Poeciletheria Love

[TheraMygale]

Sigh, the ones I can't have (I'm hoping someone else posts pictures, even old ones...)

Poecilotheria rajaei
Poecilotheria srilankensis

And I suppose I would settle for a Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica

why can you not?

for myself, i am yet to own one. I know i could provide husbandry. But i doubt i ever will. I have two OBTs, and just knowing the risk they pose, makes me wonder if i will ever get these kinds again.

i envy all of you who can master these.

 

[fcat]

why can you not?

for myself, i am yet to own one. I know i could provide husbandry. But i doubt i ever will. I have two OBTs, and just knowing the risk they pose, makes me wonder if i will ever get these kinds again.

i envy all of you who can master these.

I don't think they have ever been in the hobby, and the last survey I believe they couldn't find any wild specimens, but I could be wrong on which species.

 

[Stu Macher]

why can you not?

for myself, i am yet to own one. I know i could provide husbandry. But i doubt i ever will. I have two OBTs, and just knowing the risk they pose, makes me wonder if i will ever get these kinds again.

i envy all of you who can master these.

I believe those 2 sp are on the CITES list but fcat would know better.

When it comes to asian/ arboreal husbandry, IMO it doesn't get any better than a pokie. They are extremely hardy.

If the venom toxicity wasn't as bad as it were, they would be my #1 vote for beginner OW.

But, you can't put a price on piece of mind.

 

[Stu Macher]

My subfusca highland is the queen of my collection and my favorite without a doubt. I mainly keep metallica’s but I also keep rufilata, regalis, vittata, tigrinawesseli, ornata, hanumavilasumica, and a regalis/striata hybrid. I love pokies. My collection will always be mostly pokies and I hope to keep every species.
My second favorite species out of what I’ve kept would be a tie between metallica and rufilata.

Beautiful T. I'll be over the moon if my sling turns out to be female.

 

[TheraMygale]

I believe those 2 sp are on the CITES list but fcat would know better.

When it comes to asian/ arboreal husbandry, IMO it doesn't get any better than a pokie. They are extremely hardy.

If the venom toxicity wasn't as bad as it were, they would be my #1 vote for beginner OW.

But, you can't put a price on piece of mind.

i thought they were all Cites at this point.

 

[Charliemum]

Late to this but no pokies yet, they are on my list for once my son is older, well 2/3 are.
Subfusca both hl & ll, I can't choose between them, and the rufilata because I can't resist a green t .

In the mean time I have to make do with looking at other ppls t's and dreaming of the day .

 

[DaveOB]

I've got AF striata, AF & MM metallica, and SAF subfusca 'Lowland'. My female metallica moulted 2 weeks after the male matured, so I was able to mate them last week. I'll try again once he's spun another sperm web.
I'd love a miranda, but I currently don't have the space for one.

 

[DeusJeffrey]

Growing friendly ghost, monster.