Guess what I got?!?!

[lullaby10]

I got a rose haired tarantula today. Can anyone tell me if it is male or female?

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b101/mfr...rantulas003.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b101/mfr...rantulas002.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b101/mfr...rantulas001.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b101/mfr...rantulas004.jpg

 

[robo mantis]

nice pic have fun with the spiders

 

[infinity]

First, there are several rose hairs but I guess the easiest to obtain is a Grammostola rosea... so I assume that's what you're on about? - it looks it but there are some with similar names and appearences...

Anyway, there are usually two ways of sexing (apart from when it's obvious and there's some sexual dimorphism)... One way (only true if the spider is an adult is to check out its front legs. About half way along IF IT'S MALE there are a pair of hooks which are used to keep the female's fangs at bay when they're mating.

The second can be used during all ages but is obviously easier when the tarantula is older. This can be done by inspection from looking at the underside at the front part of its abdomen when it's on a sheet of glass (but unless you know what to look for, it's a little hard to explain) - the *easiest* lol way is to flip it over (being VERY careful as it won't really like this) - and make sure it's not moulting at the time... and rub your finger very gently the underside of the front of its abdomen... if there's a ridge/ bump there, then its female

 

[Samzo]

Deffinatly an Phrixotrichus spatulata (chilean rose), nice specimin. How big is it, hard to tell from your pics.

 

[infinity]

whoah, two things called a chilan rose... bet that gets confusing!

 

[Samzo]

lol yeah and theres that dwarf rose thingy

 

[Jesse]

If I remember correctly P. spatulata is an old synonym of G. rosea. The most current and official name of the "Chilean rose" is Grammostola rosea. The "Chilean copper" or "dwarf rose" as it is sometimes called, is Paraphysa scrofa.