A newbie guide to Poecilotheria

[garlicpickle]

formosa aren't the easiest pokie to breed apparently, but it's worth giving it a go, and I'd be over the moon if she dropped a good sac

[elliot ness]

Originally Posted by bobsleaf

Does anyone have a ventral picture of an adult P. tigrinawesseli? I bought a P. miranda on the same day and got them mixed up, so I don't know which is which!

Ta!

male or female

[The T Lord]

Originally Posted by garlicpickle

formosa aren't the easiest pokie to breed apparently, but it's worth giving it a go, and I'd be over the moon if she dropped a good sac

i got an adult female too, how big is yours?
got a male available or know of one?
John

[elliot ness]

[Gomjaba]

Nice article indeed - makes me want to have one

Also nice comparision in how to sex them .. I found this once also :

[garlicpickle]

Originally Posted by The T Lord

i got an adult female too, how big is yours?
got a male available or know of one?
John

it's my male, but he's been mature a while so I'm not sure how long he'll last. He might get munched anyway, poor lad. There's a guy on AP got one I think, his username is bongo

[The T Lord]

Originally Posted by garlicpickle

it's my male, but he's been mature a while so I'm not sure how long he'll last. He might get munched anyway, poor lad. There's a guy on AP got one I think, his username is bongo

Thanks, not 100% sure mine is adult, its about 6"

[garlicpickle]

shan't be mating her today lol, I just unplugged her heat mat so I could pull her tank out, and she's moulted today

still, I guess that means a better chance of success if she's freshly moulted, as she won't be doing so again for a while

[shortyshazz]

So the white line in between the book lungs indicates female does it?

[Danhalen]

Originally Posted by shortyshazz

So the white line in between the book lungs indicates female does it?

Not necessarily, as males of some species can also appear to have a white line, but generally, it's a good indicator. You'd be better off taking the over all shape and form of the entire region into account too though.