cobalt blue

[LadyHawke]

here is a pic of my new cobalt blue tarantula!!

[arachnomania]

Sorry to inform you but it's a male. Regardless they are still an amazing animal to enjoy.

[LadyHawke]

how can you tell??

[reptilesalonica]

From the color, females have outstanding coloration :)
Make it quick and mate him before he dies.
Here is one female. She is subadult. Adults have even more blue on legs and abdomen.

[LadyHawke]

its still quite small, not sure exactly on how to measure, but its much smaller then my thumb.....i was told because it was young thats why it wasnt so blue
also is it easy to breed them?? i would like to try.....

[OttawaChris]

There is a strain of females that are more drab in colour... they are called "light form" on Rick West's site... they seem to have more brown in them than blue but still have some blue on the legs.

All the males I have seen appear more black than blue when mature... I do have a gut feeling that yours is male BUT there is still hope :D If it turns out to be male let me know... I have a female that can make him feel like a man!

[arachnomania]

Since he's the size of your thumb, that means you'll have for at least 2-3 years before he matures. He cannot be mated till he matures so there's nothing to worry about apart from enjoying it. Many people want females for the simple reason they live longer. Some species of males live longer than females of other species and there are some sp. that the fem. has nicer colorations and other sp. males have nicer colorations. All I got to say is that there are so many hobby tarantula breeders out there today that once your male matures you'll easyly be able to find a female for him. The male is always the one that gets shipped to the females owner and a 50/50 split is aggreed upon by both owners for the content of the eggsac. The owner of the male pays the shipping and the females owner pays for him to be returned. The owner of the male however takes all the risks of loss.