My wife finally picked one.............

Went today and picked up this little spider.........http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h1...l/P1020542.jpg
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This was the one I asked about last night. Though I only got 2 responses on an idea for a price, I did check some of the breeders sites to get a better idea.
My wife wanted to see him in person and didn't hesitate when she saw him she wanted him. He is a little brighter than in the pictures and has a little orange on his sides (I think it's called flames?).
Well she wanted him so I couldn't haggle on the $250 the guy was asking.

He also came with.........
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50 gal reptile cage, heat mat, water bowl, hide, and a cheap thermostat.

Well that led to a trip to home-depot and lowes to find something so we could make everyone fit in out house........
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The shelving unit is a 5 shelf, 6 foot high, 24 inch deep, and 4 foot wide. We made it into 2 separate units to hold all 4 tanks that we have right now.

His name is now "Butterball" and he is 240g born 7/2010
:O:O This guy even had vet records from where he takes all his snakes for check-ups JUST BECAUSE :O:O

I think I got a decent deal, PLUS the wife is happy and has her own ball to play with:gj:

Feeding log even matches my same 5 day schedule:confused::D So I am sure this guy was meant for her LOL

PS, yes that thermometer shows 105 but Butterball was not in there, he is in another tank in another room for a couple of weeks just to protect mine. I am not too worried about him because of the way this guy took care of his snakes, but you can never be too careful.;)

He is going to be going into the 20 long that our King is in and Nibbles is getting his 50gal so she can stretch out.

He's a beautiful spider! Congratulations!

Very pretty spider! And sounds to me like you go a whopper of a deal for all that for $250.... Can't wait til my hubby gets his own snake! :P

yeah very nice spider. I wish my wife would want to pick out a snake for her self. lol I show her mine she's headed for the heel's :p haha. great snake!! I love spiders.

Forgot to mention, the shelving rack was miss marked at Lowes. Should have been like $80 but had a sign for $49.00 from an old sale. They gave it to us at marked price.
It has been a good day, we dont have two nickles to rub together now but still a good day:D

Wow, such a beautiful spider !! Well chosen :)
Congratulations :)

Hopefully my future wife will have as good a choice in BPs as yours does :P Nice pickup, good luck with him :)

Awsome pick up! Wish I could get a deal like that!

Your wife has good taste! :D Congrats on the beautiful spider and the great deals!

Very nice spider congrats

This is Jessie...I got your message on STR. :gj:
Awesome! That's a very nice spider! And you did get a nice deal! Congrats man!

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Originally Posted by jgwhite

This is Jessie...I got your message on STR. :gj:
Awesome! That's a very nice spider! And you did get a nice deal! Congrats man!

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Thanks, Cool and welcome over:cool:

Nice deal! The cheapest I can find a spider alone is $200. But throw in a tank and all!! Congrats on the beauty!

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Originally Posted by wasuslitherin

Nice deal! The cheapest I can find a spider alone is $200. But throw in a tank and all!! Congrats on the beauty!

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I found males any where from $175.00 to $400.00, so even being a newb I thought I was looking at a good deal. BUT when my wife said "I want him NOW", I knew it was a happy deal:D

Now I need either a pastel or spider FEMALE, man I know its gonna cost me:O

Looks like the snake is around 250-300 grams. So considering it's a male with a 50 gallon tank and everything, that's a fair deal. Great looking spider, the one i used to own also had a good amount of gold on his underside, it was really cool.

Also if the wife is happy, everyone is happy right???......

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Originally Posted by steveboos

Looks like the snake is around 250-300 grams

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good eye 240g

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Originally Posted by steveboos

Also if the wife is happy, everyone is happy right???......

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