im in canada, my knowledge of US dealers is limited. jamies is very reputable. FNT ive never heard of till recently, id check out the prices on both and pick the lower price. also, swiftsinverts, ken the bug guy and PetCenter usa ive heard are pretty good.
The first place I would look is in the classified section here. There are some good folks doing some breeding on this forum and I haven't heard a bad review of anyone yet.
http://shop.bugsincyberspace.com/Brazilian-Salmon-Pink-bic0015.htm
) I would order from the if I were you. Their slings are tiny, but L. parahybana is a fast grower.
While I would not say they are an ideal first, I certainly don't think they're too far off, pretty much in line with Lasiodoras being suggested, except they get a tad smaller and look worlds better. I've never really had issues with any of my chromatus, and I've raised quite a few and still have 5. I would also opt for a female or get several slings, as they do grow fast (can be bought very cheaply) and are a pleasure to raise from slings as those colors eventually come in. I have found males to be generally more skittish.
That if you're comfortable line doesn't work across the board...it does with most of the better beginner species, but the tropical ones or most OW do not fare as well when kept cool and chromatus is one of those that will prefer a little warmer temps, like 70 minimum, preferably 75-80. Many of the beginners can easily tolerate temps into the low to mid 60's for night temps as adults. But any sling will also need to be kept a little warmer.
+1
Reptile stores are notorious for 1. selling mis-identified spiders 2. selling unsexed spiders as sexed females 3. dealing primarily in wild caught specimens, often not in the best shape 4. poor shipping practices, as its different to ship a t than a reptile.
Thanks so much, I'll take a look at the sites you've listed.http://shop.bugsincyberspace.com/Brazilian-Salmon-Pink-bic0015.htm
http://shop.bugsincyberspace.com/Desert-Hairy-Scorpion-bic756.htm
Bugsincyberspace is a very reputable dealer. Their arachnid selection is rather limited, but they do have some scorpions (and the T you're looking for
http://www.swiftinverts.com/
http://www.kenthebugguy.com/
Both of those two are good as well ^^
That's a nice looking one too. Lives for a pretty long time, thanks.
Every T lives a really long time if you end up with a female
Wow, you have been busy! I think that is awesome, maybe someone will sticky it? I'm not going to read through the whole thing because I am in Canada and probably can't get most of the stuff, but I bet that a lot of people will benefit from your hard work.
awesome man, this should be a sticky. i regularly see questions on where to buy certain products. just linking this thread is all the answer they need.
I tried to make a really nice list, and give a little something back. Thanks for all the help on my first post here on ArachnoBoards.
Exactly. They really should. lol. I tried to give a little something back, and that's what I came up with. Thanks for the help.
A lot of great info in here now. This is how the hobby should be even though he started a bit on the wrong foot(poor wording) Roy is able to accept his mistakes move on and even add something very cool to the site which is awesome. The day in done learning about these critters is the day I will sell them all is what I say all the time always learning things are always changing that's what makes it fun
Make sure you sell them all to me. I called it first!A lot of great info in here now. This is how the hobby should be even though he started a bit on the wrong foot(poor wording) Roy is able to accept his mistakes move on and even add something very cool to the site which is awesome. The day in done learning about these critters is the day I will sell them all is what I say all the time always learning things are always changing that's what makes it fun
Deal!