B Albiceps M/F [2/2]

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  Arachnophoric

• May 25, 2019

Gonna say male.

 

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  SuetheBlue

• May 25, 2019

@Arachnophoric wondered when i would get a male.. only had confirmed females up to now. Not sure what to do with a boy lol

 

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  Arachnophoric

• May 25, 2019

@SuetheBlue Raise him up like you would a female. I'm sure this species has very long lived males. Then when he matures, you could always sell him off or loan him to someone with a female.

 

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  SuetheBlue

• May 25, 2019

@Arachnophoric how will i know when he becomes mature.. sorry to sound dumb but i have no experience with males

 

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  Arachnophoric

• May 25, 2019

@SuetheBlue a male is mature when he has his ultimate molt - the last molt he'll have in his life. When this occurs, there will be noticeable changes in him - generally leggier than before, likely show drab colors or a color change of some kind. All male Ts develop emboli, located on the end of their pedipalps. Most species also get tibial hooks, but not all. I believe B. albiceps does get them.

If you look up "emboli" and "tibial hooks", you'll see what i'm talking about. Hard to miss if you know what you're looking for.

 

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  SuetheBlue

• May 25, 2019

@Arachnophoric thank you.. he will be loved just as much as the girls ​

 

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  Arachnophoric

• May 25, 2019

@SuetheBlue Not a problem! And glad to hear it, males oft get the short end of the stick in the hobby, it seems.

 

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  The Grym Reaper

• May 25, 2019

B. albiceps are heinously slow growing so you'll probably still get a few years out of him once he hooks out if you decide to keep him

 

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  SuetheBlue

• May 25, 2019

@The Grym Reaper Thanks, he was in pre-molt for almost a year, thought it was never going to happen!