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<blockquote data-quote="m0lsx" data-source="post: 228957" data-attributes="member: 29323"><p>If it's a juvenile or older. So a reasonable size. The best way is to wait until it molts & then take a reasonable quality photo of the inside of it's Carapace. You want the area between it's book lungs on the bottom of the Carapace. Then post that on the "What sex is my Tarantula." section here & someone will tell you & often others will confirm. So you can be sure.</p><p></p><p>Edited to add. Molts can be a slow sexing method as some T's destroy their molts. With some T's we have molt after molt wrecked.</p><p></p><p>Another way to tell, if it's Juvi or older, is to wait until it's on the side of it's enclosure & get a reasonable photo of it's underside & again ask on the "What sex is my T" section here. Sexing from the underside of a T is called Ventral sexing.</p><p></p><p>Also, if it's a mature adult. Then most, but not all species, can be easily spotted as male by tiny hooks on the underside of their front legs. It's why we talk about Males hooking out.</p><p></p><p>With experience you will often find you are more than 50% correct, when you look at a T's legs, body shape etc & make a guess. But sexing via a molt is for me, the best way. Although some here are as accurate when it comes to ventral sexing. </p><p></p><p>Personally, I leave sexing our T's, to my wife & youngest daughter, as both are far better at it than I am.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="m0lsx, post: 228957, member: 29323"] If it's a juvenile or older. So a reasonable size. The best way is to wait until it molts & then take a reasonable quality photo of the inside of it's Carapace. You want the area between it's book lungs on the bottom of the Carapace. Then post that on the "What sex is my Tarantula." section here & someone will tell you & often others will confirm. So you can be sure. Edited to add. Molts can be a slow sexing method as some T's destroy their molts. With some T's we have molt after molt wrecked. Another way to tell, if it's Juvi or older, is to wait until it's on the side of it's enclosure & get a reasonable photo of it's underside & again ask on the "What sex is my T" section here. Sexing from the underside of a T is called Ventral sexing. Also, if it's a mature adult. Then most, but not all species, can be easily spotted as male by tiny hooks on the underside of their front legs. It's why we talk about Males hooking out. With experience you will often find you are more than 50% correct, when you look at a T's legs, body shape etc & make a guess. But sexing via a molt is for me, the best way. Although some here are as accurate when it comes to ventral sexing. Personally, I leave sexing our T's, to my wife & youngest daughter, as both are far better at it than I am. [/QUOTE]
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