Mature male appreciation thread

[Mango The Friendly OBT]

Saw this thread on arachnoboards, might as well post it here. Mature males are often very underrated even though they are very pretty, since people always want female tarantulas. Show us you mature male tarantula pics. Here's my freshly molted mature male C cyaneopubescens, also my first tarantula:

 

[iwantfree GBB]

wow

 

[Mango The Friendly OBT]

wow

 

[fluffytocatl]

Don't have any pics of my own but I also think mature males are underrated! It's always hard to see a pet go, but it also seems to me to be a great way to find a few species and take care of them without committing to 15 years.

 

[Tarantula Trooper]

Don't have any pics of my own but I also think mature males are underrated! It's always hard to see a pet go, but it also seems to me to be a great way to find a few species and take care of them without committing to 15 years.

Another thing bout the males is you grow extremely fond of them and in no time their gone! Heartbreaking at times! To me it also seems that fiesty males in some species mellow. My first Psalmopeous Cambrigei was a firecracker of a spider and when he hooked out became a big ole sweet heart! Still miss him.

 

[Jeef]

I dont mind when one of mine hooks out. It is just another part of keeping tarantulas.

As far as shorter lifespans go, you can do absolutely everything right and still have a tarantula die on you. It sucks, but it happens.

Here is my current lot of guys. A Tliltocatl vagans, a Hapolopus sp. Colombia (Klein form), and a Xenesthis immanis.

 

[iwantfree GBB]

I dont mind when one of mine hooks out. It is just another part of keeping tarantulas.

As far as shorter lifespans go, you can do absolutely everything right and still have a tarantula die on you. It sucks, but it happens.

Here is my current lot of guys. A Tliltocatl vagans, a Hapolopus sp. Colombia (Klein form), and a Xenesthis immanis.

what do you mean by ''klein form''? i do know that klein means small in dutch because i am dutch. but can you please tell me what that is?

 

[Mango The Friendly OBT]

what do you mean by ''klein form''? i do know that klein means small in dutch because i am dutch. but can you please tell me what that is?

Hapalopus sp Colombia has a large form and a small form.

 

[iwantfree GBB]

Hapalopus sp Colombia has a large form and a small form.

as in 2 species inside of 1? (hapalopus sp colombia) or as in times like sling/adult?

 

[Mango The Friendly OBT]

as in 2 species inside of 1? (hapalopus sp colombia) or as in times like sling/adult?

No it's two different variants