Immature Male with Tibials?

[slm020]

Hi

I have an A Genic male, who is around 8 months old. He is still quite small considering the females that I have seen on the internet, and at around 5 inch leg span I don't think that he is full grown. I am a bit worried though that I may be wrong, because it seems that on his last molt he has grown bulbs and tibials. (I have attached pictures) Could he have them yet still have some molts to go, or would that have been his last molt and he will grow no more?

Any help would be really handy.

Thanks

Steve

 

[rob0t]

He may try to molt again but rarely is it successful. Once he has his bulbs he's ready to go. It's not uncommon for males to be smaller than females.

 

[slm020]

Attached Pics

 

[Shrike]

Nope, he's mature. Find him a date.

 

[crawltech]

he is 100% mature....jus a lil guy tho....i jus had a genic mature, and he is a easy 8incher

find a date for him

 

[spiderengineer]

just had a similar problem and here is my thread

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?244218-A-premature-Mature-haplopelma-albostriatum

long story short they can come in all sizes and its all about how receptive the female is

 

[slm020]

That's really good news, looking through your thread I see other people have had similar concerns too, so at least I know that mine isn't the runt of the litter! Now just need to go about finding him a date!

Thanks everyone for putting my mind at ease.... Now I just need to find him a girl near London, UK! Is there anywhere in particular or should I just start a new thread?

 

[Hobo]

You might consider joining the European sub board and positing in the classifieds there.

Otherwise, try the classifieds or invertsonals, but please read the rules regarding posting in those sections first.

 

[Palespider]

Wow, he sure is tiny. Reminds me of a runt LP MM (around 5 inches) I had a while back, and a friend had a huge one, around 9 inches at the same time. Wonder if it's just a NW thing, all my MM pokies seem to be pretty consistent.

 

[Londoner]

Wow, he sure is tiny. Reminds me of a runt LP MM (around 5 inches) I had a while back, and a friend had a huge one, around 9 inches at the same time. Wonder if it's just a NW thing, all my MM pokies seem to be pretty consistent.

I was once given a MM P. fasciata that was around 3 to 3.5 inches DLS. He looked ridiculously small compared to my adult female. I wasn't too surprised when she munched him on the first attempt at pairing.

 

[Palespider]

Haha, poor guy. Wonder if there's some variables that dictate how soon they mature that we aren't aware of... Maybe it's their age that dictates when they mature, not their instar... :? (yes I'm reaching)

 

[Londoner]

Haha, poor guy. Wonder if there's some variables that dictate how soon they mature that we aren't aware of... Maybe it's their age that dictates when they mature, not their instar... :? (yes I'm reaching)

Maybe. I've also had a tiny MM P. imirnia and seen 'runts' from other genera and species. I don't see why you wouldn't get random 'runts' in all species across all genera. Seems plausible to me. Maybe they'd be picked off in the wild but they make it to adulthood in their cosy digs in our homes?.....(yes I'm reaching too, but it's an interesting reach lol).

 

[spiderengineer]

Haha, poor guy. Wonder if there's some variables that dictate how soon they mature that we aren't aware of... Maybe it's their age that dictates when they mature, not their instar... :? (yes I'm reaching)

I assume it has to do with the genetics. I mean each individual T in one sac are not identical to each other so I would imagine the some just mature faster then other and thats just how it is.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Hi

I have an A Genic male, who is around 8 months old. He is still quite small considering the females that I have seen on the internet, and at around 5 inch leg span I don't think that he is full grown. I am a bit worried though that I may be wrong, because it seems that on his last molt he has grown bulbs and tibials. (I have attached pictures) Could he have them yet still have some molts to go, or would that have been his last molt and he will grow no more?

Any help would be really handy.

Thanks

Steve

He is Mature.. Males can vary from smaller than normal ,... to being MASSive legspans 8" or so

---------- Post added 02-24-2013 at 07:55 PM ----------

I was once given a MM P. fasciata that was around 3 to 3.5 inches DLS. He looked ridiculously small compared to my adult female. I wasn't too surprised when she munched him on the first attempt at pairing.

Wow.... MY MM P regalis is 6" inches I thought he was little
MM LP 7.5" inches

 

[SuzukiSwift]

I'm just imagining that little dude trying to mate with an 8" female genic ::