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My female Green-Bottle Blue tarantula(Chromatopelma cyanopubescens)chowing down on a cricketpitbulllady
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Ooh! how much are these and what's the temperament? Jeez, these things are like potato chips!
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This is one of my favorites, although maybe gross to some, I think it's even more beautiful to see the cycle of life captured, and this is a perfect example.
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I see you like tarantulas as much as I do 
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7? Enough? Why, that's barely getting started on your addicti...I mean, hobby! I've got 53, and THAT still isn't enough! You can never have too many spiders!
pitbulllady
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that's well said, but I'm starting to be afraid of myself as I'm thinking of buying a poecilotheria O_o
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OH, man-you have no idea how that made me laugh, because I've entertained the notion myself! Right now, I only keep New World tarantulas-mild venom, usually-mild tempers, and I am fortunate enough not to be sensitive to urticating hairs. I've certainly thought about a Pokie or two, or maybe some Aussie T's when I can find 'em for sale here in the US, and I would REALLY love to have some of the Middle Eastern T's, like Chaetopelma gracile, or this very rare "dwarf" species whose name I can't recall right now, that's found in Yemem. I'll probably break down and buy a Heterothele or "Tanzanian Dwarf Baboon" spider the next time I see the Glades Herp guys at a reptile show.
pitbulllady
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actually I am deeply thinking of expanding my little hobby in the near future and I am pretty sure I will, but then again I am still being held back by the fact that I need some of my youngsters to grow up a bit - as they're easy to handle due to their size, and I've heard that P. irminia and P. cambridgei can get troublesome
but, hmmm... maybe a little scorpio would be nice? ah, this is too addictive
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Freakin gorgeous. I'm looking through your gallery to find what you described as a "green and blue tarantula/spider." I LOVE the color combo green and blue.
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Aaaah, the GBB...I've not found one yet that was agreeable in any sense of the word. Beautiful girl you got, though! Maybe one day I'll find one I can be happy with, ^^
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i love the blue ones..but i never seen them at pet stores.
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One of my favorite spiders. I grow one of these guys up almost every year but I never keep them long past a year.
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Do you buy them as babies, or adults? Adult C. cyanopubescens are among the hardiest of tarantula species, but they do need a DRY environment, while 'slings need a lot more humidity. Try to find one that is at least three inches in diameter, if you're losing them as babies.
pitbulllady
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I didn't mean dying I just give them away after a year. I use to have a ton of spiders I'm not so much into them anymore. I buy them as spiderlings then they get to a fair size and I sell them or give them away.
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I can't get over the coloring. woop that reminds me i have to feed my baby.
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wow shes beatiful, look can see wy they call them greenbottle, like the flies! the colours woooooooo, they show up so well!
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wow i dont think ive ever seen that shade of blue on a tarantula before. Great shot.
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look at the Cobalt Blue tarantula!!! They have
a nice blue color...... but they are very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very agressive and erratic...
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Those colors are ridiculously awesome! Wow... I didn't even know that existed. Very, very cool!
~ bacchus
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omg! I didn't even know such an incredible tarantula existed! Nice capture
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shes very beautiful. I really like her colours.
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Such a beautiful tarantula!
I hope someday I can expand my collection beyond my two avics. One of these is definitely on my list.
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i've been thinking about getting this species or a cobalt blue. are the green bottle blue a good pet species. mainly will it stay out of a cocoon or burrow so i may watch it, and whats the agressivness and humidity needed?
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Green-Bottle Blues are skittish, but I would not describe mine as aggressive. She'll put up a half-ass threat display once in awhile, but it's a bluff, and she will just sorta ball herself up or kick hairs at me if I persist. This species likes their environments DRY, and in the wild they will go for months without water(not recommended for captive specimens). They are ravenous eaters. Mine is very "busy"-a workaholic spider, constantly moving her substrate around, webbing, climbing, etc. She very seldom sits still. She loves to dig, but not to BURROW; she apparantly just loves moving dirt from place to place, randomly. They DO web a lot, though, which can interfere with them being a display spider. In contrast, Cobalt Blues, which are an Asian species, are typically VERY aggresive/defensive, very quick to bite, and have "hotter" venom than the New World tarantulas, so a bite would be quite unpleasant. They are also burrowers, who prefer staying completely out of sight if they can. They need a lot higher humidity than the Green-Bottle Blue, since they are from a tropical region of Southeast Asia. Only mature specimens, and of those, only mature females, have that bright blue coloring; the males are a rather dullish brown. In C. cyanopubescens, both sexes, and even juveniles, have pretty coloring, though the young ones look very different from the adults. The main drawback to that species are the urticating hairs, which are used in self-defense, and which cause allergic reactions in many people, and the price, which is a lot higher than the price of a Cobalt Blue, since all GBB's in the US are captive-bred, now that their native country, Venuzuela, is not on good terms with the US and will no longer export animals to us. You can expect to pay around $200.00 for a young adult female GBB, while adult female Cobalts can be obtained wholesale for around eight dollars.
pitbulllady
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WHAT?! cobalt blues are $50 in most pet stores. but the green bottle blue sounds alot more my style, well YOUR green bottle blue does. since each tarantula usually has there own personalities, but that activity that yours displays is very appealing and adorable. my usumbara orange baboon NEVER leaves her cocoon when i'm around, i've only seen her eat once. i liked how my old chilean rose hair was always out there for me to see, but i want something a little more flashy and rare. thanks for your help, i've done lots of research, but none is as helpful as that from someone who has one.
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I almost NEVER buy a tarantula from a pet store, unless the store is operated by someone I know, and I can be assured that the spider is well cared-for and healthy and is of the species it is supposed to be. Most of mine come from other breeders/collectors via the internet, or from reptile shows. I have seen adult female Cobalt Blues go very cheap at the reptile shows, especially when so many dealers have them.
pitbulllady
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