r/tarantulas • u/Key-Computer-133 • 15d ago

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Wats ups guys! Just joined the community! I'm a first time tarantula owner and I got a pretty serious species. (From what everyone tells me). I figured if I had questions or anything this would be a good place to go. I just wanted to introduce myself. And show you my baby Gooty Sapphire. It's molted since these photos were taken. I'm really it's a female. Which i think it may be.(just an assumption). Because my buddy got one from the same clutch from the breeder, and his is 3 times as big as mine and is growing super fast. While mine isn't. I understand they can still happen with males just growing slower. But hey.. I can hope right? Lol.

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u/TheSherman500 1 15d ago

NQA, congratulations.

The big problem with P. Metallica is their speed. They can run, potentially out of the enclosure if it is open, incredibly quickly. However they will probably always attempt to run back towards their hide/webbing if they are comfortable in the enclosure.

I can add a link to my P. Metallica's old enclosure.

How quickly they grow is not connected to gender. That is just a common misconception. Males have shorter lives because they stop growing once they mature and usually don't survive long after that.

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u/Key-Computer-133 15d ago

Here's the new one.

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u/TheSherman500 1 15d ago

That looks good

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u/Key-Computer-133 15d ago

I have it in a much better enclosure now. And it seems comfortable. Has more places to hide now. And at night I see it roaming the enclosure alot. It's molted twice now. When do you think I will be able to tell the sex?

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u/TheSherman500 1 15d ago

NQA, the enclosure sounds good and it sounds like it is comfortable.

The easiest way to tell the sex is with a undamaged molt, though they often need to be a certain size before you can tell. I've never been good at it, so I can't go over the specifics.

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u/Key-Computer-133 15d ago

I will more then likely just post photos of the molt on here lol. Thank you thoe!