I had a laugh at myself today. About a month ago I bought about 6 slings + the freebee from Fearnot. This morning I was checking on them and I thought that my G. Pulchraipes had perished. I just left it in there and proceded to clock into work. I was a little sad but know that sometimes that happens with slings. The funny part is I have watched most of your care and husbandry videos pluse the sling care videos more than a few times each. Later this afternoon after I got done with work. I was checking in on them and there was two spiders in that enclosure. Here I was sad thinking another one had perished under my care. But naw she/he had just molted. Boy oh boy was I relieved, and got a good laugh out of it.
Hi, Keisha! I had that happen in the 90s with my first tarantula. I found her flipped over in the morning and thought that she was done. I had to go to work, so I planned on burying her when I got back home. Imagine my surprise when I found TWO spiders in the enclosure on my return. haha
My oldest tarantula (and my very second one ever) is an A. seemanni named Mephala. I've had her for over 5 years. Oh, and she sports some vivid blues. She was brown when I first got her, then each molt she has remained blue/black since. Likely a wild caught owing to the size and relatively low price, and also because I was told "oh these are very docile tarantulas" only to find out that Mephala is quite skittish and defensive.
I don't have any of these aphonopelma for the same exact reason that you stated took you some time to aquire. I'd like to get a 3"-4" confirmed female but don't want wc so it'll probably be pretty expensive. Thnx for the upload. Soo glad I found this channel 2 yrs ago. I'm still crazy about spiders.
I have a G pulchra that did the burrow and never come out game... I waited like 6 months and decided I had to check on it. It was in there just hanging out. After I cracked open the burrow it came out, ate a few times and went back in to molt and hid for another few months! However eventually came out on its own and has been out and about constantly since, even just molting in the open.
Hey, Joe! Funny you mention the G. pulchra, as that was one of the species I had this issue with. She did the same thing: molted and then did not surface for several weeks. Like yours mine has also outgrown the behavior. I think that 99% of the time, when tarantulas burrow, they come up on their own. However, I have had a handful that don't; and we need to be aware of that. Thanks for chiming in with this!
I love Aphonopelma, and I love your honesty - it makes me feel so much better, I raised a Texas tan from the tiniest sling I have ever seen, she just began to show adult colours and I was so excited, when I suddenly lost her - I know it happens but it drives me crazy trying to figure out what it is that causes it/ what I did wrong, logic goes out the window when nursing heart break 😉. I adore my Seemani female, unfortunatly I also belive that my girl is wild caught, it seemed like the uk market was flooded by hundreds of adults a couple of years ago, of course that means now its super easy to pick up CB slings. It just devastates me to think how removing such a large number in one hit, must devastate their native eco systems... Not to mention the stress on the captured individuals. As always you have shown us some stunning spiders, and given a ton of great info, I have also found that most of my Aphonopelma slings are skittish when it comes to prey items, apart from one of my Chalcodes and all of my seemani slings, I have two seemani slings displaying very blue fronts, and others that do not show this at all, and although the blue fronts do have the peachy butts, it seems to be paler than that displayed on my other seemani slings, all have come from different sources though. Thanks again xx
Hi, Lisa! That's pretty much what happened with my A. bicoloratum. She finally molted out of the sling stage, was showing those wonderful colors, and she just died. I was gutted. And it drives me crazy, too. Despite doing this for a long time, I still can't help but to blame myself. The US market was flooded with the wild caught A. seemanni a few years back as well. I worry about that kind of stuff as. I'll be curious to hear if your A. seemanni lose those blues as they age. Mine used to be quite blue, but she is more black now. Thank you for taking the time to comment!
I love Aphonopelma. The first tarantula I ever saw in the wild was Aphonopelma Iodius. The one I have is currently in pre-molt so hopefully it molts soon and I can finally get it sexed. I also have Chalcodes (sling) and Bicoloratum (juvenile). Aphonopelma might be my favorite species of tarantula.
I have 11 different Aphonopelma species at the moment, and I am always looking for more! Like you said, it can be easy to overlook this genus as an American. I was surprised to find that there are some really gorgeous species in the bunch. Of course, I still love the beautiful earthy brown tones of my A. anax and A. hentzi. The temperament seems to be varied but mostly pretty chill. My A. chalcodes also buries herself like clockwork every winter. Thanks for showcasing this underrated genus! 👍👍
Love to see your aphonopelma tarantulas, they are so underrated and beautiful spiders! In europe aphonopelma tarantulas are rar at the moment. I m luky to have some of them. Love my chalcodes girls. Then I have A. hentzi , A. moderatum (by the way, my sling was light beige in color as I get her a few years ago, and not so dark like yours), aphonopelma cf. crinirufum. I hope to get more in the future. And yes, they take foreveeerrrr to grow big!! But they are worth it! Thx for the video Tom and stay save ! Greetings Chris 🤘
Hey, Chris! It's funny because it was after speaking to some folks overseas that I really started to look at Aphonopelma species differently. I'm glad that I finally circled back and started picking some up! And, yeah...that's what I was afraid of with my "moderatum." I was really expecting to see some color by now. UGH. I'll be curious to see what I have. And they are totally worth it, although...man, they struggle to grow! haha Always a pleasure...thank you!
Hey Tom! Great video. Aphonopelma is not a very common genus around here in Europe. Export restrictions I guess. :/ Too bad, I really love their apparently very gentle manners. The chalcodes is one my favs. Looks pretty dull but I dunno, I just love it. 😅 Looking forward to seeing the update on the moorea (?) aka Jade fuego. 😜 Cheers!
I browse US based sellers for fun once in a while and I was astonished by just how many different Aphonopelmas they have on offer. You usually just see the same five-six Aphonopelma spp. over here again and again, and any other "new" ones will be insanely expensive.
Hey, Thomas! Yeah, I learned that many years ago, and that was one of the things that made me start seeing them in a different light. They are fairly common in the states, which is fantastic. And look forward to that update in another...10 years. haha Thanks, bud!
Gotta love aphonopelma! You have a great collection of them there 😊 if your looking for more of the faster growing aphonopelma try the A.serratum. I got one about 4 months ago as a 0.5 cm sling , moulted 3x since then and is now just over 2cm and already showing that blue black colour the adults have. Always out too has burrowed but it's more like a scrape under the bark then a deep burrow. She (🤞) does run and hide when I drop food in (pre killed) but give her 10 mins and the food is always gone . A really fun little sp. Great upload as always you 2 , hope yous have a great and chilled summer holiday 😊
We are having an awesome holiday so far...thanks! And I will definitley keep a lookout for A. serratum (especially if it's a faster grower! haha). And yours sounds awesome! It eats well AND it actually grows? You have my attention! haha Thanks again!
