sexing 2.5-3" brachypelma shed...........

[Tony]

Can you do it visually?
Go

 

[The Grym Reaper]

B. boehmei female, somewhere between 2-3 inches when this was taken.

 

[Tony]

ok, I am not getting old.. had a discussion that i had a 3" emilia, female.. 'how do you know?"
well I bought it that way, and anyway I can sex the shed when she goes..
'no way, not without a scope dude'
seriously? 2.5-3" brachys are easy at that size...

 

[The Grym Reaper]

A cheap currency microscope makes it easier but you can do it by eye from around 2".

 

[cold blood]

Just a cheap pair of strong reading glasses makes things easier, too.