What sex is my 3"+ p. metallica?

[cshui]

Hey! This is my first time posting on this forum, but I'm having a notoriously hard time getting a good molt to sex for this specimen. Any guesses on sex from this ventral image?

 

[DustyD]

Welcome and feel free to more formally introduce yourself in the introduction area. As for sexing, I will leave that up to the more educated, although there is an excellent sexing guide on this forum by Plessey.

 

[WolfSpider]

Congrats. looks like a girl to me. Plessey is very smart, but he excels in exuvia. For confirmation, I'd ask @Casey K.

 

[cshui]

Congrats. looks like a girl to me. Plessey is very smart, but he excels in exuvia. For confirmation, I'd ask @Casey K.

Thanks y'all. I'll be sure to check out Plessy's guide. Usually I can confirm easily with molts but this T molts at the most inconvenient times for me to catch LOL.

 

[Casey K.]

Looks female to me.

 

[DustyD]

So is there a big difference between sexing a tarantula live vs it's molt? I mean besides the molt tending to be flatter. Shouldn't the determining parts be on both. Just curious.

 

[x_raphael_xx]

So is there a big difference between sexing a tarantula live vs it's molt? I mean besides the molt tending to be flatter. Shouldn't the determining parts be on both. Just curious.

It's more obvious on the molt, as the female has a 'flap' between the booklungs.
Ventrally its more of an educated guess, as a newbie myself, its difficult to tell the difference. I would have guessed male from the above photo, but after looking closer I realise I was looking at the apparent notch in the hair, and missed the nice straight line.

 

[x_raphael_xx]

I should also have said... the 'flap' is on the inside. And with a molt, you get to see inside your spider

 

[DustyD]

Thanks!

 

[octanejunkie]

While there are aspects of that pic that indicates female, the anterior book lung spacing being closer, and the "dot" possibly suggest male. Some say dorsal sexing pokies is more accurate than ventral; obviously sexing via exuvia is most accurate unless emboli are present allowing an immediate determination.

I will not hazard a guess on this go round.

However, I will offer a good read on pokies in general:

https://www.reptileforums.co.uk/threads/a-newbie-guide-to-poecilotheria.234784/

 

[x_raphael_xx]

However, I will offer a good read on pokies in general:

https://www.reptileforums.co.uk/threads/a-newbie-guide-to-poecilotheria.234784/

Very interesting reading, thank you. My first pokie is arriving tomorrow, p.ornata

 

[WolfSpider]

Very interesting reading, thank you. My first pokie is arriving tomorrow, p.ornata

You must like to jump into the deep end of the pool!!!

 

[x_raphael_xx]

You must like to jump into the deep end of the pool!!!

Well you don't get experience if you never take the plunge! I'm going to take it slow, careful and with full respect. Getting tagged is not my aim

 

[octanejunkie]

Very interesting reading, thank you. My first pokie is arriving tomorrow, p.ornata

You must like to jump into the deep end of the pool!!!

P ornata is probably one of the largest and "least friendly" you could have started with... if jumping in as you are, I would have recommend you start with P regalis or P metallica to break your potential fall.

Either way, I would plan my housing schedule wisely to limit the number of interactions you need to have with an adult ornata.

 

[x_raphael_xx]

P ornata is probably one of the largest and "least friendly" you could have started with... if jumping in as you are, I would have recommend you start with P regalis or P metallica to break your potential fall.

Either way, I would plan my housing schedule wisely to limit the number of interactions you need to have with an adult ornata.

Its 3cm at the moment.
I have a large slider on order from tarantula cribs, which I have earmarked as its permanent home once it out grows its temporary enclosure. I'm planning on getting away with 1 rehouse. (2 if you include its arrival)
I am in no way underestimating this T!