@TomsBigSpiders it does n anytime 😊 I bought mine on a whim because the adults are ment to be ink blue with red floof and expected her to take forever to grow but have been pleasantly surprised with both growth and apatite. Definitely worth the gamble if you can find them. I live in the uk so different markets but hopefully they are available over there 😊
Aphonopelma is such an underrated genus. The vast amount of locales and range he amazing. I have an anax and a young juvie from a local WC mother. So happy to have my area’s locale.
Awesome vid Tom, a lot of folks over here in the UK are head over heels for your ‘local spiders’ haha, they’re amazing. I keep three aphonopelma sp. and I love them because they show such varied temperaments. My adult female a. chalcodes is a big beefy fluffball and sweet as can be,I have an undescribed Mexican aphonopelma sp that is very shy/reclusive, and a subadult female a. moderatum that whilst gorgeous is probably one of the most cantankerous T’s I’ve seen, so angry 😡 😂
Hey, Christopher! My attitude towards them was soooo silly. Haha And I'm glad that you mentioned temperament, as I've found that it can vary as well. I had an old A. chalcodes female who was quite the handful!
I got my A. Burica from Fear Not as a freebie back in Dec 2022. It was TINY. It molted 3 times so far which is pretty good, but it is literally nearly the same size as it was when I received it haha!!
Hey Tom, would love to see a Video about the visual differences in the Lasiodora Species (maybe Theraphosa and Pamphobeteus too). Awesome Content like always👌 Regards from Germany, André ✌️
My female chalcodes I’ve had 3 years. She hasn’t eaten in 1.5 years, stays in her burrow for the most part and she’s STILL fat as hell and still hasn’t molted. I offer her food about once a month and keep her water dish full. Every few months I just shine my light into her cave to check on her but other than that she’s just living her life 😂 so yes. When people say their t hasn’t eaten in 2 weeks and they’re worried I’m like check out Beatrix… she may be setting a record lol
Hi Tom! My A. seemani was probably wild caught. Got her from a big box pet store because she was there for six weeks and I felt I could do better for her. She stays buried most of the time now that she has some substrate to dig. If I’m lucky, I can see her legs. Really pretty legs! No regrets. I named her “Chica from Costa Rica” lol
My Aphonopelma burica just molted out mature male. It makes me so sad because no one I know keeps them so I have nowhere to send him to for a girlfriend. 😢 I love my Aphonopelmas for sure. My A. seratum just changed names. That was surprising. I have quite a few Aphonopelma species. My hentzi is about an inch and has molted once in 2 years. My seemanni is quite large and molts frequently, then the burica caught me off guard. He's a very tiny male. I also have gabeli, chalcodes, sp. bosque primavera, diamondback, etc. I'd love to have one of each.
Oh no! I'm praying that mine is a lady. What size is your guy? I've heard that this is a smaller species. Also, did your guy also do a lot of burrowing?
@@TomsBigSpiders little guy is only about 2.5 inches dls. Maybe 3. He is 100% a ground dweller. He's never lived above ground. My large seemanni female is the same and I got her as a tiny sling.
Yowza ! When it's been told they are slow-growing, nobody's kidding. Definitely looking forward to seeing the moderatum, hentzi and moorae gain their adult colors. Aphonopelma are rarely offered up here, but I'd be content with either seemanni, chalcodes, hentzi or even anax, if available. Stay safe and thanks for sharing :)
I was actually shocked when I realized that I've had my A. chalcodes for 10 years (and she's done very little growing during that time!). haha As a genus, I do think that they are the slowest growing overall. I just hope that I live to see these guys get their adult colors. haha As always, thanks for chiming in, Luc!
I only have chalcodes and seemanni both adult females. I think they’re probably wild caught but it was before I knew better. My chalcodes is the perfect display tarantula! She’s your typical pet rock but it makes for cool pics. My seemanni is dare I say… semi fossorial😆
Great video as always Tom! I am partial to the Aphonopelmas and have 6 different species so far. I found some Aphonopelma show colors earlier than others, my A. sp. Bosque Primavera sling showed more hints of adult coloration at a smaller size than my A. eutylenum sling did, so maybe it varies on species as well as specimen? Thanks for showcasing this underrated genus!
Thank you so much! And that's great to hear. I've had a couple folks say that their A. moderatums were showing color when they were smaller than mine, so I'm losing hope that I have the right species here! Fingers crossed. haha Thanks again!
Tom, great video. You never disappoint. I learn so much from you. Thank you a great teacher to those of us who are still catching up. My young Texas Browns seem to not want small roaches? My T’s are all about 1.5 or just under 2”. I don’t leave prey in the enclosure. I introduce a small roach and my T’s scurry away. You also mentioned worms have you had better luck with those? Hope you are enjoying your summer. Thank you again. Jim
Hello, Jim! Thank you so much! I've had okay luck using reallly small red runners (and I mean MUCH smaller than I would normally feed spiders of that size). Sometimes, I just prekill them to be sure that they eat. They tend to be kind of picky!
i agree! i love slow growing Ts! can't wait for that moderatum and mooreaae to show some colorations! if you can, try to get an aphonopelma sp. diamondback/vera cruz. the coloration is awesome! mine can't climb glass tho, i don't know why.
Well, I'll be sure to do an update on the Mooreae in 10 years when those colors finally show. haha And unfortunately, I had an A. diamondback that only lasted a month. I tried to get a replacement, but they were sold out by then. :(
I just want to say thank you for existing. I have one of these and live in az. You are the reason I have 30 tarantulas now. I got a P regalis yesterday. I am nervous but calm and confident. It climbed up my arm, I froze. I got it it in its sling/juvenile enclosure. I have a gooty but this one does cause caution. We will see. Again, thank you for existing at the same time I do.
Hello, Dario! Wow...thank you so much! And congrats on your P. regalis. I'm glad to hear that it went well overall. That is an awesome species! Thank YOU for taking the time to comment.
A. seemanni was my very first tarantula ever and my spider collection just never feels complete without having at least one of this great species. Got two CB's now and the weird thing with mine is that I noticed 'growth spurts', well...Aphonopelma spurts but still. They molt multiple times within a few months and then a full year nothing happens. I cannot wrap my head around that one as all my other T's molt more cyclically. I wonder if others got the same thing or if theirs are just slow growers overall. Funny you mentioned the burrowing because as soon as they left the sling stage they started roaming.
A. seemanni are awesome, and I DID feel that my collection was more complete when I got this girl. And that's exactly it; there is no method to their lack of molting madness! haha There is no regularity or cycle. They just molt here and there. haha
Got an A. bicoloratum and an A. diamondback. Both small juvies. Both stay burrowed most of the time. Hoping they will eventually grow out of that. Definitely jealous of the A. mooreae. That’s a definite bucket list T for sure! Thanks for the update on your Aphonopelma collection.
Great video Tom.i have 2 in my collection the aphonopelama chalcodes sub adult and a sub adult a seemani and she is wild caught and I have found she likes to live underground so I don't see much of her.and as for the a chalcodes always on display.i have found with mine not massive eaters.
