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Have male pink toe, would like to look into mating in the next year

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Lisbon, NH
Hey there! I’m new to the hobby but I bought a spiderling (Pink Toe) and it appears to be male from sexing its molts. He has molted twice since buying him in Feb of 2023, I’ve been feeding him plenty. I can send most recent molt to verify sex, but I was just hoping to find someone with a female Pink Toe with an easy-going temperament (he’s very skittish and hasn’t reached the “must-escape-to-find-mate” age yet, most recent molt was just in June of 2023, with first I observed in April, but ones before that would’ve been tiny because he was only 2 inches long when I bought him in February). I thought I’d post early to find someone to coordinate a possible mating with, especially with the guarantee that when I do send him off :)-(
I will get a spiderling at some point, even if this mating is unsuccessful/he is eaten. I will probably wait until he molts at least one more time, maybe 2 more, so I’d be looking to send him off by the beginning of 2024 probably. I’ll pay shipping to you of course, once I see your female and we reach an agreement. Since males live so much shorter I don’t see a purpose in keeping him isolated for the rest of his life, and he is a beautiful specimen.
I’ll email (many) photos upon request, thank you!
 
Messages
3
Location
Lisbon, NH
Some pics of this one (sorry, I need to clean the water spots off the inside of the tank)…
Hey there! I’m new to the hobby but I bought a spiderling (Pink Toe) and it appears to be male from sexing its molts. He has molted twice since buying him in Feb of 2023, I’ve been feeding him plenty. I can send most recent molt to verify sex, but I was just hoping to find someone with a female Pink Toe with an easy-going temperament (he’s very skittish and hasn’t reached the “must-escape-to-find-mate” age yet, most recent molt was just in June of 2023, with first I observed in April, but ones before that would’ve been tiny because he was only 2 inches long when I bought him in February). I thought I’d post early to find someone to coordinate a possible mating with, especially with the guarantee that when I do send him off :)-(
I will get a spiderling at some point, even if this mating is unsuccessful/he is eaten. I will probably wait until he molts at least one more time, maybe 2 more, so I’d be looking to send him off by the beginning of 2024 probably. I’ll pay shipping to you of course, once I see your female and we reach an agreement. Since males live so much shorter I don’t see a purpose in keeping him isolated for the rest of his life, and he is a beautiful specimen.
I’ll email (many) photos upon request, thank you!
 

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ta122

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I'd set up the arrangement differently. There are people who scam people in this hobby. If someone is going to potentially get your male and say he was eaten or was a DOA or whatever, at least make them pay for shipping to themselves, and you pay shipping back to you. That doesn't mean everyone is a scammer. It's just a way to minimize potential loss.
 
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