H. chilensis price?

[Patherophis]

Hello, I would like to ask European members, what price are adult females of Homoeomma chilensis currently going for? I tried to search on ad sites and big sellers from various countries, but didnt found any offered right now.

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Thing is that credible seller here is selling AF for 28 €, I already have juvie female I bought from the same seller last year, but I am considering buying this one and then selling it, probably abroads. What do You think, would it be wort it?

 

[dangerforceidle]

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I was warned and chose to continue reading. Now I'm sad, and I have only myself to blame.

 

[SonsofArachne]

28 Euros? that's 31.26 US dollars....a sub-adult female goes for over 300 dollars in the US........EUROPE!!!!! (shakes fist at the sky)

 

[Moebius]

Khaaaaaaaan! Er. Euurooooooooope!!! *Shatner style*. Oof, to be fair I got my confirmed female for a decent price (sub $100 CAD), but that was a fluke. Prices like that are enviable. I'm still chomping at the bit that there's a sub-adult male, adult female T. cyaneolum for sale across the pond. If I could get an H. chilensis for 28 Euros, oh boy.

Definitely, definitely worth it and then some!

 

[Vanessa]

I'm doing my best in Canada.

Homoeomma chilensis Successful Pairing

• Vanessa
• Aug 28, 2019
• 7
• chilensis euathlus sp. "red" female homoeomma homoeomma chilensis male mating mature female mature male pairing

He made a couple of quick insertions, then came back and did a couple more longer ones. I really...

 

[Andrea82]

They're getting more expensive here too, slings go for €25, which is considered a high price for slings in the Netherlands.
But 300 dollars...damn. How do you keep yourselves afloat with prices like that... Four jobs and three mortgages?

That is on the high side....but yes, hard to locate and over priced when you do. Its amazing how much their cost (and popularity) has inflated in just the past 5 years. Just 5 years ago, these were a kind of hard sell....I saw slings on one guys classified page here for over 6 months...and he was charging just $10 and dropped that to like 6 at one point...larger dealer websites frequently had adult females for $50-80...and they weren't flying out the door for sellers like they are now.

In hindsight I should have bought every darn one....I would have a nice benz in the driveway by now.

I think they went up in popularity because of the massive influx of new keepers and H.chilensis being such a 'friendly' spider.

 

[cold blood]

But 300 dollars...damn

That is on the high side....but yes, hard to locate and over priced when you do. Its amazing how much their cost (and popularity) has inflated in just the past 5 years. Just 5 years ago, these were a kind of hard sell....I saw slings on one guys classified page here for over 6 months...and he was charging just $10 and dropped that to like 6 at one point...larger dealer websites frequently had adult females for $50-80...and they weren't flying out the door for sellers like they are now.

In hindsight I should have bought every darn one....I would have a nice benz in the driveway by now.

@viper69 may have played a role...lol...back then he used to champion them as the perfect beginner species and as other chimed in with similar experiences, their curious, docile nature has since become legendary.....with legend status, comes higher prices...lol.

Funny though, theyre now more expensive than T. cyaneolum....and I would take one cyaneolum over 50 of these.

 

[Patherophis]

So, she was reserved and sold before I made move. But I found a hole in my "plan". If I bought her, I doubt that I would be able to sell her and would probably keep her instead.
On positive note, juvie female I bought last year molted few days ago so I could confirm sexing - the seller has proven to be credible indeed.

 

[Moebius]

So, she was reserved and sold before I made move. But I found a hole in my "plan". If I bought her, I doubt that I would be able to sell her and would probably keep her instead.
On positive note, juvie female I bought last year molted few days ago so I could confirm sexing - the seller has proven to be credible indeed.

H. chilensis problems; I've had similar more than once now where by the time they were posted, they were already reserved/spoken for, or otherwise "mistakenly advertised" lol.

 

[PanzoN88]

I'm doing my best in Canada.

Homoeomma chilensis Successful Pairing

• Vanessa
• Aug 28, 2019
• 7
• chilensis euathlus sp. "red" female homoeomma homoeomma chilensis male mating mature female mature male pairing

He made a couple of quick insertions, then came back and did a couple more longer ones. I really...

Not to get off topic, but could you drop me a PM detailing how you managed to get your H. chilensis to pair if possible? as my female wants nothing to do with the two males that have come and gone.

Back on topic

I have seen some females that were listed in the $500 range. Don't ask me where as I can't remember right now. I was lucky enough to get mine in 2016 at $150.

 

[Hannahs Herps]

I'm doing my best in Canada.

Homoeomma chilensis Successful Pairing

• Vanessa
• Aug 28, 2019
• 7
• chilensis euathlus sp. "red" female homoeomma homoeomma chilensis male mating mature female mature male pairing

He made a couple of quick insertions, then came back and did a couple more longer ones. I really...

Oh man. Put me on that waitlist. Heres hoping for success, i know they're pretty hard to breed because of temperatures. They are definitely my #1 dream species.

 

[Vanessa]

Not to get off topic, but could you drop me a PM detailing how you managed to get your H. chilensis to pair if possible? as my female wants nothing to do with the two males that have come and gone.

I have paired my two females twice - once using two different males last year and no egg sacs and once using the same male this year.
I did nothing except turn on Netflix and keep an eye on them. The took a long time, but when both were ready... they were ready. Lots of tapping, insertions, withdrawing, insertions again, retreating. Same with both girls, because my guy is a CHAMP!
Now, I am waiting a bit, feeding them up, and I will incubate them for about two months at 15°C at night with a warm up during the day and hope I get egg sacs this time around.

Oh man. Put me on that waitlist. Heres hoping for success, i know they're pretty hard to breed because of temperatures. They are definitely my #1 dream species.

I'm not holding my breath. Plus, small quantity eggs sacs with microscopic spiderlings, are not a recipe for success.

 

[Moroes]

Oh man. Put me on that waitlist. Heres hoping for success, i know they're pretty hard to breed because of temperatures. They are definitely my #1 dream species.

Yep. I will stop at nothing to get one in Canada. Wonder if I can get one imported from UK.