Grammostola cala?

[Veneficus]

So, I'm at the local Petco and they have this new G. cala listed (before they had a G. rosea with a missing leg)...this spider is new and very active. It's pink and it has a bright pink carapace. Never seen a G. rosea like this before. I did some research and have come across mixed reviews on how it's a color morph of a G. rosea, and others say it's a different species. So, I'm wondering what everyone else thinks?

 

[tacoma0680]

I would get the T and give us some photos of it. you might get a really good deal on it you never know.

 

[Veneficus]

I would get the T and give us some photos of it. you might get a really good deal on it you never know.

I was thinking about doing that. I was thinking about running back tomorrow to buy it.

 

[SuperRad]

Every time I go to a PetCo they have G. cala but they're really just G. rosea.

The real G. cala are rare and there is a G. rosea color morph that gets mistaken for the cala.

Here are a couple links that you might find interesting:

http://www.tarantulas.com/mychilirose.asp (read the second to last paragraph)

http://www.atshq.org/forum/archive/index.php?t-4953.html

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[fishwithoutabik]

the petco where i live labels all rosehairs as G cala. He insists that is the correct name for a rose hair. They look to me (admittedly no expert) to be a G rosea, I check from time to time to see if they have one with good pink color, but so far, nothing remarkable, and generally more than i would pay for one.

 

[M.F.Bagaturov]

Hi!

The real G. cala are rare and there is a G. rosea color morph that gets mistaken for the cala.

I tell You some very secret information: the G. cala as well as G. gala and G. cola don't exist...
It is some different duboius opinion on this, but just a word against another word.

But some dealers need to sale their stuff and always sell G. rosea is boring indeed...

 

[Veneficus]

Well I guess the question is has anyone ever seen a G. rosea with a pink carapace?

 

[M.F.Bagaturov]

DOESn't G. rosea RCF has enought pink on the carapace for You?

 

[dotdman]

Well I guess the question is has anyone ever seen a G. rosea with a pink carapace?

Yes.

Sorry for the poor color in the pic - I'm still kicking it with a Sony Digital Mavica cam over here. The colors are more vibrant (and obviously pink) in natural light. This was purchased as a Grammostola gala (along with another obvious G. rosea under the same ID) at a petshop in Champaign, IL.

Kindest regards,

Kevin P.

 

[jeepinwu2]

Every G Rosea I've had has a pink carapace, It fades a bit overtime but is vibrant pink right after a molt.

 

[Veneficus]

Every G Rosea I've had has a pink carapace, It fades a bit overtime but is vibrant pink right after a molt.

That would explain why my G. rosea is not as pink because she is this brownish color.

Well, I went back to said store and it's a MM G. rosea with a nice light pink coloring all around and a dark pink carapace. They even had a red phase smaller girl in the back.

 

[MizM]

Every G Rosea I've had has a pink carapace, It fades a bit overtime but is vibrant pink right after a molt.

Actually, the color of G. rosea varies widely. Some are a metallic pink, some have purplish hues, some are a dull brownish pink.

 

[mafiamike]

Well I guess the question is has anyone ever seen a G. rosea with a pink carapace?

Yeah, this is my big beautiful female right after she molted.

I wandered over to this thread because my PetCo has a rosehair they have labeled as G. cola, and I was curious because I haven't ever seen that species name anywhere else, and it looks exactly like a G. rosea to me.

 

[Arborealis]

We have three G. roseas and all three of them had bright metallic pink carapaces after they molted.

 

[Moltar]

The MM's often tend to be pretty brightly colored with G rosea.