Tarantulas drinking from bowls.

pitbulllady

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It doesn't look like my two B. albo's, either. My girls are really, really hairy, and predominantly black with bronzish overtones. It could just be the lighting, but that looks more like a T. blondi than a B. albopilosum. I've raised one of mine from a two-incher, and even at that size, she looked like a mini adult.

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Cirith Ungol

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Exactly my thought when I first glanced at the pic - A blondi... :eek: But I guess it's hard to not see the difference between a blondi and an albo in good lighting.. ;)
 

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That's what I thought too. Well if it is a blondi, that would be so much cooler (and probably a really good deal too).
 

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It was sold to me as an Albopilsoa and I'm convinced thats what it is. It took a mating from an adult B albopilsoa like nothing, very motivated and not aggressive at all. I have seen dark types and light types when I google, mine seems to be the light form. Its a pet rock. It sat in there with plenty of water for weeks. A misting reminded it that maybe it was thirsty. No way its a blondi. I have adult blondi and its nothing like them. Other than being brown.


 
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Now the hairs on the back legs look a bit more fuzzy so I can understand it better visually.
 

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Holy cow, that really doesn't look like any B. albopilosum I've ever seen. The two I've had looked just like the one in Rick West's pic. Maybe if it is a different color phase, but I've never seen one like that. Has anyone else? It's interesting if it really is a color phase though.

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How old is it? How long did it take to reach that size?
 

aaronrefalo

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me either haven't encountered that colour...doesnt seems as B.albopilosum...that was my first impression...i have i one and they are different as many of you said.....

Aaron

EDIT: are does water drops on it cephalothorax and legs?....if yes....is better not to mist directly on the T...
 
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Rob883226

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aaronrefalo said:
me either haven't encountered that colour...doesnt seems as B.albopilosum...that was my first impression...i have i one and they are different as many of you said.....

Aaron

EDIT: are does water drops on it cephalothorax and legs?....if yes....is better not to mist directly on the T...
I mist the tank once a week.

People have shown that mistings damage tarantulas? Please link these studies, I would like to learn more.
 

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rosea

she didnt really like the flash so started backing up and stopped drinking. also i took a few quick shots with the sports photography mode...made a pretty short photolapse file....she didn't move that far :wall:

ill have to find somewhere to post that somehow...
 
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