justanotherTkeeper
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So, I know it is very difficult (if not impossible) to sex slings smaller than 3/4-1" DLS
BUT there are a few indicators the experienced eye can sometimes spot - such as the growth rate. The theory is; when you have say, 2 to 4 (or more) slings from the same egg sac, you likely have some of each - boys and girls. If you monitor their growth, some of these slings will molt more often and grow faster than their siblings, despite providing all the same care, conditions, and feeding routine.
@Thawn139 posted about this once, affectionately deeming it the "S.W.A.G. approach" lol. Basically, the ones molting and growing faster would likely be males, and the slower growing slings are likely females.
Right?
So here's what I'm wondering... I got two 1/2" E. weijenberghi slings couple months ago, both same size and from same seller. I do not know for sure they are from the same sac, but circumstantial evidence says there's a good chance they're siblings. One molted 9/16, and the other molted today 10/30.
Given this is a slow-growing dwarf species, is this not a significant enough gap between molts to guess that today's T is a girl? It's very early to try using this method to make a gender guess, I know, but I can be a stubbornly impatient person lol.
Any opinions or additional information is welcome
BUT there are a few indicators the experienced eye can sometimes spot - such as the growth rate. The theory is; when you have say, 2 to 4 (or more) slings from the same egg sac, you likely have some of each - boys and girls. If you monitor their growth, some of these slings will molt more often and grow faster than their siblings, despite providing all the same care, conditions, and feeding routine.
@Thawn139 posted about this once, affectionately deeming it the "S.W.A.G. approach" lol. Basically, the ones molting and growing faster would likely be males, and the slower growing slings are likely females.
Right?
So here's what I'm wondering... I got two 1/2" E. weijenberghi slings couple months ago, both same size and from same seller. I do not know for sure they are from the same sac, but circumstantial evidence says there's a good chance they're siblings. One molted 9/16, and the other molted today 10/30.
Given this is a slow-growing dwarf species, is this not a significant enough gap between molts to guess that today's T is a girl? It's very early to try using this method to make a gender guess, I know, but I can be a stubbornly impatient person lol.
Any opinions or additional information is welcome
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