To good to be true?

Help! I just saw an add on Craigslist for a breeding size female normal and a breeding size male spider for $200 for the pair. When I called the lady she said that she and her boyfriend were doing the hobby together but have since split up and now she just wants them gone. She said that they were just locking yesterday... The male is 800 grams and the female is 1800. Here are a couple pics. Should I like swoop this up right now? lol

http://images.craigslist.org/5Y25O35...dd52d8196c.jpg

http://images.craigslist.org/5Y45V25...8e0fc81961.jpg

People on craigslist usually want to get rid of their pets fast so I can believe the price. I would definately make sure you quarantine them like crazy though if you pick them up and also double check that they are sexed correctly.

Even if not sexed correctly at that size the spider alone would be worth 200, no? She did say they are together right now though and that she saw them lock, so the female could be having babies. I am so not set up for babies yet lol. That would be a scramble to get everything ready.

being as she has pictures, and that spiders are a super obvious morph, as long as the genders are correct, i'd say its a good deal, just make sure you meet her in person

Oh I would be picking them up in person. Its about an hour drive from me, but that may very well be worth it.

So I called her back to get a little more info. The female was born 2004. The male is only a little over a year old. She said they are still locking and she's going to send me pictures of them locking. She also said she will include two heat racks with the snakes since I told her I don't have the tubs set up. I am too giddy for words lol.

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Originally Posted by Crawly's Mom

Even if not sexed correctly at that size the spider alone would be worth 200, no? She did say they are together right now though and that she saw them lock, so the female could be having babies. I am so not set up for babies yet lol. That would be a scramble to get everything ready.

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The spider should be worth at least $200. They may both be male though, I've heard of some males actually locking with each other. If you are afraid you will get eggs then should pass or start preparing. I don't think you will get eggs right away though so you should have time to prepare. It's not an instantaneous process like we all wished it was. :P

AND.... here they are in the heat of the moment lol.

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...23992766_n.jpg

So long as it isn't immediate, I should be able to set up everything I need before she possibly produces eggs, right? Not that a lock is a guarantee either. >,<

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Originally Posted by Crawly's Mom

So I called her back to get a little more info. The female was born 2004. The male is only a little over a year old. She said they are still locking and she's going to send me pictures of them locking. She also said she will include two heat racks with the snakes since I told her I don't have the tubs set up. I am too giddy for words lol.

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if thats the case, with the picture of them locking, i would jump all over it like:taz::gj:

Sounds like a good deal to me.

You shouldn't have too much to set up, really. You can build an incubator in less than an hour for less than $150. There are plenty of plans if you search google. Most common are mini fridge, wine cooler or Coleman style coolers. Then you have two months or so to build yourself a hatchling rack. Melamine racks are very simple to build and you can get shoebox sized tubs at Wal-Mart any day of the week for $1 each.

Good price for the pair but I would step back and really determine if you're ready for raising the babies and if you are up to it in regards of time, energy, and money.

If it were me I'd pass because personally I don't believe I'm ready to attempt to breed yet!

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Originally Posted by Daybreaker

Good price for the pair but I would step back and really determine if you're ready for raising the babies and if you are up to it in regards of time, energy, and money.

If it were me I'd pass because personally I don't believe I'm ready to attempt to breed yet!

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Fair enough statement. Something to definitely consider.

If you get them and become overwhelmed after they hatch, send them to me. I've always got extra rack space. :D

Well I am a stay at home mother, so time is absolutely not the problem. I will be able to be there. I will just probably ask for a lot of help along the way lol. Like I don't ask a million questions as it is on here. I told her I would take them... I mean for both snakes and their enclosures, I don't think you can beat that!

You should start reading up on BP breeding and hatchling care then. There are lots of people here who can help. This will be my first season as well so I'm sure I'll be asking the same questions as you. :P

Well Kinra we can be noobies together lol. I am so gonna be reading as much as I possibly can. Wasn't expecting this, but with such an amazing deal, how could I refuse?

Really excited for you, hope it's as good a deal as it sounds like! :D

I will be picking them up tomorrow around noon. I am very excited to see my new babies. Hopefully they will be everything I am expecting. :D

Good luck! :)

So nervous... I got zero sleep last night. I am so excited and yet very nervous lol. I hope I am ready for this, lord knows I will be here asking a billion or more questions lol.
:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

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Originally Posted by Crawly's Mom

So nervous... I got zero sleep last night. I am so excited and yet very nervous lol. I hope I am ready for this, lord knows I will be here asking a billion or more questions lol.
:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

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Lol, I think you will be fine. :)

Success! I have new snake babies. Well... not really babies. The tubs they came with are quite small, so I am gonna make a trip to walmart later to pick up some appropriately sized tubs for them. Here are some pictures of Bonnie and Clyde. :D

Clyde the Male Spider

http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/...mom/Clyde3.jpg
http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/...mom/Clyde2.jpg
http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/...mom/Clyde1.jpg

Bonnie the Female Normal

http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/...om/Bonnie4.jpg
http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/...om/Bonnie3.jpg
http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/...om/Bonnie2.jpg
http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/...om/Bonnie1.jpg

Congrats! The spider is very nice but that female normal has exceptional bands! Nice find and pickup, now...research research research! :gj::gj::gj:

Congrats! I love the names by the way. I named my pair of spotnoses Bonnie and Clyde. :D

Thanks! I was thinking maybe Romeo and Juliet, but Bonnie and Clyde seemed so much cooler. I think they're both beautiful, but I agree that Bonnie is gorgeous. She has such beautiful markings for a normal. Banding, fading, and flames! Woohoo!

ahh, those are nice! have you noticed any wobble?

Nice pick-ups, good luck with them!

Really nice. That normal female is way better than I expected. :gj: So jealous!

There has been absolutely no sign of wobble so far. I figure if the stress of this move hasn't done it than the only thing I could think that would is maybe feeding? So far all seems well, I am gonna pick up some tubs though later. They are in small tubs... the female is in a 12 qt tub, which seems so tiny for her. :(

Clyde needs some groceries :) Congrats on the pair though

Both are gorgeous. Congrats! I wish I'd stumble across that kind of find :) :gj::gj:

I agree that he could use a bit of fattening up. I think I got one heck of a steal. They're both awesome looking and seem well socialized.