Sex my p. metallica sling (pretty clear pics)

[robc]

My P. metallica sling molted again and is about 2" (little under)....I would like other opinions. Got the clearest shot I could...it was through acrylic.

 

[Endagr8]

Male IMO.

 

[Satellite Rob]

100% male.You took some great pictures.

 

[robc]

100% male.You took some great pictures.

Thanks!! I am kinda glad it is male, I am getting more females anyway!!

 

[Richard McJimsey]

For sure male. I wonder why so many people said female in the last metallica sexing thread you made :?

 

[Thompson08]

100% male.You took some great pictures.

Just curious, how do you sex a pokie that is a little under 2" and say that it is "100% male"? It still is to young imo...

 

[Kris-wIth-a-K]

Male.......

 

[Satellite Rob]

I've been doing this for a long time and what makes me think it's a males is
the possitioning of the anterior book lungs.Thay extend quite a bit past the
epigastric furrow.Please excuse my spelling.But i think i spelled it right.It just
looks wrong.

 

[Sukai94]

Those are some great pictures! What camera did you use?

 

[Paramite]

For sure male. I wonder why so many people said female in the last metallica sexing thread you made :?

Umm, because it looked very much like a female.

This settles it. I'm no longer trying to sex Pokies under 2".

 

[robc]

Those are some great pictures! What camera did you use?

Thanks! It's a Canon EOS 40D with a 100mm macro lens...takes awesome pics!!

 

[jbm150]

Just curious, how do you sex a pokie that is a little under 2" and say that it is "100% male"? It still is to young imo...

I was wondering the same thing. I am decent once they get a bit larger, but with this one, I didn't know what to look for. Thanks SatelliteRob for that explanation

 

[UrbanJungles]

Looks female to me...

 

[cityzooguy]

affordable??

you on a mission to make these things affordable rob? is your plan to breed like 15 females (I hope)?

if so that would be awesome:worship: !!

 

[BCscorp]

I am going female too. why?
the patch above the furrow is squarish rather than pointed and it lacks the little dark patch of hairs at the bottom of the square patch (right above the furrow). And the upper (anterior) book lungs are set far apart.
The only thing that it lacks for me (other than size) to say female for sure is that the furrow is not very pronounced...yet.
I am more comfortable sexing like this with bigger specimen, but I am thinking female.

 

[UrbanJungles]

Sexing metallicas is relatively easy, it has nothing to do with book lung placement or even epiandrous fusillae.

It's much easier to tell when they are slightly larger but you can consistently sex (metallica only) them by looking at the epigastric furrow...in females it's usually a straight slit accross, males will have a little "notch" "arrow" or "triangle" in the center of the furrow.

 

[JC]

you on a mission to make these things affordable rob? is your plan to breed like 15 females (I hope)?

if so that would be awesome:worship: !!

Maybe we should start a a charity for Rob

 

[robc]

Sexing metallicas is relatively easy, it has nothing to do with book lung placement or even epiandrous fusillae.

It's much easier to tell when they are slightly larger but you can consistently sex (metallica only) them by looking at the epigastric furrow...in females it's usually a straight slit accross, males will have a little "notch" "arrow" or "triangle" in the center of the furrow.

That is very good info!!:clap:

 

[robc]

you on a mission to make these things affordable rob? is your plan to breed like 15 females (I hope)?

if so that would be awesome:worship: !!

I will have at least 6-8 females by the end of the year.

 

[violentblossom]

I will have at least 6-8 females by the end of the year.

hey, that's cool. :worship: I look forward to seeing all of your P. Metallica mating videos.