Tarantula Price List

NW=New World OW=Old World AB=Arboreal TR=Terrestrial

*Price List Arranged in Alphabetical Order by Scientific Name* *Aphonopelma*
			Oklahoma Brown (Aphonopelma hentzi) 1/4", $15 each This beauty from the grasslands of Oklahoma, Texas, and several other states in the U.S., has a light caramel colored carapace, black to brown legs and abdomen, lightly colored with reddish setae. Hardy species, not overly defensive, reaching 4" - 5" as adults! Awesome spider!
			Rio Grande Gold (Aphonopelma moderatum) 1"+, $99 each Rare U.S species, Rio Grande Gold (A. moderatum), are an arid species that is gold overall with black banding on the legs! One of the most beautiful U.S. species! Slow growing, but well worth the wait! Mild disposition, these are limited, don't let them slip away!!
			Costa Rican Zebra (Aphonopelma seemanni) 1/2", $20 each Classic Costa Rican species that is quite rare as captive born offspring in the hobby! These are a real "looker", with white leg striping on a deep dark blue to grey background color. Hatched in the U.S. by breeder Bill Dewhirst!! Easy to keep, reaches 5"....Beautiful spider!
			Costa Rican Zebra (Aphonopelma seemanni) 1", $32 each Classic Costa Rican species that is quite rare as captive born offspring in the hobby! These are a real "looker", with white leg striping on a deep dark blue to grey background color. Hatched in the U.S. by breeder Bill Dewhirst!! Easy to keep, reaches 5"....Beautiful spider!
Brachypelma
			Mexican Golden Redrump (Brachypelma albiceps) 1.5", $129 each Wow! What a pretty spider! Bright gold carapace, jet black legs, with a beautiful red abdomen! B. albiceps (formarly B. ruhnaui) was first produced in the U.S. by Swift's Invertebrates in 2004!! Don't let this not often available Brachy slip away! Limited supply!
			Mexican Fireleg (Brachypelma boehmei) 1/2", $49 each This is one of my favorite Brachys, and although a bit more nervous than a few other popular Mexican species, they make up for that in color. Easy to keep and raise, sporadically available. Wonderful spider!
			Mexican Redknee (Brachypelma hamorii) 1/4", $49 each Hands down one of the most popular spiders in the hobby! Recently, name was changed from B. smithi to B. hamorii. B. smithi is now, what once was B. annitha. Confusing, isn't it? These fantastically colored Mexican wonders have not only looks, but are quite docile and very easy to keep. But wait, that's not all.... They have been known to have incredibly long lifespans, with records in excess of 25 years! However, they, like many other Mexican multi-colored beauties, do have urticating hairs that many find irritating to skin. I've always found them well worth the "itch"! Reach 6" as adults. 4 **** on these!
Chilobrachys
			Thailand Electric Blue Earth Tiger *(Chilobrachys natanicharum")* 3/4", $69 each Thailand Electric Blue Earth Tiger (Chilobrachys natanicharum), is a fantastic Asian species that has an amazing iridescent blue coloration on the inside of the femur, patella, tibia, and metatarsus on the front legs. The chelicerae, and patella in general have an almost shimmering iridescent pale "violet" sheen. Like other Chilobrachys, these are deep burrowers, and need deep moist substrate. Defensive behavior, they are quick at displaying a threat pose when disturbed! So cool, but so limited! Get them before I run out! Photos Courtesy of Tom Patterson.
Cyriopagopus
			Sumatran Purple Earth Tiger (Cyriopagopus sp. "hati hati") 1", $59 each From the lush forests of western Sumatra comes a fantastic spider, formerly in the Genus Haplopelma, is now in the genus Cyriopagopus. Cyriopagopus sp. "hati hati" has black to dark brown legs, with a light tan colored carapace, with some abdomenal striping! A faint purple hue can be seen over all with fresh molted specimens. Reaching 5"+ as adults, limited supply, Don't Pass em up! Photo Courtesy of Tom Patterson
Grammostola
			Chaco Golden Knee (Grammostola pulchripes) 3/4", $39 each Fantastic species from Paraguay! These are big and beautiful! Golden patella striping is their trademark, but also is their sweet disposition. A staple in the hobby, one of the best beginner species, very hardy! Reaching 7"+ as adults! Don't let them get away!
