Species Poecilotheria metallica

[Doezsha]

Beautiful

 

[Leonardo the Mage]

Oh my gosh you must be either extremely brave or dumber then a post to handle those massive Pokies. Hopefully the former.

 

[82Baboons]

Oh my gosh you must be either extremely brave or dumber then a post to handle those massive Pokies. Hopefully the former.

I hope the former as well, lol. Thats the only time i held the Ornata, it took off while changing its cage and climed on a jacket in the closet. Had nothing close to scoop it in, and i didnt wanna take my eyes off her, so i got he on my hand. Of all the T's i have, an H mac , P regalis, P metallica. I had the most respect for the ornata! Maybe cause she was HUGE. Her name was Mystic and i miss her, hope shes doing fine at JamiesTarantulas.com.

 

[Leonardo the Mage]

I hope the former as well, lol. Thats the only time i held the Ornata, it took off while changing its cage and climed on a jacket in the closet. Had nothing close to scoop it in, and i didnt wanna take my eyes off her, so i got he on my hand. Of all the T's i have, an H mac , P regalis, P metallica. I had the most respect for the ornata! Maybe cause she was HUGE. Her name was Mystic and i miss her, hope shes doing fine at JamiesTarantulas.com.

Ok, that sounds like a situation that warrants putting a ten inch bringer of death in your hand. I'm not opposed to people holding their Ts, just as long as they know what their doing. Of course, I'm not the most experienced keeper ether, which is why i'm not getting into OW any time soon. Very cool story, and great photos too.

 

[jaswong00]

Wow, 15 years ago, there wasn't a big chance of getting any P. Metallica. It was my dream tarantula to have. I stepped away for this hobby for 15 years now and there are so many beautiful, amazing new species available for collectors. I can't keep my eyes of the P. Metallica and went through a lot of hurdle to get my wife's approval for collecting these beautiful Ts. In fact, I had to force them upon her meaning that I buy them first and tell her later... Hehe...From working at Paul Becker(Petcenterusa) store 15years ago in Lomita to being a collector again of Ts, it is great to be back at this hobby to collect pokies.

Paul, I will visit you one day and pick up some more pokies old friend!

Here are some photos of Metilda(5.5" female)and Barbara(4" juvenile)from today. These creatures are amazing!!!

 

[Djhn197]

Best picture I've gotten of her so far!

 

[Mini ghost]

I call her Jewel

 

[Singapore_Blue1]

This is my 4”F that I will be breeding in the next couple of years with my smaller male... isn’t she gorgeous!

 

[Nightshady]

Beautiful T! You're gonna make people's heads explode here with these pics of you holding those Pokies though, haha.

 

[Daeralda]

This gal typically spends all her time up at the very top of the enclosure so I was stoked to be able to snap a decent photo when I saw her mid-way down the glass! We now have nine species of T's and we've raised them all from slings. It's been very exciting

 

[Subdolus]

Now that she's a little bigger, she's out in the open more often.

 

[torioxford]

 

[torioxford]

...needs no words.


john the happy

My baby Met.

 

[rosehaired1979]

She wants to say Hi

 

[Tam Smith]

 

[PGRVII]

My female, the lovely Pradesha

 

[Tam Smith]

She is a beauty. Looks happy.

 

[PGRVII]

She is a beauty. Looks happy.

Thank you,I try to keep her nice and content.

 

[arctichen]

My new P. Metallica just arrived. I don't know how to name her though, I have been thinking about the name Sapphire, but I still want your guys' opinion on it