theevilreddevil's Picture Thread

[PinkLady]

You did a great job on the pic and very nice rosie. Correct me if I'm wrong but does your rose have hooks on the front legs? If that's what I'm seeing then yes you have yourself a male.

 

[theevilreddevil]

yeah its a male

 

[PinkLady]

yeah its a male

I thought so too.

 

[theevilreddevil]

its got boxing gloves on its pedipalps aswell

 

[Ronj]

Based on everything I read on the boards a male is a curse! I know this is due to shorter life span, but it is still a nice and beutiful T. Guess I could put my big rubber spider in there for his enjoyment. :} Maybe not, just a thought.

 

[becca81]

I am not sure if it is a male. I guess I am just too new and sexing for dummies could not even help me. (more arrows and explanation would help that thread, ok it would help me) Anyway, if it is a mature male then should I think about sending it off to mate? Any suggestions would greatly be appreciated.

You may want to send it to mate or just pick up a female at a petstore to mate with it. There are a couple of stores up here in North GA that have some nice-sized females (Exotic Fish and Pets had one the last time I was in there).

Here's what you should look for with a mature male. Only mature males have modified palps and hooks (and only certain species get hooks - all species get modified palps). Immature males will not have either. It's not really a curse to have a male, but it most likely will not molt again and its days are numbered.

And here you can see both the palpal emboli and the "hooks" on the first pair of legs:

 

[Ronj]

Thanks for the lesson Becca. I need all the help I can get. Could you please narrow down N. Georgia a bit? I am in alpharetta.

 

[becca81]

Thanks for the lesson Becca. I need all the help I can get. Could you please narrow down N. Georgia a bit? I am in alpharetta.

Exotic Fish and Pets is in Fort Oglethorpe and there's also another store, "Get Tanked," in Rossville.

Here's some numbers that you can call them at:
Exotic Fish and Pets: (706) 861-0000
2563 Battlefield Pkwy, Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742

Get Tanked: (706) 858-3474
413 Chickamauga Avenue, Rossville, GA 30741

I really like Exotic Fish and Pets, mainly because they really try hard to keep their pets healthy and seem to honestly care about learning how to care for all the different animals they keep/sell.

 

[kyle_de_aussie]

Great first pic mate

 

[Ronj]

Exotic Fish and Pets is in Fort Oglethorpe and there's also another store, "Get Tanked," in Rossville.

My poor fellow may have to wait as that is a haul. I will try and make the trip in a few weeks. Thanks

 

[becca81]

My poor fellow may have to wait as that is a haul. I will try and make the trip in a few weeks. Thanks

You may want to call them first to make sure that they have them in stock.

There's also another new GA-based store, scalesnstuff (www.scalesnstuff.com) that ships. The last time I looked at their site, they had G. rosea, although I don't know if they could guarantee the sex for you.

Your other option is to post in the "Invertsonals" section and ship him off to a female if you don't want to try your hand at breeding yet: http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/forumdisplay.php?f=27

You can see reviews of people that you would consider a breeding loan with here: http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/forumdisplay.php?f=9

 

[Ronj]

I tired to post on Invertsonals but keep getting an error message. Thanks again for the info.

 

[CedrikG]

nice group of Ts mate

I'v to admit im jaloues on the H minax, It is on my wish list and been on it for a long time, also, this is interessing to have a unidentified Ts, instead of always the same common species, nice one mate

 

[theevilreddevil]

whats happening 2 all the posts and topics

 

[Sheri]

whats happening 2 all the posts and topics

From this thread stickied at the top of this forum;

Refresher (in brief):

If you are posting pictures of your tarantulas, post them either in the appropriate genus thread, or in your own picture thread.

Example: Sheri's Picture Thread

Exceptions: The picture is unique, unusual or otherwise noteworthy.
Example: Blondi consuming a bonsai kitten!


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