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Just posted these in my picture-thread, but since not everyone looks at that, I don't want to keep these pictures from the rest of you people. No matter what species these are now for real, Euathlus sp. "blue femur" (formerly called Euathlus pulcherrimaklaasi (which was not in the hobby ever according to some knowledable souls on here) has been reclassified as Maraca pulcherrimaklaasi I keep mine labled as E. sp. "blue femur" as suggested if you read on) these are the most beautiful terrestrial in my opinion. Nothing, absolutely nothing beats their look to me! We all have our favorites, this is certainly mine regarding looks terrestrial-wise!
Reported origin: Chile (in comparison to Ecuador for the now M. pulcherrimaklaasi)
"Hobby name": Euathlus sp. "blue" or "blue femur" (suspected to be actually a member of the Homoeomma genus by Dr. Longhorn for example)
Keeping: Not the best eater, will go on lengthy fasts occasionaly (much like G. rosea), max size around 5", dry substrate, waterdish that I overflow when refilling, hide (that mine never really uses unless she's really not ok with something), room temperature ~22°C
Behavior: My specimen (and those I have seen in friends collections) is usually somewhat skittish, but not bitey in general. Never kicked a single hair, rather runs away (not far, just out of the way), quite docile and high threshold (at least mine) for disturbances usually. If you come across these I personally would suggest them. Extremely slow growth rate (raising 3 slings of these as well) They are also quite fine for people starting out, if they won't get scared when they suddenly start fasting. Somewhat rarely seen in the hobby though.
So, here are some pics of this T:
"Gemma", Euathlus sp. "blue femur" (pulcherrimaklaasi), ~4.75" female - I tried to get some good shots showing her full coloration...
"Gemma", Euathlus sp. "blue femur" (pulcherrimaklaasi), ~4.75" female - ...and ended up wanting to take shot after shot because of her obvious beauty!
"Gemma", Euathlus sp. "blue femur" (pulcherrimaklaasi), ~4.75" female - I'm dead serious when I state my opinion that she's breathtakingly beautiful, but judge yourself...
"Gemma", Euathlus sp. "blue femur" (pulcherrimaklaasi), ~4.75" female - Doesn't get much better than this, does it?
"Gemma", Euathlus sp. "blue femur" (pulcherrimaklaasi), ~4.75" female - moved somewhat, so different angle now
"Gemma", Euathlus sp. "blue femur" (pulcherrimaklaasi), ~4.75" female - same result: I held my breath!
"Gemma", Euathlus sp. "blue femur" (pulcherrimaklaasi), ~4.75" female - when she moved towards her burrow, I figured it is time to stop bugging her.
"Gemma", Euathlus sp. "blue femur" (pulcherrimaklaasi), ~4.75" female - One, last, shot! Closeup!
For comparison since these two species are so often mixed up by sellers:
"Jewel", Homoeomma sp. "blue", ~5.5" female - please explain to me how these two can be mixed up when comparing them? These are from Peru btw.
"Jewel", Homoeomma sp. "blue", ~5.5" female - before you buy either, best advice I can give is make sure they are what they're sold as!
This girl is somewhat defensive, very skittish, but a good eater. Mediocre fast grower.
Enjoy!
Reported origin: Chile (in comparison to Ecuador for the now M. pulcherrimaklaasi)
"Hobby name": Euathlus sp. "blue" or "blue femur" (suspected to be actually a member of the Homoeomma genus by Dr. Longhorn for example)
Keeping: Not the best eater, will go on lengthy fasts occasionaly (much like G. rosea), max size around 5", dry substrate, waterdish that I overflow when refilling, hide (that mine never really uses unless she's really not ok with something), room temperature ~22°C
Behavior: My specimen (and those I have seen in friends collections) is usually somewhat skittish, but not bitey in general. Never kicked a single hair, rather runs away (not far, just out of the way), quite docile and high threshold (at least mine) for disturbances usually. If you come across these I personally would suggest them. Extremely slow growth rate (raising 3 slings of these as well) They are also quite fine for people starting out, if they won't get scared when they suddenly start fasting. Somewhat rarely seen in the hobby though.
So, here are some pics of this T:
"Gemma", Euathlus sp. "blue femur" (pulcherrimaklaasi), ~4.75" female - I tried to get some good shots showing her full coloration...
"Gemma", Euathlus sp. "blue femur" (pulcherrimaklaasi), ~4.75" female - ...and ended up wanting to take shot after shot because of her obvious beauty!
"Gemma", Euathlus sp. "blue femur" (pulcherrimaklaasi), ~4.75" female - I'm dead serious when I state my opinion that she's breathtakingly beautiful, but judge yourself...
"Gemma", Euathlus sp. "blue femur" (pulcherrimaklaasi), ~4.75" female - Doesn't get much better than this, does it?
"Gemma", Euathlus sp. "blue femur" (pulcherrimaklaasi), ~4.75" female - moved somewhat, so different angle now
"Gemma", Euathlus sp. "blue femur" (pulcherrimaklaasi), ~4.75" female - same result: I held my breath!
"Gemma", Euathlus sp. "blue femur" (pulcherrimaklaasi), ~4.75" female - when she moved towards her burrow, I figured it is time to stop bugging her.
"Gemma", Euathlus sp. "blue femur" (pulcherrimaklaasi), ~4.75" female - One, last, shot! Closeup!
For comparison since these two species are so often mixed up by sellers:
"Jewel", Homoeomma sp. "blue", ~5.5" female - please explain to me how these two can be mixed up when comparing them? These are from Peru btw.
"Jewel", Homoeomma sp. "blue", ~5.5" female - before you buy either, best advice I can give is make sure they are what they're sold as!
This girl is somewhat defensive, very skittish, but a good eater. Mediocre fast grower.
Enjoy!
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