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[8 legged]

Carolinas are also a big wish... But the chances to get them in Europe are near zero...

 

[LadyShia77]

Carolinas are also a big wish... But the chances to get them in Europe are near zero...

I would say Carolinas are my heart spiders so far. The funny thing is they are actually supposed to be native to my area, but I have yet to see any in my yard lol. It stinks they are even harder to find outside the U.S. I've maybe found two people, so far, that had them available last year. Hoping they'll grow in popularity and become more easily accessible.

 

[8 legged]

You probably know this, but the best time to find them is in the evening (twilight, darkness). I often search with a flashlight; my eyes reflect the light very well. Of course they are also active in day time but harder to find.

 

[LadyShia77]

You probably know this, but the best time to find them is in the evening (twilight, darkness). I often search with a flashlight; my eyes reflect the light very well. Of course they are also active in day time but harder to find.

I know. I spent nearly a whole summer and fall looking in my yard lol. We several smaller wolfie species, but no Carolinas that I've seen. Even checked our neighbor's yard when the house was still empty lol. Tigrosa annexas, rabid wolf spiders, pardosas, and a few lance wolf spiders, but no Carolinas.

 

[SpookySpooder]

If you're looking for captive bred hogna carolinensis in the US, @jbooth is rearing out a bunch.

I'm gonna try searching for them one more summer in Texas and then I give up and order them.

 

[jbooth]

If you're looking for captive bred hogna carolinensis in the US, @jbooth is rearing out a bunch.

I'm gonna try searching for them one more summer in Texas and then I give up and order them.

Haha, thanks! Yeah I definitely have some, maybe 150. This female is starting to not care about eating and drinking though, and a mature male from slings for my other one is a ways off.

 

[fcat]

Sorry you lost your gorgeous girl. I hope another finds a way to you so it can be adored as well.

 

[LadyShia77]

Haha, thanks! Yeah I definitely have some, maybe 150. This female is starting to not care about eating and drinking though, and a mature male from slings for my other one is a ways off.

That's awesome. Might have to look into getting some in the future, if you still have some. I had to get from the Spider Room the last time and their inventory often changes. I've already given up trying to find any in my yard. lol

Sorry you lost your gorgeous girl. I hope another finds a way to you so it can be adored as well.

Thank you

 

[jbooth]

That's awesome. Might have to look into getting some in the future, if you still have some. I had to get from the Spider Room the last time and their inventory often changes. I've already given up trying to find any in my yard. lol


Thank you

Unless there's an area that's just infested, with burrows every 6 feet, they aren't easy to find in the wild, at least not where I've looked. Found 3 ever, besides one MM that walked into my laundry room and only made it a day or 2. Headlamp is best, the angle of reflection comes right back to your eyes, flashlight is hit or miss unless you hold it on your forehead lol.

 

[LadyShia77]

Unless there's an area that's just infested, with burrows every 6 feet, they aren't easy to find in the wild, at least not where I've looked. Found 3 ever, besides one MM that walked into my laundry room and only made it a day or 2. Headlamp is best, the angle of reflection comes right back to your eyes, flashlight is hit or miss unless you hold it on your forehead lol.

All I would find would be tigrosa annexas and rabid wolf spiders. Those are the only species of wolfies I've found in my yard. Well, those and little pardosas.

 

[jbooth]

All I would find would be tigrosa annexas and rabid wolf spiders. Those are the only species of wolfies I've found in my yard. Well, those and little pardosas.

Yeah, here it's Hogna antelucana. Lots of the smaller ones, but mostly antelucana for anything in my size range. Every hundred or so of those, there's a Schizocosa mccooki or something else I'm not looking for. Fun spider but I don't think they live very long. Found a G. missouriensis in the yard but it was male and I had no female.

 

[LadyShia77]

Yeah, here it's Hogna antelucana. Lots of the smaller ones, but mostly antelucana for anything in my size range. Every hundred or so of those, there's a Schizocosa mccooki or something else I'm not looking for. Fun spider but I don't think they live very long. Found a G. missouriensis in the yard but it was male and I had no female.

That sounds familiar lol. I did start getting my hopes up for larger wolfy right as winter started. One morning, I was at the bus stop with my girls and a good sized wolfy was sitting at the edge of the driveway. Sadly, she disappeared into my neighbors' yard before I could get a pic to confirm species. She was the first large wolfy I'd seen in the 2 years I had been looking in both yards (before neighbors had moved in). Pretty certain it wasn't a Carolina, but still looked like an interesting spood.

 

[jbooth]

That sounds familiar lol. I did start getting my hopes up for larger wolfy right as winter started. One morning, I was at the bus stop with my girls and a good sized wolfy was sitting at the edge of the driveway. Sadly, she disappeared into my neighbors' yard before I could get a pic to confirm species. She was the first large wolfy I'd seen in the 2 years I had been looking in both yards (before neighbors had moved in). Pretty certain it wasn't a Carolina, but still looked like an interesting spood.

I've found some interesting ones thinking they might be carolinensis slings. One turned out to be a small Schizocosa species, under an inch, and another was a red species... turned red and matured out male under 1/2" been meaning to look into that one.

 

[LadyShia77]

I've found some interesting ones thinking they might be carolinensis slings. One turned out to be a small Schizocosa species, under an inch, and another was a red species... turned red and matured out male under 1/2" been meaning to look into that one.

Don't think I've heard of Schizocosa species. If I can't find Carolinas by the time I'm ready to get another (looking at neck surgery in the near future) then I may have to look into other species until I can get more Carolinas. That red species sounds really interesting as well. I live in Western NC and don't think either of the ones you mentioned, besides carolinensis, are found here.