Along with emeraldus and victorii. It's a great genus. We need to have all of the species being bred in captivity.
That goes without saying.
I'm talking about spiders that are readily available in the US hobby. Psalmopoeus emeraldus has been labeled as such, when it should really be Psalmopoeus cf. emeraldus until it is compared. The ones I've seen in the hobby look very close to P. pulcher and not worth the extra money, IMO.
The species I listed are more underrated than P. pulcher, P. irminia and P. cambridgei, as far as popularity goes and how many hobbyist actually keep them.
I have only own the Psalmopoeus pulcher as babies. I have seen photos only of adult females of the Psalmopoeus pulcher. So as for myself I can't be much help with your spider. The lightning of your photo throws me off to see what your spider really looks like. The Psalmopoeus pulcher is another spider that I need to get as an adult. This genus is just plain beautiful!Here is my pulcher about a week after her molt. Anyone have input with comparison to emeraldus?
Thanks for the compliment!
Pretty much. Before pokies.....psalmos.
Or most Asian terrestrials.
Jose, here are 2 photos of my MM Psalmopoeus pulcher.
Oh, yeah! You have -no- idea how fast Chilobrachys, Haplos and the like are - until you have seen it with your own eyes! My big fimbriatus girl is pretty chill generally, but if she gets fired up you have to be on your top to prevent her from running all over the place! And I rather not get tagged by her either...would suck.