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<blockquote data-quote="Salatia" data-source="post: 229134" data-attributes="member: 38837"><p>I'm not clear what you are asking.</p><p></p><p>What do you mean by 'extended'?</p><p></p><p>In the image I can see a pale abdominal underside - nothing unusual. As tarantulas grow their colouration develops and gets closer to what it will be as a matured adult. Irminia are sexually dimorphic as well, which means colour variation between males and females. Either way, nothing I can see here looks strange or noteworthy. If you believe there's something specific to note, it might help to highlight it - but I can't say as looking at the abdomen it simply looks like any tarantula abdomen. </p><p></p><p>Note that same age is also not very helpful in tarantulas. Age is meaningless, because while two tarantulas may have been alive for the same amount of time they could be very differently sized, since conditions and feeding frequency will make some grow faster or slower than others. Additionally, males typically mature before females from the same sac, and even those of the same sex might experience the same conditions and grow at slightly different speeds. </p><p></p><p>I would recommend you read threads that cover the information for beginner keepers, as I get the impression from your post that there are a lot of areas in which you need to do further reading in order for your tarantulas to remain healthy, and be long-lived. In particular, individuals won't look identical for a multitude of reasons, and assuming that a difference being present means there is an issue could cause actual problems. Those threads typically contain a lot of info regarding actual issues to keep an eye out for as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Salatia, post: 229134, member: 38837"] I'm not clear what you are asking. What do you mean by 'extended'? In the image I can see a pale abdominal underside - nothing unusual. As tarantulas grow their colouration develops and gets closer to what it will be as a matured adult. Irminia are sexually dimorphic as well, which means colour variation between males and females. Either way, nothing I can see here looks strange or noteworthy. If you believe there's something specific to note, it might help to highlight it - but I can't say as looking at the abdomen it simply looks like any tarantula abdomen. Note that same age is also not very helpful in tarantulas. Age is meaningless, because while two tarantulas may have been alive for the same amount of time they could be very differently sized, since conditions and feeding frequency will make some grow faster or slower than others. Additionally, males typically mature before females from the same sac, and even those of the same sex might experience the same conditions and grow at slightly different speeds. I would recommend you read threads that cover the information for beginner keepers, as I get the impression from your post that there are a lot of areas in which you need to do further reading in order for your tarantulas to remain healthy, and be long-lived. In particular, individuals won't look identical for a multitude of reasons, and assuming that a difference being present means there is an issue could cause actual problems. Those threads typically contain a lot of info regarding actual issues to keep an eye out for as well. [/QUOTE]
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