Genus Poecilotheria

[epr0gress]

Pls tell me it`s a female! (

I have buy it today and it`s 9 cm long,Ornata.
The dealer told me on the telephone it`s a girl and i said OK send it to me,from another country,i`m from Romania...and now i`m not so sure is a girl...
Can anyone know how to sex ornata after the dorsal view?
Pls tell me because i`m sick!
Thanks...

 

[chris 71]

sorry but i think you have a subadult male look back one page at jürgen and urs photos look at the stripe on the abdomen

 

[epr0gress]

Thanks... (

sorry but i think you have a subadult male look back one page at jürgen and urs photos look at the stripe on the abdomen

Thanks chris ... is 8 cm... 3 inch... is not to little to determine the sex?
Everyone thinks is a male?
I have saw on this thread a female,and the median line was black,that is what he said...
I`m sick,really,i whanted so much this ornata so much and now is a boy?

 

[urs]

By dorsal view, I would say it's a male, sorry.
The one who sold you is :liar: !


Best regards Uros

 

[epr0gress]

This is the nasty thing that happend to me!
If it was a 4cm geniculata i have understand that they cant be sexed at this lenght,but this species have a big ******* sign on the abdomen!!!
Thanks...

 

[Midnightrdr456]

pokies are notoriously hard to sex, im not so sure i would say 100% male just yet.

 

[epr0gress]

Why you can`t say for sure?

pokies are notoriously hard to sex, im not so sure i would say 100% male just yet.

Females - white stripe
Males - black stripe

Or maybe the black stripe will turn white? or what?
Pls explain everything...
I have saw that males of ornata mare more green than mine...and the two white stripes are not so white like mine...
What i should do?
Thanks!

 

[PoPpiLLs]

The only way you are going to truly sex it is to wait for a moult

 

[epr0gress]

But in this world is a female with the median line black and look like the pictures above?!?
For what to wait?
This thing is like you wait for a moult and hope a 30 cm theraphosa moult in a 15 usambara!

 

[urs]

What i should do?

For 100% confirmation wait for next molt as said.


Best regards Uros

 

[TRON]

In my case, 5 rufilatas all with black stripes and up to now, three are confirmed females. A friend (Adnan) believes the dimorfism is not about the stripe but its overall look. In this picture taken by him it´s very easy to see.

Female and the male below, both are about 9cm in this picture

 

[epr0gress]

In my case, 5 rufilatas all with black stripes and up to now, three are confirmed females. A friend (Adnan) believes the dimorfism is not about the stripe but its overall look. In this picture taken by him it´s very easy to see.

Female and the male below, both are about 9cm in this picture

And you don`t know what to say about mine?
I`m have bad luck after bad luck,my sling blondi is moulting for 1 day and is still on it`s back and not move...
Ffs!

 

[massmorels]

4.5 inch female formosa

 

[Midnightrdr456]

gorgeous formosa, a very under rated Pokie in my opinion

 

[TRON]

And you don`t know what to say about mine?
Ffs!

It´s really hard to tell. I don´t know if this theory is true for ornatas as well. I would guess female, but it´s just a guess. Sexing is only 100% acurate through spermatechae and epiandreous fusillae and I don´t think they are easy to see on a 9cm Pokie except for the eyes of an experienced T keeper, which is not my case. Anyway, when buying a T from a distance your supplier should be known as realiable and honest before you close any deal. Good luck!

 

[epr0gress]

It´s really hard to tell. I don´t know if this theory is true for ornatas as well. I would guess female, but it´s just a guess. Sexing is only 100% acurate through spermatechae and epiandreous fusillae and I don´t think they are easy to see on a 9cm Pokie except for the eyes of an experienced T keeper, which is not my case. Anyway, when buying a T from a distance your supplier should be known as realiable and honest before you close any deal. Good luck!

Thanks man!

 

[Hendrik C.]

In my case, 5 rufilatas all with black stripes and up to now, three are confirmed females. A friend (Adnan) believes the dimorfism is not about the stripe but its overall look. In this picture taken by him it´s very easy to see.

Female and the male below, both are about 9cm in this picture

I think your pictures is showing P. ornata instead of P. rufilata! The abdominal folio is not a good way sex any Poecilotheria!

BR,
Hendrik

 

[Martin H.]

Hello Hendrik,

The abdominal folio is not a good way sex any Poecilotheria!

for me it works quite fine with some Poecilotheria species, but not all!

just my two cents!
Martin

 

[epr0gress]

I think your pictures is showing P. ornata instead of P. rufilata! The abdominal folio is not a good way sex any Poecilotheria!

But how is that males have specific colors and females don`t? Mine looks preety much like a male... And i doubt that the black line will transform into a white one...
Explain it to me Hendrik C.



Sorry for off topic,i`m new...
I have a problem,at 6 pm my 2" inch theraphosa blondi start molting and now is 1.15 am and she is translucid/transparent you know,is not even get black...why is that?(The exuvium is near) Is alive,but not finishing the molting process! Any ideea? my other blondi,the sister molted and in max 3 hours was back and big and black! not after 7 hours translucid,that meens shes not growing...
Pls help me!

 

[Hendrik C.]

Hello Martin,

sorry. I don't wanted to say that it doesn't work for all Poecilotheria, I wanted to say that you can't use that method on some of them. Sexing by folio works best at P. regalis in my experience.

Best regards,
Hendrik