Inkie14 Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 I got this girl from somebody in a trade a few weeks ago and he said she was an adult. It's my first Tarantula so I can't tell by her size if she's an adult or not. Could someone with more experience tell me if it looks like she's an adult? Thank you! Image: http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j459/Inkie14/IMG_9036.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpython Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Could be, but it's hard to tell. I had a Rosie that was an "adult" for 2 years before showing it was a male. You can confirm sex with the next shed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpython Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Good looking T btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Always can tell by the next molt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inkie14 Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 So she'll molt again even if she's already an adult? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pannaking22 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Seems a little small to be an adult. Perhaps one or two molts away. I'm leaning female, but like rockpython, I used to have one I swore was a female until it molted into a mature male. If it ends up being female, it will molt until it dies. If it's a male, it will stop molting after maturing (or should at least, though some T keepers have had mature males molt again, often with very little success though). On an unrelated note, I like the pics you have of your pinned insects You're a collector then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inkie14 Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 Thanks for the info! Oh, I just noticed you can scroll and see the other pictures! Yup, I'm an avid insect collector and breeder, a fledgling entomologist and wannabe tropical cockroach taxonomist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Can't females live 10 years? If your into arachnids this is the site for you http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/forum.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Females can live past 20 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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