Hi Tom & Billie 💙💕🕷️ Hope you’re well and have had a wonderful week…now it’s Friday night and roll on tomorrow, maybe get a wee sleep in. Love these New World Tarantulas, yes, they’re slow growers, but hey!! Have a great weekend 😊😊
I got an A Seemanni last year as one of my first, over 18 months with no molt and over half a year since I have seen them eat. Then I got an A Burica last Halloween and unfortunately it passed away recently, my only loss out of the 14. I'm not sure I want to get any more I really like OW now that I have gotten into them, maybe later I will revisit.
Great video again Tom, love Aphonopelma, like you, my hentzi was a dot when I got it, it's now just under the inch mark and still looking brown lol, bicolour about the same size as yours, just showing colour but great feeder, moderatum, a little smaller, not showing much either, seemanni, very underrated T, love my girl, burrows but I do see her alot, chalcodes, female, don't know if I have broken ones but she's a floor slapper, new river, I loving dubbed 6 of 8 cos it lost 2 legs, didn't see if for nearly a year, emerged with all limbs, ate, and molted again, and it's female too, lost another chalcodes to a bad molt, only one that freaks me, due to its speed is the crimirufum, from which I can see is named the blue front too, don't know if it is the same as the burica but it's fast for a aphonopelma or it's been labelled wrong and I'll have to see when it's bigger lol 👍🏻
Hey, Sean! Those hentzi just don't want to grow! haha And it sounds like you have quite the Aphonopelma collection there! So sorry to hear about your A. chalcodes. As for the crinirufum and burica, many think that the ones in the hobby are the same species (and, believe that they'll be moved out of Aphonopelma at some point). I think that's why they both have the same (uninspired!) common names. haha Thanks for chiming in, bud!
They may be brown, but I don't think they're boring. I really want to get at least a couple of the Aphonopelma species (especially hentzi and chalcodes).
My first T was a A. Seemanni which was brown. Like really light brown. After it molted it turned black. My second seemanni has been black the whole time. My first one also went into a 6 months long pre-molt so that gave me the opportunity to just buy more slings cuz I could only look at a closed off burrow for so long. Almost certain my first one was wild caught but the second one was def captive bred.
I know that some think that there are color morphs, but it seems to me that the brown ones are often black ones in need of a molt. As for the blue, at least with mine, it seems to appear on immature specimens. That said, I'm open minded!
I don’t have any Aphonopelma species yet Mainly because of the slow growth rate. I am wanting to get maybe an A chalcodes or A seemanni juvenile from an upcoming, local expo. At the top of my wishlist is currently the Hapalopus formosus or sp columbia (not sure which name is official at the moment). I have started with a small Brachypelma and Grammostola collection (with a few random ones as well), but I’m really starting to look more into the dwarf species. Regardless, it’s so hard to pick and choose which ones I want when I have to keep limited space in mind lol
My juvi Davus P.(G. tiger rump) kinda has the same behavior. it uses the blocked entrance like a trap door. it bursts forth to snatch prey then it re-seals the burrow again after.
Aphonopelma are pretty underrated but they are very beautiful. My A sp. Michoacán is a super picky eater and will only eat crickets and its been a nightmare to get her to even eat them. But she's so gentle and sweet. Unfortunately she's very timid and always hiding so I don't get to admire her very often.
Wonder what would happen if u DID put worms into her area. That would b a kool video to see her dig and hunt them and it would answer some of ur questions
I pretty much had the question anwered by a field biologist who said that they will find stuff in their burrows. I DID put worms in a fossorial enclosure years ago, but I could never tell if the spider found and ate them! :)
@@mk_cichlids I don't think that Mexico has let any more through their borders in quite a while, so we have to wait for captive bred slings. And, because they grow so darned slowly, it's taking a while for breeders to get adult specimens.
2 of my dwarf species of paloma aphonopelma sealed off their burrows for months upon months now. Haven't eaten nor showed any sign of coming back out yet. At least I can still see them. I might try your method and see what they'll do.
You might want to check on them. I think in most instances, the spiders will come up when ready. However, I've had this happen with 5 different species so far, and I'm positive that if I didn't intervene, they would have died. Let me know how it goes!
My a hentzi sling is doing what your a burica does lol. I can't wait for it to get larger and stay out more. Though I'm not going to power feed it to rush it to that point either. ^^ mine is still super tiny. My a burica sling is super tiny, but out all the time lol. I agree that their common name is not that great, but they sure are pretty ^.^
Most of them DO see to stay out more once they put on some size. The A. burica, however, is still doing it. And good luck if you DO try to "power feed" it, as it doesn't work with Aphonopelma for the most part. They'll just fill up fast and take FOREVER in premolt. haha
@TomsBigSpiders I'm surprised my A burica is out most of the time. It's still maybe the size of my finger nail, it hardly grew with its three molts in my care lol. I was expecting to not see it much for a while lol. I was also expecting that with my a hentzi and it has lived up to my expectations with hiding in its burrow full time lol. With Aphonopelma's reputation for "hunger strikes", that definitely makes sense that power feeding wouldn't work anyways lol.
😢 poor little blue front💙 I love you ❤ We have wild A. hentzi here, we find them crossing the street all the time, unfortunately they are males. Our Cul de sac is beck in a very wooded area, small Oklahoma town. Thanks, now I can add the A. seemani to my list now😅
I want a jade fuego soo bad... but i just bought a O. Sp. Hon-sej and a T. Seladonia both within a couple weeks of each other. I just have a 1.5 inch bicoloratum and a chalcodes sling.
I almost lost my juvie gbb to starvation after a moult recently, she webbed her hide closed so I gave her some time before introducing prey items to the webbing at her entrance, I waited 3 weeks of ignored offerings before breaking into her hide. Her abdomen was shrunken and she was weak, she took a prekilled cricket the next day when i dropped it into the hide only a 1/2" back from where the webbing was. I wonder if that terminal hiding might be more wide spread than this genus or if I just got unlucky/messed up my care.
During the intro 1:18 is that a molting t on your left side 😊 I only have on of this species female A. chalchodes probably 4”-5”she ate like a champ but hasn’t taken food in about 40 days … she is active and not thin so I’m not overly worried I’m on the fence between a G pulchripes or A seemani
I was wondering if anyone would spot that! haha Yes, that's my adult female Nhandu chromatus! Yeah, my old girl A. chalcodes (since passed) used to be like that. She would eat for a bit...and then nothing for months. Well, G. pulchripes is one of may favorite species ever, but both are awesome spiders!
i think this genus gonna get revised soon and all north american arid dwelling aphonopelmas become new genus, and central american rainforest ones stay aphonopelma.
Yeah, sorry buddy, but that's not an A.moderatum. My little one is barely an inch, but it's already showing that telltale orangish-gold coloration. That looks like a juvenile A.hentzi or A.anax to me... if it's WC, there's a possibility it could be A.armada as well, as their ranges can overlap. They're practically indistinguishable from one another at that size though, so your wait continues. I can tell you that that absolutely is not an A.moderatum though, sorry. It looks like a completely different spider.
