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<blockquote data-quote="MassExodus" data-source="post: 115521" data-attributes="member: 4086"><p>So this friday I'm going after A moderatum, a few hrs from my house. In my area I've seen several tarantulas, and every one was an A anax. I have two wc females I bred in captivity. They're both hugely gravid, and have been placed in a quiet, dark closet.</p><p>The closest moderatum have been reported 48 miles from my location.</p><p>My question is this. If I'm successful and get a bunch of pairs, after sending most to breeders/forum members, if I get a few sacs from the ones I keep, would it be unwise, unethical, or wrong to seed my property with well started moderatum? Anax are everywhere here. While I know these two species reside in the same areas, is it ok to populate my area with moderatum? Will they cross breed? DO they cross breed? I read the Aphonopelma revision paper, all of it. This was not adressed in it. It cant possibly cover all the areas moderatum reside in, either. Just known locations. What do y'all think? Im not interested in selling slings. I would keep several, give some to friends, and release the rest on my property. </p><p>But how many tarantulas in the hobby resulted from overlapping territories and cross breeding? Is it wrong, what I'm thinking of? The species is not endangered. My motivation is purely selfish : I want moderatum in my field<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Thoughts?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MassExodus, post: 115521, member: 4086"] So this friday I'm going after A moderatum, a few hrs from my house. In my area I've seen several tarantulas, and every one was an A anax. I have two wc females I bred in captivity. They're both hugely gravid, and have been placed in a quiet, dark closet. The closest moderatum have been reported 48 miles from my location. My question is this. If I'm successful and get a bunch of pairs, after sending most to breeders/forum members, if I get a few sacs from the ones I keep, would it be unwise, unethical, or wrong to seed my property with well started moderatum? Anax are everywhere here. While I know these two species reside in the same areas, is it ok to populate my area with moderatum? Will they cross breed? DO they cross breed? I read the Aphonopelma revision paper, all of it. This was not adressed in it. It cant possibly cover all the areas moderatum reside in, either. Just known locations. What do y'all think? Im not interested in selling slings. I would keep several, give some to friends, and release the rest on my property. But how many tarantulas in the hobby resulted from overlapping territories and cross breeding? Is it wrong, what I'm thinking of? The species is not endangered. My motivation is purely selfish : I want moderatum in my field:) Thoughts? [/QUOTE]
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