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Para mongo zebra (A. fracta) x0
Giant whiteknee (A. geniculata) x6
Avicularia:
Pinktoe (A. avicularia) x2
"Goliath pinktoe" (A. "braunshauseni")
"Big purple pinktoe" (A. "Bolivia #2")
Ecuadorian wooly (A. huriana)
Yellow banded pinktoe (A. jurenesis)
Whitetoe (A. metallica) x4
Venezuelan redstripe (A. minatrix)
Ecuadorian purple (A. purpurea) x2
Peruvian pinktoe (A. urticans)
Antilles pinktoe (A. versicolor)
Brachypelma:
Curlyhair (B. albopilosum)x0
Michoacan orange (B. baumgarteni)
Mexican fireleg (B. boehmei) x2
Mexican redknee (B. smithi)
Mexican redrump (B. vagans)
Ceratogyrus:
Straighthorned (C. cornuatus)
Chilobrachys:
"Blue chevron" (C. fimbratus)
Chromatopelma:
Greenbottle blue (C. cyaneopubescens) x5
Citharischius:
King Baboon (C. crawshayi)
Cyclosternum:
Costa Rican tigerrump (C. fasciatum)
Cyriopagopus:
Malaysian earthtiger (C. thorelli)
Ephebopus:
"Blue fang" (E. cyanognathus)
Grammostola:
"Brazilian redrump" (G. actaeon)
"Brazilian tawnyred" (G. mollicoma) x0
Brazilian Black (G. pulchra)
Chilean rose (G. rosea) x0
"Chaco golden stripe" (Grammostola sp.)
Haplopelma:
Cobalt blue (H. lividum) x2
Heteroscodra:
Togo starburst (H. maculata)
Hysterocrates:
Camaroon red (H. gigas) x2
Megaphobema:
Columbian giant redleg (M. robustum)
Nhandu:
Brazilian red (N. carapoensis)
Brazilian black&white (N. coloratovillosus)
"Hi-white" morph (N. coloratovillosus?)
Pamphobeteus:
Brazilian pink (P. sp. "platyomma")
Poecilotheria:
Sri Lankan ornamental (P. fasciata)
Salem ornamental (P. formosa)
Fringed ornamental (P. ornata)
Indian ornamental (P. regalis)
Redslate ornamental (P. rufilata) x2
Psalmopoeus:
Trinidad chevron (P. cambridgei) x0
Suntiger (P. irminia)
Panama blond (P. pulcher)
Pterinochilus:
"Usambara" orange (Pterinochilus sp.) x0
Stromatopelma:
Featherleg (S. calceatum)
Tapinauchenius:
"Orange treespider" (T. gigas) x0
Theraphosa:
Goliath birdeater (T. blondi)
True spiders:
Bold jumper (Phidippus audax)
"Tan jumping spider" (Metacyrba undata)
Wolf spiders (Lycosa sp.?)
Myriopods:
Florida blue centipede
(Hemiscolopendra marginata)
Giant Peruvian centipede
(Scolopendra sp. "gigantea robusta")
Red head centipede
(Scolopendra heros castaneiceps)
Insects:
Camaroon mantis
(Sphodromantis sp.)
Madagascan hissing cockroaches
(Gromphadorhina portentosa)
Lobster roaches
(Naphoeta cinerea)
House crickets
(Acheta domesticus)
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"Brazilian Redrump" (Grammostola actaeon)
Quick stats: |
 Looks good so far. |
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Species Information: I've heard this species called "Brazilian redrump" and "Brazilian wooly black" though there is no official common name. This is supposedly the furry critter also known as G. gigantea. I can't tell for sure yet, but it already looks similar. In a few more molts, it might be easier. In any case, it's more attractive than sparky. I know basically nothing else about this species. |
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Feeding: She eats well, medium to large crickets, the occasional small roach. |
| Housing: This spider currently lives in a 2.5 gallonish pet-pal style enclosure. The substrate is about 2-3" of peat/vermiculite. There's also a cork shelter and a water dish. She mostly just stays in the open, but has put some webbing under the cork shelter and retreats there when disturbed.. I am keeping her at about 70% humidity, and I'll see if she protests. I know very little about the species, so I'm basically guessing. The temp is 80-84°F. |
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Temperment: She seems tame, and I even prodded her around with my fingers. She's small though, so I won't make any assumptions. |
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