The comments I could make LMAO. However when it come to ts definatlyLol has anyone else ever looked at their tarantula and wondered when it was gonna grow to full size, and then pulled out the ruler and gone "wow, that's really 5" inches already?"
Yeah, like those who claim to have 10" X. immanis and P. ornata, I have yet to see either even close to that size. HaHa!Yes, a tarantula's true size is often "smaller-looking" than one imagines it to be. Some hobbyists have an annoying tendency to exaggerate the size of their spiders as it is. A 10 inch T. Stirmi becomes a foot, an 8 inch L. parahybana becomes 10 inches, a 7 inch OW arboreal becomes 9 inches, etc., etc.
Or as Chainsaw Reptil claims he has, an 8 inch E.Murinus...-=}GA']['OR{=-;2349277 said:Yeah, like those who claim to have 10" X. immanis and P. ornata, I have yet to see either even close to that size. HaHa!
I can't be the only one that jumped to a "That's what she said" joke when I read thisLol has anyone else ever looked at their tarantula and wondered when it was gonna grow to full size, and then pulled out the ruler and gone "wow, that's really 5" inches already?"
so true!!!!!!!!!!!!on a side note, i just love it when a t molts and you don't think it's grown much while it's all bunched up and recovering, and then it stretches and you go "whoa!" :d
+1 when i read its a certain size when ordering a fem i ask what they based that off of.. both with snakes and inverts as well unless you put it by something we ALL have in or household.[and i do mean all which narrows it down to like a dollar bill and that only works in its origens as im sure US, CA ane EU all have dif sizes] its guestimating..I usually use the dls span of the last molt to gauge the size on mine. Unless you can get a photo of the outstretched live T next to a measuring tape or a standard sized item, it's all estimation. Most of the tarantula's I've purchased from reputable keepers were all underestimated in size.
Case in point! This justifies my previous affirmation. If there is no ruler present it is just estimation.Robc had a 10" P. ornata. He even had it filmed after its death next to his hand for comparison.
Robc had a 10" P. ornata. He even had it filmed after its death next to his hand for comparison.