I think I could do with a torch to really appreciate the colours of mine , went to a shoe last weekend , and it wasn't till a guy used a small lamp that I could actually see the colours of the Ts he had for sale !Here is my (suspected) male GBB at about 3.5". He just got his blue legs this past moult, about 2 weeks before that pic was taken.
Carapace is now something between gold and green, and next moult he should green up completely I believe.
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And there he is as a 1.5" sling
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Here is my male Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens at 0.75" (when I first got him).My GBB is around 1-1.5 inches now, I got it back in May as a 1/2 inch. When do their legs become fully blue? Does anyone have any images of their GBB growing up and their legs totally blue? Thanks
Perhaps a wild diet vs one in captivity may show changes. However no captive diet is believed to significantly influence color to best of my knowledge. Also their color doesn’t come from pigments so less likely that diet is a factor.Apologies for the "necro-posting" but I was just researching the subject and this is the only discussion I have found on the matter...
Like Blue Jaye, I have a >4" GBB with very muted coloration.
I have a few questions...
1) Could diet or habitat effect the coloring?
2) @ Comemeism (the O.P.) how is your GBB doing? Did it ever color up?
3) @ Blue Jaye, same question.
I'm new to the hobby as I just inherited this GBB a few weeks ago. Despite his lack of coloring, I'm in love.