I'm not talking specifically about P subfusca, hybridisation in general annoys me and 'new' people could really mess the hobby up by practicing it!

Geopad2 wrote: They are the same species, IMO. Best would still be to do DNA sampling and settle this once and for all.

Currently as it stands they ARE the same species.... doesn't mean it will stay that way does it?

Taki wrote:

Currently as it stands they ARE the same species.... doesn't mean it will stay that way does it?

I agree with you. Still, the only way to sort this once and for all is to get DNA samples from both and do a comparison, if there is one to be made.

Taki wrote: I'm not talking specifically about P subfusca, hybridisation in general annoys me and 'new' people could really mess the hobby up by practicing it!

And by the same standard, people can mess up the hobby from someone dying after being bitten by a calceatum!

Taki wrote:

Geopad2 wrote: They are the same species, IMO. Best would still be to do DNA sampling and settle this once and for all.

Currently as it stands they ARE the same species.... doesn't mean it will stay that way does it?

By that same argument, DNA testing could split lots of other spiders into seperate species.

Taki and I would therefore like to suggest that no one breed any spiders until we can do testing on both the male and female that you intend to mate. Once we have the results you will have permission to breed them.
Thank you all for your co operation in this matter.
Taki and Ruan

@ Ceratogyrus

We'd better get your male and my female tested before approved "insertions" then :eyepoke: