oohhhh carnt wait

getting me p.regalis in about half hour cuz gta wait for me old dear.

the pet shop wont serve me on me own:)

ill try and get picures up if its a good mood and need help sexing it:)

im so exicted my first T

thanks guys sam

Congrats G; please post pix ASAP cause I'm getting one this week (paying for it at least; probably won't be in till the following week)

will do you any good at sexing them?

No, but a little reasearch or, a molt skin I could. Depending on how big it is, if you could get a "undernealth" shot, it should be easy to tell from the entries in the Forum. Good luck and I will monitor your progress for future reference.

I think this species you can sex them on the shape of the abdomen. Depending on the size (up to 4 inches) females have a paler/lighter middle stripe.

right went and got HER james sexed her for me. her leg span is about 4inches

she hasnt eatin yet and i thought about handaling her but changed mt mind lol. shes staying as a display animal

and if theres anyone in the uk who would be intrested in lending me a male in a few months for mating?

thanks picture will be up wen the batteries are charged lol

any one got any experience good or bad?

regarsds sam

gramps wrote:

i thought about handaling her but changed mt mind lol. shes staying as a display animal

Excellent!

Adults are pretty easy to sex; males are quite a bit smaller and have a different patterning on the carapace.

And you may want to wait a while before you try tackling breeding this species. You have to open up the tank so they think they're on a tree trunk and not enclosed. The males' drumming is ridiculously loud (if you guys want I can upload a video to YouTube from my phone).

Example of mating: link

(Disclaimer: only the male was handled, and that's only because he was running all over the place and is, frankly, a lot less intimidating than the female.)

if you wouldnt mind that would be good to see and i dont plann on breeding her tiilla few months away

regards sam

The pictures of the male and female are in the link in my last post.

Here's a video of the male's drumming; if you get a mature male you'll probably hear this when he's feeling lonely .

Congrats and waiting for the picture as time ticks down till I get mine.