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Why do you suspect? Keeps wandering around looking to mate? Body proportions?

 

M balfouri is one species where it's hard to tell until the male has their final molt and their dark carapace appears as seen in the pic below. Male on left.

 

I'll post updates as he/she shows its colors.

Considering I named it Mini Me, I'm assuming it'll be a male.

 

Damn....already showing nice colors!

Handsome fellow

Should call it Fabio

 

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That’s is beautiful!

 

Here's another pic, brought him to the kitchen with natural light



Keep in mind it was a week ago since it went through a molt. Also just ate a small dubia

 

Handsome! Er, also pretty in case it’s a girl! But I also do see some olive coloring.

 

Poecilotheria regalis playing peekaboo.

 

Reeeeeally nice colors there.

I love how this M Balfouri threat poses a cricket

https://youtu.be/gg8-Wd9hMOk?t=3

 

Good shot of P. regalis showing how drastic the underleg coloration can be between the front "threat posture" legs and the rear legs.

 

Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens tackling some big game.

 

Always been intrigued with all the bright contrasting colors different species exhibit.

That's pretty fucking cool.

 

Today is day 3 and aside from a small glimpse yesterday, I haven't seen Lady Gaga but did notice something just now....

This is what I suspect to be the 'main' entrance. This is one of 2 areas that I pre-dug for her and she has webbed up a tunnel to it.



Now, the second pre-dug entry way is also webbed up but not as much. This is on the opposite end of the main entrance....I'm 100% sure they connect.



What was really interesting was this though



She seems to be excavating below the log. Now the log is plenty long so if she did remove a lot of substrate, she's at no risk of being crushed. Wood went in and is wedged across the width of the enclosure.

Too bad we can't see the elaborate tunnels she's creating under the wood.

 

@boogie3478

Have you preserved any T's?

The one that was destined to pass away...well I kept it. Felt bad just "discarding it" and instead would like to preserve it

 

WTF nope

 

No I haven't done that yet.

 

I'll update when I decide to do so then

Plainly beautiful little specimen, least I can do for it.

 

You going to do a wet or dry preservation?

 

Was hoping for a wet preservation, but unsure on the exact liquid to use.

Might go all out with resin?

 

The resin would probably trap a bunch of bubbles. Formaldehyde is good but not sure where you can buy it.