T Rescue!

[Frogo224]

Rescued this little guy today from LLL Reptile down in Oceanside CA. Found him on bark with decaying crickets
Luckily we saved him and gave him a proper home :biggrin:
Acanthogonatus Francki

 

[Micrathena]

Gorgeous T! Good thing you rescued him before it was too late...

 

[kanito107]

Or made another space for the pet shop to stick another one

 

[loganhopeless]

Aren't these guys the same as the A. Pissii and true spiders? None the less. Good job, and beautiful spider!


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[Micrathena]

Or made another space for the pet shop to stick another one

Mmm... Good point. Well, nothing we can do now, except enjoy the spider!

 

[PAudax]

Beautiful! His abdomen is so skinny, though... I hate how often pet stores neglect their T's.

 

[kanito107]

Yes really good species non the less

 

[Frogo224]

Don't worry guys, I've been feeding him since i got him to try and give him back some weight. I'll post more pictures once he looks healthy again!

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Aren't these guys the same as the A. Pissii and true spiders? None the less. Good job, and beautiful spider!

Very true it is considered a true spider, but looks very similar to a T! Either way it's beautiful, definitely diggin on it

 

[loganhopeless]

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Don't worry guys, I've been feeding him since i got him to try and give him back some weight. I'll post more pictures once he looks healthy again!

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Aren't these guys the same as the A. Pissii and true spiders? None the less. Good job, and beautiful spider!

Very true it is considered a true spider, but looks very similar to a T! Either way it's beautiful, definitely diggin on it

Well I'm happy for you! I was looking at one of these that Ken had but decided I like the L. Fallax more.. Haha but congrats, always liked these guys!



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[elliotulysses]

This is distressing, I thought LLL had a good rep!
but congrats on saving a wonderful animal

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[Frogo224]

This is distressing, I thought LLL had a good rep!
but congrats on saving a wonderful animal

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I used to go to a LLL down in San Diego and they always cared for their animals quite well, this was my first experience going to the Oceanside one today, and found this little guy with his completely wrong habitat, under a heat lamp, under the glass counter. Needless to say, they were completely clueless.

 

[korg]

Very true it is considered a true spider, but looks very similar to a T! Either way it's beautiful, definitely diggin on it

Just for the record, species from the genus Acanthogonatus are Nemesiidae, meaning they are in the infraorder Mygalomorphae and therefore not true spiders (Araneomorphae). Either way, that's a nice and shiny specimen!

 

[Frogo224]

Just for the record, species from the genus Acanthogonatus are Nemesiidae, meaning they are in the infraorder Mygalomorphae and therefore not true spiders (Araneomorphae). Either way, that's a nice and shiny specimen!

So does that mean it is technically a tarantula?

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In case anyone was wondering, this is what I was talking about.
ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_7oofns5gI

 

[korg]

So does that mean it is technically a tarantula?

Not quite! The infraorder Mygalomorphae is split up into a dozen or so families, two of which are Nemesiidae (like your A. francki) and Theraphosidae (tarantulas). Your spider is one of the many non-tarantula mygalomorphs.

 

[Frogo224]

Not quite! The infraorder Mygalomorphae is split up into a dozen or so families, two of which are Nemesiidae (like your A. francki) and Theraphosidae (tarantulas). Your spider is one of the many non-tarantula mygalomorphs.

Wow that's so awesome. I would've never figured that out on my own. Thanks for the tip!

 

[fyic]

very kool ........I use to have A. pissii back in the day

about what size is that?

 

[Frogo224]

very kool ........I use to have A. pissii back in the day

about what size is that?

I'm guesstimating around 2 1/2? I'll have to measure it soon

 

[elliotulysses]

I used to go to a LLL down in San Diego and they always cared for their animals quite well, this was my first experience going to the Oceanside one today, and found this little guy with his completely wrong habitat, under a heat lamp, under the glass counter. Needless to say, they were completely clueless.

How reputable is the online store?

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[Ghost Dragon]

Great rescue, Frogo. I wish the LPS's would train their people more when it comes to T's, instead of just trying to make a buck.

 

[Frogo224]

How reputable is the online store?

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I've never used the online store so I have no idea how well it is but I've heard good things about it before.