Is this a gig?

sh0tyme83

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My local Petco has these two nems labeled as gigs. They are selling them for 29.99 so if it is a gig, I'd like to make the commitment and pick one up. The first one is real big, probably about 9 inches across. The second one is only about 4 inches. I don't know what to look for when it comes to knowing if it is a true gig or not.

thanks,

Matt

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Gigantea have pastel color foot and red, green or purple verrucae (not brownish yellow). Just because it have spots does not guarantee that it is a Gigantea. S. helianthus also have spots but no pastel color foot and spots are brownish yellow.
 
A couple more telltale signs of a haddoni: the "trunk" or base appears wide in comparison to the oral disk (gigantea have a relatively narrow base) and red around the mouth -- I have yet to see a gigantea with red "lipstick."
 
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