Tarantula Mythbuster Video 43 - Detailed Overview of A.seemanni (Costa Rican Zebra)
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- Опубліковано 22 гру 2012
- Wow, it's been awhile since my last one. Sorry for the delay. Took some time to edit. This is an a complete overview and guide of the care of the Aphonopelma seemanni tarantula. A very beautiful T but not recommended for handling because of its nervous temperament.
Canadian Tarantula dealers
www.tarantulacanada.ca/
www.arachnophiliacs.com/
UK dealers:
www.thevirginiacheesman.co.uk
www.thespidershop.co.uk
European: Michael Scheller
ttp://www.vogelspinnen-scheller.de/1,000001007062,8,1
US dealers:
www.net-bug.net
www.kenthebugguy.com
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I found one of these at Petco in Rogers, Arkansas today! Guess who came home with me!!! And she's about to molt!!! So excited!!!
donnajo catlady how is she. Is she a pet hole
I also have one and shortly after I got her she molted! super interesting little creatures.
Yours is so calm and docile! Mine is very jumpy and skittish. I’m not sure I’d be able to pinch grab her. Even a paintbrush touch makes her go into threat posture
What a kind little spider! I have the same species. Wish I could say the same.
"Stripe Knee" in the US by our distributors that still import them. Nice video! All of mine were sprinters. Never had a hair kicker or biter, but all of mine dart and bolt.
When you picked her up, I thought wow what a docile T, but you soon shot that idea down, lol! Great video Jon:)
Thank you for this video I just bought my own Costa Rican zebra and she's just a sling beautiful looking Tee she's really calm but quiet fast when she wants to be 👌💯
Really nice informative video! Thanks Jon!
Clay yes I am Canadian. I always get my Ts from T Canada but Bruce is pretty good.
How do you keep track with which t's that need feeding or are about to molt ect.
do have pokies have tibial hooks? especially regalis and formosa?
Ty for this! I love my Seemani. She's currently molting, the pet store had adult crickets in with her and I could tell she was pre-molt- had to get her out of there. The beginning of week two and she's molting as comfortably as possible with no pests...bugging her...haha.
how do i know my avic is about to molt? what are the hints.
Nice vid as always. This is my favourite species of the genus, A Moderatum is my 2nd favourite.
do avic avics have tibial hooks???
Do they have pictures of the rare green form of A. seemani on google?
How old is the zebra knee fully grown ?
what would u say is the most docile or least defensive t between the a. seemanni and the l. difficilis?
if im allergic to bees and i get bit by a T, will i get the same symptoms of a bee sting ?
Awesome vid.
Regardless of his past, it was fun watching his videos
I love my little one. I think it is cool that their underside is a lighter color. Nice ts to own. Great job! :)
Serpentarium is a good store in the U.S. Not sure if they are all over, but I know they're good in California. According to your prices, though, they might be too expensive. I just bought an A Purpurea for 42 bucks. 3rd instar.
By the way, do you know anywhere online I could search for a small Temprature/Humidity measure device from? I looked at local shops and they're all just too large to put in my little habitat. I only want something small enough to put in for a moment to measure the humidity and the Temprature once a day.
will a juvey male have the strips and lose them in the ultimate molt?
I believe I have a female but waiting for the molt to be sure. And it is very brown/orange then bark.
jon how many inch has a mature male gbb looks likes? mine is a 4.5 inch right now
I recently brought one of these as a juvenile. It’s my first T. as an owner, but I’ve looked after many before due to my animal care qualifications. I’m still an amateur though.
However, I seem to have an issue with mine. He/she was very docile when I got them, but they were kept in cricket boxes with no water bowl. After spending a few hours head in bowl after getting them home, it seemed to invigorate them pretty darn well. After being fine to care for, it seems to have turned quite defensive. Not in the typical way either, they have become quite simply aggressive, to the point I can’t even change the water without it coming for my arm. Despite waiting for them to calm down afterwards, they’ll pace for an hour or so after being disturbed in any way. I’ve had them for a few weeks now and it’s only recently that it’s become near un-keepable. Any suggestions? I don’t particularly want to get rid of them, but it’s a real struggle at this point. Gorgeous arachnid.
Nice vid jon
What t will be in ur next mythbuster vid??
I hate youtube right now...the buffer speed has been extremely slow ever since UA-cam switched over to the new layout...grrr...
