I would like opinions about my supposed A. Anax.
This is the deal, I bought her at a reptile show; she had a sac, which I incubated. The dealer told me she was Aphonopelma *something*. He mumbled and I missed what he said. People kept interrupting our conversation and I am not pushy enough for my own good, so I didn't ask for clarification. I figured it would be easy to figure out which Aphonopelma she was through my own research. Plus, I never take a dealers word for much anyway because I have been sold herps in the past under wrong names more times than I care to count. I always take what a dealer says with a grain of salt unless I know for sure they are knowledgeable enough to know what they are talking about. Some animal dealers are awesome, but some are nothing more than con-artists.
When we got home from the show (ten minute drive), we were upset to find very bad conditions inside the deli cups of the tarantulas we purchased from this particular dealer. The cups were filthy and one tarantula was standing on a very old molt (or a dead tarantula), and the cup was absolutely full of maggots and stank. Because of this, I view anything the guy said with skepticism.
Anyhow, I would really like to know for sure which Aphonopelma Peanut is, so I can make sure I am giving accurate info to anyone I give one of her slings to. I was pretty sure they were Anax, but now I am having doubts creep into my mind and I do not want to pass on the wrong info.
The dealer said something about " If they were down by the Rio Grande" when I said they were similar to ones I used to catch growing up in Texas. He also claimed it was rare and new, (which I doubt, but I do know there is a newly discovered anax-like tarantula from Davis Mountain in Texas. I don't think it's been given an official name yet.)
http://www.theinvertshop.com/products/Aphonoplema-species-%28un%252dnamed%29-Davis-Mountain-rusty-1%7B47%7D2-inch-spiderlings%28captive-bred,John-Apple%29.html
The brownish Aphonopelmas are hard to tell apart. I think she looks like an Anax, so that's what I've been calling her. She's much lighter than the hentzi's I've seen, but there are a few other Texas Aphonopelmas that also have tan carapaces. I'm not knowledgeable enough to tell them apart.
Is there a way to figure out exactly what Peanut and her babies are so that I can be sure I am giving people the correct information?
This is the deal, I bought her at a reptile show; she had a sac, which I incubated. The dealer told me she was Aphonopelma *something*. He mumbled and I missed what he said. People kept interrupting our conversation and I am not pushy enough for my own good, so I didn't ask for clarification. I figured it would be easy to figure out which Aphonopelma she was through my own research. Plus, I never take a dealers word for much anyway because I have been sold herps in the past under wrong names more times than I care to count. I always take what a dealer says with a grain of salt unless I know for sure they are knowledgeable enough to know what they are talking about. Some animal dealers are awesome, but some are nothing more than con-artists.
When we got home from the show (ten minute drive), we were upset to find very bad conditions inside the deli cups of the tarantulas we purchased from this particular dealer. The cups were filthy and one tarantula was standing on a very old molt (or a dead tarantula), and the cup was absolutely full of maggots and stank. Because of this, I view anything the guy said with skepticism.
Anyhow, I would really like to know for sure which Aphonopelma Peanut is, so I can make sure I am giving accurate info to anyone I give one of her slings to. I was pretty sure they were Anax, but now I am having doubts creep into my mind and I do not want to pass on the wrong info.
The dealer said something about " If they were down by the Rio Grande" when I said they were similar to ones I used to catch growing up in Texas. He also claimed it was rare and new, (which I doubt, but I do know there is a newly discovered anax-like tarantula from Davis Mountain in Texas. I don't think it's been given an official name yet.)
http://www.theinvertshop.com/products/Aphonoplema-species-%28un%252dnamed%29-Davis-Mountain-rusty-1%7B47%7D2-inch-spiderlings%28captive-bred,John-Apple%29.html
The brownish Aphonopelmas are hard to tell apart. I think she looks like an Anax, so that's what I've been calling her. She's much lighter than the hentzi's I've seen, but there are a few other Texas Aphonopelmas that also have tan carapaces. I'm not knowledgeable enough to tell them apart.
Is there a way to figure out exactly what Peanut and her babies are so that I can be sure I am giving people the correct information?