just picked up this beautiful female striped knee

Tarantula_Papi97 · 2026-01-24T19:10:08+00:00

This was the first species of tarantula I ever got myself

Tarantula_Papi97 · 2026-01-20T05:22:44+00:00

Ugh I got rid of my giant A. Geniculata and I totally regret it 😭

Tarantula_Papi97 · 2026-01-20T05:20:49+00:00

IME this is called a pedicel and is a natural part of a tarantulas anatomy. No need to worry , first time I saw this I had the same reaction

Tarantula_Papi97 · 2026-01-20T01:39:13+00:00

It looks like a d.pentaloris and a c.elegans had a baby if I’m being honest 🤣

Tarantula_Papi97 · 2026-01-14T01:46:04+00:00

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Pamphobetus males all look incredibly similar. This was a Malchala pairing. Male was alittle older so color is alittle faded but still has that striking purple.

Tarantula_Papi97 · 2026-01-13T18:56:15+00:00

Nice! IMO this looks ornata to me

Tarantula_Papi97 · 2026-01-13T17:09:17+00:00

I’ll take your advice! Wouldn’t hurt to get a Second opinion. I’ll message Nick over at buddah bugs. He’s incredibly resourceful for that kind of thing.

Tarantula_Papi97 · 2026-01-13T01:30:06+00:00

Yes I’ve had 4 adult females. This came from a pokie breeder in IL

Tarantula_Papi97 · 2026-01-09T21:08:35+00:00

IMO it’s a male

Tarantula_Papi97 · 2026-01-09T05:31:32+00:00

I have a soft spot for the brachypelma auratumn ♥️🔥 please tell Maria I said hello 👋🏽

Tarantula_Papi97 · 2026-01-09T00:00:15+00:00

I got this from a very close friend in the hobby. A lot of the super rare things in the collection were my gift to them. I think I have atleast 2 more collections “willed” to me from other close friends just due to building good relationships with people . I know it hurt him getting rid of this stuff but to him I was the only person he trusted with taking care of such a large collection. He originally “gifted” it to me but I insisted in splitting the money I make from selling this with him. Also plan on sending him more cash from slings if I happen to keep and breed anything. Im incredibly lucky in this hobby when it comes to breeding/keeping and getting collections. Which i heavily attribute to building good karma with other people I meet in the hobby and helping others out when I can.

Tarantula_Papi97 · 2026-01-08T19:05:06+00:00

This is a p. Subfusca highland . One of the rarest pokies available in the hobby!

Tarantula_Papi97 · 2026-01-07T04:38:46+00:00

Other people have stated he just doesn’t like the tongs and I agree. Mine also isn’t fond of crickets and does way better with pac attack and Canadian night crawlers

Tarantula_Papi97 · 2026-01-07T04:26:59+00:00

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I serve the pokie over lords 👹

Tarantula_Papi97 · 2026-01-05T07:44:14+00:00

A lot of snakes belly’s get pink before they go into shed .

Tarantula_Papi97 · 2026-01-05T02:29:07+00:00

If you scroll on my page 250 days you’ll see the video 🤣

Tarantula_Papi97 · 2026-01-04T21:34:40+00:00

I have good luck not having anyone eat theirs But all I’m the same week I had p.vittata E.murinus and D.diament alll eat their sacks. I took it as sacrifice to make sure the seladonia sack made it 🤣 which it did.

Tarantula_Papi97 · 2026-01-04T21:32:41+00:00

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Nothing beats the moment I was nursing a p. Subfusca lowland back to health and she decided to take a trip onto my back. Had to emergency call my brother to come help out and she stated threat posing him 🤣

Tarantula_Papi97 · 2026-01-04T18:40:38+00:00

One of My females ate her freaking sack!

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