P. vittata Adult Colors

[JonnyTorch]

Hi

I have a 3" P. vittata and I see when the females are mature they have vibrant contrasted white and black patterns, similar to a regalis. As of now mine has grayish/brownish colors, and I think it's a possible female. At what size do female vittata colors start to show more vibrant and contrasted whites, blacks and grays?

Here is a pic of mine from my thread (vittata is in more recent post) from not too long ago what it looks like now:

User - JonnyTorch's Tarantula Pictures

Here's my E. murinus sling with a big ol booty. About 1-1.5" and in 4" moist substrate.

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Thanks!

 

[Venom1080]

I'd say about 5-6". With males staying dark and drab all their lives. This species is very sexually dimorphic.

Yours looks female to me. But I've only raised a handful.

 

[JonnyTorch]

@Venom1080 sweet. Thanks man. I looked at some pokie ventral pics for a while and I was told by another person that at this size, the colors are brighter already than the males put out. So I'm just waiting I guess for the next 2-3 molts for those gnarly colors. Fingers crossed it's a girl, but I think it is. Thanks for your reply

 

[Tarantuland]

Poecilotheria vittata

Young male

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Here’s my 3” male. He has a light shined on him when I took this pic

 

[JonnyTorch]

Ahh, looks similar to mine but I can't tell about mine at the moment. Fingers crossed. That's a good pic. Thanks @Tarantuland