Hysterocrates
			Cameroon Red Baboon (Hysterocrates gigas) 1"+, $49 each Beautiful West African baboon spider! Hysterocrates gigas is a large terrestrial that can vary in color from a rustic reddish color to an overall dark brown. Deep burrowers, these like deep moist substrate. Great feeders reaching 7" as adults! Very cool spider!!
Lasiodora
			Brazilian Salmon (Lasiodora parahybana) 1/2", $20 each Huge monstrous terrestrial that rivals T. blondi in size, but much more affordable. Heavy bodies, black to grayish in color with pink-tipped hairs, these awesome spiders are very undemanding in husbandry being so very easy to keep. Reaching up to 10" in legspan! Don't miss out on these "Big,uns"!
Lasiodorides
			Peruvian Giant Blonde (Lasiodorides polycuspulatus) 1/4", $59 each Large and beautiful, these awesome Peruvian species have a greenish - gold coloration on the carapace, with dark femurs, and slight leg striping! As adults, the coloration to their legs change to a lighter coloration from the pattella to tarsus! Not often available in the hobby, these reach 6"-7" as adults! Don't let these crawl away!
			Peruvian Orange Stripe (Lasiodorides striatus) 1/2", $79 each Beautiful and rare, this Peruvian has an overall dark coloration with bold orangish leg striping! Similar in some aspects to L. polycuspulatus, (Peruvian Giant Blonde), yet much darker and more defined on the leg striping! Reaching 6"-7" as adults! Don't let these crawl away!
Monocentropus
			Socotra Island Blue Leg Baboon (Monocentropus balfouri) 5", FEMALE, $199 each Off the coast of Yemen, on the island of Socotra, comes one of the most beautiful and interesting tarantulas in the hobby today! Monocentropus balfouri, the Socotra Island Blue Leg Baboon is endemic to this beautiful island, along with many other odd and beautiful flora and fauna only found on Socotra! M. balfouri females have a light cream/grey color carapace with dark blue legs from patella to tarsus! Males have a dark blue carapace, and dark abdomen. These have been a favorite for communal keepers, and they seem to do well in groups, with odds being better if they are siblings. Mildly defensive, reaching 5" as adults! Keep these on the drier side!
Nhandu
			Brazilian Black and White (Nhandu coloratovillosus) 5", FEMALE, $229 each New species to the US hobby in late '98, adults are still quite hard to obtain. They are fuzzy as adults with black and white banding on leg segments, with pink tipped setae...real sweet looking, but a bit defensive! Can reach 6.5" in leg span and grow like weeds!!
			Brazilian Red and White (Nhandu chromatus) 6", FEMALE, $229 each This awesome Brazilian is one of the most beautiful tarantula species! Black legs, with "skeleton" type striping, a light-colored carapace, and bright red hairs on the abdomen! Very nice looking, but very defensive, and will readily flick urticating setae. Reaching 5"-6".
Orphnaecus
			Marinduque Purple (Orphnaecus sp. "Marinduque Purple") 1/2", $49 each, First U.S. Hatching!! This fantastic looking Philippine species is fairly new to the hobby, and was first produced in the U.S. by Fear Not Tarantulas! Overall a faint purple hue covers this wonderful arachnid, but if you love the genus Orphnaecus, you can definitely appreciate the variations of these beautiful spiders! Keep semi-moist, don't let these awesome Asians slip away!!
