Fresh Poecilotheria Regalis (Indian Ornamental)

[ultum4tegunz]

the Abdominal Band at 2.01 is clearly not visible on my pokie -

I think its P fasciata but it could be P striata. its a 4 1/2"-5" sub adult very bright yellow warning legs. I need to make a vid of it. but it probably wont be HD. lol

[joliver1285]

hi jon, i know that the p regalis has a "white band" under its abdomen, and its the only pokie with it right? my friend sold me a pokie and said it was a regalis, but its at 2 1/2 inches now and i dont see a white band, what pokie could it be??

[Jon3800]

@joliver1285

1) yes

2) I can't really pinpoint much because I need more info. Does it have the yellow legs? Or does it have orange hair? My guess would be fasciata, striata or pederseni.

[joliver1285]

@Jon3800 do the yellow warning legs appear on 2 1/2 inch specimens? i dont see yellow, but i do see kind of orange-brownish hairs.

[Jon3800]

@joliver1285

They should. I have a 2'' P.metallica and P.fasciata already showing colors. Best to take a picture or a video of the specimen. Your's could be P.striata

[joliver1285]

@Jon3800 i see. yup no yellow warning legs. i'll do more research. thanks man, im not that good in identifying pokies yet, the metallica and regalis being the easiest. i'll see if i can take a good enough picture/video. i'll let you know. thanks again jon.

[Jon3800]

@joliver1285

I'd ask you to look over my video called "Overview of Poecilotheria species". Its a detailed video of all the pokies in my collection. Each species is unique so it shouldn't be too hard.

[Jon3800]

@joliver1285

this is the one

watch?v=VtzjbkuY1ck

[joliver1285]

@Jon3800 hey jon, just a little update. the "regalis" i have just molted, 3 inches now. i see the yellow on the legs, still no white band. i do see brownish-orange hairs under torch light...i looked at striata pics like you said, and they do look very similar...hmmm...

[Jon3800]

@joliver1285

you have P.striata

[tadlee]

niceun

[tadlee]

nice

[triggerman73]

Congratulations, her colors are stunning. P. regalis is probably my favorite colored pokie. Of course I say that because of the yellow patterns on legs. LOL

I'm 80% sure my B. albiceps is on the brink of a molt because its colors are dark and it hasn't accepted food in a week or two. I've also noticed a small patch of web in 1 in. by 1 in. box (estimates of course) so I'm thinking she is close to a molt.

[Jon3800]

Thanks. You should check out the fasciata, they get brighter yellow patterns :)

[triggerman73]

sweet.

also, i have an empty 10 gal. that I don't have use for so i am thinking of sectioning it in half with a piece of plexiglass and putting two arboreals in there. Most probably Avic. avics but i was wondering if there was anything else you'd reccomend that is cheap...

[Jon3800]

that's pretty much the cheapest avic. I just bought an Avicularia fasciculata 1/2 inch at $95

[triggerman73]

woah...thats a lot...lol. what size do you think would work for half of a ten gallon? i was thinking 3" but that seemed a little small.

[Jon3800]

3-4 inch. My regalis looks puny in that 10 gallon and she's only 6 inches

[surfrussia]

pokie dokie!

[reptileluvver]

geourgous specimen and gr8 vid but i think i'll stick with my avic avic lol

[tony77tony77]

nice T Jon!!!

[Giddych]

She's stunning! Ant wants to get a P Regalis at some point but I don't know if I'm brave enough! Chris

[Jon3800]

Start off with P.cambridgei or P,irminia. If you can keep those no problem, you're set for pokies :)

[Giddych]

Thanks for the advice :) Chris

[lightsuit]

hey jon do you know what the cost of a M. balfouri female is (bout 3-4 inch)

thanks :)

[Jon3800]

In Canada, for a sub-adult female, looking into $1500-2000 price range

[lightsuit]

thanks :)

[AnimalLoverkid]

Thats a big spider!

[iPattv]

wow

6 inch

she is beautiful

[Xxjoeynumber1xX]

Hey jon, remember me i havnt been commenting. U saved my poecilotheria regalis' life she had a semi wet molt. so i put her in the icu. shes fine now, Thank you

[Jon3800]

your welcome :)

[ihagtafuith]

Congrats on the molt, she looks amazing.

[Jon3800]

Thanks, I was expecting her to :)

[TarantulaDillon]

love the name 2

[Jon3800]

yup, I chose a good name for her :)

[TarantulaDillon]

wow that t is amasing

[haloceclub]

that is one cool muty colored spider man

[Jon3800]

sure is :)

[gupptabs]

she is a beautiful and big tarantula

[Jon3800]

thanks :)