Vinegaroon adult size?

[mantisfan101]

My 3 sub adult vinegaroons are 2 inchs from the beginning from their prosoma to the end of their abdomen, excluding the flagellum. Would they be considered adults at this stage, they still seem wuite small compared to others I have seen.

 

[schmiggle]

Naw, I don't think so, assuming you have Mastigoproctus giganteus. As far as I remember they reach ~4".

 

[mantisfan101]

Naw, I don't think so, assuming you have Mastigoproctus giganteus. As far as I remember they reach ~4".

I don’t think they can grow up to 4”, I think 3” is mor plausible but yeah, I had a feeling that they weren’t mature yet.

 

[schmiggle]

See: http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2014/faulters_jaco/adaptation.htm

 

[mantisfan101]

Thanks for the link, also, do you know how to sex them based off of their sternites, this is one of mine and I believe that it’s a female

 

[basin79]

View attachment 302640 Thanks for the link, also, do you know how to sex them based off of their sternites, this is one of mine and I believe that it’s a female

Looks male to me. That's a lot of mites too.

 

[schmiggle]

Looks male to me. That's a lot of mites too.

Good eyes.

 

[basin79]

Good eyes.

That many they're hard to miss.

 

[mantisfan101]

Looks male to me. That's a lot of mites too.

Thanks, yeah they came with the vinegaroon which was a bit upsetting. I got rid of most of them but there’s still a few lingering here and there.

 

[basin79]

Thanks, yeah they came with the vinegaroon which was a bit upsetting. I got rid of most of them but there’s still a few lingering here and there.

Aye. It's annoying finding mites on a new pet.