I want this T!

[Derek W.]

jacks has a pretty good selection on any animal really..

my manager ordered a Malaysian Earth Tiger (Cyriopagopus schioedtei), a Emerald Skeleton Tarantula (Ephebopus uatuman), and a Usumbara Baboon (Pterinochilus murinus) today.

Yeah the nearest petstore with any sort of decent selection of T's and reptiles is about 50 miles from me...

And I say go for the cobalt at that price and if you think you're ready for it. For the record I don't support buying wild caught T's when a captive bred alternative is available. However, I think with this particular spider I would rather see someone who is aware of what they're getting into end up with it instead of someone who walked into a petstore and bought it on an impulse because they thought it looked cool.

 

[jon.rothweiler]

ive done my research and i see it 5 times a week at work. i had to switch its enclosure today to make room for more Ts tomorrow. it almost bit me :8o , i was so scared. must have been in a real nice mood that day i held it.

 

[Gold Skulltula]

ive done my research and i see it 5 times a week at work. i had to switch its enclosure today to make room for more Ts tomorrow. it almost bit me :8o , i was so scared. must have been in a real nice mood that day i held it.

I think the scariest thing I've ever done was move my H. Lividum from one tank to another. She wasn't too aggressive, just very very fast. That combined with a fear of me meant she almost got away from me twice. I like my cobalt, but as I heard it put perfectly by someone... "enjoy your pet hole full of the she devil herself".
If you give her a proper burrow you probably won't see her very often.

 

[Gold Skulltula]

ive done my research and i see it 5 times a week at work. i had to switch its enclosure today to make room for more Ts tomorrow. it almost bit me :8o , i was so scared. must have been in a real nice mood that day i held it.

I think the scariest thing I've ever done was move my H. Lividum from one tank to another. She wasn't too aggressive, just very very fast. That combined with a fear of me meant she almost got away from me twice. I like my cobalt, but as I heard it put perfectly by someone... "enjoy your pet hole full of the she devil herself".
If you give her a proper burrow you probably won't see her very often.

 

[tamjam69]

this type of spider is not meant to be held. really none of them are, we just feel like we need to hold the more docile sp, which i havent done since i was lie 12-13 rs old. if its not acting defensive when you go to hold it, thats red flags buddy b/c normally they wouldnt let you touch them with a 10 foot pole. hopefully its ok. if you wanna hold something get a anole or a rosea, lividums are good to "LOOK" at.

I agree if you can hold one of these theres something up. unless its a mature male I guess. :? :?

 

[von_z]

Just buy the freakin' thing!!!:wall:

 

[jon.rothweiler]

sounds like im going to. it depends on how much money i have left after spring break.

 

[Miss Bianca]

um..

Whenever you're showing it to prospective customer, play up the bad traits and scare them so it remains unsold, and you can get it just to make room!

now that's never really a good idea.. like we need more arachnophobes...

 

[Miss Bianca]

another thing..

that doesn't look that much like a cobalt... am I wrong?

 

[Zoltan]

Just buy it

Is that a subadult/adult female? If so, 50$ for it is a joke. Get it yesterday!!! )

 

[Skullptor]

sounds like im going to. it depends on how much money i have left after spring break.

That being said, you probably aren't getting it!

 

[sirandyofgecko]

Nothing to add really, except that I got mine for free ;P ! Rehomed it from the local animal centre.

Love the comment about a pet hole containing the she-devil herself. That just about sums it up!

here's my baby

Good luck and I hope you aquire her soon

Cheers

Andy

 

[Lopez]

that doesn't look that much like a cobalt... am I wrong?

Yes.

It looks exactly like most H.lividum in the hobby.

 

[TalonAWD]

Wonder if the OP got the tarantula. Why post a thread about wanting a tarantula then after 3 months still don't have it...