How big is a MM Neoholothele incei?

[sloth]

Hello everyone. I have a Neoholothele incei “Gold” that I’ve had for around 6 months. Went from a .75” specimen to now around 2” specimen. I heard MM are right around the 2” mark while mine has yet to get any swollen palps and is not leggy. Is there a good chance she could be female? I tried sexing her last molt but it was too messed up. Thanks to everyone in advance.

 

[Arachnophoric]

My MM is a solid 2.5", maybe more, so you're not quite out of the woods yet. If it is male, it's likely penultimate.

 

[sloth]

My MM is a solid 2.5", maybe more, so you're not quite out of the woods yet. If it is male, it's likely penultimate.

I’ll try to get a better pic of it’s palps. If it is penultimate, it would still have swollen palps, right? If so, it doesn’t have any sign of swollen palps... to me at least

 

[Liquifin]

2.5''-3'' is the max size of MM N. incei. Mines were a straight 2.75''-3'' MM.

MM N. incei Olive

• Liquifin
• Feb 9, 2019
• holothele incei holothele vellardi incei male mature male neoholothele neoholothele incei trinidad olive tarantula

Well that's 1 of 3. Wondering if the next 2 are males as well. But I don't know, since getting...

 

[Arachnophoric]

I’ll try to get a better pic of it’s palps. If it is penultimate, it would still have swollen palps, right? If so, it doesn’t have any sign of swollen palps... to me at least

No, he wouldn't. They're not actually swollen, they just get a bulbous appearance to them as the emboli (what the males use to deposit sperm) have developed and are tucked tight to the pedipalp until the male uses them. Your T most definitely isn't a mature male, as they look very different, but without ventrally sexing or molt sexing, you won't have any idea on the sex until after the male goes through his ultimate molt, in which he'll have the emboli as well as tibial hooks.

 

[Vanessa]

My adult female is 3.5", so a 2" individual is not out of the woods yet as far as being male. They could most definitely hook out next moult, or possibly even the one after that.

 

[cold blood]

males can mature as small as 1.25" and as large as 2.5".....a normal size would be 1.75-2.25".