to breed or not to breed, that is the question.

[codykrr]

ok folks. out of curiosity, if i were to breed some p. mira's would anyone want any? and also i have 2 of them and not to sure on how to sex them other than vertrally. one i have which i belive to be male is bright orange the other more of a peach color. now on the one i belive to be male he has a very distinct shaped vent that has a black patch, the other doesnt. i will post pics here in a second.

[codykrr]

ok here are the pics. tell me what you think please.

this is the one i belive to be a female
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this is the one i belive to be a male
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but please correct me if im wrong.

[codykrr]

no one has any idea?...

[calum]

do I see palpal bulbs on both pictures or is it just me?

[ErikWestblom]

do I see palpal bulbs on both pictures or is it just me?

And I don't see any palpal bulbs in any of the pictures...

[codykrr]

hmmm....well ok then...undecided...im going to put them together tomorrow and see what happens...if i have a sac wll anyone want any? these have been an interesting species to watch. ive been keeping them as arboreal and there doing great...but seem to love to drink along with high humidity. also these are voracious eaters.

[Bastian Drolshagen]

hi,
second one is an adult female and first one appears to be a subadult one.
I´d take some :P

[codykrr]

ok so here is a question. i havent been into true spiders very long persay. but i have Ts, so what is the main way to accuratly sex a true spider? with Ts you can do it ventrally, or with a molt, and in some select species patterns and cloration.. so basically id like to know how you have come to the conclusion that the second is female.

[cacoseraph]

he might be looking at the more heavily sclerotized epigynum on the second pic

[codykrr]

yes i sure was! but now both molted out and have the same spot.....soo..looks like no breedig after all...either way this is an awsome species to keep.