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What sex is my Tarantula?
Ventral sexing of T. albopilosus
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<blockquote data-quote="Stan Schultz" data-source="post: 187655" data-attributes="member: 28438"><p>The "molt-a-Rama" season for nearly all tarantulas that originate from, or have become acclimatized to the Northern Hemisphere, usually starts sometime in March and usually ends sometime in May. "Outliers" may molt in late February and as late as June. Nonconformists may molt anytime during the year that suits them!</p><p></p><p>In the New World, this includes almost everything native to northern South America and northward, including your <em>T. albopilosus</em> (Central American), plus virtually all captive bred individuals. Wild caught <strong><a href="http://people.ucalgary.ca/~schultz/roses.html" target="_blank"><strong>Chilean rose tarantulas</strong></a></strong> are a distinct exception, however. And the New World, Southern Hemisphere tarantulas other than roses seem to acclimatize quickly enough so that you normally hardly notice the hiccup.</p><p></p><p>Just don't bet the rent money on the exact date! Tarantulas have a habit of doing whatever they do according to their own schedule, irrespective of my rules. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>BTW, it's a female. The epigynal plate is wide and of a trapezoidal shape, and the bulge is quite noticeable. A male's epigynal plate would have been more rectangular (parallel sides) and narrower, with the long axis oriented front to back.</p><p></p><p>The appearance of the ends of the pedipalps threw me for a loss for a moment, but I think that their seemingly clubbed shape is the result of perspective rather than the "boxing gloves" of normal, adult, male tarantulas.</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps. Enjoy your newfound little buddies!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stan Schultz, post: 187655, member: 28438"] The "molt-a-Rama" season for nearly all tarantulas that originate from, or have become acclimatized to the Northern Hemisphere, usually starts sometime in March and usually ends sometime in May. "Outliers" may molt in late February and as late as June. Nonconformists may molt anytime during the year that suits them! In the New World, this includes almost everything native to northern South America and northward, including your [I]T. albopilosus[/I] (Central American), plus virtually all captive bred individuals. Wild caught [B][URL='http://people.ucalgary.ca/~schultz/roses.html'][B]Chilean rose tarantulas[/B][/URL][/B] are a distinct exception, however. And the New World, Southern Hemisphere tarantulas other than roses seem to acclimatize quickly enough so that you normally hardly notice the hiccup. Just don't bet the rent money on the exact date! Tarantulas have a habit of doing whatever they do according to their own schedule, irrespective of my rules. :) BTW, it's a female. The epigynal plate is wide and of a trapezoidal shape, and the bulge is quite noticeable. A male's epigynal plate would have been more rectangular (parallel sides) and narrower, with the long axis oriented front to back. The appearance of the ends of the pedipalps threw me for a loss for a moment, but I think that their seemingly clubbed shape is the result of perspective rather than the "boxing gloves" of normal, adult, male tarantulas. Hope this helps. Enjoy your newfound little buddies! [/QUOTE]
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