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Creatures of the north
- Thread starter RobG
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- Malton, UK
I've bought quite a lot from them in the past without problems.
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- Norwich, UK
I have also used them in the past with no issues.
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- Netherlands
Yes I bought a few times from them, but i'm not from UK but Netherlands.
If that goes great UK shouldn't be a problem as well
If that goes great UK shouldn't be a problem as well
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Bearer of bad news here.
Yes you may get you're tarantula without issue, I have also used him in the past with no issues, but, it's all started going downhill for him recently, last year he sold a load of hybrids, knowing they were hybrids, another UK seller found this out and actually took all the hybrids he could find and replaced them with the species they were supposed to be, since this has came out, it turns out he has been doing it for years, a good few other people have came out with stories about using him. He won't turn up at events now either he only sends staff.
Another issue is he also sells unsexed specimens as confirmed females, a load of people have bought Ts that were supposed to be confirmed females but still sling sizes, (this can be done with some species if you have a moult and a microscope but some have to be above a certain size before even using a microscope can help) thinking this was maybe a typo that they were that small people bought them, paying above average for the species too, only for them to arrive and actually be the listed 1-2cm, I even seen one person post and they had a Grammostola, cant remember the species but it was less than 1cm leg span and supposedly a confirmed females.
Now I've had multiple conversations with him when buying Ts, so I thought I would give him the benefit of the doubt and text him to see what was up, he told me personally that yes they are confirmed females and he knows a different way to sex them, but it was his secret and he won't tell anyone. Now if you ask me that is lies, I'm pretty good at sexing Ts with a moult and I know and have spoke to some people who are much better that me, and Grammostola are near impossible to sex until around the 3 to 4 cm mark, and even at that point it's still extremely difficult for you to be 100% sure to call it confirmed female. I have some Grammostola Pulchripes females just now and only been able to confirm it at around the 7 cm mark
Yes you may get you're tarantula without issue, I have also used him in the past with no issues, but, it's all started going downhill for him recently, last year he sold a load of hybrids, knowing they were hybrids, another UK seller found this out and actually took all the hybrids he could find and replaced them with the species they were supposed to be, since this has came out, it turns out he has been doing it for years, a good few other people have came out with stories about using him. He won't turn up at events now either he only sends staff.
Another issue is he also sells unsexed specimens as confirmed females, a load of people have bought Ts that were supposed to be confirmed females but still sling sizes, (this can be done with some species if you have a moult and a microscope but some have to be above a certain size before even using a microscope can help) thinking this was maybe a typo that they were that small people bought them, paying above average for the species too, only for them to arrive and actually be the listed 1-2cm, I even seen one person post and they had a Grammostola, cant remember the species but it was less than 1cm leg span and supposedly a confirmed females.
Now I've had multiple conversations with him when buying Ts, so I thought I would give him the benefit of the doubt and text him to see what was up, he told me personally that yes they are confirmed females and he knows a different way to sex them, but it was his secret and he won't tell anyone. Now if you ask me that is lies, I'm pretty good at sexing Ts with a moult and I know and have spoke to some people who are much better that me, and Grammostola are near impossible to sex until around the 3 to 4 cm mark, and even at that point it's still extremely difficult for you to be 100% sure to call it confirmed female. I have some Grammostola Pulchripes females just now and only been able to confirm it at around the 7 cm mark
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- USA
100% agree.
I have literally watched two tenured professors with decades of experience looking at T's sit at a microscope and argue over the sex of an adult molt. I've also seen some species with demonstrated sexual dimorphism not show any differences under certain environmental conditions.
It's never absolutely, positively female unless it's sitting on top of an egg sac.
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- USA
Lol, I have a few confirmed females because they dropped phantom sacs. One way to confirm... lol!
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- USA
As far as I'm concerned if this guy is knowingly selling hybrids he shouldn't be in business! I have what I believe to be a Brachypelma Boehmei but was listed as a Hamorii!! I'm 98 percent sure it's Boehmei but that 2 percent is enough that this spider will never be bred!!! Ever!! Activity of this nature should never be tolerated!!
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- Norwich, UK
Following this, I went looking & up popped the trustpilot page. And yes, I know we cannot ever trust, trustpilot. But there is a common theme running through all of those negative reviews.
https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/creaturesfromthenorth.eu
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- USA
Here in the States we had Eresus Spider Shop that ripped off tones of people l being one. Ordered a Homeomma Chilense and by the time the tiny, tiny thing started showing colors it was obviously not H. Chilense. This T looks to be a Ewoks ( hate that) Pruriens! A whole heckava lot cheaper spider! No breeding for this T! By this time Eresus Spider Shop was gone and the guy that run it! Sadly low life's exist in all walks! But I love my little Ewoks none the less. Killer Spood at the dinner table!! Happy Spoodering!!