What size is she? When I first got this one, she was brown. Then, she molted and had a bluish coloration to her. Now that she's older, she's losing the blues. I've also seen larger "black" specimens start to fade to brown when they are in need of a molt.
I have 2 A hentzi. Worst eaters in my collection. And super slow at growing. Had them for 8 months now both molted once and still tiny. I love them but they are painfully slow at growing. 😊
Tom, dude, I can't legitimately get Aphonopelmas 'cause of the growth rate/lifespan (and I only buy slings). Yes, this sucks, but great video nonetheless, as usual.
do you have any information on Aphonopelma sp. Jalisco? i just came into possession of a sling after a friend of a friend had to go away for work, long story short.. someone was supposed to care for his collection, didn't for like 2 months and at least 13 poor tarantulas died.. this sling was the only survivor and there seems to be little information about them online
Aphonopelma burica is called the Costa Rican Blue front because the adult females will get blue fangs much like Ephebopus cyanognathus. IIRC, there's some confusion between A. burica and A. crinirufum in the hobby as both have been labeled and sold as Costa Rican Blue Fronts. Your girl looks more like A. crinirufum to me, but I'm really just starting to get deep into Aphonopelma myself so take that with a grain of salt.
Oh, I know why it's called that; I have a photo of mine showing off her blue chelicerea. I just think that it is a horribly uninspired common name. As for A. crinirufum, there are many in the hobby that think they are the same wrongly identified species. Time will tell, I guess.
Ha, time will tell. Time tends to stand still around Aphonopelma lol. Who knows, maybe one day they'll all be Dugesiella spp..... Great video as always sir
None of my tarantulas burrow. I only have 2. But neither have ever burrowed. My Chalcodes stays out in the open. And my Brazilian Black stays in its hide. But just don’t burrow? Is this normal behavior? I’m new to owning
Mostly because the common names can be inconsistent and confusing, and they don't necessarily translate from country to country. There are some that have several common names that are similar to other species, which can cause issues. Scientific names are consistent from country to country.
@@TomsBigSpiders makes sense.. not to be a clown or troll, but isn’t that the same though with dogs,cats and other pet hobbies? I get it but common names for all animal pets can be different in other countries. It’s a great reply and does make sense. I am new to hobby so you can understand my confusing when I believe common names are easier lol. Thanks again :)
For me the Aphonopelma species is fascinating because it's a local native in my area. It was a must have in my collection.
That's so awesome, Chris!
These Aphonopelmas love to eat . I lived in California and Texas . I’ve known them for more , than 50 years .
That's awesome, Jim!
I had a laugh at myself today. About a month ago I bought about 6 slings + the freebee from Fearnot. This morning I was checking on them and I thought that my G. Pulchraipes had perished. I just left it in there and proceded to clock into work. I was a little sad but know that sometimes that happens with slings. The funny part is I have watched most of your care and husbandry videos pluse the sling care videos more than a few times each. Later this afternoon after I got done with work. I was checking in on them and there was two spiders in that enclosure. Here I was sad thinking another one had perished under my care. But naw she/he had just molted. Boy oh boy was I relieved, and got a good laugh out of it.
Hi, Keisha! I had that happen in the 90s with my first tarantula. I found her flipped over in the morning and thought that she was done. I had to go to work, so I planned on burying her when I got back home. Imagine my surprise when I found TWO spiders in the enclosure on my return. haha
I had a little laugh at the thumbnail for this video cause it's so much like a videogame update video's thumbnail. New update!
I'm secretly trying to pull in the gaming crowd...shhhhh.
My oldest tarantula (and my very second one ever) is an A. seemanni named Mephala. I've had her for over 5 years. Oh, and she sports some vivid blues. She was brown when I first got her, then each molt she has remained blue/black since. Likely a wild caught owing to the size and relatively low price, and also because I was told "oh these are very docile tarantulas" only to find out that Mephala is quite skittish and defensive.
Awwwww...that's awesome, Joseph!
I got a aphonopelma sp. diamondback veracruz sling recently. Beautiful adult colors. My kids will likely be grown by the time it is 😂
Hi, Terrance! Hahaha These guys grow so slowly, we might have to leave them to our grandkids! :)
Aphonopelma marxi is one species I've seen in wild which is super cool 😎
That's awesome!
I don't have any of these aphonopelma for the same exact reason that you stated took you some time to aquire. I'd like to get a 3"-4" confirmed female but don't want wc so it'll probably be pretty expensive. Thnx for the upload. Soo glad I found this channel 2 yrs ago. I'm still crazy about spiders.
Yeah, because they take so long to grow up, larger specimens are super expensive and difficult to find. And I'm glad that you did, too! Thank you!
I have a G pulchra that did the burrow and never come out game... I waited like 6 months and decided I had to check on it. It was in there just hanging out. After I cracked open the burrow it came out, ate a few times and went back in to molt and hid for another few months! However eventually came out on its own and has been out and about constantly since, even just molting in the open.
Hey, Joe! Funny you mention the G. pulchra, as that was one of the species I had this issue with. She did the same thing: molted and then did not surface for several weeks. Like yours mine has also outgrown the behavior. I think that 99% of the time, when tarantulas burrow, they come up on their own. However, I have had a handful that don't; and we need to be aware of that. Thanks for chiming in with this!
I love Aphonopelma, and I love your honesty - it makes me feel so much better, I raised a Texas tan from the tiniest sling I have ever seen, she just began to show adult colours and I was so excited, when I suddenly lost her - I know it happens but it drives me crazy trying to figure out what it is that causes it/ what I did wrong, logic goes out the window when nursing heart break 😉.
I adore my Seemani female, unfortunatly I also belive that my girl is wild caught, it seemed like the uk market was flooded by hundreds of adults a couple of years ago, of course that means now its super easy to pick up CB slings. It just devastates me to think how removing such a large number in one hit, must devastate their native eco systems... Not to mention the stress on the captured individuals.
As always you have shown us some stunning spiders, and given a ton of great info, I have also found that most of my Aphonopelma slings are skittish when it comes to prey items, apart from one of my Chalcodes and all of my seemani slings, I have two seemani slings displaying very blue fronts, and others that do not show this at all, and although the blue fronts do have the peachy butts, it seems to be paler than that displayed on my other seemani slings, all have come from different sources though.
Thanks again xx
Hi, Lisa! That's pretty much what happened with my A. bicoloratum. She finally molted out of the sling stage, was showing those wonderful colors, and she just died. I was gutted. And it drives me crazy, too. Despite doing this for a long time, I still can't help but to blame myself. The US market was flooded with the wild caught A. seemanni a few years back as well. I worry about that kind of stuff as. I'll be curious to hear if your A. seemanni lose those blues as they age. Mine used to be quite blue, but she is more black now. Thank you for taking the time to comment!
