case, and he really is local, you should release him to find some females to mate with.
Scroll down towards the bottom of this page and it'll show better what I'm talking about:
For most tarantula keepers, females are where it’s at. It’s not that we don’t have love for their male counterparts. In fact, some male species like Phormictopus and Pamphobeteus are more colorful …
Looks like a mature male. If he's got stubby little ends on his pedipalps and hooks on the back of his longest front legs, then he's mature. If that's the case, and he really is local, you should release him to find some females to mate with.
Scroll down towards the bottom of this page and it'll show better what I'm talking about:
For most tarantula keepers, females are where it’s at. It’s not that we don’t have love for their male counterparts. In fact, some male species like Phormictopus and Pamphobeteus are more colorful …
When male tarantulas mature, the countdown to their death begins. Some will live 6-8 months, others will live 2-4 years (depends on the species), but they will all die in relatively short order and until that happens their main objective is to find females to mate with. They rarely eat, will pace their enclosure constantly looking for a female they'll never find, and will slowly wither away. For those of us with mature males that aren't from our area, keeping them in captivity until that happens can be unenjoyable, but it's part of the hobby. If you have the opportunity to release him to fulfill his destiny, it would be much better for him and the local wild population in the long run.
I'm certain you could find another specimen that is either young and/or female to keep as a pet from a local exotic pet store or online!
When male tarantulas mature, the countdown to their death begins. Some will live 6-8 months, others will live 2-4 years (depends on the species), but they will all die in relatively short order and until that happens their main objective is to find females to mate with. They rarely eat, will pace their enclosure constantly looking for a female they'll never find, and will slowly wither away. For those of us with mature males that aren't from our area, keeping them in captivity until that happens can be unenjoyable, but it's part of the hobby. If you have the opportunity to release him to fulfill his destiny, it would be much better for him and the local wild population in the long run.
I'm certain you could find another specimen that is either young and/or female to keep as a pet from a local exotic pet store or online!
currently he's wild and free! Through the night he couldn't stop pacing around his enclosure.
But anyway, I appreciate it for you to sharing your experience and knowledge.
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