Pinchers & Pokies Exotics, LLC

I recently bought two P. Regius adult females from P&P and they arrived alive. I have several spiders and was adding to the collection, upon moving these two spiders over to their new homes, I noticed one was moving slow. I gave it time to adjust/explore/de-stress in the new habitat prepared for it. I then noticed over the next two days that it didn't present the behavior of any of the other P. Regius I have and, in less than three days, it was dead. The other one is doing well and thriving. My concern is that this was a WC that didn't have proper monitoring for behavior/health before it was shipped. No resolution offered, but they did send a link on how to care for P. Regius. Communication attempted did not address the issue, nor was there an attempt to resolve it. This wouldn't be a seller I would get P. Regius from.

Purchased a Ephebopus murinus and the specimen arrived quickly and safely, and is honestly one of the most beautiful spiders in my entire collection. I'm already looking forward to doing business with them again!

I finally had the opportunity to meet Erik & Amanda with Pinchers & Pokies Exotics at our local Repticon show in Charleston, SC this weekend. If you are considering purchasing from them - do not hesitate! They have a great selection of well cared for arachnids - if you look on their well organized website what you see in their photos is exactly what you're getting. Its great to see a family who are both fully vested into this business, which shows in the quality of their inventory, their professionally run operation and their enthusiasm for this hobby. I picked up a five healthy Brachy tarantulas from them at the show and I look forward to doing business with them in the future...

I prefer to purchase animals in person, and they live only a few miles from me, so it works out well. This time I found them at Repticon Charleston and purchased a Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens sling. (I only get about 1-2 tarantulas per year; I'd happily get more if I had more space to house them.)

They are really helpful and patient, even with less experienced keepers.

Bought a p murinus tcf.
Had erik hold it for 2 weeks until i settled into my new home we bought..
Very very long story short.... crap hit the fan and now we gotta deal with this family issue and issue with our home.. i cant even keep my pets with me and family and friends are watching them for us for the next 2-3 months..sucks..
Explained all this to erik.. and he graciously refunded me even though he has every right to say no.. which i wouldnt have been surprised if that happened. I wouldnt had been mad or blamed him if he denied my request. It is stated all sales are final in his terms and conditions.
Lo and behold, erik completely understood my situation and refunded me.
God bless erik. Once everything is resolved with the home and family, i will definitely pick something up!
Shop from him. Hes a great guy!
Lastly, please don't think hes open to refunding everyone. As a seller of things myself.. it sucks doing returns so please dont take advantage of his kindness.

I have placed several orders with Erik and Amanda over the last several years and they have always been fantastic to work with. Excellent communication, healthy specimens, and professional packing. I will never hesitate to recommend Pinchers & Pokies!

Thanks again guys!

Found this dealer here on Arachnoboards... Certain species of scorpions aren't easy to aquire lately and they had a gorgeous species I've never owned. So I placed my order and scooped up the last four parabuthus schlechteri they had. The sellers are friendly, super nice people that seem to be more than happy to please their customers. It's obvious they love the hobby, the animals and appreciate being able to spread the love of the these animals. They have a great selection. My transaction went as smooth as silk. Thanks again!!!!! You will hear from me again!

I ordered a 2.5" A. Chalcodes on the 5th of October. She's my first T, so I was so excited to get her! I just got her this morning, right on time
She was packaged very well. The container that she was in kept her from bumping around during shipping, but she still had enough room to be comfortable. She looks very pretty and very healthy! She was a little shy when she was first rehoused (which is expected), but within a couple of hours she was out exploring. She's now in her cork bark hide relaxing.
I sent a question through the contact page asking about if the measurements were in DLS. They quickly emailed me back and answered my question.
I would recommend them 100% for getting Ts! Thank you guys for my wonderful Cleo.

I've been meaning to post this for awhile. I bought two slings about a month ago that I had really been wanting from Pinchers N Pokies

I stumbled upon Erik and Amanda's website Pinchersandpokies.com I believe from Tom Moran's unboxing video of them which he only had great things to say about.

They had exactly what I was looking for on their website, a C. cyaneopubescens sling and a B. smithi sling. I purchased the two and sent them a quick email and they were very quick to respond! Almost instantaneous which was great. We carried out a conversation and they were very easy to talk to, sociable, friendly, almost like old friends. I felt very comfortable asking them any questions I might have. They asked if I had any other inverts beside tarantulas and I told them I hadn't but was interested in scorpions and maybe would buy some in the future.

