Males

[spid]

Hi,

I have 2 male Tarantulas which I had sexed for me. How would I know when these are ready for mating with as I would like to lend them out for breeding loans.

[spid]

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Is this a silly question? When do I know when the males are mature?

[Graeme Wright]

You will know when your male are mature as their legs get longer the get hoots ont here 1st pairs of legs and there pedi palps become more rounded and obtain hooks too called embolas (i think I spelt that right)

here are some pics

This is a pedi palp of a mature male T blondi



Here is another shot



To be honest though you should really do alot more research if you are just getting into T's insted of just posting on forums you should really get yourself some books and read up on them all the is basic adn is covered in most books.

Regards

G Wright