OMG I did it!!!

[STORMS]

I don't see any flap thingy either, but then again I don't really have a clue of what to look for.

You can see a pic of it here... The flap should only be present if it is a female....if I remember correctly

Hope that helps you know what to look for

[tigerlily]

So there should be a bit of indentation then if it were female?

Well dang, I was hoping for a female since they are supposed to live longer but at least I can stop calling it an it. I will try and get a good pic of the next shed to confirm it. Thanks Lena.

[Boanerges]

http://www.birdspiders.com/faq_sex.php

Yours is still a bit small yet for me to make a good guess. I am posting a link of something I had in my favs. It will show you what you are looking for from underneath to determine sex. Rule number "12. Links or text with the purpose of recruiting members to competing sites are not allowed. " I hope posting this link on how to sex a T from underneath is not a violation to your rules and if it is please accept my apology. I don't think it is but in case i am wrong I am sorry.

[tigerlily]

http://www.birdspiders.com/faq_sex.php

Yours is still a bit small yet for me to make a good guess. I am posting a link of something I had in my favs. It will show you what you are looking for from underneath to determine sex. Rule number "12. Links or text with the purpose of recruiting members to competing sites are not allowed. " I hope posting this link on how to sex a T from underneath is not a violation to your rules and if it is please accept my apology. I don't think it is but in case i am wrong I am sorry.

I did find that article, and at least now understand better of where I'm supposed to be looking. Thanks for posting it. And yes, you can post links as that allows people to know exactly where the information came from, instead of just copy and pasting it. You did good.

Okay, so it's still up in the air. Poor thing needs a good gender neutral name, although I really think Fluffy is a possibilty. I had been calling it Cookie, but nothing seems to stick.

About how much bigger do you think the sling needs to be before an accurate guess of the sex can be determined? I was told that it needed to be at least twice the size that it is now, but I guess I can wait since I don't have much of a choice.

[Boanerges]

With the next molt under a microscope you could. With the naked eye I'm not sure.

[tigerlily]

With the next molt under a microscope you could. With the naked eye I'm not sure.

Do you think I'd get any weird looks if I try sneaking into the local high school science lab with a tarantula molt?

[Beardedragon]

Look how big hes gotten!!! awww... his butts huge now!

Pffft, I was ready to hold that sucker from day one if (youd let me) I wasnt afraid of loosing him!

[tigerlily]

Look how big hes gotten!!! awww... his butts huge now!

Pffft, I was ready to hold that sucker from day one if (youd let me) I wasnt afraid of loosing him!

I was so sure you were going to lose him or put him on me. Or heck, you may have tried to stick it in your shirt too.

[Beardedragon]

I was so sure you were going to lose him or put him on me. Or heck, you may have tried to stick it in your shirt too.

good ideas! LOL

[Little B-Py]

My fiancee got one out of a tub at the local exotics shop and it started crawling up her tricept and I had to get it off...side note: I don't do spiders, not afraid, just don't like them one bit. So I grew a pair real quick and let it crawl on my hand to get it back in its tub, not fun. She was just laughing because she had web on her jacket. lol.