Giant Burmese Brown

[Ravnos]

Chilobrachys andersoni, also known as the Burmese Mustard, Burmese Brown, Asian Brown... and a few other random names. Not seen very often in the pet trade, they aren't very pretty. They tend to hide a lot, and have a nasty disposition - think cobalt blue, only twice the size.


Care is identical to Haplopelma and other asian species. Which puts them into the 'advanced' tarantula keeper category.


They are heavy webbers... covering everything they can with webbing.


Almost posable... they rear up into the threat pose at the slightest provocation.

Rav
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[BWSmith]

Cool. How hot are they?
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[Ravnos]

No one knows for sure how hot they are, there is no one studying it, so there is no ld50 info or whatnot. All Asian species are 'hotter' than American species. Suffice it to say, you don't want to get bitten. There has been no recorded fatalities, but from reports, most people bitten wish they were dead for about 4 days. With more and more of these 'hotter' tarantulas showing up in the pet trade, its only a matter of time before someone gets tagged and dies to anaphylaxis.

Rav
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[Blackwidow_woman]

[img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_cool.gif[/img] The T you have was known as the Mergi Redish Brown back in my days and was around a lot.. it was known for its webbing abilities and yes its attitude... Have fun with that one...I would love to add one of them to my collection... [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_cool.gif[/img]
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