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- Thread starter Tnoob
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Mostley because the new worlds that are popular, like Brachys, grow extremely slow, so the bigger it is, the more expensive it will be. And of course, sexed females will break the piggybank..
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I've seen well known youtubers, who had large collections, sell young Brachys and Grammastolas in utter frustration at their growth rates. I have a a few that I'm certain will outlive me. I personally think thats cool af. My first Brachy, a male boehmei, is still immature after..8 years or so? In the hobby..I raised him from a half inch legspan. My T room is at 72º F, so I'm not exactly rushing them to maturity. I've reached the point that growth rate doesnt concern me much. A beautiful, long lived species is PRIME to me. G pulchras at this temp are worse than Brachys. My pulchra will outlive us all, I think. She's the only spider I keep thats bitten me, purely from feeding response and my inattention to the fact that she molted a month before, refused prey like she does A LOT, and hid her molt. She was very hungry, it was my fault entirely. Great species. A full grown pulchra female is absolutely stunning..I can't wait to see her in 5 years. Even as a juvie she's thick, and confident, and after a molt? Fantastic looking. Im going to give everyone a superworm snack right now..new worlds..they're just superior to most old world T's. Most.
Yeah, I don't really care about growth rate either, I much prefer a longer life. However, there's something stunning about the old world character. They are like night and day. They're all beautiful really. Honestly, I just want to know what it feels like to have one as a pet. That's an experience I think I need in my life.
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I have a hard time paying that kind of money for Ts. Most I've ever spent was $115 for my female L.parahybana as a 2" sexed juvinile and that was when i was only 3 Ts into the hobby and didn't know much. I've got a few adult/sub adult Ts that were $100 or less over the years but other then that everthing else was bought as slings and juviniles for around the $50 range, and I've got really lucky with that. My B.smithi(hamorii) and G.pulchra were $50 as 3/4" slings and both turned out to be female, and at least 10 others that I've got as slings are all female as well. My collection is definitely worth way more then i paid for it. So when buying slings the outcome is well worth the wait, even if they turn out to be male, you still get a few years in raising it and some can be pretty cool looking as well.
