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<blockquote data-quote="Samuraisid" data-source="post: 1108" data-attributes="member: 344"><p>I couldnt look at the link, cuz Im at work and the page wont load.</p><p> </p><p>My method is pretty poor, and I destroy more exuviums than I properly sex, but Ive only been sexing for a couple months now.</p><p> </p><p>What I do is, place the molt in a ziplock bag with a piece of moist paper towel, and leave it for a while. This allows the exuvium to soften up and become more manageable. From there, I put pins through coxae L4 and R4, and slowly start to roll out the opisthosoma. Since the furrow can be almost invisible depending on the size of the T, I just aim for unrolling the entire epigastric plate, and then graze a pin from top to bottom along the lower portion of the plate. A magnifying glass works well, because the flap (dont remember what its really called... furrow?) might be near invisible on smaller molts. However, if the exivum is really small, I will always label the T as either Suspect Male or Suspect Female, until I get the next exuvium to sex again.</p><p> </p><p>Ive heard people have had success sexing small molts by taking pictures and then zooming in on the computer. As well, Ive heard about dishsoap to help spread out the exuvium while reducing tearing, but I havnt tried this myself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Samuraisid, post: 1108, member: 344"] I couldnt look at the link, cuz Im at work and the page wont load. My method is pretty poor, and I destroy more exuviums than I properly sex, but Ive only been sexing for a couple months now. What I do is, place the molt in a ziplock bag with a piece of moist paper towel, and leave it for a while. This allows the exuvium to soften up and become more manageable. From there, I put pins through coxae L4 and R4, and slowly start to roll out the opisthosoma. Since the furrow can be almost invisible depending on the size of the T, I just aim for unrolling the entire epigastric plate, and then graze a pin from top to bottom along the lower portion of the plate. A magnifying glass works well, because the flap (dont remember what its really called... furrow?) might be near invisible on smaller molts. However, if the exivum is really small, I will always label the T as either Suspect Male or Suspect Female, until I get the next exuvium to sex again. Ive heard people have had success sexing small molts by taking pictures and then zooming in on the computer. As well, Ive heard about dishsoap to help spread out the exuvium while reducing tearing, but I havnt tried this myself. [/QUOTE]
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