What is actually the most common tarantula in the hobby?

[stonemantis]

I have read various statistics from various sources and want to actually know which tarantula species is the most common in the hobby.

I know the statistics can vary from source to source so, I wanted to get some Arachnoboards online forum data on this subject.

So please share with all of us your knowledge on the subject. I'm anxious to see the results so enjoy.

Brian

 

[catfishrod69]

im no tarantula wizard or anything but i would have to say the Grammostola rosea, because pretty much everyone has one or has had one, and pretty much every single pet store you go to that sells any T's at all has them, if they dont have them, then they probably dont sell T's..

 

[JayMadison]

I have no idea, but I think the Brachy's should be the most common they are so easy to deal with I bet the versi's are going to be the most common before long, everyone seems to want one.

---------- Post added 08-20-2011 at 02:24 PM ----------

I'd guess the rosies are probably the most common

 

[stonemantis]

im no tarantula wizard or anything but i would have to say the Grammostola rosea, because pretty much everyone has one or has had one, and pretty much every single pet store you go to that sells any T's at all has them, if they dont have them, then they probably dont sell T's..

That was my first guess but, then Brachypelma smithi, Pterinochilus murinus, and Poecilotheria regalis started making more frequent appearences in local pet stores. So, I'm still pretty confident about my original guess.

I have no idea, but I think the Brachy's should be the most common they are so easy to deal with I bet the versi's are going to be the most common before long, everyone seems to want one.

---------- Post added 08-20-2011 at 02:24 PM ----------

I'd guess the rosies are probably the most common

Based on the breeding reports alone Brachypelma and Grammostola are the more dominant genera being kept but, I still am thinking Grammostola rosea but, this may change if proven otherwise.

 

[vvx]

Based on the breeding reports alone Brachypelma and Grammostola are the more dominant genera being kept but, I still am thinking Grammostola rosea but, this may change if proven otherwise.

I would think so as well, that G. rosea is the most common. It really depends on your assumption though. My guess is that the large majority of tarantula owners aren't your average AB member. That most people who buy a tarantula buy whatever is available at their LPS and probably don't realize such a forum as AB even exists. They would be severely under-represented on AB, obviously. What they're going to buy is what their LPS has available. So, you're looking at primarily wild caught specimens at national chain pet stores as being largely under represented on AB and similar forums. I'm not a terribly frequent visitor of pet stores, but it seems when I have been to pet stores G. rosea is the most common. Perhaps with A. avic in second place. Brachypelma quite rare, since you can't export them from Mexico so you can't get them wild caught for cheap like others. If you search you might find a pet store that carries captive bred tarantulas, but that's really the exception and not the norm.

 

[captmarga]

I have 108 Ts at the moment. 16 of them (I think) are G roseas, in all three color forms (Brown, pink and red). Many of them have come from Craigslist, though some are known captive -breds. I also have a number of LPs, these seem to be fairly common in the hobby as well - perhaps due to the numbers per clutch. I would second that roseas, followed by avics, are what seem to show up most in any pet store I've found that carries Ts.

Marga

 

[HawtDawg]

I live in the Philippines, and nobody has a rosy. But we all have C fasciata.

 

[R McP]

I would say G. rosea because they are what i always see in LPS but alot of the time if you see a movie that happens to have a tarantula in it it is not uncommon to see B. smithi. if I had to choose I would say G. rosea because LPS, A. avic because LPS, B. smithi because it seems like a must have in the hobby and a lot of people start with them and are cheap compaired to other must haves such as P. metallica

 

[Hellion299]

Here is Dallas/Fort Worth area of Texas, I have been seeing more Avic. Aivc. then Rose Hair.

 

[catfishrod69]

i second this also..i think the A. avic would fall in second..see them in pet stores alot too..my local pet store had a 1" B. smithi sling, they wanted $70, first i had ever seen in a store.

I would think so as well, that G. rosea is the most common. It really depends on your assumption though. My guess is that the large majority of tarantula owners aren't your average AB member. That most people who buy a tarantula buy whatever is available at their LPS and probably don't realize such a forum as AB even exists. They would be severely under-represented on AB, obviously. What they're going to buy is what their LPS has available. So, you're looking at primarily wild caught specimens at national chain pet stores as being largely under represented on AB and similar forums. I'm not a terribly frequent visitor of pet stores, but it seems when I have been to pet stores G. rosea is the most common. Perhaps with A. avic in second place. Brachypelma quite rare, since you can't export them from Mexico so you can't get them wild caught for cheap like others. If you search you might find a pet store that carries captive bred tarantulas, but that's really the exception and not the norm.

 

[lokalyokal]

i wld say Brachypelma

 

[stonemantis]

Sounds to me like G. rosea is very common in petstores and the breeding reports I've read. Avicularia sp. seem to be a close second at the petstores but, on the breeding reports it's a toss up. I'm really on the fence on the Grammostola rosea and Avicularia sp.

Pterinochilus murinus are gaining momentum though believe it or not.

 

[Amoeba]

G rosea hands down. Brachys are pretty available but this is a Singular species not a genus. my LPS has two G rosea (pink and brown), an Avic avic, Haplopelma sp, an OBT, and a Paraphysa sp.

 

[synyster]

G.rosea of course, A.avicularia, B.smithi, L.parahybana, P.murinus are extremely common species in the hobby.

Upcoming common species would be: A.versicolor, C.cyaneopubescens, P.regalis, B.boehmei, G.pulchripes and H.lividum.

At least that seems to be the tendancy up here in eastern Canada...

Brachys are pretty available but this is a Singular species not a genus.

Typo?? Brachy's are a genus

 

[stonemantis]

G.rosea of course, A.avicularia, B.smithi, L.parahybana, P.murinus are extremely common species in the hobby.

Upcoming common species would be: A.versicolor, C.cyaneopubescens, P.regalis, B.boehmei, G.pulchripes and H.lividum.

At least that seems to be the tendancy up here in eastern Canada...

With the exception of C. cyaneopubescens I agree with the above statement. C. cyaneopubescens are sporadically available here and almost impossible to locate locally. I'd like to add P. irminia onto the more common list.

It sounds like to me Grammostola rosea is winning by a landslide in the local pet store race and slowly but, surely Avicularia sp. (I say sp. instead of Avicularia avicularia due to the pet store mislabeling them. Which is why I don't buy from them unless it is a pretty rare species which is accidentally mislabeled)

In the hobby it seems like Grammostola rosea is also a pretty common as well.

Maybe I should start similiar thread regarding most common CB species??? I will think about this one.