Heteroscrodra maculata vs. Poecilotheria pederseni

[grayzone]

sounds like a hell of a deal... all nice ts i want a H. mac bad... may be my next... so many to choose lol

 

[baboonfan]

So I'm planning on getting my very 1st Arboreal. But I'm having a small delema. I want to get a sling, but which one? Both of these are offered as slings from the dealer I'll be ordering from. Both are very reasonable priced. Here is my main issues... I LOVE how Pokies look. I don't love that you need to keep the humidity so high. Sometimes hard for me to maintain misting on a regular basis. Although I do have Terrarium Moss. As for the H. mac... I LOVE African Baboons! I have a collection which includes 3 P. murinus (ordering a 4th as well), 1 P. chordatus and 1 P. lugardi. Anything from Africa I pretty much want. Plus H. macs can be kept a bit on the drier side being their native land is much dryer for an arboreal. However, the downside of this species as my 1st Arboreal is all the stories you here! So really... How bad are they? What would you choose of the two T's? Please respond one of the two mentioned. I understand a lot of you will have other suggestions, however this is what's available and what I'm looking at getting. Thanks for the answers in advance.

Ts are like potato chips, we all know you cant have just one. Buy them both since the price is reasonable. I do admit a bias toward the the H mac however.

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And let's not forget Haplopelma. I talked to the dealer and he's willing to throw in an H. mac and a Curly Hair for free if I get the C. darlingi, OBT, and P, pederseni. I think I'm just gonna take the H. mac and pass on the Curly. My parents will let me have the 3. So I think I'll use the "Hey, look!!! He must have sent me a freebie." line. But I'm just about to go to the website and make sure there's nothing else I'd rather have. But so far it looks like I'll be ordering a 4.5" Female C. darlingi, a 3" Female OBT, a 3/4" P. pederseni, and getting a 1/2" H. mac along with it.

Ha ha, your parents will end up discovering that 3 turns into 10 in a hurry.

---------- Post added at 01:51 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:38 AM ----------

Well here's why I'm not being "more flexible" as you put it. I know what I want for the most part. I have been wanting a C. darlingi since I first saw it! I even have an entire enclosure bought and ready for it! Just need the T. Well it's been a hell of a ride trying to get my hands on one!!! Paul Becker had 18. One week later, ALL gone! Ken has slings now. However, for only $20 more I can get a CONFIRMED 4.5" FEMALE! So here's where I'm coming from... I have been wanting a Horned Baboon (specifically a darlingi which Ken's are not) for a VERY long time. Even bought the enclosure as I said. Once money was there, the T's were gone! Do you have any clue how hard C. darlingi's are to come by? Especially a female? This dealer has only ONE left. I'm NOT letting this slip away from me!!! I've been waiting months for a darlingi!



Only one issue... I'm staying with my parents for the time being and am only aloud 3 more. Getting 1 C. darlingi, 1 more OBT, and then 1 final sling. But I do want one arboreal at least. All my other T's are terrestrials.

Also on a side note... What is the max size both of these species get anyway? Google doesn't help for crap on "care sheets".

I grabbed a C darlingi from Paul Becker recently. He is great to work with. It hasnt been the construction worker it is supposed to be so far but given time I think it might impress me. Size? Based on what Ive read in care sheets I expect a medium sized T, this one is my first so I have nothing else to go on.

 

[Tym Hollerup]

Again, not to revive a thread that died almost 3 days ago, but I thought I would share the news that I got both the T's in, and both are doing just fine.

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Thanks again everyone for all the comments.

 

[Hatr3d]

I suggest you give your Heteroscodra double the substrate, they almost always burrow when slings, then some lose the habit while growing. A tubular vetical retreat would be better as well.

 

[Tym Hollerup]

I kept the substrate a bit lower just as a precaution so I could hopefully keep up a bit better on my reaction time with the T. Only the little guy gets 2 inch or so, it's gonna get SUPER FAST!!! Not that it doesn't have the speed on his side already, but still.

 

[bravesvikings20]

I like how you put aggressiveness 10/10 for the whole world to see

More like defensive....

 

[Tym Hollerup]

I like how you put aggressiveness 10/10 for the whole world to see

More like defensive....

Yes. I understand the difference between the two. However, trying to explain that too the general public is not always that easy. Therefore, I just put Aggressiveness and save the time and effort. At least with a 10/10 they should know enough to keep their hands out of the cage!

 

[advan]

Yes. I understand the difference between the two. However, trying to explain that too the general public is not always that easy. Therefore, I just put Aggressiveness and save the time and effort. At least with a 10/10 they should know enough to keep their hands out of the cage!

I think you can lose that whole line, the venom description is sufficient.