One hot metal....

.....a nice little addition to my South American T's is this little 2-year old female Chile Copper Paraphysa scrofa - I love this T! Fully grown, shes like a red Chile Rose thats forgot to keep growing



Whats really cool is her golden dove-shaped abdominal pattern

wow gorgeous T !!!
What substrate you using Karl?

For the species from drier habitats I'm using straight coconut coir.....its damp here and so looks very reddish; when it dries out its a paler brown.

OMG, a Phoenix from the flames it looks to me!!!! Now that's class! Loving her Boa blowing hot air from his nostrils too.

She is excellent. Now I have to say I'm liking the look of this one a lot (and her markings just add to the beauty for me). What are they like to keep Karl?

This is a species completely new and unknown to me until very recently Tan, so I'm learning as I go. They are essentially a dwarf T with females not exceeding a 3 inch legspan. So far this girl is very docile and well-mannered, and they are tough as old boots I am told (as are many Chilean species)......so all-in-all a very good little T.

Apparently they benfit greatly from a cool period each year when temps drop gradually from 23C down to 15C, as with many snakes this annual temp drop is believed to benefit their longevity and is part of their natural annual cycle. During the cooler period they obviously go off their food, so they aren't unlike a Chile Rose IMO.

Thanks for all the information Karl. What an interesting little spider.

That's not a Phoenix it's some kind of a Bat on the T's back.... Karl, a real ripper.....

I haven,t seen one of these for about 15 years they are a beautiful wee T to keep it gets a from me