Nhandu Coloratovillosus?

[Imogine]

Went out browsing the local petstores today and lo and behold one of them god rid of all their herps and inverts after doing a mass firing of employees. They just had one young spider left in a tiny tote and the guy said she was mine for $20. Well She didn't look like she had any water and appeared to be in need of a tote upgrade and was really pretty so I was more than happy to take her off his hands. I had NO idea what kind of spider she was but now I believe she's a Nhandu Coloratovillosus which is apparently a rarer tarantula here in the states so.... go me I guess?

Take a peek at these pics and help me out. I think I have the right species picked out but the guy literally knew NOTHING about her and all I know is that she's relatively young.

 

[laura916]

Looks alot like a brazillian whiteknee also but im not sure.
If im not mistaken the Nhandu Coloratovillosus is pretty skittish and defensive too.

 

[laura916]

im sure someone with more T experience will be able to help you better than i can.

 

[Imogine]

the brazillian white knees don't have a white-ish chelicarae which is why I was leaning Coloratovillosus.

 

[Josh]

Wow. Stunning photos. Not positive on the ID. Someone should be able to help though

 

[Nada]

Congrats!!!!
that is definitely Coloratvillosus. Great spiders, but not a good handling T. Keep your fingers out of reach and you'll be fine.
They get large and stocky, and grow at a medium rate. eating machines...

If you ever get to see coloratvilosus, and geniculata(white knee) together, you'll be amazed at how different they are. They look nothing alike imo. Colorats are much cooler

 

[Imogine]

aw yeah awesome! Here's hopin it's a fat fuzzy female. I named it Irene in good faith haha. Now to see about proper husbandry for these guys.

 

[Nada]

They're very easy. I keep Nhandus dry with a large water bowl, and just overflow it every 10 days give or take. Provide her (here's hoping) with a nice hide, and a lot of substrate as smaller ones will burrow. I keep my T room at 83* but a Nhandu does well in the mid 70s. That's all there is too it. feed her and enjoy her.

 

[Kurt Nelson]

Hopefully you have better luck than I do. All the ones I've named females turn into males. So I quit naming them.

 

[Imogine]

went to check on her tonight and throw her first cricket in there and holy ****! she already molted! Unfortunately the abdomen is pretty shriveled so I doubt I'll be able to tell the sex until the next molt. But she's shooting up like a weed (there was also an old molt in the tiny enclosure she was sold to me in) so I doubt I'll have to wait too long.

 

[Kurt Nelson]

grab a bowl of water, abdomens are always shriveled. Put a little dish soap in it, throw the mold in, push it down into the water. Soak it for a minute and then take it out, grab a couple tooth picks and gently open it up. If you need help sexing it, throw a picture up and I'll let ya know!

 

[DalilahBlue]

Congrats! I spent several minutes looking at the pic thinking "what an odd looking little chromatus. I wonder if she's id'd it correctly?" before rereading the post name.

Maybe I shouldn't peruse the forums so soon after napping...

My little N. chromatus has not grown tremendously though it has molted at about the same rate as my other wee ones. I say you got one heck of a deal for $20.

 

[TheGreatWhiteKoos]

Great T you got there. Definitely a N.Coloratovillosus. Very rare and very beautiful. Congrats. I had a A.Geniculata back when I started the hobby and it died due to my lack of knowledge... but I should get one again...I do know a lot more now then I did back then.

 

[jakobfaltman]

Awesome creatures

 

[Tongue Flicker]

Good luck and congrats! She'll become a pinkish and fluffy girl like mine when she reaches past the 5.5" DLS mark

Avoid handling her then unless you wanna experience some really nasty itch. From what i read they can kick type I and type III urticating hairs (i think, i'll look it up again) as opposed to most hairflickers kicking having only type I hairs

 

[jakobfaltman]

actually im a bit worried, shes been cold for maybe a week or two due to miscalculations. at dips under 70. im warming her up gently now with a heating light. i cant see her, shes below the substrate in the burrow, and shes always been a tough little one so i dont want to get my fingers bit. She should be ok right?

 

[MiaWolf42]

went to check on her tonight and throw her first cricket in there and holy ****! she already molted! Unfortunately the abdomen is pretty shriveled so I doubt I'll be able to tell the sex until the next molt. But she's shooting up like a weed (there was also an old molt in the tiny enclosure she was sold to me in) so I doubt I'll have to wait too long.

How is she doing? She's very pretty!