@VanessaS I had an unsexed one that molted twice in my care, but I didn't know the sex until he matured, because he incorporated the first molt in his cave walls.
Thank you for the responses.
After an evening of research, I have seen an incredible level of variation across species. I had no idea that the spermathecae can take many forms.
Seeing as a Davus Pentaloris spermathecae is very dark and pronounced in this gallery, I am assuming this specimen is male. However @VanessaS, you are right that it isn't even half of its potential leg span of 11 - 12 cm so will check again next molt.
@Ungoliant, funny how differently tarantulas act. All of my Chilobrachys, and Poecilotheria specimens seem to like tidying up as they toss their molts out of their hides, whereas I caught a Caribena versicolor doing a weird massage on the molt with the pedipalps...
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