{"product_id":"vancouver-pick-up-grammostola-pulchripes-chaco-golden-knee","title":"[Vancouver Pick-up] Grammostola pulchripes (Chaco Golden-Knee)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAre you looking for a large, beautifully-colored tarantula with a good disposition for handling and spends time in the open? If so, the Chaco Golden Knee, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrammostola pulchripes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Simon has you covered. Formerly known as  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eG. aureostriata\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the species epithet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epulchripes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e derives from \"pulchra,” Latin for beautiful or pretty, and \"-pes\" meaning legs or feet. While perhaps not the most \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epolite\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e description, “Pretty legs” is apt for the Chaco Golden Knee. The common name credits the golden skeletal stripes that almost appear brush-stroked down the velvet black patella (the golden “knees”) through the metatarsus of each leg. The light setae lining the legs and abdomen also give this tarantula a lovely cactus-like appearance at maturity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese New World tarantulas range through Paraguay and Argentina, building their webs under brush and rocks in dry grasslands. Similarly to other \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrammostola\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eG. pulchripes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e have strong appetites but grow slowly and steadily. They start life with an orange-brown carapace and legs with a dark gray abdomen as spiderlings and eventually transform into their adult coloration over three or so years. Although \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eG. pulchripes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e are said to attain 8” in diagonal leg span, most females mature at approximately 6.5” legspan. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is most important to ensure the enclosure of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eG. pulchripes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e be well-aerated, with cross ventilation. Spiderlings live a fossorial existence and readily burrow, so should be provided ample well-aerated substrate that is maintained as only slightly moist. Larger juveniles and mature specimens are not inclined to burrow and should be maintained in a well-aerated, cross-ventilated cage with more horizontal than vertical space. A substrate layer several inches thick that is kept bone dry but with periodic mistings in one cage corner works well. Mature \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrammostola\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e strongly prefer move-in-ready shelters and seldom burrow in captivity, so provide them with a shelter to build their silk hub in, such as a cork half slab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eG. pulchripes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e are quite docile and even reluctant to flick urticating hairs, so this is a great species for handling. As a bonus, Chaco Golden Knees are readily out and about, so is a great display tarantula as well. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eP. pulchripes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has it all- beauty, great personality, and ease of care- not much more you can ask when looking for a fantastic tarantula!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReferences\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/davethebugguy.org\/2018\/11\/10\/the-highly-underrated-grammostola-pulchripes-the-chaco-golden-knee\/comment-page-1\/\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehttps:\/\/davethebugguy.org\/2018\/11\/10\/the-highly-underrated-grammostola-pulchripes-the-chaco-golden-knee\/comment-page-1\/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thetarantulacollective.com\/caresheets\/grammostola-pulchripes\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehttps:\/\/www.thetarantulacollective.com\/caresheets\/grammostola-pulchripes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/0512\/5563\/files\/Species_Details_2.png?v=1734317820\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kdIUUIaydzs?si=JDucM2XNwr3WOUGM\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"wholesale","offers":[{"title":"0.5\"","offer_id":48873282142425,"sku":null,"price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/0512\/5563\/products\/gpulchripes.jpg?v=1702759922","url":"https:\/\/spidershoppe.com\/products\/vancouver-pick-up-grammostola-pulchripes-chaco-golden-knee","provider":"Spider Shoppe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}