I'm not sure what the exchange rate is but here in SA it costs roughly R250 to R300 I bought mine for R260 and am still gaining lots of useful info from it.

Stanley A. Schultz wrote:

Panama wrote: ... not everyone can afford the TKG. ...

Which raises some interesting questions.

"How much does TKG3 cost in S. A.?"

"How much do the more common species of tarantulas cost (for comparison)?"

For example, in the USA (where I am now, specifically Texas) a Chilean rose (G. rosea) retails for about US $25, spiderling redknees (B. smithi) sell for maybe US $50. Most pet shops sell TKG3 for about US $22.95.

The Money converter

I got my copy of TKG3 for R170($19.09) via Amazon(one of those online book shops) from the states.

G. rosea R100.00 ($11.94)
B. smithi R120 to R350 ($14.33 to $41.80)

Cenotaph wrote: P.S. are you pregnant too? lol

Hehe! Summer pregnancies are the most fun I'm told!

I have come to think about successful breeding as something you aspire to, not just chucking two spiders in together without any planning besides an excited call for info on the forum.

Different strokes for people expecting different things from the hobby I suppose.

Hi guys read all the posts, i agree fully, i have just mated my B.Vagans, i did the research got alot of info, but not the info i wanted, so i wrote on the forum(the reason i am on here)and asked for accurate advice on the temp and humi ect... got a reply that had all the info i ALREADY had, so i got a little pissed off, cause i thought some one who has bred the B.Vagans would be able to tell me EXACTLY what i wanted to know! so i did handle the subject wrong(i do admit)but then got some good info! but i still do not know when to pull the sack from mommy, to many people say 21 days then its 28 days ect...i know no one wants to breed B.Vagans as they have flooded the marked, but my baby boy had matured, so i really wanted to give it a try! and now i still do not know when to pull the sack, i dont want to put them in a Mach-mom!!!

P.S as far as i can tell it is 28 days to pull her egg sack. then i would not have to put the sack into a mach-mom.....

Tai-rantula wrote: but i still do not know when to pull the sack from mommy, to many people say 21 days then its 28 days ect...i know no one wants to breed B.Vagans as they have flooded the marked, but my baby boy had matured, so i really wanted to give it a try! and now i still do not know when to pull the sack, i dont want to put them in a Mach-mom!!!

P.S as far as i can tell it is 28 days to pull her egg sack. then i would not have to put the sack into a mach-mom.....

The reason nobody has given you an exact answer is because it is entirely up to you.
You can pull the sac after 14 days or 40 days. It is your choice really.
If you don't want to incubate them yourself, leave the sac with mommy and she will do the rest.
They have after all been doing this for millions of years.
I don't own a mechanical mom and have pulled sacs after 14 days and just put them in a hammock incubator.

thanks Cerat for the info, im gana give it a try and see what happens, i just dont want to lose any of the babies!!!