I'm want to look at H.plaucidens, those flat rock types
interesting regarding feed response, my g.Pulchripes went through a moult a while back and is in a crazy hungry phase at the moment. anything that goes in the tank, food or not, gets attacked without any warning. I brushed the abdomen with the round end of a soft plastic pippet and wham, I had to gently remove it from the burrow where my T was holding on with its feet! and the pippet is obviously now useless as it's full of holes!? hates Tongs too. Or do I just have a psycho T?
yea i did watch your videos it has just been a long time since i spoke to you lol. And I needed to be reminded.
John, I just got one today.. how do you ha
just pick it up like that?? I'm afraid to pick mine up BC if it bites I don't want to accidentally hurt the T??
+Marcell Love Marcell, You really have to know the temperament of your individual well before you can be able to pick them up like that. I only pinch grab my REALLY CALM ones so I don't recommend doing this at all for the reasons you stated. You also need a firm grip. Sadly, this female passed away early last year. I have a new one but there's no way I'm pinch grabbing him. He's very spunky lol
My was just sold as a 'striped knee'. Same thing right?
Lydia Laranda yes
I bought this tarantula today at a pet store in named Just Pets in Silver Creek New York it is a baby and from what I have learned about this tarantula it seems like a really cool creature.
Are zebra and gold knee tarantulas the same species? I just got one but the previous owner didn't know what it was. They look very similar how do I tell them apart??
Elizabeth Monty hi Elizabeth...when you mean “gold knee tarantulas” do you actually mean Chaco golden knees (Grammostola pulchripes)?
If so they are COMPLETELY different. If you refer to mythbuster video 20, I show off this species. They’re big black species top and underside with prominent golden knees while the species featured here is blue, with gold stripes and with an orange underside. If you want email me at slickjon@hotmail.com with a CLEAR pic of the T in question and I can help ID it properly for you.
Unfortunately Common names with tarantulas have become an extremely bad practice because pet stores try to market 20 different common names to describe one species. For example “zebra” name can be used in a dozen species like Costa Rican zebra (A.seemanni), Thai Zebra (C.albostriatum), Brazilian Zebra/striped leg (N.chromatus), Pink zebra beauty (E.campestratus) all of which have completely different temperaments, care requirements. To as misinformed owner they can technically be considered “golden knees” because their leg patterns are golden in all of these species.
Hope this helps
Jon how many ts do you have? You look to have a lot less than you did before.
I was surprised actually, normally she isn't that calm. Thanks Don :)
OK cool! now I also have a Rose hair but whenever I brush her with my brush she doesn't try to bite it but she tries to grab it.. what does that mean?? it's like she tries to climb it
+Marcell Love probably a feeding response
Does crystal water work for them or just regular water is better
A water bowl with regular water
Where do you get that type of plastic tote from?
You can buy these from the pet store. These are called Kritter keepers
MARTIN GOSS is a very good breeder in UK and got lots of different species I purchased few from him they are very healthy and well maintained
hey jon i am so happy today i woke up this morning and my mature female A Seemanni laid an egg sack (uploaded a video on my channel) it turns out that she was wild caught and gravid i guess i got a bonus $28 T plus a nice egg sac weeks later, any advice on how too make sure the hatching goes smoothly? im still a beginner despite having a growing T collection lol
Tom, I've NEVER experienced an A.seemanni sac. Apart from the expalanations of eggsacs highlighted in T mythbuster video 40, you should leave the sac undisturbed, keep the enclosure humid, and pull it out after 30-35 day and incubate them in an incubator similar to what I've shown in my incubator video
its possible. however it depends on the species. some are severe than others.
my b. emilia hasn't eating for 6 months but its not in premolt are they fasting? according to their habitat like g.rosea's?
Woah
Is striped knee a common name
I bit late to get them as my first, second or third specie. I just started with T's and started with 5 P. metallica, 5 P. rufilata and 6 P. pederseni.
Hey jon i know you say its "NOT NEEDED" to give a g.rosea a 10 gal
but mine uses it all she moves around alot and has 2 "burrows" her food bowl
and on the other side a log she dug in
I heard Camel Spiders are not spiders or tarantulas they are just in the arachnid Category, What do you think?
How can you tell if they’re molting or in premolt?
ShxvvrMobile look for periods of not eating, dull Colors and if they have a bald spot, it will turn bluish black instead of skin color
Jon3800 My tarantula is showing those things a bit but is eating so is it close to premolt or what ? I’m a beginner but did a lot of research when getting it so I know about it and everything
What do you use for potting soil? I 'm having troubles finding any without fertilizer.
As long as its very LOW grade fertilizer like 0.08, it should be fine. I use the Schultz brand of potting soil which I get from Canadian Tire.
