Poecilotheria metallica
What size is it? Usually these are fairly easy to tell once juveniles/sub adults
4.5cm / 1.7inch. Check my other post, there's a pic of the molt. This one lost its backstripe and got that female blotch, but that might be for both non mature genders
 
Yeh this ones tough. May just be too small. I don’t see anything that indicates female IMO but it doesn’t have that distinct “dot” most males have. If I had to guess I’d say male. Your next molt should give a little more info.
I’ve never read or noticed anything with this species indicate sexual dimorphism ,besed on pattern,That’s 100%. Like a couple others in this genus.
 
Right? It's been throwing me off for years now. This one literally took a year and 2 weeks to molt. It was born in 2016. 75,2F or 24°c is the reason why it's growing so slow. Guess i'll have to wait :lol:
 
Ok so it did grow significantly slower than macho of them so it does complicate things. Still at 4-5 Years regardless how growth rate should still be mature IMO
 

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