question about spider quality?

[littleindiangirl]

haha, pretty much that one right there from GA_ball

[muddoc]

Derek,
I will say that as a Spider ages, the black will start to dull, and not be as crisp. All of my older Spiders have done that. The degree of the fading I guess can be different, as the one in your picture looks browner than all of mine. Hope that helps.

p.s. I pick my Spiders out based on pattern, so color is not as big of an issue for me.

[dr del]

Hi,


Well I was never the worlds biggest spider fan - But I like the combo's they can produce (especially the spied ). And for that the spider pattern is largely irrelevant.

Basically I am worried if I take the plunge and buy this guy and breed him and get lots of little spiders that look like him ( beacuse I'd want a female spider at some point I know it) no one would want to buy them thinking they were second rate or something.

I know pastels etc are graded and didn't want to buy something at the lower end of the spider line.

Sounds daft I know but I don't know if spiders are graded the same way at all so figured I'd ask.

I do think he's cute myself and, like I said, he has a great head pattern but he isn't cheap in the grand scheme of things and I don't want to buy a lemon ( o.k I do but not this year ).

This would definately be my only snake purchase this year if I got him so I'm a bit stressed even thinking of it as a possibility.


dr del

[Freakie_frog]

Spiders like pastels give varied offspring so a HOT HOT pastel could still give you a turd brown baby. Get a spider you like breed it to a female yo like and see what happens. it may take a couple of times to find the right female. And whats the worst that could happen you end up with a bunch of spiders..Not a down side in my book.

[kavmon]

del, do your homework on the breeder. if your going to get a breeder male, make sure he's a stud and not a dud.


if you plan on doing the spieds, i don't think pattern/color will influence that any.


vaughn

[dr del]

Hi,


This is the bit that makes me nervous. He owns the pet shop but the snake is one of his personal collection and I can't find anything about him online so far.

I have spoken to him on the phone by using the shops contact number and he said he had tried him with some of his girls this year but nothing came of it but that the male had locled up with them.

Now I don't know enough about it to know if that means he may have a fertility problem, the guy just missed the odds, or the lil fella was just too young to get'r'done.

This snake only popped up on my radar by accident a couple fo days ago while I was looking for somerthing else and got curious about a small pet shop in wales having a couple of high end morphs.

The reason he is giving for sale is he spent too much on morphs this year and needed to get a proven breeder to try and recoup some of the time and money on his projects.

I definately will keep trying to find out more about him - his local tnt won't ship live animals so he would be sending it through a friend of his in swansea where they do.


dr del

[kavmon]

my advice is to trust your initial gut feeling...


hope all goes well.


vaughn

[West Coast Jungle]

I think he is a nice spider. In my opinion if a female doesn't get gravid after sucessful locks it's probably her cycle or age were not correctly lined up.

If I were to grade spiders I would go by the amount of white and how reduced the pattern. The main thing is make sure he isn't a wild or spastic spinner. I would see him in person first and get good look and feel fo the animal. If he looks good I think a male spider is always a good breeder to have in any collection.

[Holbeird]

I think spider quality is kind of like pastel quality. Although there are some things that are generally accepted to be good, for the most part its personal preference.

I tend to like low white spiders with dark crisp lines.

Just like I like high yellow pastels with dark black and lots of blushing.

And I like pieds that are about 50/50 with the white and pattern broken up pretty well.

Find which one you like I go with it.

[dr del]

The main thing is make sure he isn't a wild or spastic spinner. I would see him in person first and get good look and feel fo the animal.

I'd love to but he is about 380 miles away from me. I did ask and he said no signs of spinning whatsoever but he also sounded surprised when I mentioned hearing they all have a slight sign of something. He said he has had him for over 10 months and has never seen any sign of anything amiss.

I wish there was a british equivalent of the BOI.


dr del