I was just wondering how many of you out there have a genuine Haplopelma minax? I have a large about 7 inch female and she is genuinely one of the most beautiful and nasty spiders I have ever had.I am a real fan of this species as they are definitely what I consider a "must have" for a serious collection.I also have a 3 inch juvenile female as well that I have raised since she was a sling...I never fail to be impressed with this species pure aggression and attitude....I have had my 7 inch female escape momentarily a couple of times but unlike a H.lividum ( which always seem to bolt like crazy....) the H.minax will always stand her ground and go into an extreme threat posture - flexing her chelicerae and making aggressive motions with her pedipalps.I keep my Minaxs at about 78 degrees and humid...about 80 per cent humidity and have allowed them to burrow - I predominately feed them crickets with the rare pinky.They so far appear to be very hardy and rather slow growing I would say.But definitely a spider to add to your collection if you can find them...getting hard to do so I might add!!! :} The Evil Spider Hunter
