Zoso
Arachnopeon
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- Apr 16, 2017
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Well, I've had tarantulas for well over a year now and finally joined the board lol I have found a lot of very helpful information here.
Anyways, I was wondering how often others have experienced pet stores mislabeling tarantula species, and if maybe I was over charged for the gorgeous gal I just added to my collection, I love her! However, I can't seem to find much information on prices for adult tarantulas so it's been difficult to dig up much. She was labeled as a Nhandu coloratovillosus but the more I look at her the more I am convinced she is an Acanthoscurria geniculata and so I looked up some images and sure enough, she was mislabeled. She's exactly what I wanted though, so I'm happy! I also have a Euathlus pulcherrimaklaasi from the same store that was mislabeled as well. How often does this happen? From the looks of things, about half of the store is dedicated to fish keeping, the other half is birds, small furry critters, tarantulas, scorpions, centipedes, lizards, snakes, turtles, and amphibians all crammed together. So it's understandable their knowledge on the inverts is a bit lacking, they told me my male B. albopilosum was a female ... I would also like to know if I was over charged? I paid $150.
Anyways, I was wondering how often others have experienced pet stores mislabeling tarantula species, and if maybe I was over charged for the gorgeous gal I just added to my collection, I love her! However, I can't seem to find much information on prices for adult tarantulas so it's been difficult to dig up much. She was labeled as a Nhandu coloratovillosus but the more I look at her the more I am convinced she is an Acanthoscurria geniculata and so I looked up some images and sure enough, she was mislabeled. She's exactly what I wanted though, so I'm happy! I also have a Euathlus pulcherrimaklaasi from the same store that was mislabeled as well. How often does this happen? From the looks of things, about half of the store is dedicated to fish keeping, the other half is birds, small furry critters, tarantulas, scorpions, centipedes, lizards, snakes, turtles, and amphibians all crammed together. So it's understandable their knowledge on the inverts is a bit lacking, they told me my male B. albopilosum was a female ... I would also like to know if I was over charged? I paid $150.
