Rose Hair pic

[Dani33]

Here's a pic of my Rosie. She molted recently and looks so much better than before. It was her first time molting in my care.

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/503/3313Rosehair-med.jpg

Doesn't she look amazing? I love her so much. Thanks for looking!

[m1k3_88]

She does look amazing! I want one soo bad, but thats a bit of a problem with the rents and sisters :(

[Tarcan]

That is a whole lot of pink for a female G. rosea... if indeed she is a "she" that would be the most colourful specimen I wver saw...

Anyway can you post pictures of different angles... a close up on the pedipalps (although it does not have the typical fuziness on the legs of mature males G. rosea I just want to double check in case it would be mature), and the underside please... just curious

Do you still have the molt?

Martin

[Dani33]

I do Martin, I honestly don't know if it is male or female. Sometime I just say him or her instead of saying him/her, ya know what I mean. There was A LOT of balck on it's carapace. Looked VERY drab when I purchased it. I'll take pics right now. Now that we're talking about it, I think that he is a male. The pedipalps are rather bulbous.

[Dani33]

Well here are some, I hope that you can see what you need to with these. The camera that I'm using isn't that great. The macros suck.

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/503/3313rosie2-med.jpg

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/503/3313Rosie1-med.jpg

[Tarcan]

Hi Dani,

It is ok with the "he" "she" thing... it is by experience, frogs (like me!LOL) will call any spiders "she" (regardless of the sex)because "spider" is feminin in French... and I have found that anglophone mostly refer to their spiders as "he" instead of "it" when it is unsexed... so since you had used "she" I thought you were sure about the sex...LOL does that make sense!LOL In my little brain it does anyway...!LOL

Thank you for the pictures, yes he is a male according to the molt pic (although I like to "lift" the spermatheca with instrument to positively confirm it's presence)... and mature according to the view of the tip of the palps... unless I ain't seeing properly...

But hey, this might chear you up... I have a mature male G. rosea that has been mature for over 2 years and a half... not ate a single prey for about the same amount of time and is in great shape... actually, he is my handling specimen when I go in shows... I will miss the bugger when he departs for the big golden critter keaper in the sky!LOL

Martin

[Dani33]

Are they not supposed to eat after the molt? A week after he molted, I put in a couple of crickets and they are gone. Your right about the pedipalps, they are very bulbous compared to the molt. Are there supposed to be tibial hooks? Do all males have them? I'm gonna look for them. This is my first real lesson with sexing T's.

to "lift" the spermatheca with instrument to positively confirm it's presence)...

How do I do this? Just want to know for future reference.

Yup, he's awesome. He's the only arachnid that I handle. I'll just enjoy him to the fullest for the rest of his time. With all the pink, he's great for display - hehe.

Thanks for the info.

PS. I get what you mean with him/her thing. I generally say she when I'm not sure of the sex for some reason, not sure why - lol.

[Tarcan]

Dani,

I am surprised it ate food after a week only, I have found that mature males G. rosea will wait a long time to accept food after a molt... but hey, there are no rules!

Males G. rosea have tibial hooks... but not males of every species will have them... take for exemple T. blondi, no tibial hooks... anyway, this is a feature only present on mature males (if the species have some) just like embolous at the end of the pedipalp... so a not so convenient sexing method, you only get to know if they are mature...

The spermatheca is a leaf like structure... in some cases it is easy to not see it as it "lays" down fading in with the rest of the surroundings... so using an instrument that is thin enough to slip between can be used to lift it, just to confirm it's presence... I do not know how to explain it better...

Martin

[Dani33]

I know, I was surprised too. I remember reading here that someone's didn't eat for 6 months or so prior to a molt. That's why I asked. Also because your male hasn't eaten for such a long time.

I just thought that I would try it after he had some time to recupperate(sp?) from his molt. He also wasn't off long before the molt. Maybe a month or month and a half or so. Previous to this he never missed a meal.

I used coco husk as bedding. I never witnessed him eating, I just never saw the crickets running around. I have some places in the viv where they could hide. I'll check and see if they are hidden or burried in the substrate. There were only 3.

Thanks for your help once again.

[TheRedDragon]

BEAUTIFUL rosie! I've never seen such intense color on one before. I, as well, am guilty of calling every spider a "she". :D

[Pixie]

Hot dang! That is a pretty rosy!!!

I hope you have a chance to breed him once mature so he can pass on his "purdy" genes!

Pixie

[paolo]

Good stuff Dani, my Rose Hair (Articuno) molted a month ago and Finally had his first fuzzy.

Great pic's.

Paolo

[Dani33]

Thanks everyone. I tried to feed again this week and no luck. I guess that I won't be seeing him eat much again. I tried looking for the crix last week and couldn't find them.

He's mature now. I haven't any plans on breeding him. He's my one and only. If anyone has a female and interested in breeding, pm me. I could lend him to someone. I wouldn't want the babies either. Just one or two for myself.

PS. I saw the tibial hooks! I love this stuff. Thanx for all your help Martin, I love this site!!!!

[Dani33]

BellyDraggers has a girl that would like to have a discreet encounter with him - LOL. Lets hope that she doesn't have him for lunch instead of what he's expecting!