E. Pachypus

TownesVanZandt · May 27, 2015

I have recently bought a small juvenile E. Pachypus with a legspan of around 3 cm. It does not have the thick legs that females of this species have, so I am wondering if anyone know whether this is something the females develop at a later molt or if I can assume that it is a male?

Arachnomaniac19 · May 27, 2015

Post a pic. Mine's at 5cm and has hairy legs. I'm not even sure if they're sexually dimorphic, but if so I'd say yours is a male.

MrsHaas · May 27, 2015

I believe they are sexually dimorphic. The females have the fuzzy back legs. Mine already had fuzzy legs when I got her and she was at 3"

TownesVanZandt · May 27, 2015

They definitely are dimorphic. I can post a picture tomorrow if it helps, but it has no signs at all of having fuzzy legs.

Curious jay · May 27, 2015

My male matured around 2.5" and showed no indication of the stout legs forming.

So I'd expect the females to be showing the stout back legs by that size, I ended up purchasing an AF so can't really help.

TownesVanZandt · May 27, 2015

Curious jay said:
My male matured around 2.5" and showed no indication of the stout legs forming.

So I'd expect the females to be showing the stout back legs by that size, I ended up purchasing an AF so can't really help.

Are you planning to try to breed them?

Storm76 · May 28, 2015

A legspan of 3cm versus one of 3" is nearly half only. Your T is pretty small still, so I wouldn't be surprised to see them develop in time - however check on the rest of the info provided in here, since I personally don't keep one of these. Although I'd like to...their looks are pretty cute

TownesVanZandt · May 28, 2015

It has locked itself in the burrow now and is refusing food, so I assume a molt is around the corner

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