Negative with you? I gave you some great friendly opinions. Buy first then research? Buy from some one that knows "nothing about it" ? "the word bird bird sealed the deal"? I'm I being trolled here? God help this hobby! :barf::barf::barf:-im just a curious buyer no need to be negative with me, i buy then research the guy told me he knew nothing about it so thats that no big deal .....the word bird sealed the deal
how did you come by albostriatum? If you're referencing the leg striping, quite a few Haplo males have that.
:barf::barf::barf: PLEASE don't sell this male as a Haplopelma albostriatum, NOBODY can say for sure what this spider is. You have a unidentified mature male Asian spider.
like i said 15 bucks is nothing to me maybe someone whos broke would be all mad about it and i was just messing with the bird word i knew it would bother you though, relax bro how about look below and disagree or agree with what this gentleman is saying that would put your expert knowledge to good use i really just wanna know what this T is not about all the stuff your saying but thank you
wait haplopelma albostriatum does make sense... anyone else agree with this? and what kinda sickness do you think it has... ive had WC before and their always this tiny until i get some food into them but like everyone has been saying WC dont last long and i agree.
why do you think its sick? as for Id it could be any male Haplopelma they look almost identical for the most part
go to tarantulacanada.com and go to haplopelma gallery, click on mature male h. Albostriatum. This looks just like the pic that he posted. This thread should die out after you guys see what i saw. Good fight and good night
it also looks identical to a Haplopelma minax your the only one to say this so i want to see if anyone else has opinion on it before i stop posting. do they live in the same conditions? im not gonna sell it at all its a cool little guy
im gonna ask LLL reptile tomorrow what it is i need to know for sure so it lives in the right conditiions
Thats cool, I can handle some messing with
I just feel bad for the idiots that buy these spiders not knowing what the sex or species is when they get them from these "dealers". I was trying to help you, more importantly the hundreds of spiders that will suffer from ignorant buyers. no. No, a random pic in a gallery doesn't settle what that is. There are a number of MM Haplos that look very similar. All labelling that an albostriatum is going to do is furthy muddy the waters on that T's identity.
theres a way to help people without being a douche bag, i didn't do anything wrong its your opinion not fact, you dont just call someone an idiot because you know more about a spider, it was literally the cheapest for its size i saw so i wanted it, i dont like slings and the older Ts were pretty expensive when i only brought cash im going back tomorrow with plastic to get some nice stuff...Thats cool, I can handle some messing with
And again , there is no way to say for sure what this spider is.
Later, Tom
im not gonna sell it im just wondering what care guide i can follow in all honesty
Welcome to the hobby, you've got a lot to learn thought before you can ID from a photo. Tarantulascanda.com has a wonderful gallery, ID'ing from a photo is frowned upon though , as in this case especially. It has already been mentioned in this thread that many species of male Haplopelma look alike. Comparing photo's is worthless.
the first pic you had it was scrunched up, because it was stress, if it was a female that would be because its not in its burrow. Haplopelmas need deep substrate to burrow. Since its mature Male it probably will not burrow for you. I don't think you realize that your little guy is not going to live very much longer. As soon as Male mature the Clock is literally ticking down from them. so you should realize that and also be aware that it might not eat anymore and wonder around lot if it has any juice left in him. As far as Id goes again no one of knowing. Haplopelma females are pretty easy to ID, Males not so much.i personally think its healthy but aquatics is my expertise im here to learn from you experts. hes doings really well , it looked like he was scrunched up in a ball for the longest time the container it was in wasnt even big enough to be off the bottom of it... :/ does anyone else think its Haplopelma ?
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it also looks identical to a Haplopelma minax your the only one to say this so i want to see if anyone else has opinion on it before i stop posting. do they live in the same conditions? im not gonna sell it at all its a cool little guy
your right about haplopelma albostriatum it looks more like that then the minax seems to be ALL black
that is very smart and explains why a goliath i had died just after a year of buying it, it was a old mature male this enlightens me alot, thanks so much now i know not to buy any mature males tomorrow. it really looked small balled up like that i didnt think it was an adult!!!! WOW!
females are always the desirable sex of T's, because they live longer and Males are only wanted for breeding purposes. Also females tend to be larger than their male counter parts as well. Males tend to be slimmer and more legging if that makes sense.
Sorry if you didn't like my douche bag opinions lol, Really I meant no harm.
lol you didn't want a older T because they were expensive, so you bought a identified mature male for 15 bucks
Again my opinions were just trying to help you as a buyer, sorry if I offended you or your dealer.im still satisfied i do think i was tricked when i bought it, i think it was put in that tiny container so it had to ball up to appear to be an sub adult or something i thought i was buying a juvenile/sub adult :/ however i didnt take a hard loss though id still like to know about it and what it exactly is if theres anything else i can provide to help, btw everything at that LLL reptile table was a male i can tell whats a male just by abdomen size pretty accurately.. what rip offs it even looks like they labled the T wrong im gonna say something today when i go back to the expoSorry if you didn't like my douche bag opinions lol, Really I meant no harm.
lol you didn't want a older T because they were expensive, so you bought a identified mature male for 15 bucks
thanks for the entertainment though. Im done.
Later, Tom
i just know theres more males with smaller abdomens and more females with larger ones so thats where i get that from so i just use that as a rule of thumb unless it has hooks or you have a molt to examine thats all i can do besides trust people, im not a spider genius at all.... these people are suppose to be who i buy from, but i live and learn! i havnt seen any labled males with big abdodems well not bigger then a females thats right next to it. never ever have. not saying theres a female with a small one but theres a male with a smaller one. idk if that makes any sense i just go with small butt long skinny legs male thats just me i have alot of experience with T's just not book smart with them and im trying to get there but how can i be motivated with such mean comments. you can choose to say things nice or choose to be mean cmon i got on here and trust u guys more then the people i got it from obviously so give me some credit i dont even know you guys but you seem very smart about this all i can do is absorb your info so keep it coming!
