Does faster growth rate always mean male?

[Spoodfood]

I have 2 T. Albopilosus slings. I got them around the same time, all fed the same times. One is growing like a weed and the other has yet to molt at all. Does that mean I likely have one male and one female, or does the growth rate not really matter? I’ve heard people say some of their females grew faster than their males, and a lot of people say males generally grow faster. What are your thoughts/experiences with slings of the same species?

 

[Smotzer]

Nope fast growth rate does not mean male, at least not IME It can go either way.

 

[Spoodfood]

Nope fast growth rate does not mean male, at least not IME It can go either way.

I was curious if anyone has ever raised 2 slings of the same species at the same time, and the faster growing one turning out female. That would really debunk the whole “males grow faster” idea.

 

[moricollins]

I was curious if anyone has ever raised 2 slings of the same species at the same time, and the faster growing one turning out female. That would really debunk the whole “males grow faster” idea.

Lots of reports on it on here.

 

[Poonjab]

Naw

 

[Frogdaddy]

Nope.

 

[jay444]

Males will reach maturity with less molts than females, but they wont necessarily molt more frequently.

 

[DomGom TheFather]

Sometimes.
About 50%

 

[viper69]

No, not at all

 

[Ungoliant]

I was curious if anyone has ever raised 2 slings of the same species at the same time, and the faster growing one turning out female. That would really debunk the whole “males grow faster” idea.

I have two sexed Avicularia avicularia sacmates, and the female is outpacing the male by a few months.