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sparticus · Jan 28, 2024

My machala is a little smaller than that and it was super hard for me to tell. I thought it looked male, then looked at the old skin weeks later and it looked pretty clearly female. So maybe let it dry out for a couple weeks and look again and the molt will turn female like mine did?

Charliemum · Jan 28, 2024

sparticus said:
My machala is a little smaller than that and it was super hard for me to tell. I thought it looked male, then looked at the old skin weeks later and it looked pretty clearly female. So maybe let it dry out for a couple weeks and look again and the molt will turn female like mine did?

Thank you I will keep it to one side and do exactly that n

I am as lucky as you were

NMTs · Jan 28, 2024

It looks like it could be female - I don't really see spermathecae, but I also don't see any patch of epiandrous fusillae indicating that it's male. Checking on it after it dries is a good idea, and sometimes with the big species the spermathecae take longer to develop.

Charliemum · Jan 28, 2024

NMTs said:
It looks like it could be female - I don't really see spermathecae, but I also don't see any patch of epiandrous fusillae indicating that it's male. Checking on it after it dries is a good idea, and sometimes with the big species the spermathecae take longer to develop.

Drying as we speak lol and thank you

it was confusing me because I can see something there above the flap but it's not the right shape and you definitely have a better grip on this then me so thought i would ask you.

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