Brachypelma Vagans

@MrGhostMantis It's a Brachypelma Vagans

@Leo Del Campo good to hear. Seriously though, best to keep hands off until the fangs turn black. It'd be pretty crummy to accidentally hurt your T that way.

If you give it another week or two to harden and get another ventral, you'd get a more certain answer. I usually coax them into vials for a good view of the ventral, especially when they're this small and a pinch grab is much more likely to injure them. Hopefully next molt you can snag it before the T munches it, around this size you should be able to see at least the start of developing spermathecae.

@Arachnophoric Thanks so much for the tips and advice!

I'm hoping to snag one of these in the San Diego pet expo this weekend. Any advice?

@MrGhostMantis If you're asking it to me, this exact species are really skittish and fearful so, be prepared lol

Ok, thanks.