My package arrived the next day after they shipped it and I was so excited to get my beautiful healthy new slings and to my suprise and excitement they had thrown in a pair of C. gracilis scorpions! I was so stoked about that.

All around I would say everything was perfect and I was more then pleased with the service and condition of the specimens. Probably the best customer service I have experienced with any dealer so far and I will definitely order from them in the future.

Thank you so, so much Erik and Amanda! Keep up the good work, you guys are the kind of people that make this hobby what it is.

-Ashley S.

Amazing customer service I bought a asian forest (heterometrus spinnefer) scorpion that was out of stock so they gave me 2 of the Asian forest scorpions they did have in stock (heterometrus Longinimus) I am happy with the way they handle situations like this especially since I was at repticon and their is people all over the place asking questions.

They new what the Latin names of their scorpions were Wich i appreciate I went to another breeder and they didn't know what scorpion they had. When I asked he said " O please don't make me give you the Latin name , don't make me lie to you" I am happy that Pinchers and pokies know what they have.

Most of the scorpions being sold were in a dish with eco earth only ,but pinchers and pokies had a hide for them, The extra care even when selling them is great to see.

They gave me tips on feeding and care in general I appreciate it especially as I am new to caring for scorpions. They responded to all my email quickly and they would ask me questions to give me a better answer I like the extra effort they put in giving you the best answer it shows they do care.

The next time I get an arachnid I will buy it from pinchers pokies.

Purchased a P. murinus sling from Pokies & Pinchers online last week. I've been looking for an orange or red color form P. murinus for ages and Pokies was (as of last week anyway) the only one carrying them.

All-around it was an excellent experience and ended with my new sling arriving last night in good form. A huge plus for this experience over what I've come to expect is that when they packaged my sling, they put a paper towel cap on the inside of both the top and bottom ends of the vial the sling shipped in, allowing me to remove the bottom cap and nudge the sling out of the paper towel wrapping from the back end. So much better than unwrapping the entire thing and hoping and praying the sling would run in the right direction! You guys rock!

I purchased a confirmed female A. Seemani. She is very pretty, came packed well. She has been active and redecorating her enclosure. My son said it was best birthday present ever. I would def purchase again from them!

I was really excited to find a place selling A. chalcodes at a great size and price, and I was completely set once I saw they also had decent-sized slings of C. versicolor. I messaged them and got a reply the next day. We arranged to have the package held for pickup, which is really necessary for me because of my work schedule. I was able to pick them up as soon as FedEx opened. The tarantulas were well-packaged and healthy, immediately exploring their new homes.

I would definitely buy from here again, and I've already recommended them to other invert keepers.

I couldn't be happier with the trade. every thing arrived healthy and on time and I'm especially grateful for the excellent suggestions he gave me when I told him that I couldn't make up my mind.

Erik and Amanda take great pride in what they do and it shows. I will definitely make them my go to from here on out. Thanks again.

I had a DOA AND was outside of the LAG and they still worked with me. I only asked for discount was expecting a 5-10% maybe a little more. But they paid for the whole tarantula and I only had to pay for shipping. They are great can't wait for my new friend to be here

Purchased from Erik and Amanda a variety of arachnids--slings, scorplings, and...um...vinelings. They were very patient when I had to change my order, and they even gave me a discount for the size of the order. Package was secure and had a heat pack. Animals were healthy and vigorous, even though the B. jacksonis did their usual playing possum.

Absolutely "Yes!" to doing business with them again.

Thanks Pinchers & Pokies Exotics, LLC

Craig
(kurgara galatur)

I purchased some scorpions and tarantuals from Pinchers and Pokies and they arrived the very next day in great health. Highly recommended!

Had what I was looking for for my son's bday.
I perused a lot of sites looking for a T off his list, and a scorpion. They happened to have both at good prices. The Obt came as only a crazy t can, and the scorp was very well fed and takin care of

after a week or so and multiple texts, we finally got my order together. these guys are top notch and always answer every question. they are very professional and willing to help in any way. plus added a free GBB, wow cant go wrong with that. Thanks Erik & Amanda.