Your most EXPENSIVE tarantula

[rookiesanewb]

My most expensive T is my T. albopilosus at a whopping... £20 (shes a juvi 3 inches). My recently bought N Chromatus and C Marshalli slings cost me £4 each.

 

[ConstantSorrow]

$100 for a 1-inch Lasiodorides polycuspulatus. Couldn't resist all that beautiful grey.

 

[Lazaru]

The most expensive I've bought was a sub adult female P.metallica for £100
Second a H.pulchipripes female juvie i paid £75

 

[basin79]

I think it's my Cyriopagopus sp Bach Ma. She was £180 I think. Might have been £165. My 2nd was my Monocentropus lambertoni. She was £150.

 

[Sterls]

Most expensive would be a Phormictopus sp Dominican Violet at $130. I usually try not to spend over $80 or so on a specimen but had to jump on this one, obviously hoping for a girl ()

 

[Marika]

70€ for a juvenile female Grammostola actaeon.

 

[RezonantVoid]

$260 AUD for an AF Phlogius rubiseta on a breeding loan, AND I had to send back 25 slings on top

 

[Jesse607]

$90 x 3 for three juvenile Tliltocatl schroederi.

 

[gabrielgartner]

Not a T but on a per gram level it's got to be the two Eresus slings i just purchased. These things were expensive and are smaller than the smallest T slings I've ever had. If they're 1/16th of an inch I'd be shocked.

 

[basin79]

Not a T but on a per gram level it's got to be the two Eresus slings i just purchased. These things were expensive and are smaller than the smallest T slings I've ever had. If they're 1/16th of an inch I'd be shocked.

I bought a Liphistius sp Khao Luang sling for £45. This is a moult on my little finger.

 

[Teds ts and Inverts]

The most I’ve paid for a T was $130 for a .75” P. metallica sling. Unfortunately, I’m pretty sure it’s a Male, but he’s still beautiful (no homo). This is him after a molt:


And I don’t mean to brag, but the $130 that I paid for my P. metallica is NOTHING compared to what I spent on another, much rarer invertebrate....

I acquired a Male S. galapagoensis a couple months ago, and if you know anything about SA Giant Centipedes, you’ll know that they are NOT cheap. I’m not going to say exactly how much I paid, but even though the seller was kind enough to give me a $25 discount, it was still one PRETTY-ASS penny.... But he’s been worth every cent so far....

 

[RezonantVoid]

The most I’ve paid for a T was $130 for a .75” P. metallica sling. Unfortunately, I’m pretty sure it’s a Male, but he’s still beautiful (no homo). This is him after a molt:
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And I don’t mean to brag, but the $130 that I paid for my P. metallica is NOTHING compared to what I spent on another, much rarer invertebrate....

I acquired a Male S. galapagoensis a couple months ago, and if you know anything about SA Giant Centipedes, you’ll know that they are NOT cheap. I’m not going to say exactly how much I paid, but even though the seller was kind enough to give me a $25 discount, it was still one PRETTY-ASS penny.... But he’s been worth every cent so far....
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It never occurred to me that centipedes could be expensive as even the largest or most colourful species here are like $45 tops for an adult

 

[KenNet]

Here in Europe, Sweden to be specific spiders (including tarantulas) seems to be very...not cost so much. I payed only 50€ for a female P. miranda.

 

[BennyBTamachi]

1,000 RMB for an adult female Thrixopelma cyaneolum (that would be around 150 EUR at that time), mostly because of its rarity.

 

[Cemykay]

I belive 65€ for a harpactira pulchripes girl.

 

[Teds ts and Inverts]

It never occurred to me that centipedes could be expensive as even the largest or most colourful species here are like $45 tops for an adult

The reason why they're so expensive is rather simple. Supply and Demand.

The SA Giants are MASSIVE, beautiful, and perhaps most importantly, difficult to breed. And to make matters worse, they're stockpiled during times where Peru isn't open for exporting, making them nearly impossible to find for casual hobbyists. When Peru is allowing exports, they're widely available, but since the majority of importers limit the supply by making them only available during those times, and that there's a HIGH demand for these BIG, beautiful pedes, their prices skyrocket. And people are willing to pay those prices, mainly because they're aware that if they don't purchase them then, it will be a while until they're available again....

The last time these were being imported into the U.S. was 2018. So even though my Male specimen wasn't cheap by any stretch of the imagination, I'm still amazed that I was able to get it for the price that I did. In fact, I actually paid LESS than what they were going for in 2018. I can't thank @Comatose enough for that.... If you see this, best of luck to breeding the one's you've got!