Australian Pet, Atrax Robustus Female

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urs

Arachnoknight
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Interesting pet, you've got there...
Have antivenom ready in the fridge? :)
Be careful!


Best regards Uros
 
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lychas

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very nice, i have a H. infensa and H. sp15 at the moment, will have to get more pics
 
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Horizon

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Hey All,

As a volunteer i was able to milk them and also learn a lot about them. It was a few years back. Yes i am very careful. I have had her for around 4 years. I love the different Tarantula species the US are allowed. Australia is also finding new T's and some awesome colours. Here's her old set-up.

 
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opticle

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some serious fangs on that beauty! beautiful spider:clap: :clap: something different i guess aye:cool: :cool:
 
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Quixtar

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That'd be interesting to own, though what are the chances of them being imported here in the US?
 
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ballpython2

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so none of these Atrax Robustus are in sale in the states? this looks exactly like a trapdoor spider...
 
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Zero. They are banned for export by Australia, and illegal to import unless you can get a USFWS importation license and a legal export country. I'm not sure what the law says in Papua New Guinea, but I would hope they'd have some kind of restriction also.
 
Widowman10

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well, at least it's a female and not a male... ;P you might be hurtin if that thing got ahold of you and it was male. i would like to own a male!!! :razz: of course, one of each wouldn't be too bad either ;P
 
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Horizon

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Hey All, :razz:

I've just re-housed my female Atrax, so i thought i'd share a few more pics.



 
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froggyman

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are the males more venomous??

i thought it was just because they are more likely to wander into someone's house due to looking for a mate
 
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Horizon

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Hey Froggyman, :D

Yes, the male is much deadlier around 6-8 times. I still won't take any chances with her. They create an amazing web formation around their set-up. In a week i'll post what she has done, since i only moved her in last week.
 
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froggyman

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Thanks Horizon,

Any particular reason the males would have more potent venom
also do they stray far from their webbings?
 
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Quixtar

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froggyman said:
Thanks Horizon,

Any particular reason the males would have more potent venom
also do they stray far from their webbings?
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Male venom contains a powerful neurotoxic polypeptide called Robustoxin. It is much more potent to primates (us included) than any other mammal.
 
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