Oldest postultimate male........

[zoobugs]

Hey All,
I realize that some male T's can stretch the ol' lifespan when in captivity, but how many years past their last molt have some of you kept them? I've got a male Lasiodora parahybana that matured back in Feb of 2000. He still eats and looks fine. Anybody else keeping old timers?

 

[Joy]

Originally posted by zoobugs
Hey All,
I realize that some male T's can stretch the ol' lifespan when in captivity, but how many years past their last molt have some of you kept them? I've got a male Lasiodora parahybana that matured back in Feb of 2000. He still eats and looks fine. Anybody else keeping old timers?

YES!

I've got a B. albopilosum male who, if he lives until the 17th of this month, will have lived 2 full years from his post-ult molt and 3 from his ultimate molt.

He isn't exactly an object of beauty, but he's special

Joy

 

[Mister Internet]

Joy,

I don't mean to be rude, just curious.... what's wrong with his legs??

 

[Tarantula Lover]

hey

Originally posted by Mister Internet
Joy,

I don't mean to be rude, just curious.... what's wrong with his legs??

I agree with mister internet, maybe from mating process er something?

James

 

[petitegreeneyes]

Boy he would have to be considered special to keep ticking and look like that. Is the poor guy oversexed?!

 

[JacenBeers]

Do you live in a very polluted area JOY?

 

[Code Monkey]

I suspect it's from the standard difficulty of the post-ultimate moult. Notice, it ain't got no palps either. The males undergo some radical body plan changes for that final moult into sexual stud and if they somehow make it to another moult, the changes aren't very compatible with jumping out of your skin.

 

[MrT]

Originally posted by Code Monkey
I suspect it's from the standard difficulty of the post-ultimate moult. Notice, it ain't got no palps either. The males undergo some radical body plan changes for that final moult into sexual stud and if they somehow make it to another moult, the changes aren't very compatible with jumping out of your skin.

True, true.

Ernie

 

[The_Phantom]

He looks kind of, um, crippled....but still nice to look at...and Im sure hes happy. As happy as Ts get....and I see he has a nice fat butt too !

 

[Joy]

Originally posted by Code Monkey
I suspect it's from the standard difficulty of the post-ultimate moult. Notice, it ain't got no palps either. The males undergo some radical body plan changes for that final moult into sexual stud and if they somehow make it to another moult, the changes aren't very compatible with jumping out of your skin.

That's it exactly, CM. IME, the twisted and attenuated legs you see in the picture are typical of post-ultimate males. Here's a B. vagans post-ult for comparison.

Joy

 

[MrDeranged]

I think it's just that the sex was so good that their toes curled.

Scott

 

[zoobugs]

<I think it's just that the sex was so good that their toes curled>

Is that why my feet look so funny! LOL!

 

[Joy]

Originally posted by mrderanged
I think it's just that the sex was so good that their toes curled.

Scott

Yes, those Brachypelma girls are really hot

Joy