About 1.5". Just a random guy that wanted to be rid of his 'purple pinktoe', not sure who exactly who he got it from either. Haven't seen him since and no contact info.
Haha I've seen rose hairs sold as 'skeleton tarantulas' in pet stores before, so I get what you're implying.
Most countries are shut down for exports, and those that do allow it often have restrictions. The species that's suffered the worst from wild collecting for the pet trade is G rosea. They're slow growing and have been exported for decades. Not a species that can bounce back quickly or a habitat with the resources to allow it. Above all, that's one species that we should be discouraging people from getting w/c specimens of.
Part of the problems is that politicians don't care about animals and many of the laws they enact are symbolic & 'feel good', rather than thought out and in the best interests of the animals. The biggest cause of population declines and extinction by far is habitat destruction; locals can routinely wipe out countless plants and animals with no consequences, while the hobbyists and collections are the ones who are regulated. Zoos don't have the resources or the interest in saving tarantulas; they're concentrating on a few high profile species that appeal to the public, that's what their funding and donations are earmarked for (which in turn increase attendance receipts). It will be up to us to keep some of the tarantula species alive in the future as habitat loss and natural events take their toll (hurricanes, fires, floods, drought, etc). The wild is not the safe haven it once was. Ideally we should be able to get all of the tarantula species established in captivity, for the good of the animals. With politicians tying our hands and acres being leveled every minute, who knows what will be left for us to work with?
Yeah I'm between A. urticans and sp. peru purple. Common names make things frustrating more often than not. We shall see, thanks!It's either avicularia urticans or avicularia sp. peru purple. Stunning specimen by the way.I have 95% of all the avicularia sp. on the market. Even as adults sometimes you can't tell, but this should help. TRUE avicularia urticans have a greenish tint to them. As he/she gets bigger I will be able to tell you for sure or I can find out for you.
In my opinion, the invert hobby needs to get rid of common names! The Germans need to stop making two or three common names for the same species, Lastly we need to stop taking inverts from the wild so often.( I understand different bloodlines are good, but we're helping the demise of some species.....