I'm inexperienced but why would I be joking? I was joking abut the notion that I would not survive it. Of course ts are not dangerous nor out to harm me in any way, with the possible exception of OBT, but my local pet shop has a large theraphosa-looking t in an enclosure labeled "Pink Birdeater" and I was thinking of getting it. That is why I am posting this, I would like a consensus before I make a decision like OP already has.
and Grandfather wine private cellar business here in the "Tuscany of the North" (where we produce the best red wine, eh eh France btw). ).
What on earth are you on about, I know I may have derailed the thread but you have sent it off hurtling into a cavernous ferngully."Bird eater" was also more or less the English name that a rude, pretty ignorant but genuine, not so tall Southern Italian man (from Puglia region, Apulia in English) given to his brand new (bald) inflatable doll. Happened in the pure '80, I was a baby. He was working for my Mommy's
The doll was "bald" (an Italian curiosity of back then) because using such Sinead O' Connor feature, he was able to change the hairs based on the moment: redhead, brunette, blonde (He even imagined my Mom!!!!! Christ
Well, thanks to that doll, muahahahahahah, he saved an helluva of cash, and when he died, his family that went up here in the North found a little treasure in cash: under the bed, in corners, behind bricks etc
Christ, that "bird eater" made someone happy, at the end.
1. Always be wary of species with sellers that don't offer scientific names. Common names are virtually meaningless. Most pet shops are bad places for advice about ts, as well as buying them.
Thanks man, I thought the term 'birdeater' was specific to Theraphosa. I am very interested in the salmon pink tho and will do some research on it as a preliminary. Sorry to OP for hijacking this thread btw. The L. Parayabana they have (it looks just like one) is priced at about 50 dollars for an adult. Is that a good price? I'm not really keen on a sling for my first tarantula because of their fragility. Thank you in advance.
Not all slings are fragile, many are remarkably easy to keep and raise (an LP being one of them). Its especially enjoyable to raise and watch fast growing specimens gain size over time...you can get molts every 24-28 days with some species when they're small....and a small ts appetite is almost always as good or better than its adult counterparts.
I'm sorry, but there is no way on Earth that thing is an LP! Maybe I never see them, but that does look like a Theraphosa sp. You may have more than you bargained for with this one... high humidity and ravenous appatite, their husbandry is definitly more advanced than the average beginner T. That is, if it is,in fact, a Theraphosa. Good luck!
It looks very starved, dehydrated, and very scuffed up from importing and transporting. Lots of setae missing from the carapace and legs where setae shouldn't be missing. I hope it lives. It is indeed a Theraphosa stirmi.
You are confusing two different people, @Scolopendra1989 was looking at the suspected LP. That's a T. stirmi the OP posted....looks a little rough, too. Have you been able to sex it?
No hairs on the femurs, def. a stirmi.
Assuming you got it from Slackwater (backwater reptiles), they don't give a crap about what they send to people. There shouldn't be any dirt in the shipping container, they have no idea/don't care how to ship. That is a very rough looking t. Can you get a picture of the underside? At this size it should be very easy to sex.
I'm excited.