I love Aphonopelma. The first tarantula I ever saw in the wild was Aphonopelma Iodius. The one I have is currently in pre-molt so hopefully it molts soon and I can finally get it sexed. I also have Chalcodes (sling) and Bicoloratum (juvenile). Aphonopelma might be my favorite species of tarantula.
Hey, Kevin! That's awesome! And you have some great ones there.
Hello great video information and updates Tom
Thanks so much, Moon! Hope you have a great weekend!
I have 11 different Aphonopelma species at the moment, and I am always looking for more! Like you said, it can be easy to overlook this genus as an American. I was surprised to find that there are some really gorgeous species in the bunch. Of course, I still love the beautiful earthy brown tones of my A. anax and A. hentzi.
The temperament seems to be varied but mostly pretty chill. My A. chalcodes also buries herself like clockwork every winter.
Thanks for showcasing this underrated genus! 👍👍
Wow, I'm jealous of how many you have! haha And I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only one who has a burrower. Thanks for chiming in!
I have a 5 1/2 inch Aphonopelma moellendorf. She was discovered in 2016 by Moellendorf. I have one of his first breading projects. 😊
Hey, Candy! Man, I need to get one of those!
I’ve never found another, would Love to bread her !!!!!!
Love to see your aphonopelma tarantulas, they are so underrated and beautiful spiders! In europe aphonopelma tarantulas are rar at the moment. I m luky to have some of them. Love my chalcodes girls. Then I have A. hentzi , A. moderatum (by the way, my sling was light beige in color as I get her a few years ago, and not so dark like yours), aphonopelma cf. crinirufum. I hope to get more in the future.
And yes, they take foreveeerrrr to grow big!!
But they are worth it!
Thx for the video Tom and stay save !
Greetings Chris 🤘
Hey, Chris! It's funny because it was after speaking to some folks overseas that I really started to look at Aphonopelma species differently. I'm glad that I finally circled back and started picking some up! And, yeah...that's what I was afraid of with my "moderatum." I was really expecting to see some color by now. UGH. I'll be curious to see what I have. And they are totally worth it, although...man, they struggle to grow! haha Always a pleasure...thank you!
Hey Tom! Great video. Aphonopelma is not a very common genus around here in Europe. Export restrictions I guess. :/ Too bad, I really love their apparently very gentle manners. The chalcodes is one my favs. Looks pretty dull but I dunno, I just love it. 😅 Looking forward to seeing the update on the moorea (?) aka Jade fuego. 😜
Cheers!
I browse US based sellers for fun once in a while and I was astonished by just how many different Aphonopelmas they have on offer. You usually just see the same five-six Aphonopelma spp. over here again and again, and any other "new" ones will be insanely expensive.
Hey, Thomas! Yeah, I learned that many years ago, and that was one of the things that made me start seeing them in a different light. They are fairly common in the states, which is fantastic. And look forward to that update in another...10 years. haha Thanks, bud!
@@TomsBigSpiders haha I definitely wasn't expecting any sooner than this. 🤪
Gotta love aphonopelma! You have a great collection of them there 😊 if your looking for more of the faster growing aphonopelma try the A.serratum. I got one about 4 months ago as a 0.5 cm sling , moulted 3x since then and is now just over 2cm and already showing that blue black colour the adults have. Always out too has burrowed but it's more like a scrape under the bark then a deep burrow. She (🤞) does run and hide when I drop food in (pre killed) but give her 10 mins and the food is always gone . A really fun little sp. Great upload as always you 2 , hope yous have a great and chilled summer holiday 😊
We are having an awesome holiday so far...thanks! And I will definitley keep a lookout for A. serratum (especially if it's a faster grower! haha). And yours sounds awesome! It eats well AND it actually grows? You have my attention! haha Thanks again!
@TomsBigSpiders it does n anytime 😊 I bought mine on a whim because the adults are ment to be ink blue with red floof and expected her to take forever to grow but have been pleasantly surprised with both growth and apatite. Definitely worth the gamble if you can find them. I live in the uk so different markets but hopefully they are available over there 😊
AWESOME species the Aphonopelma I have the Chalcodes and the Seemanni and yeah they take ''AGES'' to grow lol
Hi, Michael! They sure do. hahaha
Aphonopelma is such an underrated genus. The vast amount of locales and range he amazing. I have an anax and a young juvie from a local WC mother. So happy to have my area’s locale.
Agree, John! I was guilty of overlooking them for quite some time. I'm trying to make up for it now!
Awesome vid Tom, a lot of folks over here in the UK are head over heels for your ‘local spiders’ haha, they’re amazing. I keep three aphonopelma sp. and I love them because they show such varied temperaments. My adult female a. chalcodes is a big beefy fluffball and sweet as can be,I have an undescribed Mexican aphonopelma sp that is very shy/reclusive, and a subadult female a. moderatum that whilst gorgeous is probably one of the most cantankerous T’s I’ve seen, so angry 😡 😂
Hey, Christopher! My attitude towards them was soooo silly. Haha And I'm glad that you mentioned temperament, as I've found that it can vary as well. I had an old A. chalcodes female who was quite the handful!
Why is this like the fourth person who said their Aphonopelma moderatum is the one among the genus that seems the most sassy temperament wise o.o
@@Tactical_Turtwig I’ve seen this commented online plenty before, many claim that theirs are defensive and quick to bite.
I got my A. Burica from Fear Not as a freebie back in Dec 2022. It was TINY. It molted 3 times so far which is pretty good, but it is literally nearly the same size as it was when I received it haha!!
Sounds like an Aphonopelma to me! hahaha I guess that I lucked out with mine! :) Keep me updated, Amelia!
I love my Aphonopelma's, i have a Anax, Calcodes and a Seemannii.
Three great species there, Peter!
Hey Tom,
would love to see a Video about the visual differences in the Lasiodora Species (maybe Theraphosa and Pamphobeteus too).
Awesome Content like always👌
Regards from Germany, André ✌️
I'll see what I can do! And hello from the US!
My female chalcodes I’ve had 3 years. She hasn’t eaten in 1.5 years, stays in her burrow for the most part and she’s STILL fat as hell and still hasn’t molted. I offer her food about once a month and keep her water dish full. Every few months I just shine my light into her cave to check on her but other than that she’s just living her life 😂 so yes. When people say their t hasn’t eaten in 2 weeks and they’re worried I’m like check out Beatrix… she may be setting a record lol
Hahaha! Yup, sounds like an A. chalcodes! They pork out quite a bit and then stop eating for a while. haha
Always enjoy your videos looking forward to you next one. 😃
Thanks so much, Pepper!
Hi Tom! My A. seemani was probably wild caught. Got her from a big box pet store because she was there for six weeks and I felt I could do better for her. She stays buried most of the time now that she has some substrate to dig. If I’m lucky, I can see her legs. Really pretty legs! No regrets. I named her “Chica from Costa Rica” lol
Hi, Jeff! It sounds like a lot of us have had this experience with the wild caught ones. I've also seen it with the A. chalcodes! Love the name!
