Honduran vs Nicaraguan curly hair

[Pyrelitha]

Is there a real difference? I bought mine as a Nicaraguan curly hair sling, at the time I did not realize there were apparently two forms of this spider, considering the gentlemen selling them at the show had both I should have asked.. But I didn't, Mine is a sling about 3/4 inches large, how can I tell the difference to confirm what mine is, and finally when I tried to research it some said they need different care, some say they're the exact same.

 

[Liquifin]

Is there a real difference? I bought mine as a Nicaraguan curly hair sling, at the time I did not realize there were apparently two forms of this spider, considering the gentlemen selling them at the show had both I should have asked.. But I didn't, Mine is a sling about 3/4 inches large, how can I tell the difference to confirm what mine is, and finally when I tried to research it some said they need different care, some say they're the exact same.

The care is more or less the same for both forms. You cannot tell the difference between the two localities until the 3'' mark when the hairs start to really show the difference. Until then, both forms look alike when smaller.

 

[Robert Sodt]

Did you happen to get your B. albopilosum (Curly Hair) from Evan Stahl Reptiles? He had both at Tinley in the spring and I bought a Nicaraguan. Turned out to be a B. vagans.

 

[Vanessa]

To make matters even more confusing, there are actually three different locales for Brachypelma albopilosum - Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. The "Honduran Curly Hair" that has been imported for decades were coming from both Costa Rica and Honduras as the country of origin.

 

[Pyrelitha]

I did not get mine at tinley, it was at a show me show in st louis, the sellers were simply spiders I think? and yeah that is worse.. so there is no way for me to identify, hold on im gonna post pictures of the current setup I have for him just to make sure its ok

 

[cold blood]

To reiterate...you CANNOT determine the species as a sling...all little Brachys (and many, if not most NW terrestrials) look pretty much the same....you need to wait for adult colors.

 

[Pyrelitha]

To reiterate...you CANNOT determine the species as a sling...all little Brachys (and many, if not most NW terrestrials) look pretty much the same....you need to wait for adult colors.

I got that, and stated above, I posted the pics just as a reference that im keeping it correctly, more or less. As it's my first brachy.

 

[cold blood]

I got that, and stated above, I posted the pics just as a reference that im keeping it correctly, more or less. As it's my first brachy.

Its a little damp, but otherwise looks fine.

 

[Pyrelitha]

hm Ill skip on adding water and let it dry out an extra week, ive been doing it once a week, half the cup.

 

[cold blood]

hm Ill skip on adding water and let it dry out an extra week, ive been doing it once a week, half the cup.

Don't add water on a schedule, do it on an as needed basis...when it dries, add water....how long this will take depends on many variables, your local weather plays a huge role, as winters can be very dry in the mid west, and heating homes makes things even drier, so things dry faster, so you can add more water, more often...conversely, summers are warm and humid, at this time you would need to add very little water, very infrequently.

 

[viper69]

Don't feed on a schedule either, pay attention to behavior and abdomen size to learn when to feed.