Spider bp from Petco

Hi all,

I'm new to the fourms, but have always came here for information. I have been very interested in a morph and found many good breeders but no babies avaliable yet. I hate to support petco, but my local one takes very good care of their reptiles and they just got a shipment of 2013 hatchling spiders the day I went in. One was kind of skinny with a bad wobble and one was perfectly healthy looking. And the associate told me they were on sale from $250 to $150 because of their "reptile month" sale on every reptile. Well needless to say I purchased the more plump one for that deal hoping I have a female. Here's some cell phone shots of my new snake. I will tried to feed a f\t Hopper mouse in a few days. A quick weigh in of 92 grams as well.

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love her dorsal almost perfect stripe! and she has a really pretty face for a spider

I didn't even know Petco/Petsmart sold anything besides normals! Cool looking snake. :)

Love that dorsal stripe!

Very pretty baby!


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Originally Posted by hypersomniacjoo

love her dorsal almost perfect stripe! and she has a really pretty face for a spider

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Thanks I think it was that almost perfect patternless stripe on her dorsal that made me have to get her. I've never seen that in a spider and she was very tempting to purchase!

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Originally Posted by Cortland V.

I didn't even know Petco/Petsmart sold anything besides normals! Cool looking snake. :)

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Me ethier.. I saw pastels there once, but very low quality. The other spider had a severe wobble and it's head was almost always tilted. I'm glad I got this little one.

Wow! And from PETCO too??? Im impressed! Kudos to you

That's a cool looking spider

I hope it eats for you. Good luck!

That's a pretty little baby!

you will be surprised at what petco sells

http://www.petco.com/N_4294943529_30...eptiles_Snakes

and the morphs they sell
http://www.petco.com/product/118229/...eptiles_Snakes

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Originally Posted by crepers86

you will be surprised at what petco sells

http://www.petco.com/N_4294943529_30...eptiles_Snakes

and the morphs they sell
http://www.petco.com/product/118229/...eptiles_Snakes

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I know I did see a pinstripe and a bumblebee at a Petco out of state. This petco has a blood python, a dumerils boa, a tangerine Honduran milk, and a Brazilian rainbow boa. I guess because they are a Petco that has a lot of reptile business. And it's their reptile special month. Anybody know where Petco gets their snakes from?

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Originally Posted by Dj777

I know I did see a pinstripe and a bumblebee at a Petco out of state. This petco has a blood python, a dumerils boa, a tangerine Honduran milk, and a Brazilian rainbow boa. I guess because they are a Petco that has a lot of reptile business. And it's their reptile special month. Anybody know where Petco gets their snakes from?

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What were their prices like?

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Wow, that's pretty nice for a Petco pick up, I've seen a few morphs before in one that's in my area and they were all pretty low quality (Pastels and Pinstripes). Makes me wonder where their getting their morphs from now since I had previously been under the impression that their animals are African imports.
Also I don't know if prices very but I've seen ranges of $150 for crappy Pastels to $300 for crappy Pinstripes. :/

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Originally Posted by ChaosAffect

What were their prices like?

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Pretty pricey. The Rainbow boa was $250. The milk snake was around $180 and the blood and dumerils were both around $300 if I remember correctly. Those were the retail prices but most had 50-100 dollars knocked off the retail.

If your local Petco is decent enough to support, you'll want to stop in on June 15, as almost everything related to reptiles will be 50% off (except arctic mice). Our local manager has given us the heads-up that he's expecting a shipment of BRB's right before it, they'll be under $100 each.

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Originally Posted by Coopers Constrictors

I hope it eats for you. Good luck!

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Well everyone, I've had her for 3 days and I'd figure I would go ahead and try to see if she would take a f/t hopper. And she did with no hesitation!! I plan to get her to a more healthy weight so I will try feeding her every 5 days. Thanks for all the complements as well, I couldn't be happier with my choice.