singapore blue juvi

[corij]

any of the learned here know if a juvi with blue legs is a female for sure or can they still mature into being the male? iv seen one or two vids of the adult male its an orrible yellowey brown .

 

[Nicolas C]

They have both the blue legs until the final molt (which turns into greenish yellowish brown for the male, and a deep beautiful blue for the female). I wasn't able to tell who is who until they matured (I had both female and male). But maybe some other people have tricks to do it (if you aren't able to get a shed skin for a spermatheca check, of course).

 

[Phil]

They have both the blue legs until the final molt (which turns into greenish yellowish brown for the male, and a deep beautiful blue for the female). I wasn't able to tell who is who until they matured (I had both female and male). But maybe some other people have tricks to do it (if you aren't able to get a shed skin for a spermatheca check, of course).

My money would be on @Thistles if there are any tricks out there. No pressure.....lol

 

[corij]

i read that the males outnumber the females 5:1 [thespidershop.co.uk] iv only the one so heres hoping!

 

[corij]

They have both the blue legs until the final molt (which turns into greenish yellowish brown for the male, and a deep beautiful blue for the female). I wasn't able to tell who is who until they matured (I had both female and male). But maybe some other people have tricks to do it (if you aren't able to get a shed skin for a spermatheca check, of course).

how long did yours take to get to the final molt?

mines coming up to a year old and is about 4 inches

 

[Thistles]

I have a MF and MM with a few slings right now. They're not too hard to sex ventrally, especially at that size, so if you post tummy pics I will do what I can! They do look very different at maturity. It's been a while since I raised a MM, so I'd listen to Nicolas. I thought I saw some difference pre-maturity, but i might be mistaken. There are a lot of others that do show a darker color for females and a greener color for males before they mature, so maybe I'm remembering incorrectly. Imo the prettiest time for females is when they've got bright purple legs and a more orange carapace. They're so beautiful as "teens."

 

[corij]

these crappy fotos are the best iv got!

 

[corij]

 

[Thistles]

Those are fuzzy pics, but the furrow looks male to me. I'd like clearer pics, though! The color from underneath looked female, but dorsally isn't as bright as my girl's was.

 

[Nicolas C]

how long did yours take to get to the final molt? mines coming up to a year old and is about 4 inches

Sorry for my late answer. About maturing, as you know it all depends on feeding schedule + temps. My male matured about one year and a half after being born. Fast growth rate.

I tried to find one picture of my male one molt before maturing, and same for my female. Unfortunately, my pictures are bad (they are so secretive...), and the one from the male is taken with a flash (which changes the coloring) and the other one not. Not good to give you a visual idea. Anyway, here they are:

The male:

The female:

And, just for the pleasure, the female once matured:

As far as I remember, I wasn't able to tell them apart before maturing. But, once again, I could be wrong and my memory could be mistaken...

 

[corij]

Sorry for my late answer. About maturing, as you know it all depends on feeding schedule + temps. My male matured about one year and a half after being born. Fast growth rate.

I tried to find one picture of my male one molt before maturing, and same for my female. Unfortunately, my pictures are bad (they are so secretive...), and the one from the male is taken with a flash (which changes the coloring) and the other one not. Not good to give you a visual idea. Anyway, here they are:

The male: View attachment 18409

The female: View attachment 18410

And, just for the pleasure, the female once matured: View attachment 18411

As far as I remember, I wasn't able to tell them apart before maturing. But, once again, I could be wrong and my memory could be mistaken...

i must say mine looks just like your male[the legs on your male and mine are thin to the tip] but the females legs in your foto have a wider pad to the tip. maybe thats a way to identify a juvi ?