So... A Purple Tarantula?

alpine

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So... I see a lot of posts on here for the P. Metallica and I know those are blue little beauties... Blue is awesome, and those are beautiful tarantulas, but are there any purple tarantulas out there? I love blue as well as most other colors... But purple is just my hands down favorite and if there is something ANYWHERE that would be a purple stunner I can assure you that if it is available and not likely to chew my arm off should I simply open the cage then I would like to save up for it :) Help anyone???
 
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P. platyomma is a great choice for a purple tarantula, I have never owned one but they are stunning!
 
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I am most partial to purple in particular, bright blues are also pretty cool. Excuse my lack of enthusiasm in all Tarantulas in all shapes and forms, I am still new to this and I would like to start up and research a brightly colored T before I get em! :) right about now I would consider it more fantasizing about getting a brightly colored one rather than actually getting it. lol
 
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A. purpurea for sure.

L. violaceopes is very pretty- as Poisoned mentioned they are OW (so bad bite if it happens, yada yada) and are reputed to be a bit nasty although mine is far more of a hider than an aggressive/defensive spider. I have never seen her move fast at all, other than when I try to take a photo of her and she darts back in her hide lol. They hate light. More than any other T I have met. Biggest draw back is she is mostly hidden so you can't appreciate the color unless you happen to sneak up on her when she is roaming around in the dark. And even that she rarely does. Most of the time I can see a tarsi or two at the mouth of her hide and that is it, if even that.

X. immanis, but to me it's more like P. platyomma with a pinkish-purple rather than the electric purple like the above two have.

But... Pamphobeteus, other species, especially mature males... wow. They are my favorites so I am biased admittedly, but they are really stunning. Huge, velvety black spiders with bright blue and purple iridescence. Easily rivaling A. purpurea for beauty and they're generally easy to work with too, good easy going temperaments (although not the most cheap). So my vote are Pamphobeteus sp. for best purples in the Theraphosidae.
 
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A. versicolor has shades of purple on their legs, although overall being really "multicolored". A. purpurea is probably the #1 choice for an overall purple T - they look amazing with their adult colorations! Actually, I think a good bunch of Avic display nice shades of purple. A. sp. "Peru Purple", A. urticans (although I'm not entirely sure if this and the sp. Peru purple aren't the same T?), A. diversipes is very colorfull, too - but their colors lack the vivid look of other species and look somewhat dull when adult, except when freshly molted. Frankly, the only one coming to mind for beginners are the Avics really if we're talking about arboreals. Can't really think of any other T in that regard right now...
 
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P. Cancerides is a nice, shiny purple....if you have a female :)
 
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Furret said:
P. Cancerides is a nice, shiny purple....if you have a female :)
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...and likely to chew the arm off the OP ;) Very nice looking T's, but come with a complimentary bad temper in general :D
 
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I really like the A. Purpurea. How are those as far as temperament? It would definitely be something new for me since it IS arboreal though haha so you would have to bare with me on that one o_O... They are arboreal right, or am I mistaken? And how much would those run you. If it is rather high on the price spectrum I would save for a while and plot thoroughly before buying but I am pretty interested... Just looks so pretty. That being said are the colorings gender specific? :)

Thanks for the background information guys. I am new to this hobby and I am off to a great start but I want to continue... This is a new thing for me much likes snakes were when I was younger... And yeah chewing off an arm is not something that I want o_O I don't mind a bite too much... Not going to be fun but I would rather it be avoided as best as I can.
 
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My avicularia purpurea is very mellow, rarely darts or runs away, she does jump from time to time however, which is actually quite entertaining. But because of this we sit on my big fluffy bed whenever I handle her, which is rare because I'm not a big advocate of handling any T. Not very defensive at all quite the sweet heart. As for a purple T I highly recommend a a. Purp.
 
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alpine said:
I really like the A. Purpurea. How are those as far as temperament? It would definitely be something new for me since it IS arboreal though haha so you would have to bare with me on that one o_O... They are arboreal right, or am I mistaken? And how much would those run you. If it is rather high on the price spectrum I would save for a while and plot thoroughly before buying but I am pretty interested... Just looks so pretty. That being said are the colorings gender specific? :)

Thanks for the background information guys. I am new to this hobby and I am off to a great start but I want to continue... This is a new thing for me much likes snakes were when I was younger... And yeah chewing off an arm is not something that I want o_O I don't mind a bite too much... Not going to be fun but I would rather it be avoided as best as I can.
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My triplets temper varies. One of them is actually quite defensive and even tries to bite, lol. She (suspecting a female there) is very much NOT fond of getting disturbed ;) The couple others (both suspect males, but sadly molt munchers so I am not entirely sure yet) are pretty calm and will retreat usually. They are somewhat photosensitiv and really hate bright light, being only out in the evening/night, while hiding during the days. At least all 3 of mine do. They are, so far, easy to raise and grow quicker than A. amazonica for example, but slower than Psalmopoeus spp. to have a comparison. Good eaters, though!

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Tapinauchenius violaceus
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Awesome looking T's, indeed! Very skittish and fast though ;) Actually, the one I bought as such seems to be a T. plumipes actually, but a couple people on here are already trying to help with that ID. Judging from the looks of her currently and her spermathecae I'm 90% sure it's a plumipes. But she looks still VERY nice! Not bitey so far at all either. Rather running and trying to hide.


A. purpurea, suspect male:
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Bought as T. violaceus, looking like T. plumipes (confirmed female):
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