Paiige
Arachnobaron
- Joined
- Oct 2, 2016
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- 335
Alright, so it's been a while since I've gotten anything new. ("A while" being a relative phrase).
Now that I've been spending lots of time with my little princess A. geniculata, I've rekindled my original love for NW terrestrials (got distracted by cute Avics for a bit there).
I've been combing the forums for all the info I can get on Pamphos. I've gathered that they're:
expensive
a little skittish and flicky
gorgeous
expensive
phenomenal eaters
grow substantially between molts
expensive
and those things all appeal to me, minus the flicky (and the expensive) but I don't mind that quite as much. My LPS has a few, a 4" P. sp. flammifera (female), a 3" P. sp. goliath, a 3" P. ultramarinus (male) and a 4" P. vespertinus, all for $120 a piece except for the ultramarinus who is $75.
I've also been looking at N. incei "gold." Something about them appeals to me and I'm not sure what it is. Possibly that they're not nearly as expensive Am I gonna have fun with one of these little guys if I impulse buy one?
From my understanding, males have the intense coloration with Pamphos, but I've seen females with the same coloring in my research. Are there certain spp that the females don't get the coloration, is it on an individual basis, etc? Because as beautiful as the males are, I don't want to spend $120 on a T that I'm only going to have a few years with.
Basically I'm just asking for personal experiences with Pamphos and also N. incei. Again I've read through all the threads on them that I can find and have a grasp of husbandry and attitude but am looking for general keeping opinions
Also... LP or L. klugi, and why
Now that I've been spending lots of time with my little princess A. geniculata, I've rekindled my original love for NW terrestrials (got distracted by cute Avics for a bit there).
I've been combing the forums for all the info I can get on Pamphos. I've gathered that they're:
expensive
a little skittish and flicky
gorgeous
expensive
phenomenal eaters
grow substantially between molts
expensive
and those things all appeal to me, minus the flicky (and the expensive) but I don't mind that quite as much. My LPS has a few, a 4" P. sp. flammifera (female), a 3" P. sp. goliath, a 3" P. ultramarinus (male) and a 4" P. vespertinus, all for $120 a piece except for the ultramarinus who is $75.
I've also been looking at N. incei "gold." Something about them appeals to me and I'm not sure what it is. Possibly that they're not nearly as expensive Am I gonna have fun with one of these little guys if I impulse buy one?
From my understanding, males have the intense coloration with Pamphos, but I've seen females with the same coloring in my research. Are there certain spp that the females don't get the coloration, is it on an individual basis, etc? Because as beautiful as the males are, I don't want to spend $120 on a T that I'm only going to have a few years with.
Basically I'm just asking for personal experiences with Pamphos and also N. incei. Again I've read through all the threads on them that I can find and have a grasp of husbandry and attitude but am looking for general keeping opinions
Also... LP or L. klugi, and why