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Sexing Poecilotheria (Metallica & Ornata)

NaJoe

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Hello,

I currently have two P. Metallicas named Baba and Nana (forgive my simplistic naming ideas... lol) and one P. Ornata named E.R. (so I can always remember to be SAFE and ALERT).

My P. Metallicas are about 1.5 inches to 1.75 and I know it's hard to sex younger ones, but I have read that with Poecilotheria species sometimes it's easier to sex them when they are younger rather than older. Also, I have read that with P. Ornatas you can sex by the color and mine definitely looks like it's a female please correct me if I'm wrong.

Below are the pictures of my beautiful babies.
Please help me sex them :)

1) P. Metallica
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2) P. Metallica
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3) P. Ornata (Ventral)
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(Same) P. Ornata Front View
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(Same) P. Ornata Front View(2)
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Casey K.

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#2 looks female to me- it's hard to say with metallica #1 and the ornata. Need the pics to be clear and possibly zoomed in a bit more.
 

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