I'm new to the boards and pretty darn lost so please forgive me if this thread is in the wrong location.
I'm also new to the hobby pretty much.
As a birthday gift a friend purchased me an SP Colombian Klein (Dwarf Pumpkin Patch) about 14 months ago. It arrived as a thumb nail sized sling. Quickly I found out how fast, skittish, and even sneaky these guys can be. No less, I did my research and found out how take care of the little thing. Hoping for a female, it was dubbed Samara or Sam for short in the event it turned out male.
The problem: This T has always been great about feeding. Until recently. Recently, he-she refused the last two meals offered. Seeking help as to why, I tried a board on Facebook, adding pictures. I was quickly told that I had a male that had matured out but when I asked how to know for sure it's a ready-to-mate male, no answer was given. I've observed non the the traditional 'tapping' males tend to do either and have never recovered a molt from this fella, Sam has always buried to molt and even during enclosure cleans I've never found a molt. I was told he'll die soon and it'd be best to sell him or send him off for breeding with a mature female of the same species.
Can anyone help me confirm this? New pictures from today included here. I appreciate any help I can get, thank you for reading!
I'm also new to the hobby pretty much.
As a birthday gift a friend purchased me an SP Colombian Klein (Dwarf Pumpkin Patch) about 14 months ago. It arrived as a thumb nail sized sling. Quickly I found out how fast, skittish, and even sneaky these guys can be. No less, I did my research and found out how take care of the little thing. Hoping for a female, it was dubbed Samara or Sam for short in the event it turned out male.
The problem: This T has always been great about feeding. Until recently. Recently, he-she refused the last two meals offered. Seeking help as to why, I tried a board on Facebook, adding pictures. I was quickly told that I had a male that had matured out but when I asked how to know for sure it's a ready-to-mate male, no answer was given. I've observed non the the traditional 'tapping' males tend to do either and have never recovered a molt from this fella, Sam has always buried to molt and even during enclosure cleans I've never found a molt. I was told he'll die soon and it'd be best to sell him or send him off for breeding with a mature female of the same species.
Can anyone help me confirm this? New pictures from today included here. I appreciate any help I can get, thank you for reading!