what's the rarest species in the

tarantula hobby

we're going to count down the top 10

today so stick around

welcome back to the tarantula collective

my name is richard and today we are

counting down the top 10 most expensive

or rare tarantulas in the hobby what

makes a tarantula rare or expensive

essentially is its availability to be a

very cool tarantula that

a lot of people want so the demand is

high or it could be a species

that's very new or very difficult to

breed in captivity so the supply is very

low and the rarity and prices will

depend a lot on what country you're in

but for the sake of this video i've been

looking at the prices and availability

here in the united states

so let's jump right into the list with

number 10 and that is the homo ioma

chileanus with a chilean flame dwarf

tarantula

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this new world terrestrial dwarf

tarantula comes from

chile and is a highly sought after

species in the hobby

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their rarity is due in part to their

slow growth

and the difficulty of breeding in

captivity they're not really an

expensive tarantula so much as they are

just hard

to find but when an egg sac is produced

and is out on the market this tarantula

can cost you anywhere from 65 to 100

for a spider lane

there's even people that have purchased

this spider link for much less than that

they may not be the most expensive

species out there but they can

definitely be hard to find so if you see

a dealer with some chilean flames on

sale you better take advantage of it

while you can

now number nine is a facorial old world

tarantula from thailand that's fairly

new to the hobby it's been around for a

couple of years and not too long ago the

first sack produced here in the united

states was

made available and that is the

chilebrochi species electric blue

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now this gorgeous festorial tarantula is

unique

due to the bright blue coloring on the

inside of its lakes

and though you don't see this species a

whole lot it will spend some time at the

mouth of its burrow showing off those

bright blue lakes

typically a spiderling is going to cost

you around 75

but the larger the specimen the more

expensive it's going to be

now i have a few of these in my

collection and i'm a big fan of them so

if you're into fasorial tarantulas and

you don't have this species you may want

to keep an eye out for one

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now the number eight tarantula on this

list is the syria pogopous species

valhalla

this old world tarantula is also from

thailand but it is arboreal meaning they

live in the trees

they're sporadically available here in

the us and spiderlings can cost you

anywhere from 150 to 200

apiece again these prices may vary

depending on what country you're in but

this reclusive arboreal tarantula

is very gorgeous i have a spiderling

here in my collection and i'm

very excited to watch him grow number

seven is the zenethisis

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intermediate

commonly known as the venezuelan blue

bloom this new world terrestrial

tarantula

obviously comes from venezuela most

species of zenethisis is gonna cost you

quite a bit it's a fairly new genus to

the hobby and they're highly sought

after both because of their large size

insane feeding response and the

beautiful colors the males get when they

mature here in the united states

spiderling is gonna cost you about 175

but i've seen him go for even more and

though i'm focusing just on the

intermediate

there are a lot of others and

netherlands species that are going to be

just as much number six is the by rupees

samurai zigorum

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also known as the bornean neon blue leg