Phormingochilus
			Javan Peach Earth Tiger (Phormingochilus sp."rufus") 1"+, $59 each Fairly new to the hobby, this beautiful Asian arboreal species has tones of red and peach colors overall, with cheveron markings on the abdomen. Similar in behavior to species in the genus Lampropelma, keep these like most asian arboreals with ample height, and deep moist substrate. Reaching 5" as adults! Don't pass on these awesome arboreals!! Photo Courtesy of Tom Patterson
Poecilotheria
			Ghost Ornamental (Poecilotheria vittata) 3", $89 each, MISSISSIPPI SALES ONLY! Beautiful Poecilotheria from Sri Lanka, grey overall with jet black markings, and thickened femoral fringe. Underneath they sport bright canary yellow similar with all Poecilotheria! Reaching 8"+ as adults! Don't let these beauties crawl away!!
Psalmopoeus
			Venezuelan Suntiger *(Psalmopoeus irminia)* 3/4", $32 each Fantastic arboreal! These jet black "Tree Panthers", are one of the most desirable tarantulas in the hobby! With strikeing bright orange "Lightning Bolts", on their metatarsus, and also a patch on their tarsus. No urticating hairs on these new worlders, but fully make up their defense with attitude, so they are not good for handling. Reaching 5"-6" as adults, these are true beauties! Hatched in the U.S. by breeder Brian Lemmon!! Limited supply, don't wait on these!
Stromatopelma
			Featherleg Baboon *(Stromatopelma calceatum)* 1/2", $29 each One of the very few African arboreals that are available in the hobby, these beauties are very agile arboreals that have a nice overall cryptic pattern of greys, golds, and blacks, with some reddish hairs visible. Have been known to have more than average potency to their venom, so caution is advised. Reaching 6"+ as adults! Don't pass em up!!
Tapinauchenius
			St. Lucian Giant Treespider (Tapinauchenius polybotes") 3/4", $39 each Fairly rare in the hobby, this beautiful Tapinauchenius species formally T. sanctivicenti, is also known as the "St. Lucian Giant"! Located on the island of St. Lucia. Shiny purple sheen on legs with greenish / gold carapace as adults! Reaching 4"+ as adults! Easy to keep, but they are very quick! Don't let them slip away!! Photo Courtesy of Jeannie M. Abbott.
Thrixopelma
			Cajamarca Orange (Thrixopelma sp. "Cajamarca") 1/2", $89 each What a Beauty! This rare Peruvian species is an overall grey, with thin leg striping, and orangish setae on the abdomen! This is the first time we have had this species available, so don't pass up on these awesome dwarf species!
Tliltocatl
			*Nicaraguan Curlyhair (Tliltocatl albopilosum "Nicaragua")* 1", $29 each These beauitiful spiders from Nicaragua, are robust and curly! Not to be confused with the Honduran Curlyhair's, which are north of Nicaragua. Like it's common name suggests, these have extremely fuzzy golden brown setae covering the legs, making this spider appear bulky. Hatched in the U.S. by breeder Joe Rossi! Reaching 5"-6" as adults!! A true hobby icon!
			*Honduran Curlyhair (Tliltocatl albopilosum)* 1/4", $20 each Recently moved from the genus Brachypelma, Honduran Curlyhair's are a great pet species, and like it's common name suggests, these have extremely fuzzy golden brown setae covering the legs, making this spider appear bulky. Reaching 5"-6" as adults!! A true hobby icon!
			*Veracruz Redrump (Tliltocatl kahlenbergi)* 1", $49 each This beautiful Mexican species was first recognizes as a separate species by Herwig Kahlenberg of Germany. Recently (2019) moved from the genus Brachypelma, to Tliltocatl. This species from Veracruz, Mexico has black legs, abdomenal coloration is reddish orange, with a dark to lighter, almost greenish colored carapace. Reaching 5" as adults, easy to keep, don't let these awesome spiders slip away!!
			Mexican Redrump (Tliltocatl vagans) 1/4", $20 each This staple Mexican species has been around for ages, but is still very popular and beautiful! Overall black with bright red abdominal setae! Often underated because of its availability, these are sure sweet! Reaching 6" and stocky! These are all around a great spider!!