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Avicularia purpurea (Purple Pink Toe)
Cyriopagopus hainanus
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G. pulchra ~3.5-4 inch DLS
Sorry for the horrible picture I am having a hard time getting a better pic tonight!

This looks like a female to me BUT I really want it to be a female so I would like to confirm with more experienced keepers before I get too excited. 🤞🤞🤞
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sallierebecca said:
Actually I think it’s a boy 😭
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I'd agree. Don't be too sad - males of this species will live a long time (longer than females of many other species), and once he matures he'll be a very popular fellow with folks that have females ready to breed. 👍
 
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Actually I think it’s a boy 😭
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I'd agree. Don't be too sad - males of this species will live a long time (longer than females of many other species), and once he matures he'll be a very popular fellow with folks that have females ready to breed. 👍
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Everyone says that but I have not had good luck finding people who are interested in my male tarantulas :/

That light area kept throwing me off. I was having a really time getting clear close ups.
 
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G. Pulchra ~3.5 in

Every time I tried to look at this molt and learn from it I saw something...
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At 3.5-4" DLS, the female parts should be obvious - if you have to search too hard, they're probably not there. For comparison, look at this molt from a specimen about an inch smaller and notice how pronounced the flap (uterus externus) and spermathecae are:
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grammostola pulchra 2.5"
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NMTs said:
At 3.5-4" DLS, the female parts should be obvious - if you have to search too hard, they're probably not there. For comparison, look at this molt from a specimen about an inch smaller and notice how pronounced the flap (uterus externus) and spermathecae are:
arachnoboards.com

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grammostola pulchra 2.5"
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That’s super helpful! Thank you!
 
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sallierebecca said:
Actually I think it’s a boy 😭
Everyone says that but I have not had good luck finding people who are interested in my male tarantulas :/
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There is a section here in the classifieds to create a dating profile (not literally, but it sounds better than posting an ad 🤣)

If you are willing to safely ship him it will create more opportunities... ......... 🤣

There are other places people post males or requests for males, like Facebook, but at least here you have the peace of mind that the person will take good care of them and get the job attempted in the safest way possible

I hope I live long enough to see another male to maturity 🤣 (you'll have more time with him than you think)
 

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