As long as its organic then it should be fine
hey john whats up. I was just thinking that you can make a update about me becuse
I saw some of your updates of other peppole plez that will be cool
I've mentioned at the end. the camel spider.
Oh. My. God. She is SO adorable!
jon3800 I bought a bag of peat moss but the ingredients says it has 1% fertilizer if I mixed it with my eco earth would it hurt my T's
+Marvin Boyce i dont think 1% should be a big deal, but again, it's NOT necessary to mix substrate. My stirmi is on 100% pure eco earth as well as my apophysis and they're fine.
What about the b bohmei,the grammastola,parahybana the eco earth good for all of them
I use eco for most if not all my Ts.
and for future note would you recommend tarantula bristol?
Playwithme,
It's very hard to recommend T dealers without having personally dealt with them (keep in mind I live in Canada and I don't buy Ts outside here) but I heard good reviews on them
just want to let you know my GBB sling just got here today from them, and it was very nicely packed. still very alive looking as healthy as can be.
that's great man, congrats. You will be happy with them :)
avics, iridopelmas, tappies, and psalmopoeus (aka New world arboreals) are the only arboreals to have hooks.
All the others...pokies, H.mac, S.cal, L.violaceopes have no hooks.
MERRY CHRISTMAS IN ALMOST 10 MINS AND 12 HOURS IN MO
yes
These are Solifugids belonging in the Arachnids. They're not related to spiders or scorpions despite their common name camel spider or sun scorpion
Hi! I have a zebra knee too and this helped a lot! I don't mean to be rude, but I noticed your guinea pigs are in quite a small cage. I'm sure they would love it if you looked into proper husbandry for them. Cheers!
I love the common names
I'm thinking about getting this T. at my local pet store. i got my avic avic there. the humidity was way too low for the avic avic. so i kinda like to think i saved her hehe.
But you just gave the pet store more money... So in the long term you didn't really help
You should buy from other people which you know will take good care of them
Is she still alive,
yes I own one, 1'' sling and growing fast. Yes there will be a mythbuster video of one
it could be Lasiodora klugi
you're not alone. I have trouble
I know I hate it when youtube changes the layout...I remember way back then when everything was so simple
I hope you got some new eight legged friends for Christmas!
why is it called zebra and not skeleton??
it's a common name they have adapted. The skeleton is reserved for E.murinus
My husband just brought one home from the pet shop. It was listed as a striped knee lol . in other words they didnt know what to call it. Thanks for the video
That is what they are called...
@@ZaidrianSpiders I made that comment 2 years ago common names are never good. I've heard them called zebra as well. They should be called A. Seemani that's the correct name. I watched this video a long time ago not sure what it's about but I saw your comment so I'm explaining what I believe I was referring to at the time. Hope this helps.
Maybe because the camera was on her, ya think? You're welcome Jon:)
Bad news Jon Davidsfarm is gone again once again his youtube that was Davidsfarmlives had been shut down i am not happy with they should had not done that what do you Think
I live in texas and many native aphonopelma species are still unsubscribed, so maybe that's why aphonopelmas are rare in Canada
Mine tried to bolt up my arm that was it after that. Smh 🤦🏾♂️
they likely have yes
Samuel, I did discuss premolt behavior in a plenty of vids, so I'm not going to go into detail... Avics show the same conditions as any other T in premolt. The only thing different...the bald spot will NOT be visible (since avics do not throw urticating, they rub it off) and they web profusely right before they molt. Just like my P.miranda did in feeding video 72. Recorded her intense web building, then molted the day after. Look for those.
John, a girl just sold me one of these today. It's a healthy and awesome spider and I am not bothered regardless -but she told me she is a 'Costa Rican Zebra' and yet mine is lighter brown with less defined leg stripes. Its about 3 to 3.5 inches long, but quite grown-on and stocky. Could it be a different species? (I dont care anyhoo because the spider is awesome).
Damien T I'd have to see it in person it. Take a pic for me
Jon3800 Hi John,
I couldnt borrow a decent camera yet, but I have found out by looking online. it's a variant called 'Sp. Nicuragua'. Its mid brown with cream white stripes. It'll get more brightly coloured with age. It's also one of the worst tempered spiders I have yet to see. I am awaiting a priority order on a critter keeper, but at the moment she's in a large tub. This morning I tried to move her bottle-cap where she has her water and she dashed forward with old-world speed and threw multiple strikes at the tongs. I own haplopelmas, a chilobrachys Vietnam Blue, a bad tempered cyriopagopus, pokies and an OBT to give you an idea of what I'm used to -but I can tell you this zebra is NASTY. Do you think it could be because she doesn't have a hide yet?