tarantula this fossorial species can be

found in the forests of borneo there is

some controversy surrounding how this

species was discovered

studied and eventually introduced into

the hobby as the malaysian government

claims that no permits allowing their

export from the country were ever

awarded

despite that black staying this species

has captured the attention of scientists

and hobbyists alike with their

cream-colored body and neon blue legs

this species has become

very popular and highly sought after

though more spiderlings are available

every week it seems they can still be a

species that's hard to find and when you

do

they can cost you hundreds of dollars

this species is one a lot of you got

upset that i left off

my last rarish tarantula video and

coming in between 200 to 250 dollars per

spiderling this is definitely one of the

rare species of the year now number five

is a tarantula that definitely was on

the list last time but it's just as rare

today

as it was back then and that is the

efonipelma moire

or the mexican jade fuego tarantula

this species was named after one of the

co-founders of the american tarantula

society

and her name is barbara moore the

efonipel memoire comes from the mexican

state of sonora

and has the appearance of a woolly green

bottle blue tarantula but with a thicker

body and legs

most of the species available not just

here in the united states but in other

countries as well

are just spiderlings afauna pellets are

notoriously slow growing so even though

there are a lot of pictures out there

of the more in the wild or ones that

have been captured and used for breeding

there are not many people out there with

full-grown mexican jade fuegos in their

collection i couldn't currently

find any for sale right now through your

major dealers but you may be able to

find someone selling theirs from their

personal collection but when they

are available for sale this species can

cost you anywhere between 250

to 300 for a small spider length number

four

is one of my personal favorite spiders

and it also made the list of rare

tarantulas last time i made a video like

this

and that is the thera-fosinized species

panama more commonly known as the lava

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spider

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this new world terrestrial tarantula is

a dwarf species from panama

famous for its bright red and deep black

coloration

and very cool tiger stripe pattern on

the abdomen this unique specimen

is as rare today as it was a couple

years ago even with a lot of captive

breeding going on

here in the united states it seems as

soon as an egg sac is produced

and the slings are posted for sale they

sell out within a week or two

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which is impressive because a spiderling

can cost you anywhere from 200

to 450 a piece really just depends on

the supply and demand at that moment so

again this is another species if you see

for sale and you've got the extra cash

you may want to jump on the opportunity

while you have it now number three is a

species that i've never even seen in

person

though i do know that there have been a

few sold here in the united states it

seems when the species is imported into

the country there are

very limited number available so i

assume that that's

probably the same no matter what country

you're in and that is the ornithoctin in

a species

honsesh i don't quote me on that

pronunciation because i have no idea if

it's anywhere close

but the common name is much easier which

is the honsej orange earth tiger

tarantula now this old world species

comes from vietnam

and was introduced into the u.s in very

limited quantities

they are very difficult to come across

due to the low number available and the

high demand this gorgeous

asian facorial tarantula is highly

sought after for its unique gold and

blue coloration

and would easily be a jewel in anyone's

collection

number two isn't so much an expensive

tarantula as it is just one that's very

hard to come by i found a few videos on

youtube

of people here in the united states that

had them but finding one for sale seems

to be extremely difficult and that

species

is the theraposine species colombia

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i was able to find one adult female that

was available for sale for eleven

hundred dollars

and mentions of spiderlings that were

available years ago

ranging anywhere from 50 to 400 apiece

so nailing down the price at this point

is very difficult this tarantula is

commonly known as the colombian

bumblebee dwarf tarantula obviously from

columbia and has a similar look to the

green bottle blue spider links

but mostly their colors are just black

and gold and i guarantee

if i can ever find this species

available for sale i'm gonna pick one up

myself

now number one is a species of tarantula

that a lot of you were very upset i

didn't

include in my last rare and expensive

tarantula video and there were many

reasons for that

mainly i just didn't have any footage of

one but also the legal status of this

species seems to

kind of be up in the air and for the

most part it still kinda is but they are

highly available

around the world and there are a lot of

people in the u.s that have them already

so the number one most rare and

expensive tarantula is the type of

chelana celedonia with a brazilian jewel

tarantula

this species can cost you anywhere from

450 to 650

for a spiderling here in the united

states that is if you can even find

anyone selling them in addition to being

called a brazilian jewel tarantula you

can also find them referred to as candy

shop spiders

and jeweled pink toes this new world

arboreal dwarf

trapdoor spider is very elusive but also

very beautiful

they're native to brazil and spend the

majority of their time hidden behind

their trap door

in their web tunnel up off the ground

being a dwarf species

they don't get very large at all in fact

most don't get over two inches in leg

span

for the most part they're a docile

species but they can be quick to flee or

even

jump to escape any perceived danger and

while filming this little sling

it was quick to give me a tiny little

threat pose this species is very

expensive in most countries and even

entangled in some legal battles here in

the united states they're also

very fragile when they're young and can

easily die if not kept correctly all

which plays into the fact that they are

still considered

very rare without a doubt this is one of

the most iridescent and colorful

tarantulas on this planet now if there's

an extremely rare tarantula that i left

off this list

make sure you tell me about it down

below in the comments or just tell me

which of these species

you really want to add to your

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