4" Poecilotheria metallica. M or F?

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  Androxian

• Aug 3, 2019

I'm a novice so I would wait for a more skilled individual to give their take @arachnidgill but this specimen appears to be a male.

What price did you manage to snag it at?

 

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  slowburn

• Aug 3, 2019

@Androxian $30 US

 

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  Vanessa

• Aug 3, 2019

I'm no expert on Poecilotheria, but that does look very male to me. And, at that size, they are possibly penultimate.

 

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  Androxian

• Aug 3, 2019

@slowburn Could be the reason you got it for so cheap. If what @VanessaS said is true, you might have him for a few years but they usually don't last long after the penultimate molt, if that is indeed the case. You could try to find someone who has a female and go for a breeding attempt, and maybe get some slings out of it!

 

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  Vanessa

• Aug 3, 2019

Yes, for $30, someone knew that it was male. This gets filed under... "If it seems too good to be true, it likely is."

 

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  slowburn

• Aug 3, 2019

@VanessaS I bought it as a suspected male, the kid I bought it from had a molt but it was pretty chewed up. Figured I'd take the gamble for $30. Even male metallica are worth plenty more than that..

 

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  Theneil

• Aug 4, 2019

@VanessaS @slowburn A MM P. metalica will sell for 100 in the US, and people are always lookking for one. I would agree that it was a good deal.