Damien, it could be the brown morph of this species, it's quite possible if it has the SAME features as this species does (orange spinnerets, underside) individuals vary but this species can be nasty. That female had struck at me a couple of times
Jon3800 Yes, she has the orange spinnerets so she's probably just a morph. I think of her as a Haitian brown with leg decorations ha ha. Have you yet to encounter a Vietnam Blue?
I've hears that a few of them floating around, but never saw one in person
John
1) Pokies: I'm sure you've saw glimpses of codedark2's MM P.regalis mating with my female last year and explained this in mythbuster video 23 where every pokie was covered....Pokies only have bulbous palps.. they do NOT have hooks. It applies to every single species.
2) It is probably fasting.
3) Sizes will vary from 3-4.5 inches. It would VERY obvious to spot a MM GBB at that size. They stick out like sore thumbs. MMs have the same features like the MM A.seemanni, hooks + palps
I just picked up an unsexed A. seemanni the other day. I suspect a male. He is far more aggressive than my research had suggested. Hopefully he calms down as he gets to know me. I'm not sure if he is done growing. I'm not sure how to measure him.
Alex Stamm Tarantulas unfortunately are incapable of getting to know their owners. A.seemanni in my experience can be defensive when they can be so maybe yours had an off day. As mentioned, A.seemanni's grow to a max of 5''. In older videos, I show how to measure tarantulas. I measure them from tip of the first leg to tip of the hind leg
Mine is a good demo for people who claim that I should handle my T's as "My friend gets his out all the time" people do not seem to believe me that T's are not really good pets for that. Mine has a main defense mode of charging as soon as the lid is unlatched. It is safe, because I do not handle it, but it is a fast hard charge and it shows people that although they might have seen a T in docile mode they are quite capable of moving faster than you would think possible. I am sure if I was to handle it then it would have had a fall by now. They are not overly agro, like the OBT, as after they charge they tend to calm down. But you never know when they are going to bolt, they do not seem to do a threat pose first, it will catch you out, and you will jump. A great spider IF you are a tongues, brush and cup keeper... not so good if you are a fingers and hands type of keeper.
I just saw one at a pet store under the name skeleton leg.
I dont even like spiders but now watching this Im now interested. Im not good with them in person but on video their cool. Your cool as well =)
probably
Apparently from what I heard, Dave got arrested today and FrenchValleyAirport closed his account.
this makes me miss my T. she was pretty nasty aggressive so I just left her alone.
ok but still i like your obt it is cool
new feeding video!!!
nope, not this year :(
Nice I get my Ts from netbug
I bought a spider from a pet shop it didn't have a scientific name, it just said bahian bird eating spider on the glass. It was the diameter of a quarter when I got it. It molted four or five times the first six months, and is now almost the diameter of a dinner plate. I know its not a goliath.
My A. semani, which was Robc's at one time, is haplopelma nasty. It flips out when you feed it or fill its water bowl. Surprisingly however, it is still handleable. Forget pinch grabbing it like you do with yours. I need a prodding stick to get her out. She'll flick her legs up and wrap her two tusks around stick. She can be lifted up with gentle force like a pit bull. I'll gently strike the floor with my hand to move her towards my other. That's how I handle her.
Ok so I understand hobbyists frown upon handling T's, but I just purchased one of these beauties and all I can think about is holding him. Ive owned emperor scorpions and used to carry them around the house without worry, but now that I have a T in front of me, Im hesitant to hold it. After seeing how quickly they can grab and tag something with their fangs, Im just unsure. A scorpion will at least give you plenty of warning before it stings you.
Zinnshady24 it really all depends on your T's personality and current mood. Some are more handleable than others, and some are just grumpy little guys.
You ALWAYS want to check their temperament before handling! Use a pencil/pen/paintbrush/etc. to tap the T's leg a couple times. If he reacts defensively or aggressively, best to let him be. If not, you can coax him onto your hand (or pick him up as shown if he'll let you).
Hope that helped! :)
Say what??? How did this happen. I'm not happy either. I loved his channel :(
Man after my zebra stripe t got done molting he came out blue.
okay :)
everyone likes the obt :)
Just baught one of these a AF :)
After seeing your comment below, I decided to remove my comment on your video, and blocking you. A kid like you that makes fun of me doesn't deserve my help. Have a nice day.
i got 15 free tarantulas from the only breeder in the NS and he is so nice he said i am his favorite customer!!!!!
Lol!