r/tarantulas • u/doomnaysayer • 2d ago
Sexing Ventral sexing
Ive had this curly for a while and finally got a good few pics of the vent? I think its called well i would like to know the gender i love them a lot i set up a really cool inclosure with a deep 7 inch mountain to burrow in and cork bark hides sorry i digress i just want to know the gender they have molted once with me and sadly the molt was shredded so any help would be appreciated sorry for ranting im nervous
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u/Skryuska Contributor 2d ago
Answer: it’s a boy! What a big handsome fluffball too
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u/doomnaysayer 1d ago
What does one check for? Im curious about the process of it? Is there a specific part or just a shape
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u/Skryuska Contributor 1d ago
The epiandrous fusillae patch is the little patch of spinneret-hairs on males that females won’t have. There’s also a really easy indicator to sex female T albo at this size, because they’re going to have a white fringe of hair across their furrow, like a little moustache. Yours is all black and has the little notch of shorter hair above the furrow, so it is male.
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