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US Lasiodora parahybana and B Smith’s for sale

LKF

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For Minneapolis area only (I don’t want to ship these girls)! LP has checkering on abdomen that started when she was a juvenile. Both females. Text me at(906) 360-5991 if interested. $100 each
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Casey K.

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The L. parahybana's abdomen appears to be of an okay size for the species but also appears wrinkled like a raisin somewhat.....usually consistent with dehydration. I'm not saying she is....I'm just wondering why she looks that way. The only time I've seen white spots on a tarantulas abdomen like that is from a type of mold/fungus that grows on them.... I could be wrong.
 

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is vermiculite still popular in the US? It was ditched a long time ago in the UK in favour of coco fibre (coir).

I have had Ts on vermiculite that can react badly and it is also a medium that can get really dusty.

In its defense, it is light, non toxic usually and has good moisture retention qualities but personally I dont use it anymore, not even in a mix.

Just an observation. I am not saying it is wrong, just curious about its popularity in other parts of the world :)
 

Casey K.

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is vermiculite still popular in the US? It was ditched a long time ago in the UK in favour of coco fibre (coir).

I have had Ts on vermiculite that can react badly and it is also a medium that can get really dusty.

In its defense, it is light, non toxic usually and has good moisture retention qualities but personally I dont use it anymore, not even in a mix.

Just an observation. I am not saying it is wrong, just curious about its popularity in other parts of the world :)


Some people still use it here in the US. I believe DTG (deadly tarantula girl) uses it in her tarantula housing and some others like to use it as a mix to help hold moisture in their substrate. I have used it and never had a problem but I use the coconut coir now. Sometimes I add a little vermiculite to the mix for the species that require a bit more humidity but other than that, they do fine without it. I'm not against using it....I just don't buy it much anymore.
 

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The L parahybana’s abdomen isn’t dehydrated or moldy—she started getting the checker marks early on -we’ve had her since a spiderling. She started with one mark and then every time she molts she gets more.
 

Casey K.

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The L parahybana’s abdomen isn’t dehydrated or moldy—she started getting the checker marks early on -we’ve had her since a spiderling. She started with one mark and then every time she molts she gets more.


Hmmm......I wonder what could be causing it.
 

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Straight vermiculite can, according to some sources, cause irritation to terrestrial species. It's fine to use with arboreal species because they don't touch it as well as a bottom layer.

Even a tiny bit of vermiculite mixed into substrate at the surface will literally drive my L klugi up one wall and down the other one....over & over again.
 

Casey K.

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Straight vermiculite can, according to some sources, cause irritation to terrestrial species. It's fine to use with arboreal species because they don't touch it as well as a bottom layer.

Even a tiny bit of vermiculite mixed into substrate at the surface will literally drive my L klugi up one wall and down the other one....over & over again.


Good to know! I wasn't aware that vermiculite has this effect on terrestrial species. Thank you for sharing this information! :)
 

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The L. parahybana's abdomen appears to be of an okay size for the species but also appears wrinkled like a raisin somewhat.....usually consistent with dehydration. I'm not saying she is....I'm just wondering why she looks that way. The only time I've seen white spots on a tarantulas abdomen like that is from a type of mold/fungus that grows on them.... I could be wrong.
Girl knows her stuff ;)
 

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