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lmiller
Centruroides
Number of posts : 174
Age : 51
Location : Elk Creek, Nebraska
Registration date : 2011-11-22
| | Subject: P trans maturity 6/8/2013, 4:43 pm | |
| At what instar can you safely sex a P trans and be correct in the assumption that youve got a male or female? This one is 5i and I was totally told it was male, but...... I think she was tricking someone.  | |
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Patcho
SCORPIONMOD
Number of posts : 833
Age : 74
Registration date : 2013-01-15
| | Subject: Re: P trans maturity 6/8/2013, 5:23 pm | |
| Usually sexual dimorphism is present in most scorpions at the second-to-last instar, as far as I know.
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Shakudo
Tityus
Number of posts : 870
Age : 39
Location : Tiel, The Netherlands.
Registration date : 2013-01-20
| | Subject: Re: P trans maturity 6/9/2013, 8:42 am | |
| This species can be sexed from 2i. Joey - **GS** wrote:
- Specimen: Parabuthus transvaalicus
Sex: Female
Instar: 8
Purpose: Sexing via pectine, the presence of "knobs (basal middle lamella)" near the area where the two pectine meets, signifies a female.
Males do not have these "knobs"
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ShredderEmp
Tityus
Number of posts : 515
Age : 26
Location : Illinois
Registration date : 2012-08-08
| | Subject: Re: P trans maturity 6/9/2013, 9:45 am | |
| So now he just has to flip it over. Good luck with that! | |
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bjaeger
Leiurus
Number of posts : 2282
Age : 35
Location : Pennsylvania, US
Registration date : 2008-04-29
| | Subject: Re: P trans maturity 6/9/2013, 11:44 am | |
| - ShredderEmp wrote:
- So now he just has to flip it over. Good luck with that!
clear deli cup  | |
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ShredderEmp
Tityus
Number of posts : 515
Age : 26
Location : Illinois
Registration date : 2012-08-08
| | Subject: Re: P trans maturity 6/9/2013, 12:40 pm | |
| - bjaeger wrote:
- ShredderEmp wrote:
- So now he just has to flip it over. Good luck with that!
clear deli cup Still has to handle it. | |
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shebeen
Tityus
Number of posts : 507
Age : 64
Location : Mountain View, Calif.
Registration date : 2011-05-15
| | Subject: Re: P trans maturity 6/9/2013, 1:24 pm | |
| - ShredderEmp wrote:
Still has to handle it. Just coax it into a deli cup with a paint brush or a straw. No need handle it whatsoever. | |
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Shakudo
Tityus
Number of posts : 870
Age : 39
Location : Tiel, The Netherlands.
Registration date : 2013-01-20
| | Subject: Re: P trans maturity 6/9/2013, 7:22 pm | |
| - shebeen wrote:
- ShredderEmp wrote:
Still has to handle it.
Just coax it into a deli cup with a paint brush or a straw. No need handle it whatsoever. +1^ | |
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Tongue Flicker
Parabuthus
Number of posts : 1106
Age : 36
Location : Madina't Isa, Bahrain
Registration date : 2012-11-01
| | Subject: Re: P trans maturity 6/9/2013, 10:36 pm | |
| - ShredderEmp wrote:
- So now he just has to flip it over. Good luck with that!
lol.. | |
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TheKevil
Babycurus
Number of posts : 335
Age : 40
Location : San Antonio, Tx
Registration date : 2010-11-05
| | Subject: Re: P trans maturity 6/12/2013, 7:30 pm | |
| Easy peasy. The deli cup/paint brush idea will work great. Also look at the chelae. The males are rounder... more bulbous. The females are narrower. From the pic you posted on the first pic, that looks female. That particular dimorphic trait may only be on adults/sub-adults. I'm not sure, though. | |
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TheKevil
Babycurus
Number of posts : 335
Age : 40
Location : San Antonio, Tx
Registration date : 2010-11-05
| | Subject: Re: P trans maturity 6/12/2013, 7:32 pm | |
| And with flipping the scorpion once it's in the deli cup... Get a soft paper towelish kinda thing... like one of the blue shop towels. Crumple it and gently place it over the scorpion and push it down. Of course, don't push too hard... You don't want to hurt the scorp... But after doing that, you have it immobilized and you can inspect as much as you want. The hardest part is knowing your strength right there. No "Of Mice and Men" action. Lol. | |
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