Where to buy the P. Metallica Spiders??

[rocketjawa]

I just saw photos and they are so beautiful! I have a tropical reef tank and a Green Tree Pythion and this is the first time I have ever wanted to own a spider...

[SaIiLdVaEnR]

Bruce at Arachnophyliacs or Martin at Tarantulas Canada.


Aidan

[ChokeOnSmoke]

I hope you are rich

[Dragoon]

Hello.
Actually, you don't have to be rich. Compared to what some pay for other herps, spiders are quite affordable.

What should be pointed out, is that P.metallica isn't yet available on seller's lists. It was recently discovered, and only a few specimens smuggled out of their country. The ones available are in the hands of people who are attempting to establish them in captivity. will take a while for them to be bred in numbers, and for the price to come down enough to keep them merely as single pets.

They are very nice, but in the meantime, there are other tarantulas worthy of getting!
Try looking up:
A.versicolor
C. cyanopubescens
C. fasciatum
B. boehmei
for starters. You may be pleasantly surprised at how much color is out there!
Good luck
D.

[Andrew vV]

Originally posted by Dragoon


What should be pointed out, is that P.metallica isn't yet available on seller's lists. It was recently discovered, and only a few specimens smuggled out of their country. The ones available are in the hands of people who are attempting to establish them in captivity. will take a while for them to be bred in numbers, and for the price to come down enough to keep them merely as single pets.



Actually Poecilotheria metallica was described in 1899 originally, however, the species seemed to disappear until recently. There were a few Europeans who managed to "remove" some adults from India, and the result was a few hundred CB (or Captive born, anyways!) spiderlings of this never before offered species. Here is a recent picture of one of my 2" specimens.

[ChokeOnSmoke]

Wow you are lucky Andrew
"this is one of my 2" specimens"
How many do you have?

[Andrew vV]

Well, I have 2.
The one in the picture is growing faster than the other which is only about 1.5" and one moult behind.

[SaIiLdVaEnR]

Does anyone know Bruce's phone number?

Aidan

[manville]

i do

[SaIiLdVaEnR]

Haha, Manville, could you perhaps PM it to me please? Thanks very much bud.

Aidan