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They already have the yellow fringe!?
They're very fuzzy, but it's not as yellow as it looks in the pics - more of a tan.
. Will probably wait to rehouse this one
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), so it's bed time first and then I gotta get the A iodius in a matching home where it may live for the next few years 
Was great to meet you and the gang. Glad I could help fill both your bucket list, and your 'generational' collection. If there's any other Aphonopelma (or anything else) you are looking for lemme know. I should have asked if you have the A. sp Diamondback which is one of my favesGot a nice haul from @Matt Man (Bug Cage Company) at our expo this weekend. It was so nice to meet you and your beautiful daughter!!!
I'm happy I got the exact two slings I was looking for:
Cyriopagopus albostriatus "Ratchaburi" - my wildest sling so far, I am so excited about this one
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Chilobrachys natanicharum, a saint in comparison. I love what they did with the place
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And then something I didn't expect to see... The newest bb smol addition to my Last Will and Testament, in the section titled "Aphonopelma Addendum"
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Aphonopelma iodius
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Has a bit of size on my big A steindachneri (on the left, the nondescript blob at the bottom) who has never molted, the smaller of the two is gearing up for a second molt with me. But the fastest growing has been the Aphonopelma madera, I'd have to check but I think their sacs are from the same year or only a few months apart
I have been grinding continuing education courses to renew my certification (the website went down just in time for the expo, my priorities are straight I promise
@curtisgiganteus I'd say you were good to the expo
Well there is truly not an Aphonopelma I don't want
and a young male A xwalxwal (no rush)
got it. No bicoloratum on the list???Well there is truly not an Aphonopelma I don't want
Non-US Bucket list that I might actually see in my life time (you can guess who sits at the top)
A burica or crinirufum
A palladium
A serratum
Someday I will reconcile Dugesiella in my brain but whether it's Aphonopelma or not now the anitahoffmanae
US Bucket list
#1 A eutylenum - Rick West's first T I believe, and look what he has given to the world. That must have been one amazing tarantula
A armada
A mollendorfi
A johnnycashi
Any of the sky island dwarves
A superstitionense
And specifically, a young male A paloma
The only Mexican Aphonopelma I have is the sp Queretaro, shameful I know. Just figured I'd build my homegrown heroes up first (and they are a lot cheaper thanks to Tim) but most importantly I try to not keep anything I can't find a mate for. Not looking for success just to give them a full life. I worry I can't bank on that with the non US species.
my others , some in action. Mavis, Cleotha and hopefully Yvonne.got it. No bicoloratum on the list???
I assume all slings? So wacky that one of our (San Diego) natives are so high on your list. Speaking of, remember when I was telling you the Steindachneri were also called SD Bronze?
What a stunning creature. I am so envious (along with the Europeans) that could possibly encounter one in the wild.got it. No bicoloratum on the list???
I assume all slings? So wacky that one of our (San Diego) natives are so high on your list. Speaking of, remember when I was telling you the Steindachneri were also called SD Bronze?
. He was only about an inch. And would've outgrown his burrow eventually. This was a campground bathroom surrounded by concrete sidewalks. I'm going to raise him to maturity and then drive him back down there to that exact spot so he can go make more . I dug up a bunch of native soil from a safe place nearby and that's what I keep him on. I feed him down there because he refuses to surface, two molts now. There is talk about WC specimens not doing well in captivity...I do believe they expect to encounter food in their burrows. I try to keep his sand moist, exactly how I found it during the summer. (Bottom right, you can see L4, he's up to very important tarantula things)
Once upon a time adult Grammostola rosea was your typical $20 deli cup pickup, now they are extremely hard to come by.
Nice! Can I ask what is he? So many species in your zone. I 'borrow' mature male A. steindachneri that wander into my office, pair them with my female(s) and return them to a safer spot win the canyon from where they came. Last years attempt was with a male I had raisedWhat a stunning creature. I am so envious (along with the Europeans) that could possibly encounter one in the wild.
I have seen exactly one wild tarantula my entire life. Found here
View attachment 471578 . He was only about an inch. And would've outgrown his burrow eventually. This was a campground bathroom surrounded by concrete sidewalks. I'm going to raise him to maturity and then drive him back down there to that exact spot so he can go make more
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Re: bicoloratum I've already got a very affordable male in my shopping cart actually lol, he's tiny though
Their long lifespan is what appeals to me, so I will never complain about raising slings, I do try to stay the CB route but most importantly if I go the WC route it is for breeding attempts only and I don't know enough people to trust their sustainable collection practices.
Not sure yet, will depend on how big he gets, Chalcodes would be the only non dwarf option I think. I'll dm you the coordinates.