It's an app designed for tarantula/invert keepers. It will record and help you keep track of molts, feedings, rehousings, watering, etc. It's an amazing tool to help you manage your collection.
I want so many Grammys! I love them to death. My current favorite is the pulchra. The iheringi will probably be in my next shipment, I’ve been wanting one a while. I try to alternate my shipments, so I kind of do a thing where I’ll get mostly arboreals, and maybe an OW, then next time I grab some calmer NW terrestrials. I know it sounds silly but it’s my weird way of keeping myself in check and not skipping those awesome and often overlooked “beginner” Ts. People have been talking about prices going up which I haven’t noticed too much, but I have noticed there’s a lot less stock in general. A lot of slings I thought would always be there and I could come back to I just haven’t been seeing that much. This species being one of them
I guess I shouldn’t keep the mindset of “oh this one might be gone soon, but I can hold off on that and it’ll be there next time.” Hasn’t held true in most cases so far.Oh no is the app only for android? I’m not seeing it big sad
No I get it. There's a few things I've figured out myself.I only buy T's during the warmer months so I don't have to worry about shipping weather. I've figured out, for me anyway, it's better to buy slings in the spring and let them put on some size during the warmer summer months and buy juvi T's towards fall. Then when winter comes and temps are lower I'll have to run my space heater in the T room, growth will be slowed down somewhat, but that years slings will have had a good 6 months to grow before winter.I want so many Grammys! I love them to death. My current favorite is the pulchra. The iheringi will probably be in my next shipment, I’ve been wanting one a while. I try to alternate my shipments, so I kind of do a thing where I’ll get mostly arboreals, and maybe an OW, then next time I grab some calmer NW terrestrials. I know it sounds silly but it’s my weird way of keeping myself in check and not skipping those awesome and often overlooked “beginner” Ts. People have been talking about prices going up which I haven’t noticed too much, but I have noticed there’s a lot less stock in general. A lot of slings I thought would always be there and I could come back to I just haven’t been seeing that much. This species being one of them
Yeah only for Android. I bought a cheap $30 refurbished child's tablet so I could use it, though, because it's very handy.
Absolutely love brachys. I need to get a klassi and albiceps next. I think appearance wise, the klassi has to be the cutest. Can’t skip the classics! I hear all the time about people getting into ows and more rare Ts, and they kind of just stop getting the NWs and I can’t let that happen to me so I make it a point to grab them as much as I grab the others.
The olivaceum I have I got an an expo. She’s feisty but not bad, shes just flighty and easily spooked during rehousings. She mostly stays in her hide but when food gets thrown in there it’s on! I sexed her a few months after picking her up and am very happy to have a sub adult female of this species. They’re really cool. Mine is the lighter color, kind of a sleek grey with a very subtle even bluish tint sometimes in the right light.
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aphonopelma gabeli
I know fear not has some smithi, which are pretty hard to come by sometimes!
The Ecclesiasticus is also on mine! I have most of the psalmos now, and just ordered reduncus and a second cambridgei. That seems to be one I cannot find anywhere. And haven’t seen honestly ever. I usually only order from two different vendors though and have only recently started checking boards so maybe that’s why.
I do have a few fossorials and OW terrestrials but plan to keep them the minority of my collection since I don’t get to see them as much.
Honestly, I'd probably get Hamorii because as you can probably tell I don't care which one just love the look and much cheaper. If I see a good deal on the Smithi then I'll get it instead just so I can say I have a true B Smithi lol
I have been wanting a poecilotheria, quite badly actually, specifically poecilotheria regalis. I personally would like to wait reguardless, until most or all of my psalmopoeus mature fully and I have some more arboreal experience. My only sub adult arboreals currently are psalmopoeus cambridgei and avicularia avicularia. I do have a juvenile Psalmopoeus pulcher too though. I did just pick up a pseudoclamoris gigas as well, which I’m quite excited for. I’ve been keeping for going on two years now. Wow time flies a bit! But I try not to overestimate my keeping capabilities. Maybe I’m underestimating them.My favorites are New World terrestrials and both NW and OW arboreals as this includes quite a variety of beautiful tarantulas that one gets to see often.
I don’t know what I would recommend for you, OP, as you have most of my New World favorites already or at least members of the genus. I love my Ephebopus murinus but she stays her burrow most of the time (I used to have her in a shallower container so I could see her in her burrow but it seemed to me that it was not comfortable for her).
You might consider a Poecilotheria — so long as you do your research and respect the spider’s abilities, I’ve found them very trouble free as they prefer to hide when I need to open their enclosures for any reason. No, it is my little Aphonopelma marxi that run out to throw threat poses and attack the water dish as I refill it!
As to my own wishlist, should that be limited species I don’t yet have or also males I would like to acquire?
I believe fear not has them for the same or near the same price as their hamorii. They’re between 50-60 USD for sure, as is the hamorii on their site so it’s probably not much of a difference if at all. I personally would trust them to have true smithi. Either way they look very similar. If you like the look of them, I’d also recommend the Brachypelma bohemei. They’re basically the same, but their legs are fully orange instead of just the knees.
I never really like the Bohemei look for some reason. That is a pretty good price on the Smithi though. Dang just checked and a little less than 50 for 3/4", they are pretty slow growers from what I have heard which may be a reason why, even the males live a long time
They are very slow growers. They’re also a very hardy species, even as slings, so they’re not quite as delicate as some. And some people believe the brachypelma hamorii to be one of the, if not the longest lived species of tarantula. Most Brachypelma have very long lifespans though, so I’m sure there’s plenty of rivals. But some people even say females can live over 30 years. I’ve not been keeping anywhere near 30 years so I wouldn’t personally know, but I find that pretty cool.