Moon's Graden

by **Zetekitoxi** » Tue, 30 Sep 2003 13:29:11

Is there such an animal?

The friend who I thought has a Mexican red-knee
says that is in fact a Mexican Rose Hair. I have
Googled said animal and come up with squat. Could
he mean a Chilean Rose Hair? Those seem to exist.

The thing is 20+ years old. Could this be an animal
that used to be available in the pet trade and is
no longer?

Of course, this is not stopping him from looking for
a local PetCo that has B. Smithi for sale starting
Tues. (Thanks Jen and Fr0glet).

The usual caveats about my utter lack of bug knowledge
still apply when responding, thanks.

-Z

P.S. - and yes, it is a bug. Anything that has more
than 4 legs is a bug to me!

by **Huntryder** » Tue, 30 Sep 2003 13:38:53

I'm almost 100% positive that what he has is a Chilean rose (Grammostola
rosea). There is a "Mexican pink" (Brachypelma klaasi), but it's relatively
uncommon.
I've got some G. roseas on my website, take a look and see if that's what he
has.

Leanne
http://members.aol.com/huntryder79

by **Jenn** » Tue, 30 Sep 2003 16:01:16

Quote:

> I'm almost 100% positive that what he has is a Chilean rose (Grammostola
> rosea). There is a "Mexican pink" (Brachypelma klaasi), but it's relatively
> uncommon.
> I've got some G. roseas on my website, take a look and see if that's what he
> has.

> Leanne
> http://members.aol.com/huntryder79

Seconded, sounds like a Chilean rose to me. They've been around for a
while - I've got one that's 10 years old. B. klaasi is a recent import,
AFAIK.

Here's a shot of one of my G. roseas:

http://kizandjenn.com/recent/g.rosea.jpg

Jennifer

Moon's Graden

Mexican Rose Hair Tarantula?

Mexican Rose Hair Tarantula?

Mexican Rose Hair Tarantula?

Mexican Rose Hair Tarantula?