Rare Ts

[fuzzylover]

I was wondering what are the most rare tarantulas in everyone’s collection? Mine is an avicularia minitrix but all my other ts are pretty common.

 

[PanzoN88]

I was wondering what are the most rare tarantulas in everyone’s collection? Mine is an avicularia minitrix but all my other ts are pretty common.

I’ve had quite a few over the years:

Eucratoscelus pachypus
Homoeomma orellanai
Tliltocatl schroederi
Psalmopoeus langenbucheri
Harpactira dictator
Hererothele gabonensis
the former Homoeomma chilensis
The former Phrixotrichus scrofa

I think that’s all the rare species I had, that list might expand after I go to the expo on Sunday.

 

[Sugar Wolf]

I think my most rarest would have to be my Birupes simoroxigorum

 

[Lawrence b]

I think my most rare T Ornithoctoninae sp south Cotabato Lowland(ex: Mindanao South).

 

[caretaker]

I Have to say
most all of mine are pretty common. I have a couple GBBs, a nice pair of P. auratus and three very nervous P. sazimai. Waiting to be rehoused from the current shoe boxes into something deeper. I have a nice C. cyaneus that's not really rare but that I like quite a lot.
I do have a (half inch and growing) H. Orellanai. A survivor. One of a group of three tiny little slings that made it.
This one seems to be doing just great! Not super rare? But valuable to me . And costly enough when I consider the cost of the group of three. My most costly thus far.
None the less probably my favorite!
Cheers

 

[m0lsx]

I have to say I am not 100% sure what is rare.

I have Homoeomma chilensis & Tliltocatl schroederi mentioned above. We also have Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica, which I believe is rare in the wild & a Poecilotheria metallica which I belive is the most endangered T.

I also have Chaetopelma olivaceum & Selenocosmia crassipes which are far from rare, but hardly ever mentioned within the hobby.

 

[fuzzylover]

I have to say I am not 100% sure what is rare.

I have Homoeomma chilensis & Tliltocatl schroederi mentioned above. We also have Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica, which I believe is rare in the wild & a Poecilotheria metallica which I belive is the most endangered T.

I also have Chaetopelma olivaceum & Selenocosmia crassipes which are far from rare, but hardly ever mentioned within the hobby.

By rare I mean hard to find

 

[tarantulasforsale.uk]

Aphonopelma serratum in my collection. I have never seen an adult for sale.

 

[JilltheTarantulaQueen]

My Cyriocosmus sp. tambopata & Eupalaestrus campestratus

 

[fuzzylover]

Thanks for sharing! I loved hearing about everyone’s rare tarantulas!

 

[GarField000]

Hard to get is also where are you from.
H.chilensis is very hard to find here. (I have adult female and a juvi).
Also new names show up that are new for me like the Thrixopelma ockerti. But when one big breeder has a sack the most will have them later for sale.
I'm trying to get a Brachypelma baumgarteni but no breeder has them.
Different Aphonopelma are rare here, but in the US you can find them in your garden

 

[BigBill'sUniverse]

Hard to get is also where are you from.

I have been looking for an A. Chalcodes for almost 2 years now. And by the time I hear someone has some, they are already gone or accounted for when I contact them. Seems like they would be all over the place here in the US but no one bothers since I guess they can't make money on such a "Common" Tarantula that apparently isn't so common.

 

[Jeef]

I have been looking for an A. Chalcodes for almost 2 years now. And by the time I hear someone has some, they are already gone or accounted for when I contact them. Seems like they would be all over the place here in the US but no one bothers since I guess they can't make money on such a "Common" Tarantula that apparently isn't so common.

I couldn't find a G. pulchra for the longest time. Everyone had G. pulchripies, which I wasn't interested in. I finally scored one, then the next year at the expo, everyone had them. Same goes for A. henzii. This year, I'm in the market for a G. pulchripies, so we'll see what happens.

As an aside, last two years at that expo, everyone had A. chalcodes.

Another thing to factor in is if you want a sling vs a juvie vs an adult.

 

[GarField000]

Adults are more rare in almost every species.
I must say I did buy a A.chalcodes female last year. The sling I have is growing soooooooooooooooooo slow lol.