sexing pokie's the easy way

[Mark Pennell]

Chris
I will happily buy you a pint and Toran too.

You all know I love the internet and I dragged the BTS into this back in 97, but I know just how easy it is to be so faceless in this electronic world. Hence the real name thing!

Yes Chris I know you, and we have experience things that others may dream off, so we understand each other with a different level to those who have never met.

That's my real concern over the internet, its such a great place, but is also a double edge sword! people form opinions about others on such a whim. Yet 9 times out of 10 this is the wrong opinion. Such a faceless and despite it's acronym its faceless and anti social place.

The days are gone when we all met at shows and via articles and the BTS breeding directory. Relationships that took time and were nurtured with respect and trust.

The net has brought great gains to the hobby but has also brought misunderstanding, hate and loathing, things that may have taking years to to formulate, now takes minutes, but without face to face contact.


Toran, and Chris the beers are on me OK.


All the best
Mark.....

[Roy Patten]

Sexing

Yes Chris
Keep posting the great threads, as people like myself who have not kept poki's and just about to, will find the info very informative indeed.

I have a collection but none of poki's yet, would the same apply to other airboreals or just poki's. It's very interesting in how you do it, is it through the vessel you keep them in or do you pick them up.

I've heard off people that you can still get a nasty bite off a s/ling, even though they are only small. As one guy told me he had a bad reaction and is arm swelled up like a balloon, I don't realy relish that thought so I will try through the vessel I am going to keep them in.

I have noticed that you can see the book lungs fairly easy through the vessel, so it would be ok to do sexing through it I would supose.
Thanks a lot
Roy.

[Alexandre BONACCORSO]

The net has brought great gains to the hobby but has also brought misunderstanding

Mark, you'reperfectly right, and I personnaly often have great pain of this misunderstanding

Best wishes,
Alex

[Eduard Johan Hijmensen]

can someone please offend me? then Mark will buy us beer also to make up!

Eddy

[Ray Hale]

Sorry guys if any one is getting a beer from Mr P then its me.........Im the one he phones when you lot get up his nose on here.

Rayzor Hale

[Nicola Dolby]

Three quick points:

1) I'm also going to the lectures and I'm NOT wearing a tin hat whatever disagreements there are.

2) I've only tried sexing on once, a male P. striata which I got right. I'll try this new method though.

3) Seeing as you're buying the drinks, mine's a gin Ray! see you there!

[SylviRigden]

Yes Chris
Keep posting the great threads, as people like myself who have not kept pokies and just about to, will find the info very informative indeed.

I have a collection but none of poki's yet, would the same apply to other arboreal or just pokies. It's very interesting in how you do it, is it through the vessel you keep them in or do you pick them up.

I've heard off people that you can still get a nasty bite off a s/ling, even though they are only small. As one guy told me he had a bad reaction and is arm swelled up like a balloon, I don't realy relish that thought so I will try through the vessel I am going to keep them in.

I have noticed that you can see the book lungs fairly easy through the vessel, so it would be ok to do sexing through it I would supose.
Thanks a lot
Roy.

Hi, I just wait until mine are on the side of the tank and then get my magnifying glass and torch out. If I happen to be rehousing I put them in a cricket tub and do the same.

[Colin D Wilson]

1) I'm also going to the lectures and I'm NOT wearing a tin hat whatever disagreements there are.

He he he ......Brilliant!!

[Ray Gabriel]

Sexing Pokies DEAD EASSY

females have eggsacs males have bulbs,

i have tried many times to do this ventral sexing stuff with Pokes and i cant do it, i have tried skin sexing ..................but they hear you and change sex (either that or at night they get out of thier containers, and swap the skins over, then get back into thier containers..........without you knowing) so what you think are females turn into males

the ventral thingy works with Brachypelmas..............what do you expect from non thinking pet rocks??? they couldnt work out how to get out of thier containers and excahnage the skins ..................COULD THEY???? NO!

Thats half the people in the hobby offended................how many beers is that???

JUST thought,,,,,,managed to keep both bits of the thread on track LOLOLOL

Ray

[Phil Rea]

Sexing Pokies DEAD EASSY

females have eggsacs males have bulbs,

Ray

... I must make a note of that Ray