G anthracina or G Pulchripes?

[WheelbarrowTim]

I'm shopping for my next T and I can't decide between a G anthracina and a G pulchripes. What are your experiences with these species?

 

[darkness975]

G. pulchripes are beyond easy to care for and on average they attain a decent adult size.

 

[TwiztedNinja]

G. Pulchripes are pretty docile, and grow to about 7" from what I've heard. Dont have experience with the other type

I have a small sling and a 5.5" female. Have had them both a few weeks

 

[WheelbarrowTim]

I decided on a G Pulchripes, a G quirogai and a G porteri. I found all 3 along with a set up for the porteri for $120 total plus shipping.

 

[Feral]

Cool. Then if you nix the pulchripes and the porteri, you'll be all set.

 

[Vanessa]

I would have gone for the Grammostola anthracina, since they are far less common in Canada. You made good choices, though... you can't go wrong with a handful of Grammy's.

 

[WheelbarrowTim]

@Vanessa I decided that for right now I'm only going to keep grammys while I refine my T keeping skills. Since they are more forgiving of husbandry errors and also less moisture dependent I feel like it would be a good family to keep while being a working dad. Plus, I haven't seen a grammy I didn't like. So, I think for the first few years I'm going to stick to grammys before likely moving on to the Avic family after that. I want to get into arboreal but not until I have a bit more experience.

 

[Vanessa]

@Vanessa I decided that for right now I'm only going to keep grammys while I refine my T keeping skills. Since they are more forgiving of husbandry errors and also less moisture dependent I feel like it would be a good family to keep while being a working dad. Plus, I haven't seen a grammy I didn't like. So, I think for the first few years I'm going to stick to grammys before likely moving on to the Avic family after that. I want to get into arboreal but not until I have a bit more experience.

I'm a Grammostola Groupie (hence my title on here) so I can say that I definitely approve of your plan. Although, I am sure you'll be ready for an Avicularia in no time, especially if you find a slightly larger individual.
I currently have nine different species of Grammostola and a few are multiples - actaeon, grossa, sp. Formosa, iheringi, sp. Concepcion, porteri, pulchra, pulchripes, rosea. Unfortunately, my sp. Concepcion and my two rosea have turned out to be male, but I was very lucky to get females of the rest of them. Grammostola anthracina has alluded me, though.
You can't go wrong with Grammostola and you can't have too many of them.

 

[WheelbarrowTim]

I'm a Grammostola Groupie (hence my title on here) so I can say that I definitely approve of your plan. Although, I am sure you'll be ready for an Avicularia in no time, especially if you find a slightly larger individual.
I currently have nine different species of Grammostola and a few are multiples - actaeon, grossa, sp. Formosa, iheringi, sp. Concepcion, porteri, pulchra, pulchripes, rosea. Unfortunately, my sp. Concepcion and my two rosea have turned out to be male, but I was very lucky to get females of the rest of them. Grammostola anthracina has alluded me, though.
You can't go wrong with Grammostola and you can't have too many of them.

I was noticing that Grammostolas can be a bit tricky to track down if you aren't looking for a Pulchra, Actaeon or Rosea. I had to do some digging to find a Porteri and Pulchripes. I was surprised to find the quirogai on there at all. If I come across an anthracina I think I'll snag it now that I know how elusive they can be!

 

[johnny quango]

@WheelbarrowTim if you're only gonna keep Grammostola for a while then you need anthracina and iheringi. Not bad choices you made so enjoy

 

[Arachnid Addicted]

I was noticing that Grammostolas can be a bit tricky to track down if you aren't looking for a Pulchra, Actaeon or Rosea. I had to do some digging to find a Porteri and Pulchripes. I was surprised to find the quirogai on there at all. If I come across an anthracina I think I'll snag it now that I know how elusive they can be!

G. quirogai and G. pulchra are visually identical and both of them have the same color variations and both of them can be found in Brazil and Uruguay, which turning their identification in the hobby really, really hard to do, extremely improbable, should I say.

Even though the species is a mess in pet trade, wether you have the real deal or not, it is an awesome species to keep. Nice choice.

@Vanessa I decided that for right now I'm only going to keep grammys while I refine my T keeping skills. Since they are more forgiving of husbandry errors and also less moisture dependent I feel like it would be a good family to keep while being a working dad. Plus, I haven't seen a grammy I didn't like. So, I think for the first few years I'm going to stick to grammys before likely moving on to the Avic family after that. I want to get into arboreal but not until I have a bit more experience.

If you ever decided to get G. anthracina again, you will also find them labeled as G. mollicoma and G. alticeps, some sellers ad them as different species, dont fall for it, all three of them are the same.

About the species care, it is as easy as others Grammostola species, imo, the most beautiful Grammostola in the genus (but I'm a weird guy, hahaha).