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WC A. Anax MF, found outside Jourdanton TX.
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Should I keep her?
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I've said keep her. She has more chance of a long, safe life with you than in the wild.
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I was thinking the same..my nephew found her in a parking lot next to a highway..and these are burrowers, so the females should rarely be seen, unless theres flooding or something disturbs them and runs them out. Plus, I've always thought not having one of my native spiders was kind of sacrilegious..
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There you are then, if your nephew hadn't saved her, she'd probably have been squashed by a car within minutes.
Absolutely keep her!
Since getting mine I'm seriously considering another. Absolutely in love with these guys. Nestly has a few pieces of cottonwood bark in there and has a veritable little condo going on and is so nosy and curious, and they're pretty!
What's not to love about a chocolate tarantula!
Warning! Do not lick the chocolate T's!
Since getting mine I'm seriously considering another. Absolutely in love with these guys. Nestly has a few pieces of cottonwood bark in there and has a veritable little condo going on and is so nosy and curious, and they're pretty!
What's not to love about a chocolate tarantula!
Warning! Do not lick the chocolate T's!
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Should consider breeding her. Their are more WC for sale than captive breed.
I'm seriously thinking about getting several more. They really are a subtly beautiful T. Anyone know how hard they are to breed? Might be nice to breed the local ones (as in USA) some day.
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Greg rice on YouTube had a mature male which he succesfully breed to 3 wild females before he released it. All three times he had to save the male from being eaten though. Looks like they are quite aggressive towards the males.
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I would always be afraid of parasites - especially if she were acting out of character for the species.
I don't want to be a killjoy, and I am not suggesting that you not keep her, but those parasite stories and videos are horrific.
If I were in your shoes, or more appropriately in your house, and lived in a place with a native tarantula population - I would probably have a house full of them. Especially since the Aphonopelma species that you have are some of my absolute favourites.
I don't want to be a killjoy, and I am not suggesting that you not keep her, but those parasite stories and videos are horrific.
If I were in your shoes, or more appropriately in your house, and lived in a place with a native tarantula population - I would probably have a house full of them. Especially since the Aphonopelma species that you have are some of my absolute favourites.
I've fallen in love with them. My daughter claims it (my arachnoohobic daughter!)
We need a second one soon as I can afford it. That one will be Hershey lol
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Why does this not surprise me, lol. She's a bit skittish still, right now, maybe later 
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Very good point. She's quarantined for two weeks while I study her. I've already went over her top side and mouth and butt with a microscope. Looking good so far I need a look at her underside though. She looks a little rough, but all in all, not bad for a parking lot tarantula
She seems quite healthy.
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She looks a little rough, but all in all, not bad for a parking lot tarantula
She does look as if she has seen better days... bless her little heart. About time she met her sugar daddy.
reminds me of Pretty Lady, except @MassExodus is picking up Ts in the parking lots and saving them, rather than hotties off the corner
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Unfortunately my record for keeping wc animals is about 20 caught, 20 guiltily released. Trapdoors, mantids, widows,solifugids, I have released em all
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Oh, and several green lynx spiders, which happen to be one of the coolest sp on the planet.
Try to get a picture if your able Mass, like to see them. ^^Oh, and several green lynx spiders, which happen to be one of the coolest sp on the planet.
