I raised this guy along with a female, both from the same sack. He looked all pulcher until he matured. I then traded him and the receiving party doesn't think he is 100% pulcher. Possibly a hybrid? Any input is greatly appreciated!!
If its from the same eggsac your female pulcher came from then how could it be a hybrid ? What about it made the receiver determine its a hybrid ? Psalmopoeus males can be tricky to tell apart, but nothing jumps out at me saying this my be a hybrid. P. irminia and P. cambridgei are known to hybridize, but I haven't seen it yet with pulcher. ( not saying it can't happen either)
His buddy said to him that it looks like it was hybrid with cambridgei and doesn't want to use him for breeding now. I'm almost 100% this is just a pulcher. I got them from a guy who knows his T's. IO also sent this pic to another guy I deal with who breeds a wide variety of tarantulas and he says it looks pulcher to him, but he also requested a better pic to confirm.
I'll never understand the excuse "it doesn't look like one" with out an explanation. P. pulcher are distinct looking as slings. If it looked the same as the female when they were slings, and came from the same sac as your female pulchra, then its a pulchra as far as I'm concerned.
I don't get it either Tom. This guy was all pulcher for over 2 years until he matured. Looked EXACTLY like the female he came with and the other female we got later. I'm just looking for some backup and confirmation at this point. Thank you!
Male Psalmopoeus sp. Looks exceptionally different from their female counterparts when they mature. Before they mature they will look exactly like their female counterparts. So if it's from the same sac and looked like your female pulcher before he matured, then it most definitely is a pulcher.
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