Pet Store ID?

[Jackie]

Hey there. I was in a local shop today near my house just checking out all the new critters they had a couple of cobalt blues that caught my eye. Of course I ended up taking home two, out of the three (now I feel bad I might have to go back for him), but one of them just seems a little... weird? I'm not sure but the colors are a little off from the pictures I've seen, but it sure has the attitude of a cobalt.

Anyone have a clue?

 

[Talkenlate04]

Holy crap. Really. GO GET THE OTHER ONE! GET THEM ALL! TELL THEM TO ORDER MORE!!!!

 

[Talkenlate04]

That is Monocentropus balfouri by the way. One of the rarest in the hobby, Id kill to have one in my collection.

 

[problemchildx]

...how much are they selling them for?

haha you are very lucky.

 

[Fenrir]

holy jesus :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: its beautiful...

 

[Tunedbeat]

Hey, if they were going for cobalt blue prices, I'll take fifty of them please. But is this serious? These are very rare and even rarer to be at a Pet shop.

 

[Lorgakor]

Something is telling me this is a joke.

 

[REAL]

It can happen, I know it happens quite a lot with many other things besides tarantulas....

 

[thedude]

Holy Crap Man!!!! Go Get That Thing!!! NOW!!

 

[syndicate]

i cant believe it lolz!if u found that your possibly the luckiest person ever or this is one of the best pranks ever pulled on ab.why is it on woodchips?!

 

[GoTerps]

Sure, they're being smuggled off of Socotra to be sold in pet shops as cobalts... riiiiiggghht.

It's says in her profile she works in a pet shop, and she lives on Long Island... who else lives on Long Island, works at a pet shop, and has a female M. balfouri? hmmm... maybe the same person who's the second friend listed on her myspace

Eric

 

[Talkenlate04]

Sure, they're being smuggled off of Socotra to be sold in pet shops as cobalts... riiiiiggghht.

It's says in her profile she works in a pet shop, and she lives on Long Island... who else lives on Long Island, works at a pet shop, and has a female M. balfouri? hmmm... maybe the same person who's the second friend listed on her myspace

Eric

Damn we have a detective. :clap: I would have never connected those dots.....

But back to my other question..... does that beauty always sit on bark chips?


Already answered on the other thread IGNORE MY QUESTION lol.

 

[problemchildx]

I actually noticed the pet shop thing, but my inferior brain couldn't put it farther than that.


:wall:

 

[CFNSmok.PL]

It must be a joke. The web looks like it is dammaged and moved as well. not build in the corner.

Smok.

 

[Stylopidae]

Damn we have a detective. :clap: I would have never connected those dots.....

But back to my other question..... does that beauty always sit on bark chips?


Already answered on the other thread IGNORE MY QUESTION lol.

What we have here is a guy who knows his spiders, their origins, a little bit about the import/export process and two bits of common sense.

 

[Philth]

Sure, they're being smuggled off of Socotra to be sold in pet shops as cobalts... riiiiiggghht.

It's says in her profile she works in a pet shop, and she lives on Long Island... who else lives on Long Island, works at a pet shop, and has a female M. balfouri? hmmm... maybe the same person who's the second friend listed on her myspace

Eric

Oh man:wall: I was hoping you wouldn't see it until the morning. way to ruin the fun.

For those of you concerned about the spider, it does not live on wood chips. In fact thats Ephebopus murinus silk that I stole out of another cage and dumped it in a KK to make it look like a "Pet shop ID thread" This was done during a upgrade for my female.


later, Tom

 

[butch4skin]

You sly devil. You had Ryan all excited. Thought he was gonna turn around and see one in the next store window and whatnot.

 

[AubZ]

That is Monocentropus balfouri by the way. One of the rarest in the hobby, Id kill to have one in my collection.

What he said.

 

[butch4skin]

What's their temperment/habits like? Are they typical OW? Secretive? Semi-arboreal, what?

 

[Hedorah99]

Can I get all the people who were booking flights to Long Island to raise their hands. Anyone, anyone, Bueller, Bueller.