Excellent footage and as always very informative ThankYou for sharing Tom 🕷🕸 Beautiful healthy Tarantulas 😀
Thank you for watching and commenting, Lewis!
My Aphonopelma burica just molted out mature male. It makes me so sad because no one I know keeps them so I have nowhere to send him to for a girlfriend. 😢 I love my Aphonopelmas for sure. My A. seratum just changed names. That was surprising. I have quite a few Aphonopelma species. My hentzi is about an inch and has molted once in 2 years. My seemanni is quite large and molts frequently, then the burica caught me off guard. He's a very tiny male. I also have gabeli, chalcodes, sp. bosque primavera, diamondback, etc. I'd love to have one of each.
Oh no! I'm praying that mine is a lady. What size is your guy? I've heard that this is a smaller species. Also, did your guy also do a lot of burrowing?
@@TomsBigSpiders little guy is only about 2.5 inches dls. Maybe 3. He is 100% a ground dweller. He's never lived above ground. My large seemanni female is the same and I got her as a tiny sling.
Yowza ! When it's been told they are slow-growing, nobody's kidding. Definitely looking forward to seeing the moderatum, hentzi and moorae gain their adult colors. Aphonopelma are rarely offered up here, but I'd be content with either seemanni, chalcodes, hentzi or even anax, if available.
Stay safe and thanks for sharing :)
I was actually shocked when I realized that I've had my A. chalcodes for 10 years (and she's done very little growing during that time!). haha As a genus, I do think that they are the slowest growing overall. I just hope that I live to see these guys get their adult colors. haha As always, thanks for chiming in, Luc!
I only have chalcodes and seemanni both adult females. I think they’re probably wild caught but it was before I knew better. My chalcodes is the perfect display tarantula! She’s your typical pet rock but it makes for cool pics. My seemanni is dare I say… semi fossorial😆
Hey, bud! I hear you, bud. I don't knowingly buy wild caught anymore! And don't you DARE say that. hahahaha
Ah my favorite genus of tarantulas. Fianlly got an Aphonopelma moorae xD now to wait a decade for the color to show
Congrats! And maybe yours will grow more quickly than mine is. Haha
Mine is tinier than yours 😅 so I have a few years of "oh that's kind of...blue-ish" ahead of me 😂
Beautiful spiders...espacially the brown ones😉
Thank you, Mike!
Great video as always Tom! I am partial to the Aphonopelmas and have 6 different species so far. I found some Aphonopelma show colors earlier than others, my A. sp. Bosque Primavera sling showed more hints of adult coloration at a smaller size than my A. eutylenum sling did, so maybe it varies on species as well as specimen? Thanks for showcasing this underrated genus!
Thank you so much! And that's great to hear. I've had a couple folks say that their A. moderatums were showing color when they were smaller than mine, so I'm losing hope that I have the right species here! Fingers crossed. haha Thanks again!
Tom, great video. You never disappoint. I learn so much from you. Thank you a great teacher to those of us who are still catching up. My young Texas Browns seem to not want small roaches? My T’s are all about 1.5 or just under 2”. I don’t leave prey in the enclosure. I introduce a small roach and my T’s scurry away. You also mentioned worms have you had better luck with those? Hope you are enjoying your summer. Thank you again. Jim
Hello, Jim! Thank you so much! I've had okay luck using reallly small red runners (and I mean MUCH smaller than I would normally feed spiders of that size). Sometimes, I just prekill them to be sure that they eat. They tend to be kind of picky!
@@TomsBigSpiders Thank you, Tom all information helps.
i agree! i love slow growing Ts! can't wait for that moderatum and mooreaae to show some colorations! if you can, try to get an aphonopelma sp. diamondback/vera cruz. the coloration is awesome! mine can't climb glass tho, i don't know why.
Well, I'll be sure to do an update on the Mooreae in 10 years when those colors finally show. haha And unfortunately, I had an A. diamondback that only lasted a month. I tried to get a replacement, but they were sold out by then. :(
I just want to say thank you for existing. I have one of these and live in az. You are the reason I have 30 tarantulas now. I got a P regalis yesterday. I am nervous but calm and confident. It climbed up my arm, I froze. I got it it in its sling/juvenile enclosure. I have a gooty but this one does cause caution. We will see. Again, thank you for existing at the same time I do.
Hello, Dario! Wow...thank you so much! And congrats on your P. regalis. I'm glad to hear that it went well overall. That is an awesome species! Thank YOU for taking the time to comment.
I have no Aphonopelma species yet. I do however like the Rio Grande. They are not easy to find. Thanks for the info.
Hi, Tina! No, they are not, so if these two end up being the wrong species, I'm not going to be pleased. haha
I have a michaocan that's just got her adult colours, I wish I could show you a pic as she is beautiful!
Hey, Darryl! Shoot me an email at tomsbigspiders@outlook.com with a pic if you want!
I just ordered a bicoloratum!!! And A. sp 'queretaro' and A. sp 'coyuca' as freebies!
Man, that's awesome, Daneil! Congrats!
Absolutely brilliant video Tom, and a fantastic genus featured, straight talking, and honest advice as always Tom.
Thanks so much, George! I was glad that I could finally put this one together. :)
My stripe knee burrowed down in about 7 inches of substrate and filled in the opening and has been there for about two months now .
Sounds like you should have a molt coming. Is she an adult?
A. seemanni was my very first tarantula ever and my spider collection just never feels complete without having at least one of this great species. Got two CB's now and the weird thing with mine is that I noticed 'growth spurts', well...Aphonopelma spurts but still. They molt multiple times within a few months and then a full year nothing happens. I cannot wrap my head around that one as all my other T's molt more cyclically. I wonder if others got the same thing or if theirs are just slow growers overall.
Funny you mentioned the burrowing because as soon as they left the sling stage they started roaming.
A. seemanni are awesome, and I DID feel that my collection was more complete when I got this girl. And that's exactly it; there is no method to their lack of molting madness! haha There is no regularity or cycle. They just molt here and there. haha
They're all so beautiful!!!😍 Fun fact: I just got my second tarantula. It's an Aphonopelma seemanni!!!🤗🙃🖤
Hey, Alexis! GREAT second species to start with! :)
Great video as always
Thank you so much, Chantal!
Awesome as always!🕷💚💚💚💚🕷
Thank you, Lisa!
My apologies to your Hentzi, but watching that footage absolutely cracked me up 😂 What a cutie
She was definitely trying to get up that dirt! haha
Got an A. bicoloratum and an A. diamondback. Both small juvies. Both stay burrowed most of the time. Hoping they will eventually grow out of that. Definitely jealous of the A. mooreae. That’s a definite bucket list T for sure! Thanks for the update on your Aphonopelma collection.
