Loxosceles deserta

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  Grammostola in my heart

• Jul 12, 2014

wait.... isnt this a relative of the brown recluse?

 

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  Denny Dee

• Jul 12, 2014

Yes. A desert cousin. My understanding is that the venom is slightly less potent then the brown recluse (which I have in the enclosure sitting right next to this guy btw). Very cool spiders.

 

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  Grammostola in my heart

• Jul 13, 2014

i agree! hey, are you into latrodectus species? i have a couple brown widows i could give ya.

 

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  Grammostola in my heart

• Jul 13, 2014

ya see, one of mine had a sac, and now...... well, you get it

 

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  Denny Dee

• Jul 13, 2014

@Grammostola in my heart

I am into Latrodectcus species. I have a Red, Brown, Southern (mactans), 2 Western and waiting on the delivery of a Northern (variolus). Thank you so much for the offer but I am really trying to stay with one of every species due to space. I have over 50 inverts now. I have the fever!

The sacs are the negative to them. I have had to pull 3 this season so far. I freeze them as I do not want micro sized widows around the house. Sad but for they hot species, I prefer to be safe versus sorry. Are you into other True Spiders besides Widows?

 

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  Grammostola in my heart

• Jul 13, 2014

huntsman, crab spiders, orbweavers never kept a recluse and dont plan to.

 

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  Denny Dee

• Jul 13, 2014

@Grammostola in my heart
Definitely not for everyone. I have never tried Orbweavers but thinking about it? I have read they need HUGE enclosures?

 

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  Grammostola in my heart

• Jul 13, 2014

not really. my trash lines and crabs(spiny back) are kept in chocolate raisin containers. theyre about 120 cubic inches in volume

 

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  Denny Dee

• Jul 13, 2014

@Grammostola in my heart

I can easily handle that. May give it a go. Any recommendations for my first Orb?

 

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  Grammostola in my heart

• Jul 13, 2014

maybe a trash line. keep in mind youll have to add some small white debris for it to make its line. they dont get big, and dont need much space at all