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Yeah, and I'm in the opposite boat - my kids keep telling me, "Mom, you've got too many tarantulas!" (and scorpions, and centipedes, and insects, and... well, you get the picture!)well, mothers.
Yeah, and I'm in the opposite boat - my kids keep telling me, "Mom, you've got too many tarantulas!" (and scorpions, and centipedes, and insects, and... well, you get the picture!)well, mothers.
Seeing as there are a lot of pictures of B albo slings here's my juvenile around 3" i hope it helpsHave i just seen nothing but bad footage of albopilosum? That's not at all what i thought they looked like. I even held a mature male in my hand just a few days ago, and it, too, seemed to be a solid brown/black color.That said, your T's are awesome-looking and adorably fluffy
I don't know if there are any available anymore as babies. Juvenile and adult good luck finding them at that size.That annitha....drool. How hard is it to find juvenile/adult females of them Jose?
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fluffy <3Seeing as there are a lot of pictures of B albo slings here's my juvenile around 3" i hope it helps
I would very much like an annitha, but ive been told that its actually just a different population of smithi. Plus, theyre rare, expensive, and hard to tell from smithis, so even if i find one, its probably either a scam or an innocent mistake.For starter if you're going to get a Brachypelma albopilosum I would get the ones from Nicaragua, the photos of the albopilosum that have been posted are the "Hobby" specimens. You could also do Brachypelma annitha since you like the smithi or this is even better idea get all four. I will post photos of the Brachypelma albopilosum "Nicaragua", hobby Brachypelma albopilosum "Hobby", Brachypelma annitha and Brachypelma smithi.
Brachypelma albopilosum "Hobby"
Brachypelma albopilosum "Nicaragua"
Brachypelma annitha
Brachypelma smithi
Thanks JoseI don't know if there are any available anymore as babies. Juvenile and adult good luck finding them at that size.
When you buy a Brachy the flicking is a crapshoot. You can buy any of them and end up with a flicker that you despise. There's always MANY exceptions to the rule of "flickiness" most to least (for the most common asked) boehmei>emilia>smithi>alboMy debate comes in because the smithi is apparently a hair-kicker to the max. I've seen them kick hairs when someone holds their hand above them. This would make me go for the albopilosum, but the smithi looks so much more awesome. The albopilosum is a dull brown color, not really very appealing. So, tarantula experts, I ask you: which tarantula is more fun, and a better overall experience?
Can I rate this post "love", "informative" and "helpful"! Gorgeous T's!For starter if you're going to get a Brachypelma albopilosum I would get the ones from Nicaragua, the photos of the albopilosum that have been posted are the "Hobby" specimens. You could also do Brachypelma annitha since you like the smithi or this is even better idea get all four. I will post photos of the Brachypelma albopilosum "Nicaragua", hobby Brachypelma albopilosum "Hobby", Brachypelma annitha and Brachypelma smithi.
Brachypelma albopilosum "Hobby"
Brachypelma albopilosum "Nicaragua"
Brachypelma annitha
Brachypelma smithi
The "albopilosum" part of the name means "white hair." The WC Nicaraguans are definitely paler than the golden hobby specimens, so it's a good first indicator. The WC are also fluffier. Keeping good labels is also important. Who knows how diluted the new ones will end up being down the road... It could also just be a locality difference. I think initially hobby stock came from Honduras, but I could be mistaken.Can I rate this post "love", "informative" and "helpful"! Gorgeous T's!
Is it the color of the setae that indicates the B. albopilosum "hobby" has been outcrossed?
Most B. smithis that I have seen are on average larger than the majority of B. albo's that I have seen.they are the same size
I've always known them as the Honduran Curly Hair.The "albopilosum" part of the name means "white hair." The WC Nicaraguans are definitely paler than the golden hobby specimens, so it's a good first indicator. The WC are also fluffier. Keeping good labels is also important. Who knows how diluted the new ones will end up being down the road... It could also just be a locality difference. I think initially hobby stock came from Honduras, but I could be mistaken.
Brachypelma albopilosum is a species of tarantula known commonly as the Honduran curlyhair or simply Curlyhair tarantula. Its native range includes Central America, from Honduras to Costa Rica.
They are terrestrial, opportunistic burrowing spiders. This tarantula is covered in long hairs that have a characteristic curl to them giving them a unique look.
The Curlyhair tarantula is a plump-bodied spider, covered with dark brown to black hair. It has a golden-bronze sheen due to longer gold hairs that cover the whole body, which are particularly dense on the hind legs.Males are often a lighter bronze color than females.
For many years B. smithi and B. annitha are consider to be two separate species. With the new taxonomy revision on the Brachypelma species from my understanding is Brachypelma annitha will no longer be a valid name. Supposedly it suppose to be Brachypelma hamorii. This is not 100% percent true but that is the word that it has been said to me. So if that is the case annitha is still and will be a separate species like it should. I've had a few specimens of smithi and annitha and still do at home there is a difference between the two.I would very much like an annitha, but ive been told that its actually just a different population of smithi. Plus, theyre rare, expensive, and hard to tell from smithis, so even if i find one, its probably either a scam or an innocent mistake.