My friend and I are working on a project that will allow us to legally export this species as well as many many other nice species out of Peru. We just need support from the hobbyists to make it happen! There are so many amazing species down here that are NOT represented in the hobby. If anyone is truly interested in seeing these come into the hobby, shoot me a PM for more info on our project and what is going on.Wow, very pretty T. Is that as large as they get? I'm with Silberrücken, I would love to see these in the hobby too!
That's pretty high, and could be an issue in captivity. What are the temps where they live? I doubt they can take much heat.They come from the andes region of Peru at elevations of around 4000 meters.
That is pretty high, but they are not only found at the altitude. They are found at lower altitudes as well... As long as the habitat is right, they are there. And you would be surprised at how mild the temperatures are at those altitudes here. There are places at 2500 and 3000 meters in elevation that don't get snow or freezing temperatures in the winter due to the influence of the jungle coming up over the mountains. It is very mild. This species will not tolerate hot conditions, but they can tolerate the typical temps of any keepers invert room. In order to breed them however, you would have to cycle them. They will be very similar to Aphonopelma behlei in husbandryThat's pretty high, and could be an issue in captivity. What are the temps where they live? I doubt they can take much heat.
Amazing T! This could be the Next Big One!I can already tell this species is going to be very easy to keep and is going to be a very very cool species to keep! They are cute, love to dig and burrow, are not picky, eat very well, non aggressive.. just really cool!!!
josh