finally photographed my new river

[bluefrogtat2]

here's my new river have had her over a year.
finally decided to photograph her.
have thought she may be gravid since i got her(thanks reptist by the way)

andy

 

[GartenSpinnen]

Wow, she looks exactly like mine... only a lot fatter!

 

[Vanisher]

Yes, pregnant. I would almost bet my hole T collection on that! /Johan

 

[bluefrogtat2]

thanks

i sure hope she is,she barely eats and seems to get bigger by the day.
andy

 

[desertdweller]

I'm in there with those who think she is gravid too. Do you plan to sell the slings? I thin the coloration of the New River's are by far the most gorgeous of the desert Ts.

 

[penny'smom]

I have a juvie female, ( I think, how big LS does yours have?). She is very striking to look at. Got her as a trade.

 

[bluefrogtat2]

good sized

she is easily 4.5-5"
bigger than most i have seen.
keep hoping to see her with a large sac.Fingers crossed
andy

 

[Texas Blonde]

I thin the coloration of the New River's are by far the most gorgeous of the desert Ts.

Then you obviously havent seen these....

 

[desertdweller]

You got that right! What is it, something form Texas? It's :clap: G O R G E O U S :clap:

 

[GartenSpinnen]

That is A. moderatum, cmon, Sky is like the goddess of A. moderatum ...

Anyways, i am one of the weirdos who believe the Aphonopelma sp. "New River" are much more sexy than A. moderatum, i have seen both in person, and the "New River" gets my pick any day.... even if it could possibly just be a variation of A. chalcodes ....

The only T that beats them both is A.mooreae in my book.... now if only i could get some of that top secret agent the government uses in interrogations on someone who may know the location of A.mooreae..... j/k

Cheers

 

[bluefrogtat2]

agreed

i agree with jade
new river gets my vote as well
andy

 

[Drachenjager]

i keep hoping mine will molt so i can make my decision based on freshly molted examples lol but for now even the washed out A. moderatum beats the new river hands down.

 

[gecko_keeper/KBfauna]

Both look nice to me, so I'll just get both!! lol

 

[Drachenjager]

Both look nice to me, so I'll just get both!! lol

good luck with the moderatum lol
i got a 5 year old female that is about 2 inches lol

 

[Galapoheros]

I don't know if I've seen the New River in person, maybe I have in a pet store here in Austin. It could be a little hyped up right now. I think I would go for the A. mod if I saw them both for the first time and they were next to each other.

Alright Sky, you changed your avatar. I like that one ...too. hehe

 

[reptist]

Nice moderatum but...........

Then you obviously havent seen these....

I have seen both as fresh shed adults and the New River spiders have got my vote, the color is more vibrant and doesnt fade as much/quickly as it does w/ moderatum and the new river spiders tend to get alot bigger than mod's as well, pix dont realy do either species justice but check it out.........

WINNER-2008 BTS convention
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not much I can add to that!! move over moderatum there is a new river in town!! PEACE, B.

 

[Drachenjager]

moderatums worth more

I have seen both as fresh shed adults and the New River spiders have got my vote, the color is more vibrant and doesnt fade as much/quickly as it does w/ moderatum and the new river spiders tend to get alot bigger than mod's as well, pix dont realy do either species justice but check it out.........

WINNER-2008 BTS convention
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not much I can add to that!! move over moderatum there is a new river in town!! PEACE, B.

 

[reptist]

Depends

Depends on who your asking I guess, if I had $175 and had to drop it on one or the other Id take the better looking of the two, I'd first ask if they would take $220 for both and if that didnt work I'd be the guy walking away w/ the New River in his hands, it is pretty close, untill I found the New River colony, A. mod. was my favorite Apho. its still a close second but look at the pix, its a prettier spider even without considering the adult size differance and general temperment, add those in and its no contest IMO. PEACE, B.

 

[Richard McJimsey]

my largest female in premolt

 

[Galapoheros]

That IS a neat looking spider. I've seen some big moderatums though. They can be bigger and/or more brightly colored depending on the locality. I have been shown some very dull looking ones too. I've got a colorful female, this pic was probably taken a month or two after a molt. She was underground when she did so I don't really know, I'm guessing in April. She hasn't changed much and is on a sac right now. I'm interested in seeing post molt pics of that BobT.