Local Pet Store Is Selling A Cobalt Blue

[Avicularia Kael]

The pet store I go to is now selling a C. lividus! It is almost the size of my hand too... I am worried some kid will think it's cool and want to buy it, only for either the spider or kid to get hurt. The employees at the pet store were almost scared to death by a juvenile Avic, I don't know how they are going to deal with this one...

 

[octanejunkie]

I've seen the same at a LPS near me. They now have a few OWs FS when they can't even deal with juvenile NWs
SMH

 

[menavodi]

The pet store I go to is now selling a C. lividus! It is almost the size of my hand too... I am worried some kid will think it's cool and want to buy it, only for either the spider or kid to get hurt. The employees at the pet store were almost scared to death by a juvenile Avic, I don't know how they are going to deal with this one...

...I guess you have to buy it LOL

 

[timc]

Yeah it’s an unfortunate part of the hobby, but it isn’t terribly uncommon. One of my LPSs had the same species for sale a number of years ago (it was still haplopelma or whatever at the time, just to give an idea of how long ago). I was bummed about it but short of giving them money and basically telling them what they’re doing is ok, there was nothing I could do. There’s also a pretty good chance it’s wild caught too, so there’s that to consider.