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<blockquote data-quote="Poec54" data-source="post: 39602" data-attributes="member: 3524"><p>Both. Tarantulas growth rates can be stunted in captivity, and they can also be sped up where the spider is large for it's age. Under reasonable growth situations, females of many tropical species will be ready at 3 to 5 years; males often 2 years ahead of their sisters. Since you mentioned pulchripes, males can grow at a good pace. I've had 3-4" males mature a year later as 7" adults. Their sisters wouldn't be breedable nearly that soon. I wouldn't dream of breeding a pulchripes female that was under 6".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Poec54, post: 39602, member: 3524"] Both. Tarantulas growth rates can be stunted in captivity, and they can also be sped up where the spider is large for it's age. Under reasonable growth situations, females of many tropical species will be ready at 3 to 5 years; males often 2 years ahead of their sisters. Since you mentioned pulchripes, males can grow at a good pace. I've had 3-4" males mature a year later as 7" adults. Their sisters wouldn't be breedable nearly that soon. I wouldn't dream of breeding a pulchripes female that was under 6". [/QUOTE]
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