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Arachnoclown has talked about this before to at least some degree and maybe he will chime in.

I think it is fairly complicated and convaluted and the issue muddied by the intentional or unwitting crossbreeding of these tarantulas. Maybe it occurs in nature, I don't know.

Even within the RCF designation there seems to be variations on the extent of the "red"

I have three G. rosea all described as RCF. One I bought as a 2"+ whose carapace is very pink, but whose legs seem to have red and pinkish "hairs"

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Since then, I purchased two slings from Eresus Spider shop that were advertised as below but which are way too young to be sporting those colors just yet. I am hoping.
But regardless of what color they are, they are amazing creatures that make me smile, laugh (and worry some).
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<blockquote data-quote="DustyD" data-source="post: 207422" data-attributes="member: 36911">Arachnoclown has talked about this before to at least some degree and maybe he will chime in. I&nbsp; think it is fairly complicated and convaluted and the issue muddied by the intentional or unwitting crossbreeding of these tarantulas. Maybe it occurs in nature, I don't know.&nbsp; Even within the RCF designation there seems to be variations on the extent of the &quot;red&quot;I have three G. rosea all described as RCF. One I bought as a 2&quot;+ whose carapace is very pink, but whose legs seem to have red and pinkish &quot;hairs&quot;[ATTACH=full]62734[/ATTACH]Since then, I purchased two slings from Eresus Spider shop that were advertised as below but which are way too young to be sporting those colors just yet. I am hoping. But regardless of what color they are, they are amazing creatures that make me smile, laugh (and worry some).[ATTACH=full]62735[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DustyD, post: 207422, member: 36911"] Arachnoclown has talked about this before to at least some degree and maybe he will chime in. I think it is fairly complicated and convaluted and the issue muddied by the intentional or unwitting crossbreeding of these tarantulas. Maybe it occurs in nature, I don't know. Even within the RCF designation there seems to be variations on the extent of the "red" I have three G. rosea all described as RCF. One I bought as a 2"+ whose carapace is very pink, but whose legs seem to have red and pinkish "hairs" [ATTACH=full]62734[/ATTACH] Since then, I purchased two slings from Eresus Spider shop that were advertised as below but which are way too young to be sporting those colors just yet. I am hoping. But regardless of what color they are, they are amazing creatures that make me smile, laugh (and worry some). [ATTACH=full]62735[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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