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Specimen 2 - Suspected W/c Orthinoctonus Sp.

Thoughts?
@l4nsky is the Asian tarantula boss on here 🙂 maybe he can help you.
Lol not quite. I'm experienced enough with them to know there's still plenty more to be experienced ;) .

If OP's Specimen 1 and Specimen 2 were purchased as the same species, recently in the US, and as adults or subadults, I'd have to agree with @fcat in that these might be what's currently being sold as Ornithoctonus sp Ulthai Thani. A larger wholesaler has them available at this size, so they're likely fairly well distributed to some more speciality petshops and amongst stops on various show circuits.
 
Could be a minax
Lol not quite. I'm experienced enough with them to know there's still plenty more to be experienced ;) .

If OP's Specimen 1 and Specimen 2 were purchased as the same species, recently in the US, and as adults or subadults, I'd have to agree with @fcat in that these might be what's currently being sold as Ornithoctonus sp Ulthai Thani. A larger wholesaler has them available at this size, so they're likely fairly well distributed to some more speciality petshops and amongst stops on various show circuits.
When was it’s last molt?

@Liquifin does this looks like something you are offering right now, the O sp Uthai Thani?
Last molt for the larger specimen (photo with the smaller abdomen), was a within a year. She’s about 5” legspan.

The smaller and thicker one, is a female as well about 4” (quite a bit smaller), and dropped a sac about a year ago when received.

I have no clue what came of the sac.

I thought it might be the Uthai Thani as well, or like Coldblood said, a Cyriopagopus.


After chatting with Tom Patterson, we agree we think it’s Orthinoctonus.
 
Lol not quite. I'm experienced enough with them to know there's still plenty more to be experienced ;) .

If OP's Specimen 1 and Specimen 2 were purchased as the same species, recently in the US, and as adults or subadults, I'd have to agree with @fcat in that these might be what's currently being sold as Ornithoctonus sp Ulthai Thani. A larger wholesaler has them available at this size, so they're likely fairly well distributed to some more speciality petshops and amongst stops on various show circuits.
Both were purchased as the same species, however were not labeled scientifically, just as “Black Earth Tiger”, suspected C Kaeng Krachan. Upon inspection (visually) I believed it was something else (initially Cyriopagopus admittedly); and I thought I’d take them as well.

What sizes are these O sp Uthai Thani reaching in your experience?
 
Lol not quite. I'm experienced enough with them to know there's still plenty more to be experienced ;) .

If OP's Specimen 1 and Specimen 2 were purchased as the same species, recently in the US, and as adults or subadults, I'd have to agree with @fcat in that these might be what's currently being sold as Ornithoctonus sp Ulthai Thani. A larger wholesaler has them available at this size, so they're likely fairly well distributed to some more speciality petshops and amongst stops on various show circuits.
I am not one for modesty L4nsky 😆, you have worked hard with your baby's and know a dam sight more then most on here myself included ... if I was going to ask anyone on ab about Asian t info it would be you 😉 but 100% agree with always more to learn, it's why I love t's so much 😁.

Gl op 😊.
 

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