Sell Me On Spiders

I've been contacted by a local breeder saying he has some Spiders in stock and it peaked my curiosity. He's willing to let one go for $275 for a male or $300 for a male. These are Canadian prices keep in mind. My question is simply, how common are Spiders these days? I currently have two regulars and would like something that doesn't kill the bank but at the same time stands out from my others.

they're a pretty common base morph but they make incredible combos.

They are a pretty common morph in my opinion.

Well, depending on the gender of your normals, you could breed a spider to a normal and theoretically get, 2 spiders, and 2 normals out of every 4 eggs. They do make some awesome combos. If you plan on breeding ever, those are some pretty good reasons to get one.. :D

Ok I appreciate you input. I might just have to throw my hat into the boa ring and have a go with one of them.

Spiders are awesome but I think those prices might be a bit high, although I am not familiar with the canadian market. I paid $200 USD for my female spider and she is a great example of a spider.

There are a lot of other really cool looking morphs that are pretty affordable. Pastels, pins, mojaves are all around the same price.

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Originally Posted by Kaorte

Spiders are awesome but I think those prices might be a bit high, although I am not familiar with the canadian market. I paid $200 USD for my female spider and she is a great example of a spider.

There are a lot of other really cool looking morphs that are pretty affordable. Pastels, pins, mojaves are all around the same price.

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Not up here they aren't. Local pet stores have Mojaves between $650 and $750. An actual breeder about an hour away sells Albino's for $600-800. Just like anything else that requires any importing or time, it's almost double or triple the price up here. I hate Canada sometimes haha

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Originally Posted by justinsane82

Not up here they aren't. Local pet stores have Mojaves between $650 and $750. An actual breeder about an hour away sells Albino's for $600-800. Just like anything else that requires any importing or time, it's almost double or triple the price up here. I hate Canada sometimes haha

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Pet stores are always going to have higher prices. If you buy from a breeder or at a show, you can always get a lower price. I always try and negotiate a lower price.

That albino pricing from a breeder seems right online with what is for sale here in the US.

That's a pretty normal price for here in Canada. For the females it's actually pretty good, but I've seen males for $250. Don't hate Canada... just think, what you breed can be sold for that much more also. It works out. :gj:

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Originally Posted by Kaorte

Pet stores are always going to have higher prices. If you buy from a breeder or at a show, you can always get a lower price. I always try and negotiate a lower price.

That albino pricing from a breeder seems right online with what is for sale here in the US.

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Yea i agree alot on what your saying I have seen mojo, spiders, and pastels for as low as 150.

250, 300 is a bit crazy to me at least i dont know much about canadian prices either tho

Not sure why people are commenting on the price when they aren't familiar with the Canadian market. :weirdface

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Originally Posted by nicktreb

That's a pretty normal price for here in Canada. For the females it's actually pretty good, but I've seen males for $250. Don't hate Canada... just think, what you breed can be sold for that much more also. It works out. :gj:

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Everyone keeps saying that when I talk about price. The thing is, I'm not in this to breed. So the potential in income is not why I choose certain breeds and why I will probably always end up going the male route.

just got a breeder female spider in today. I love the spiders. She will be bred to my pastel.

Spiders definately have a different look from a normal. I would pay the difference to get a female because they get more valuable as they grow.

Being that i also keep tarantulas, every time i see a thread on spiders i automatically think thats what you are talking about. Not that it has anything to do with this thread but i find it amusing so i decided to share.

250-300 is as good a price as you'll get outside of a show in Canada. If you have the money, go for it. Just remember that Spiders do tend towards neurological problems, evidenced by the famous 'wobble'.

That sounds like a fair Canadian price. My local pet store has a baby male spider for $399.99. You can get them for $250-$300 at a show so your breeder is being reasonable! I am in Ontario!

I have a spider and she has the wobble pretty bad. She does the corkscrewing and can be a little on the defensive side, she twists her head in awkward positions and can easily strike from these positions,(which she has tried to do to me a few times) but once she's out and calms down, she's awesome. I love her and I was in the same positions as the OP, kind of on the fence about it but decided to go ahead with it anyway and I think she's awesome, you just have to experience it. If you have to be talked in to buying one, don't buy one. I didn't have someone talk me into it. Watch some videos, and read about it.. That's what I did,and don't regret it for a second. It will be a little weird at first and will have you step back and watch, but you get used it. Either do it, or don't. Even if you aren't in it for breeding, I feel it's still a cool morph to have around IMO.

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Originally Posted by justinsane82

I've been contacted by a local breeder saying he has some Spiders in stock and it peaked my curiosity. He's willing to let one go for $275 for a male or $300 for a male. These are Canadian prices keep in mind. My question is simply, how common are Spiders these days? I currently have two regulars and would like something that doesn't kill the bank but at the same time stands out from my others.

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you should go to these website, they have very good deals on spiders.
and they are in US dollars.
http://www.proexotics.com/currently_available.html
http://royalconstrictordesigns.com/i...page=available

Hi,

There is one problem with that - he would need to arrange cites permits and everything to have them shipped to Canada.

It's generally not cheap.


dr del

I think...dollar for dollar, it's hard to get a more 'exotic' looking BP. They're also the key ingredient for many other awesome morphs. I love spiders!