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Yeah, everything is some sort of "birdeater", "earth tiger", or "baboon". Even though it takes some effort at first, it's much better to use scientific names to be as specific as possible so that way everyone knows exactly what you're talking about. Using common names actually is a lot more confusing. It'll also help you search for better info, and know exactly what you're buying when you order a spider. A lot of vendors who don't know what they're doing will use common names, and then you can end up with something completely different from what you expect.
Don't even get me started on "red rump"Mexican:
Red-Leg
Red-Knee
Fire-Leg
Fire-Knee
Flame-Leg
Brazilian Blue (like this doesn't fit tons of Ts
Yeah, it's just so much easier dealing with common names
3 weirdos and a G. pulchripes
No, I meant that drawing that you did of the three and the white knee was holding cutlery. That was so hilarious.
Red rump- cmon man, it's such a specific name! iheringi, actaeon, and vagans all Red Rumps.Don't even get me started on "red rump"
3 weirdos and a G. pulchripes
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It'll take a bit of practice, but once you learn the most common ones, it's much easier to use the scientific names. One thing that really helped me learn them at first was scrolling through FearNot, Jamie's, NetBug, etc. to look at pictures and both scientific/ common names. That, and you'll discover some interesting new species!
Don't forget Peruvian Pink-Rump, Yucatan Rust Rump, etc....it seems like every other species has a common name that includes "banded" or "rumped"
I can't remember the common names for the Mexican species, even the ones I own!
Sometimes at shows people ask me if I have a Mexican X. I tell them I don't even know.
If you want a self sustainable food source get red runners. They thrive in egg cardboards and a little bit of substrate.
I don't recall ever doing a genic with cutlery, I messed about in paint arming my psycho hamorii with various weapons
Especially the last part. I follow all of the guides on care, don’t overcrowd them, remove dead ones ASAP, give them small amounts of fresh food keep humidity low and the still die. Gah! Now I either use mealworms or only but as many as I need in the moment.
SAME! Oh I hate them so much. My son brought his bearded dragon over here to say for a month brought some crickets to start. The first thing I did was google whether or not he could eat B. lateralis LOL. Then I ordered a ton of those bad boys and never used the crickets again. The only thing I use crickets for is my MM T. albo. He won't eat anything else, but since he only eats once a month I just go pick up 2-3 and feed them same day.