Brachypelma smithi male abdomen too small?

ShadowX

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Hi ,
i just got a couple Brachypelma Smithi ,
Female 14 cm and Male 12 cm leg span
but i notice that male abdomen too small even not mature yet.

Is this normal or something wrong?

Thanks for answer :)

 

just1moreT

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If male is hooked out and has his male parts he is mature looks alright to me in pic
 

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Males are generally more slender and smaller even before maturity than females ESP the abdomen.
 

just1moreT

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Looks like a nice male keep on feeding him good I would think he is close to ultimate male good luck with the pairing
 

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Males are generally more slender and smaller even before maturity than females ESP the abdomen.
I'm sorry but this is a load of bollocks. sub adult males can be just as fat as females. Heck I have seen adult males fatter then females. Please don't use these "features" for sexing. Check for the presence of a bulbus at the end of the palp to see if a male is mature.
 

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Fat in this case is referred to the abdomen or the size of the opisthosoma?
 

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Fat in this case is referred to the abdomen or the size of the opisthosoma?
Every diagram I have seen of spider/T anatomy refers to them as the same thing.

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I'm sorry but this is a load of junk. sub adult males can be just as fat as females. Heck I have seen adult males fatter then females.
Where in my answer did I write "males NEVER can be just as fat as females" ?...Can you show me in my reply that I suggested, implied, or specifically wrote that males could never be as fat? -- No, you can't, because I didn't.

I submit before you write a response that you actually read each word before you write someone's answer is a "load of junk" ;)
 

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Lol I thought one thing and wrote a different one.
I rephrase: fat is referred to the carapace or the opisthosoma?
 

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Lol I thought one thing and wrote a different one.
I rephrase: fat is referred to the carapace or the opisthosoma?
Hahah..I thought that was weird..the opis for fat! I can't speak for others, but when I mention fat, I don't mean actual adipose tissue, I simply mean a change in size from smaller to larger!
 

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They look good. Just feed the male. He was just probably more recently through a molt and lost some weight from the endeavor. He should fatten up just fine after a few meals.
 

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I am aware that i don't know a lot of things of English language so sometimes i have the doubt that some words have a synonym that i don't know. So i ask just in case :)
 

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I'm sorry but this is a load of bollocks. sub adult males can be just as fat as females. Heck I have seen adult males fatter then females. Please don't use these "features" for sexing. Check for the presence of a bulbus at the end of the palp to see if a male is mature.
I'm fairly certain he was making a generalization, not saying all makes are more slender. And I know for a fact he wasn't implying you can sex a T by how slender/bulky it is.
 

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I'm fairly certain he was making a generalization, not saying all makes are more slender. And I know for a fact he wasn't implying you can sex a T by how slender/bulky it is.

Thanks Waffle...Actually the world internet community can be positive I was making a generalization because I used the word itself! hahahahah

"Males are generally more..."

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I am aware that i don't know a lot of things of English language so sometimes i have the doubt that some words have a synonym that i don't know. So i ask just in case :)
No problema MacBaffo... I do the same in Italia!
 

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Ok a bit of argument going in this thread lol, Males are more long legged then thair female counterparts, abdomen size can be varied for many reasons, the male is fully matured and doesn't want to eat over several months and has made a sperm web (endlessly looking for a female with no luck for a long time) i.e. smaller abdomen over time, but males can be just as fat as females especially when introduced to mating soon as possible (on feeding schedule), if hes not got hooks/bulbus pedipalps then he's not fully matured and not made a sperm web, until then don't introduce to the female, when he has then yes its a green light to introduce them.
 

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Ok a bit of argument going in this thread lol,
Definitely no argument on my end. I was only re-stating the facts of what I wrote. I can't help it if Metallica didn't read my response more carefully.


However, I was only correcting metallica because being misquoted is inaccurate. Like I wrote above, I never said never, I wrote "generally".

Correcting someone when they are wrong, particularly when your own words are obviously there for all to read, is not arguing ;)
 
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Definitely no argument on my end. I was only re-stating the facts of what I wrote. I can't help it if Metallica didn't read my response more carefully.


However, I was only correcting metallica because being misquoted is inaccurate. Like I wrote above, I never said never, I wrote "generally".

Correcting someone when they are wrong, particularly when your own words are obviously there for all to read, is not arguing ;)
obviously you are very up tight about it??, cause i was making a joke, hence LOL at the end of my first sentence.
 

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obviously you are very up tight about it??, cause i was making a joke, hence LOL at the end of my first sentence.
I knew you were, but I like to be clear that's all. Sometimes people can't always from text ya know? ;)
 

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I knew you were, but I like to be clear that's all. Sometimes people can't always from text ya know? ;)
Thats cool bud :-D , I try and be clear about what I'm talking about to, but most of the time i'm open to suggestions cause i may have missed something, probably happens quite often in my case lol :)
 

ShadowX

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Males are generally more slender and smaller even before maturity than females ESP the abdomen.
Looks like a nice male keep on feeding him good I would think he is close to ultimate male good luck with the pairing
They look good. Just feed the male. He was just probably more recently through a molt and lost some weight from the endeavor. He should fatten up just fine after a few meals.
Ok a bit of argument going in this thread lol, Males are more long legged then thair female counterparts, abdomen size can be varied for many reasons, the male is fully matured and doesn't want to eat over several months and has made a sperm web (endlessly looking for a female with no luck for a long time) i.e. smaller abdomen over time, but males can be just as fat as females especially when introduced to mating soon as possible (on feeding schedule), if hes not got hooks/bulbus pedipalps then he's not fully matured and not made a sperm web, until then don't introduce to the female, when he has then yes its a green light to introduce them.
thanks for answer..
I very relieved that he want to eat like never eat before..lol..
Last night , I feed male and he eat 3 small cricket and 1 Male adult dubia..
 
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