Males vs Females

[yodaxtreme545]

Out of all my 11 T's, I've got 2 that I havn't been able to sex yet. The rest are females. Knowing the long life of the females, I aim for them when I purchase. When you guys buy slings, do you try to buy a few in hopes of getting atleast 1 female or are you just as happy getting 1 and don't really care if it's a boy or not. I don't really dislike males, I guess the thought of losing a T sooner than most others would suck alot more. What are your thoughts?

 

[newspidermom]

I prefer to buy at least 3-5 slings to up the odds of getting a female. Most sellers will give you cut in price as well if you get 5 or more. It would also depend on how many you want to care for. Also if you go out looking for a sexed female they usually cost more than a small lot of younger slings. If you have the patience for them to grow and sex them then I say go for a small lot. It's also fun to watch then change like alot of slings do. They end up looking nothing like the small slings they once were.

 

[suzypike]

Most of the time, I really don't care which sex I get. If I really want a female of a certain species, I usually shell out the money for a confirmed female, or if I can't find one, buy multiple slings.
That said, here is my view: if I get a female, she will live a long time, and that's cool. When I discover a T is male, that's cool too because I get to enjoy watching him grow and mature, hopefully let him breed, and then replace him with a new tarantula- always a species I haven't had the experience of keeping. If they all turned out to be female, I would eventually run out of room and miss out on the experience of keeping new species. Adding new species to my collection is, to me, one of the most exciting aspects of the hobby, so whatever the sex, it's all good.

 

[Anonymity82]

I honestly would like both. I want to be able to study the habits and enjoy both sexes (that's what she said... I know it's juvenile but I couldn't resist!). Honestly, the thought of a MM living it's full span in just a few years doesn't bother me as much (unless I spent a lot of money on him!) as long as he lives is full life. Plus, MMs are great for trade/sale/loan to breeders!

 

[le-thomas]

I prefer to get 3-5 to aim for a female. Also, I like to have more than one of a given species because it gives a wider view of that species.

 

[suzypike]

I honestly would like both. I want to be able to study the habits and enjoy both sexes (that's what she said... I know it's juvenile but I couldn't resist!)!

Now THAT made me LOL! :laugh:

 

[Kraine]

I personally had a lot of fun waiting to tell whether my sling was male or female! I'm not disappointed that he's a male - he'll still live a decent amount of time and he's a great pet. If I were to get another T, I would do the same thing over. Raising something from a tiny little blob and watching it grow up is just too much fun to pass by.

 

[hamhock 74]

I don't mind having males at all, only 3 out of 9 of my medium-large sized tarantulas are females. When the other 6 matures (whenever that heck that will be) I'd gladly ship them out to fellow hobbyists to breed and to further the captive-born stock of tarantulas in the hobby.

 

[Ben Oliver]

i enjoy watching the slings grow. you have a little 3/8" sling and watch it grow to a 2" G. pulchripes in almost a year. and i have also seen a 1" Avic avic go to a 4" adult in a year.