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I've got male

Peeps,

Could someone confirm for me that this skin shows that my
Brachypelma Boehmei is a male please.

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Thanks

Azrael

P.S. I've got a few more pictures of this moult as it was happening. I'll post them soon.
 
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This is very interesting thanks for all the info. I had no idea they were non-fatal or taht they lived so long and all the rest. I realise IM threadjackng here but earlier in the thread you mentioned that house spiders can give you a painful bite, are you talking about the common house spider? The ones you find in the bath and are about 2-3 inches across? My dad always picks these up and I just managed to make myself do it the other night. They havent bitten either of us but your saying they can?
 
Re: I've got male

Originally posted by azrael357
Peeps,

Could someone confirm for me that this skin shows that my
Brachypelma Boehmei is a male please.



Thanks

Azrael

P.S. I've got a few more pictures of this moult as it was happening. I'll post them soon.
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I'd be leaning more towards immature female actually, especially looking at the position of the anterior book lungs.
 
Lopez,

Are you sure it's a female? I've checked some sites on how to gender a T from a skin and I thought it looked like a male.

Then again the moults on those site were from mature T's and as you pointed out my T is still subadult.

I've got some cool pictures of the moult which I'll post today.
 
Originally posted by St0n3y
Lopéz: do you know a guy called Neil (posts on Brum-T's website) - he has a female H.lividium for sale and just wondered if he was ok to deal with etc?
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Yep Neil's a tidy bloke but I (personally) think his H lividum is overpriced by about a fiver or so :)
 
Originally posted by azrael357
Lopez,

Are you sure it's a female? I've checked some sites on how to gender a T from a skin and I thought it looked like a male.

Then again the moults on those site were from mature T's and as you pointed out my T is still subadult.

I've got some cool pictures of the moult which I'll post today.
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Nice moult pics - boehmei is about the only Brachypelma I'd consider shelling out hard-earned for.

Ask Phil Messenger if you can send the skin to be sexed - there are a few other people who will do this accurately for you., I'm not really practiced enough until it comes to adults/nearly adults.
 
rick west's site has a pretty good page about sexing your spiders.

check it out :)

http://www.birdspiders.com/faq_sex.html

i've been getting the torch out and flashing my t's to determine their sex and it seems they are all females but i think it might be inexperience or wishful thinking :D



lopez: what about ruhnaui? :p they are pretty stunning to me
 
I must be one of the few people who can't see the attraction with B ruhnuai. It just looks like an Aphonopelma that got bleached in the sun, or a B vagans with a bleached hairdo ;)
I could quite happily have a "no Brachypelma" rule for my collection. I'd rather fill my shelves with Haplopelma, Cyriopagopus, Chilobrachys, Poecilotheria, Pterinochilus and so on :)
In fact, the less New Worlders the better - the hair makes me itch so much. My Cyclosternum fasciatum moulted yesterday (has yours shed yet Repo? They're siblings remember) and I'm itching like mad from just removing the exuvium.
 
I don’t really mind the Brachypelma variety (I currently have B.Smithi and B.auratum slings). One Tarantula I personally think is over hyped is the A.Versicolor I saw one at the weekend in a pet shop and the guy there was trying to sell one to me, I think he didn’t believe me when I said I didn't like it much, but I guess it’s down to personal preference ;)

Moving on – I finally got that P.Regalis Spiderling from a local pet shop last night but to find that even though the box was labelled “Indian Ornamental” I thought it looked rather similar to my P.Ornata that died last week. Upon closer inspection of the box I saw a very faint scribble which said – ornate ornamental (I had a quick look on google and it seems that ornate is another name for the fringed – is this true?) so hopefully it looks like I have another P.Ornata. Couldn't believe how bad they are kept in pet shops the poor little pokies tub was crawling with mites :( but its now settled in to its new 5* accommodation :).
 
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Originally posted by St0n3y
IMoving on – I finally got that P.Regalis Spiderling from a local pet shop last night but to find that even though the box was labelled “Indian Ornamental” I thought it looked rather similar to my P.Ornata that died last week. Upon closer inspection of the box I saw a very faint scribble which said – ornate ornamental (I had a quick look on google and it seems that ornate is another name for the fringed – is this true?) so hopefully it looks like I have another P.Ornata. Couldn't believe how bad they are kept in pet shops the poor little pokies tub was crawling with mites :( but its now settled in to its new 5* accommodation :).
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Get me some pictures (ventral shots would be handy too) and I might be able to confirm the species. Ornata is generally darker brown/grey with orange/yellow markings, whereas regalis tend to be pale grey/white with lighter yellow markings.

Oh,. and nip over to www.giantspiders.com[url] - new mature male P metallica pic. :)
 
Anyone here want to have an a.metallica for £5 inc. (and a c.rose if the bugger is still alive in his burrow.

Both slings, the c.rose is very small but the a.metallica is quite big, i'd say about 1" legspan.

Cheers,
 
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