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Hello, I am new to the forum and new to keeping tarantulas also (got my first one in July of 2001). I am fascinated by them and and really enjoying working with them. I currently have 13 T's and my collection consists of:
1.1 G. rosea
0.2 A. seemanni
2 unsexed juvenile seemanni
1 juvenile A. avicularia
1 juvenile A. versicolor
1 spiderling B. boehmei
1 spiderling B. smithi
1 spiderling C. cyaneopubescens
and as of yesterday, 2 subadult T. blondi
I was in a pet shop yesterday and saw what were labeled as 1.1 T. blondi. The owner said he had recently purchased them, along with a few other animals, from a guy that needed some money pretty badly, so I'm guessing he didn't pay much for them. They were priced at $75 each and I was able to trade a couple of nicer leopard geckos I had produced earlier in the year for them. They are both the same size, about 7" legspan so I am assuming they are fairly young. I have no idea if the are cb or wc, the pet shop owner didn't know much about them at all.
As I was moving them to their new enclosures last night I was able to take some pictures of their undersides. Here is what is supposed to be the male:
And this one was labeled female:
I have looked at many pictures and diagrams showing the differences in male and female tarantulas and I am thinking that they are correctly sexed but I am still unsure. Anyone else have an opinion on them?
Also, at what age and/or size does T. blondi become mature? Since they look to be about the same age, will the male most likely become mature before the female?
Sorry for so many questions but I am really wanting to learn all I can about these guys. I have looked at plenty of webpages/caresheets etc. but would like to get opinions from you all. I have been lurking here for awhile and have learned many things from this board. Thanks in advance.
1.1 G. rosea
0.2 A. seemanni
2 unsexed juvenile seemanni
1 juvenile A. avicularia
1 juvenile A. versicolor
1 spiderling B. boehmei
1 spiderling B. smithi
1 spiderling C. cyaneopubescens
and as of yesterday, 2 subadult T. blondi
I was in a pet shop yesterday and saw what were labeled as 1.1 T. blondi. The owner said he had recently purchased them, along with a few other animals, from a guy that needed some money pretty badly, so I'm guessing he didn't pay much for them. They were priced at $75 each and I was able to trade a couple of nicer leopard geckos I had produced earlier in the year for them. They are both the same size, about 7" legspan so I am assuming they are fairly young. I have no idea if the are cb or wc, the pet shop owner didn't know much about them at all.
As I was moving them to their new enclosures last night I was able to take some pictures of their undersides. Here is what is supposed to be the male:

And this one was labeled female:

I have looked at many pictures and diagrams showing the differences in male and female tarantulas and I am thinking that they are correctly sexed but I am still unsure. Anyone else have an opinion on them?
Also, at what age and/or size does T. blondi become mature? Since they look to be about the same age, will the male most likely become mature before the female?
Sorry for so many questions but I am really wanting to learn all I can about these guys. I have looked at plenty of webpages/caresheets etc. but would like to get opinions from you all. I have been lurking here for awhile and have learned many things from this board. Thanks in advance.