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Brilliant! I was just looking up the baumgarteni the other day just a carapace variance between this and boehmi, I'm glad I learned that fact Love this T my friend!
@SikmT7 Thank you. some other pointers....The leg colouration is not as red (more an orange) and also they have a bit of the red knee/flame knee thing going on where the knee joint is a bit more intense. If you haven't seen the B boheimi pic of mine you can see on her that the red is more intense and more consistent throughout the leg joints.
But yes the immediate and obvious difference is the black carapace.
Hope that helps. Are they hard to get in US?
Like Unicorn poop in the UK...ha ha.
@Phil LOL Yes, so hard to come by I have been wanting a boehmi for years! Thank you for that extra info on identification variance I was not aware of that and I just got another wrinkle in my brain from learning something new . This is why I'm thankful to be a part of this community because I have been learning much and will continue to learn even more . Looking at the baumgarteni I can see exactly what you mean, they got the flame knee going on similar to hamorri and orange down the leg not red like the boehmi, the baumgarteni is quite intriguing! It's amazing how those small variances can differentiate the 2 species and this is great info for me when I purchase this species, thank you my friend!
@SikmT7 you are most welcome buddy. You are right, this community is hands down a fantastic place to be. Everyone is helpful, do not judge, never condescending and really friendly. I am proud to be a part of it and to help wherever I can. I still learn more things every day and that's what it is all about at the end of the day.
Also. I think the gallery section here is fantastic when wanting to see real examples of species that have not had the instagram/photoshop treatment like most things in google images...ha ha
@Phil LOL I love looking through the gallery here because the reliability and accuracy of Google with T's sometimes boggles my mind (sarcastically speaking) LOL . I have posted pics of my T's on Facebook and I may get a like or 2, but many of my friends are terrified of them and I'm like "Really?" They are such splendid and sweet creatures of God and they deserve utmost respect, no need to fear, even my wife holds my T's . Such a blessing to have this community to connect with fellow tarantula enthusiasts such as you and to share our passion for these wonderful T's. Thanks again for your help bro! Cheers!
@SikmT7 jumping into this conversation, lol. You and @Phil are so right about the information and pics on Google. I can spend hours doing research and still have no clue what I'm doing. But then come here and read other peoples questions and get the answers I've been scouring the internet for. There's so much miss information out there. Although, I do end up using Google to look up a lot of the different species. So many I've never heard of or seen. My wish list has gotten much longer in just a couple months. But I love the diversity of everyone's interests. And the feed back is great. I don't bother posting any pics on FB anymore. I got tired of the "I would kill it" or "omg that thing is creepy". Anyway, that's my interjection. Lol.
@Aprilshowerz72 interject all you like and tha k you for the kind words. . I loathe FB with a passion!!!! this is the best community to be part of. It's real not fake (it doesn't get called 'Fake Book' for nothing remember) LOL
@Aprilshowerz72 what I've come to realize is that all these websites and caresheets have so many errors and I have learned that by experience, trial and error, and observation of each species. Each T keeper has their different methods of care for each species and I have disagreement with some of their methods and have had to learn on my own to be able to accurately meet the needs of each of my T's. Not to totally dismiss Google and there is some nuggets of knowledge out there that is helpful, but you're best bet is always learning the basics and gaining experience from that point forth. I have made many mistakes when I was novice keeper years ago and as I have more hands on experience I have learned a plethora of knowledge and especially being in this forum, learning from experts such as @Phil and @Casey K. as examples. We are truly blessed to have such a tight knit community of people who truly value their tarantulas. @Phil I agree with you 100% my friend, Facebook is a waste of time and people are so ignorant of how amazing tarantulas are and they let their fear superceed their logic. "Fakebook" great analogy my friend so true! . @Aprilshowerz72 thank you so much for your encouraging words and you are more than welcome to reach out to anyone here, we appreciate you and I appreciate all my peoples here! Love you guys @Phil@Casey K.@IamKrush@menavodi@Jess S@Enn49@Arachnoclown@mrsoul1974@Ranger94
AWWWW!!! BIG HUGS TO YOU AND THE MISSES'! I can't speak for anyone else...wait....oh well, I will do it anyway... "WE" love you, too, J!! I am always here if anyone needs me. @Phil is awesome, too. We have a wonderful community here where we can learn from each other and grow in this hobby together as a FAMILY. @Aprilshowerz72 it is illegal to kill a spider in front of me....and in my house, you get the electric chair for it....lol...jk...but seriously, though. No one is allowed to kill spiders in my house. My sisters fear them and say the same thing about killing them. As @Phil stated on his little "radio" interview (in which I wish he could somehow post here on the forum), fear of anything is mostly a "learned" behavior. Parents, adults, mentors, media, the internet (misinformation) teach children these things. I had the same upbringing but tbh, I was DEFIANT as hell when I was a child. I did it just BECAUSE they said I couldn't! Lmao. Not saying it's okay to be reckless but it is okay to experience things on your own and pass your own judgement based on those experiences.
