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The $50 mystery box from Fear Not Tarantula for Aphonopelma mooreae was worth it in my opinion.but I don't think any mystery box is worth it.
The $50 mystery box from Fear Not Tarantula for Aphonopelma mooreae was worth it in my opinion.but I don't think any mystery box is worth it.
I can think of a few species that I got because I liked the look of them or got because they were highly recommended and then not enjoyed keeping them (GBBs are the least interesting heavy-webbers I've kept, Lasiodora hairs suck a mountain of wang, my first P. cambridgei)A random species? That's what forums like this are for. You see tarantulas and think I'd like 1 of those. Rather than be lumped with a load of tarantulas you didn't want.
Now see surprise freebies are different (I still wouldn't have them) because being free they're a bonus. There's no expectation or pressure just a free gift.I can think of a few species that I got because I liked the look of them or got because they were highly recommended and then not enjoyed keeping them (GBBs are the least interesting heavy-webbers I've kept, Lasiodora hairs suck a mountain of wang, my first P. cambridgei)
Granted, these were surprise freebies rather than a mystery box but I'd have probably never purchased a C. huahini, H. gigas, or P. muticus of my own accord (they're all "just big brown spiders", I basically didn't even remotely care for baboons or Asian fossorials prior to getting those and I was initially annoyed at receiving spiders that I didn't order because Autism + surprises = ). I actually enjoy keeping all 3 species and am now interested in some other baboons and Asian fossorials as a result of getting those species that I didn't (think I) want(ed).
It's a gamble and that's the issue. If you were to buy a few $50 mystery boxes, how many would actually have actual value?? Because I can't picture getting an A. mooreae for a majority of mystery boxes worth $50 or try getting something new each time I buy one.The $50 mystery box from Fear Not Tarantula for Aphonopelma mooreae was worth it in my opinion.
And that's worth $1000.?Probably T.seladonia a pair of T.blondi and H.devamatha slings based on what I see on their website
I mean based on what they cost in the US, that is what I would speculateAnd that's worth $1000.?
The way Fear Not's mystery events work is unique from what I've seen, and that means multiple people got that species as their $50 mystery sling that month. But their thing isn't worth it to me because it's that much for one sling that might've been worth less.It's a gamble and that's the issue. If you were to buy a few $50 mystery boxes, how many would actually have actual value?? Because I can't picture getting an A. mooreae for a majority of mystery boxes worth $50 or try getting something new each time I buy one.
Is this species expensive elsewhere? Here I can get slings for the equivalent of $7.Rare Chilobrachys sp. "Electric Blue" adult female plus adult male?
I think he got like 5 Sabah Blues (including an adult female) and one, maybe two T. seladonia and I think one or two more species. That quantity of P sp Sabah Blue's are ~$1400+ here in the States alone, think he said it was like £6-700 on his side of the pond. Add the T seladonia and he definently got what he paid for and more. Mystery boxes aren't really my thing as I'm quite picky in what species I want to keep, but I understand the go big or go home mentality.Didn't TarantulaDan get a £1,000 one from The Spider Shop and they basically just sent him a bunch of Phormingochilus sp. "Sabah Blue"?
All of this I also won't buy from big name vendors like the ones who have mystery boxes... Maybe I can get a private seller to put together a mystery box for meI like the idea of a mystery box, but $1000 is way too rich for my blood, haha.
T.seladonia
Those are basically illegal to sell in the USA now, Palp Friction had all their T. seladonia's taken from them that they bred themselves. So don't expect a T. seladonia being sold in a mystery box.4-5 Typhochlaena seladonia,
Good thing I was jokingThose are basically illegal to sell in the USA now, Palp Friction had all their T. seladonia's taken from them that they bred themselves. So don't expect a T. seladonia being sold in a mystery box.
Ok,i missed this.When did this happen?. U.S Fish and Wildlife,i had read,had not made any decisions on BrazilianPalp Friction had all their T. seladonia's taken from them that they bred
The Lacey Act was the thing that enforced the T. seladonia from being sold in the US. Palp Friction Bred them and was going to sell the slings. But the government saw them being sold and came and took all of them, I LITERALLY MEAN ALL of the T. seladonia slings and adults that Palp Friction had, which none of them was sold off. After that, no one in the US wanted to sell the T. seladonia because no one wanted to go through the same issues Palp Friction went through. So now, if you have one, you're gonna have a hard time finding a mate in the US, not to mention that they're basically illegal in a sense to own now in the US. Which is why you don't see anyone posting Pics of T. seladonia here on the boards that is in the US or videos of someone having them in the US. The name T. seladonia in the US is almost criminal, which is sad.Ok,i missed this.When did this happen?. U.S Fish and Wildlife,i had read,had not made any decisions on Brazilian
animals already in the US/Canada/EU,and the efforts going forward would be on imports coming into the country,
not animals already here.Im not sure about the illegal to sell them from domestic strains.
These T,s are not on the endangered species list(Lacey Act).At least not that I have seen.
Where did you hear that all their T seladonia had been confiscated? They posted a mature male on their Instagram a month ago with the caption “waiting for his lady” and replied to someone in the comments that hopefully they will be able to sell T seladonia in the near future.The Lacey Act was the thing that enforced the T. seladonia from being sold in the US. Palp Friction Bred them and was going to sell the slings. But the government saw them being sold and came and took all of them, I LITERALLY MEAN ALL of the T. seladonia slings and adults that Palp Friction had, which none of them was sold off. After that, no one in the US wanted to sell the T. seladonia because no one wanted to go through the same issues Palp Friction went through. So now, if you have one, you're gonna have a hard time finding a mate in the US, not to mention that they're basically illegal in a sense to own now in the US. Which is why you don't see anyone posting Pics of T. seladonia here on the boards that is in the US or videos of someone having them in the US. The name T. seladonia in the US is almost criminal, which is sad.
Huh? interesting, I've heard their T. seladonia's were confiscated. Their was talk about it on Youtube, and i'm pretty certain they're illegal to sell.Where did you hear that all their T seladonia had been confiscated? They posted a mature male on their Instagram a month ago with the caption “waiting for his lady” and replied to someone in the comments that hopefully they will be able to sell T seladonia in the near future.
There were some people who lost their imports some time last year (the import was seized by fish and wildlife during inspection). I hadn’t heard anything about anyone’s already-owned specimens being confiscated.