Price for a Mexican Red Knee / Salmon Bird Eater

paolo_28 · 03-11-03, 08:25 AM

Hey guys, Just wondering what's a good price for a sub adult Mexican red Knee / Salmon Bird Eater. Canadian funds, live in toronto and if anyone has any good pictures of Salmon Bird Eater.

Thanks, Paolo.

Pixie · 03-11-03, 08:53 AM

For a sub-adult female mexican red knee, expect a good 150$ to 175$. Since they are a protected species and no longer taken from the wild, the red knees on the market are CB and therefore more expensive. I personally think they are worth it due to their gorgeous appearance, temperment and long life.

Pixie

P.S. I paid mine 2 1/2 years ago 150$ + tax.

paolo_28 · 03-11-03, 03:27 PM

Thanks Pixie, by the way, what does CB stands for?

Paolo.

Pixie · 03-11-03, 03:42 PM

Captive bred, not caught from the wild.

nouserpif · 03-11-03, 09:58 PM

CB=Captive Bred
WC= Wild Caught

paolo_28 · 03-11-03, 10:11 PM

OIC. Thanks.

marisa · 03-11-03, 10:28 PM

My Lasiodora parahybana cost me 49.99 at a local pet store. He was fairly small when I bought him...bad pic from the day I got him:

<img src="http://members.rogers.com/mattl/birdeater3.jpg">

He looks 100% different now and was well worth the 50 bucks. But there are much prettier spiders out there, the red leg being one of them. I just like this guy because of his future size.

Marisa

marisa · 03-11-03, 10:30 PM

Now: (i am sure you've seen this pic)

<img src="http://members.rogers.com/mattl/ned02-12-03.jpg">

Marisa

uog11 · 03-12-03, 09:50 PM

here is a website for one of the best invert guys around. prices are in american but if you email him he will convert it. props out to bruce
http://www.angelfire.com/biz/Arachnophiliacs/

uog11 · 03-12-03, 10:27 PM

as an affordable alternative you could look at a brazilian giant white knee (Acanthoscurria geniculata). they look identical to the brachyphelma but they are white where red would be.i like smithi but didn't want to pay $200, so i got a spider that looks similar but only cost me $20

paolo_28 · 03-13-03, 11:06 PM

Uog11> I'de like to see some pic's of your T. Thanks for the advice.

uog11 · 03-14-03, 04:09 PM

i don't have a digital camera but i can give you a link to a pic of you, i assume you are talking about the whiteknee? i have many different species. i have like 12 or so tarantulas
http://www.petbugs.com/caresheets/A-geniculata.html
if you need anything else just pm me
aaron

OttawaChris · 03-15-03, 11:11 AM

Rednees run in the area of 150 to 200 bucks because they are CITES listed and they cannot be imorted from the wild anymore because Mexico has had its borders closed for quite some time.

The Salmon pink are usually cheap. I used to retail babies for 16 bucks and they are very fast growing spiders. You could easily have a 6 to 8 inch spider inside of a year.

If you paid 50 bucks for one you got RIPPED.

marisa · 03-15-03, 01:20 PM

I don't feel I was "ripped" at all.

Not only would I have to go out of my way to obtain a spider from different source for cheaper, but I felt I was willing to pay 49.99 for this spider.

Pets are what you feel they are worth. I certainly don't feel I got ripped off paying for Ned, at this point he is worth FAR more than 50 bucks in my eyes.

Marisa

Pixie · 03-16-03, 03:59 AM

Very well said marisa! Sometimes it's just not possible to get what you are looking for at "market" price or what not. When you want a particular T, sometimes you have to settle for what you can find easily.

Sure you can order some for cheaper, but factor in shipping and it comes out to the same if not more sometimes.

Pixie