They seem to remain more visible once they put on some size! And I'm SO glad that I picked up the A. mooreae when I had the chance. Thanks!
Great video Tom.i have 2 in my collection the aphonopelama chalcodes sub adult and a sub adult a seemani and she is wild caught and I have found she likes to live underground so I don't see much of her.and as for the a chalcodes always on display.i have found with mine not massive eaters.
Hey, James! I have a theory that the wild caught ones are more likely to burrow. My girl loves staying in her borrow!
You have great collection of Tarantulas ❤ and your vids are very informative too 👍🏻 each of your videos should have at least 20k views 🎉
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it!
Hi Tom & Billie 💙💕🕷️
Hope you’re well and have had a wonderful week…now it’s Friday night and roll on tomorrow, maybe get a wee sleep in.
Love these New World Tarantulas, yes, they’re slow growers, but hey!!
Have a great weekend 😊😊
Hi, Joanne! Happy Friday! They sure are, but it's worth the wait. Have a great weekend!
I got an A Seemanni last year as one of my first, over 18 months with no molt and over half a year since I have seen them eat. Then I got an A Burica last Halloween and unfortunately it passed away recently, my only loss out of the 14. I'm not sure I want to get any more I really like OW now that I have gotten into them, maybe later I will revisit.
I'm so sorry to hear about your A. burica. Hopefully, your A. seemanni eats soon!
Our mooreae has adult colors I would love to find more of them
Lucky. Haha
Great video again Tom, love Aphonopelma, like you, my hentzi was a dot when I got it, it's now just under the inch mark and still looking brown lol, bicolour about the same size as yours, just showing colour but great feeder, moderatum, a little smaller, not showing much either, seemanni, very underrated T, love my girl, burrows but I do see her alot, chalcodes, female, don't know if I have broken ones but she's a floor slapper, new river, I loving dubbed 6 of 8 cos it lost 2 legs, didn't see if for nearly a year, emerged with all limbs, ate, and molted again, and it's female too, lost another chalcodes to a bad molt, only one that freaks me, due to its speed is the crimirufum, from which I can see is named the blue front too, don't know if it is the same as the burica but it's fast for a aphonopelma or it's been labelled wrong and I'll have to see when it's bigger lol 👍🏻
Hey, Sean! Those hentzi just don't want to grow! haha And it sounds like you have quite the Aphonopelma collection there! So sorry to hear about your A. chalcodes. As for the crinirufum and burica, many think that the ones in the hobby are the same species (and, believe that they'll be moved out of Aphonopelma at some point). I think that's why they both have the same (uninspired!) common names. haha Thanks for chiming in, bud!
They may be brown, but I don't think they're boring. I really want to get at least a couple of the Aphonopelma species (especially hentzi and chalcodes).
I agree, bud! There are just some folks out there who do not appreciate the earthy tones.
Awesome video, great information. Beautiful spiders.
Thank you so much, Amy!
My first T was a A. Seemanni which was brown. Like really light brown. After it molted it turned black. My second seemanni has been black the whole time. My first one also went into a 6 months long pre-molt so that gave me the opportunity to just buy more slings cuz I could only look at a closed off burrow for so long. Almost certain my first one was wild caught but the second one was def captive bred.
I know that some think that there are color morphs, but it seems to me that the brown ones are often black ones in need of a molt. As for the blue, at least with mine, it seems to appear on immature specimens. That said, I'm open minded!
I don’t have any Aphonopelma species yet Mainly because of the slow growth rate. I am wanting to get maybe an A chalcodes or A seemanni juvenile from an upcoming, local expo. At the top of my wishlist is currently the Hapalopus formosus or sp columbia (not sure which name is official at the moment). I have started with a small Brachypelma and Grammostola collection (with a few random ones as well), but I’m really starting to look more into the dwarf species. Regardless, it’s so hard to pick and choose which ones I want when I have to keep limited space in mind lol
I've been picking up more dwarf species myself lately because of space. I have to be careful not to get something that I don't have the room for!
My juvi Davus P.(G. tiger rump) kinda has the same behavior. it uses the blocked entrance like a trap door. it bursts forth to snatch prey then it re-seals the burrow again after.
Hi, Robert! That's awesome!
Aphonopelma are pretty underrated but they are very beautiful. My A sp. Michoacán is a super picky eater and will only eat crickets and its been a nightmare to get her to even eat them. But she's so gentle and sweet. Unfortunately she's very timid and always hiding so I don't get to admire her very often.
I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only one who struggles with feeding them. I've had that issue with a few of mine. Thanks for chiming in!
keep an eye out for A. anitahoffmannae and the sp. jalisco.
I definitely will...thank you!
Wonder what would happen if u DID put worms into her area. That would b a kool video to see her dig and hunt them and it would answer some of ur questions
I pretty much had the question anwered by a field biologist who said that they will find stuff in their burrows. I DID put worms in a fossorial enclosure years ago, but I could never tell if the spider found and ate them! :)
@TomsBigSpiders I have some spiders that I've hurd u say u wanted females I'm willing to give u I think I posted to u about them in another video
good you got that mooreae when you did. Friggin 3000 dollar spiders now. When you can find them.
It's unbelievable how expensive they are.
What happened with the species that caused the prices to go so high?
@@mk_cichlids I don't think that Mexico has let any more through their borders in quite a while, so we have to wait for captive bred slings. And, because they grow so darned slowly, it's taking a while for breeders to get adult specimens.
2 of my dwarf species of paloma aphonopelma sealed off their burrows for months upon months now. Haven't eaten nor showed any sign of coming back out yet. At least I can still see them. I might try your method and see what they'll do.
You might want to check on them. I think in most instances, the spiders will come up when ready. However, I've had this happen with 5 different species so far, and I'm positive that if I didn't intervene, they would have died. Let me know how it goes!
My a hentzi sling is doing what your a burica does lol. I can't wait for it to get larger and stay out more. Though I'm not going to power feed it to rush it to that point either. ^^ mine is still super tiny.
My a burica sling is super tiny, but out all the time lol. I agree that their common name is not that great, but they sure are pretty ^.^
Most of them DO see to stay out more once they put on some size. The A. burica, however, is still doing it. And good luck if you DO try to "power feed" it, as it doesn't work with Aphonopelma for the most part. They'll just fill up fast and take FOREVER in premolt. haha
@TomsBigSpiders I'm surprised my A burica is out most of the time. It's still maybe the size of my finger nail, it hardly grew with its three molts in my care lol. I was expecting to not see it much for a while lol. I was also expecting that with my a hentzi and it has lived up to my expectations with hiding in its burrow full time lol.
With Aphonopelma's reputation for "hunger strikes", that definitely makes sense that power feeding wouldn't work anyways lol.
😢 poor little blue front💙 I love you ❤
We have wild A. hentzi here, we find them crossing the street all the time, unfortunately they are males. Our Cul de sac is beck in a very wooded area, small Oklahoma town. Thanks, now I can add the A. seemani to my list now😅
Bahahaha I was waiting for this. And that is so cool! We don't have tarantulas in Connecticut, so I'm always jealous of folks who do. Thanks, Melody!
