Can anybody tell the sex of my T?

[Justin Lycett]

Hi. My Chilean Rose moulted about 6 weeks ago and now it's really aggressive, which I don't mind really because I'm not someone that wants to handle their spiders all of the time, plus now she has a bit more personality.I've heard that Ts can change personality after a moult and also that males are more prone to becoming aggressive. I was told by the reptile shop that she's definitely a female, but I don't really think they know what they're doing, judging by the high humidity, drenched tanks that they keep their Chileans in.
The reason why I'm posting this is to see if any of you can tell the sex of my spider by looking at the photos attached. I realise that you really need to do this by looking at the moult, but I couldn't get my head around that. I'm just curious to know... Many thanks. Justin.

[Stuart Baker]

I'm afraid nobody will be able to give you an answer from those photos. There are people who can sex spiders from a ventral view (by looking at the underside), but this is unreliable at best. Using the shed skin is the only reliable way. Do you have a shed skin from it?

[Justin Lycett]

Thanks Stuart for the reply. I thought that it would be a bit of a long shot. I've attached a few pics of the moult, but not sure if this will help any further.
Thanks again. Justin.

[Stuart Baker]

Can't tell from those pictures, I'm afraid. I'd need a close up of the inside of the abdomen, between the front pair book lungs.

[Justin Lycett]

Here you go. The skin is pretty dry and falling apart, so these pics may not help either.

[Stuart Baker]

Congratulations, it's a girl!

[Adam Beynon - Jones]

This should help for future reference Justin

http://thebts.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?8096-Sexing-tarantulas&highlight=Sexing+tarantulas

[Justin Lycett]

Thank you Stuart for your help, that's great news!
Thanks Adam, too, for the info.
Justin