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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ceratogyrus" data-source="post: 33862" data-attributes="member: 371">The only problem with hybrids for the hobby is that they are often mislabeled and sold as something else, causing even more damage when bred down the line with a pure spider.Just as a correction BossRoss, tarantula hybrids are not sterile, otherwise there would be no real need to worry about them as they would not be able to breed and cause more hybridization.These topics often get quite heated for people who are for them vs people who are against them, but I am not quite sure that people are aware of how many hybrids are actually already in the hobby. Genera that are often accidentally (And purposefully) hybridized are Avicularia, Brachypelma, Hysterocrates, Grammostola, Ceratogyrus, Poecilotheria, Pamphobeteus, and a few others. There are many first time new comers to the hobby that breed two spiders who were sold to them as something and they take the sellers word for it. Most of us (Myself included) think that we have a pretty clear understanding of which spiders are which, but in reality, I think that maybe 5% of all breeders actually confirm the male and female are the correct species by checking the official description papers and comparing it to their specimens/moults from their specimens. With the majority of Genera and species it is pretty clear, but there is still tons of confusion amoungst people with genera like Avicularia or Hysterocrates, and yet these are still often bred and everyone just assumes we have the correct species.So as much as people are against hybrids lots of them are still accidentally producing them without even knowing.</blockquote>

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