@@TomsBigSpiders thank you, I enjoy seeing all of your spiders.
I want a jade fuego soo bad... but i just bought a O. Sp. Hon-sej and a T. Seladonia both within a couple weeks of each other. I just have a 1.5 inch bicoloratum and a chalcodes sling.
I only have two species of aphoneapalma. The chalcodes and semonii
Two great species there, John!
I was lucky enough to find a decent size a mooreae
That's awesome, Chris!
@@TomsBigSpiders I wish I could figure out how to share a pic of it on here
I almost lost my juvie gbb to starvation after a moult recently, she webbed her hide closed so I gave her some time before introducing prey items to the webbing at her entrance, I waited 3 weeks of ignored offerings before breaking into her hide. Her abdomen was shrunken and she was weak, she took a prekilled cricket the next day when i dropped it into the hide only a 1/2" back from where the webbing was. I wonder if that terminal hiding might be more wide spread than this genus or if I just got unlucky/messed up my care.
I've never had that happen with the GBB before, but I have heard it happening in one other instance. Thanks for chiming in with this!
During the intro 1:18 is that a molting t on your left side 😊 I only have on of this species female A. chalchodes probably 4”-5”she ate like a champ but hasn’t taken food in about 40 days … she is active and not thin so I’m not overly worried
I’m on the fence between a G pulchripes or A seemani
I was wondering if anyone would spot that! haha Yes, that's my adult female Nhandu chromatus! Yeah, my old girl A. chalcodes (since passed) used to be like that. She would eat for a bit...and then nothing for months.
Well, G. pulchripes is one of may favorite species ever, but both are awesome spiders!
My hentzi is a complete psycho, I thought they were supposed to be mellow?🤣 You need an anax, though. 😁
Oh man! I can't wait to see if mine acts like that! haha And I had an A. anax, and it was a male. It died last year.
@TomsBigSpiders My first anax was a male who matured and died. I enjoyed him so much I had to get a female as soon as I found one.
i think this genus gonna get revised soon and all north american arid dwelling aphonopelmas become new genus, and central american rainforest ones stay aphonopelma.
I've heard whispers of that. I'll be curious to see what happens.
Yeah, sorry buddy, but that's not an A.moderatum. My little one is barely an inch, but it's already showing that telltale orangish-gold coloration. That looks like a juvenile A.hentzi or A.anax to me... if it's WC, there's a possibility it could be A.armada as well, as their ranges can overlap. They're practically indistinguishable from one another at that size though, so your wait continues. I can tell you that that absolutely is not an A.moderatum though, sorry. It looks like a completely different spider.
Yup, that's pretty much what I expressed in the video. I was expecting to see some colors for now. Time, will tell what it is...
Hey Tom! I have an A. Seemanni that went from brown to blue! Just molted again for me! Not sure why this happened.
What size is she? When I first got this one, she was brown. Then, she molted and had a bluish coloration to her. Now that she's older, she's losing the blues. I've also seen larger "black" specimens start to fade to brown when they are in need of a molt.
Hey Tom is that a molting spider in the background on your closing statement?
Good eyes, Stuart! That's my N. chromatus female! She'll be in my next video.
@@TomsBigSpiders haha yeah just saw that molt video. Great as usual. Love that you’re a metal head! Also.
I have 2 A hentzi. Worst eaters in my collection. And super slow at growing. Had them for 8 months now both molted once and still tiny. I love them but they are painfully slow at growing. 😊
Hey, Andrei! I feel your pain, bud! Theses guys take forever to mature!
Tom, dude, I can't legitimately get Aphonopelmas 'cause of the growth rate/lifespan (and I only buy slings). Yes, this sucks, but great video nonetheless, as usual.
Hahaha Totally understand! You can just admire mine.
Hi Tom.... is that a tarantula on the 2nd shelf on its back moulting? By your left elbow (our right).
It is...good eyes! I was wondering if anyone would catch that! That one will be appearing in my next video. :)
@TomsBigSpiders thought so! Deffo deserves a shout out 😆 ❤️
do you have any information on Aphonopelma sp. Jalisco? i just came into possession of a sling after a friend of a friend had to go away for work, long story short.. someone was supposed to care for his collection, didn't for like 2 months and at least 13 poor tarantulas died.. this sling was the only survivor and there seems to be little information about them online
Aphonopelma burica is called the Costa Rican Blue front because the adult females will get blue fangs much like Ephebopus cyanognathus. IIRC, there's some confusion between A. burica and A. crinirufum in the hobby as both have been labeled and sold as Costa Rican Blue Fronts. Your girl looks more like A. crinirufum to me, but I'm really just starting to get deep into Aphonopelma myself so take that with a grain of salt.
Oh, I know why it's called that; I have a photo of mine showing off her blue chelicerea. I just think that it is a horribly uninspired common name. As for A. crinirufum, there are many in the hobby that think they are the same wrongly identified species. Time will tell, I guess.
Ha, time will tell. Time tends to stand still around Aphonopelma lol. Who knows, maybe one day they'll all be Dugesiella spp..... Great video as always sir
@@mattmeyer7120 Yeah, I'm really curtious to see if they stay in the genus Aphonopelma! :)
How about aphopelma chrinirufum
Many think that the A. crinirufum and the A. burica sold in the hobby are the same spider. I'll hold off until that gets sorted out.
None of my tarantulas burrow. I only have 2. But neither have ever burrowed. My Chalcodes stays out in the open. And my Brazilian Black stays in its hide. But just don’t burrow? Is this normal behavior? I’m new to owning
Hey, Kane! Some of them will not burrow, and that's totally normal. If they are eating well and not looking stressed, it's not an issue.
@@TomsBigSpiders thank you so much! I was wondering if mine were just weird
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Thanks, Candy!
i've had a moderatum for years now and it has barely put any size on. if it's a male i'll be sad.
They just don't grow! haha And then, if you get a male, it's extra harsh!
I have to question, why does the T community use the scientific name, where no other community does… I know there has to be a good reason!
Mostly because the common names can be inconsistent and confusing, and they don't necessarily translate from country to country. There are some that have several common names that are similar to other species, which can cause issues. Scientific names are consistent from country to country.
@@TomsBigSpiders makes sense.. not to be a clown or troll, but isn’t that the same though with dogs,cats and other pet hobbies? I get it but common names for all animal pets can be different in other countries. It’s a great reply and does make sense. I am new to hobby so you can understand my confusing when I believe common names are easier lol. Thanks again :)
My A. chalcodes makes my G. pulchra look like a speedy grower 😂. My adult female A seemani is one of my absolute favourites, such a gorgeous girl!
Hey, Becca! Hahaha My G. pulchra sling was doing okay for a while, and now it's stuck at 1.5". haha