1. they don't live as long. Typically males live 3 or 4 years while females can be 4 or 5 times that long.
2. Females of some species are much more vibrantly colored/patterned.
3. (edit) I guess some people think that they can breed their females and sell the slings that they end up with.
Personally, I think that having a tarantula that lives 15 years is quite a big commitment. But to each their own.
Bah disregard I had a brain fart.....well actually my glucose levels dropped down to 58bg and at that level let's just say you rarely think straight as you start to sweat then your focus goes to shit and if you don't fix it death may soon follow. Right now though it's coming back up but I'm still sweating like hell so I'm going to need another shower.
Thanks for the insight!
I agree that the idea of having a tarantula with a longer life span kinda makes me nervous, which is why I’m considering having males instead.
Do they have any change of behavior when they need to mate (like cats and dogs)?
Yes, once they've reached adulthood, mature males just pace endlessly looking for a female. They generally have little interest in food and only want one thing, until they die.
also, since females do have a longer lifespan & obv are the ones that lay the eggs, they sell for a lot more than males if you ever decide or need to get out of the hobby
IME I’ve had mostly males because I buy them as slings and that’s the way the cookie crumbled. To me the only downsides are they don’t usually don’t get quite as big and robust and the ladies, and that they’re life spans are short.
It does bum me out deeply when I have a male mature and start wandering his enclosure looking for a lady he’ll never find, until he starts to harden and curl up. So be prepared for that.
Ime I always try to find some date for them but usually I can't find any. It's really sad to see them go.
I'm really attached to my male L parahybana. He matured yeasterday. It's so heartbreaking... wish he was her
IME. When I first got into the hobby I thought the same and then you realise with some species that the males stop eating and live like 1/10 of the time the female would live.
Not long ago I had a GBB mature out into a male, it was heartbreaking watching him just completely wither away into nothing until he died, he could hardly move, wouldn’t eat, only would drink water as I’d spray a bit on the webbing to try and get him to drink and when he eventually passed I said right from now on every time I get a male im sending him out to be bred because that literally is their life goal then and I think that’s all the want to do, is to just breed.
IME. Yea it was really sad 😔 I did come to terms with it though and that’s why if I have females of the males that mature out I’ll keep and breed a couple of times and then try and move them on but if not then I ask around to see who needs one
The main reason I've ever heard people wanting females over makes is that females tend to live a decade longer. Having a pet that only lives 2 or 3 years isn't appealing to many. Second biggest is that some species exhibit minor sexual dimorphism and the females are brighter and more colorful.
Personaly, I'm happy with my little dude. I wanted to make sure I vibed with tarantulas before a long commitment. Turns out, I do vibe with them
Some males can actually live up to 9-10 years such as Grammostola Pulchripes, also some males are prettier and more vibrant such as in the case of pamphobeteus Sp Machala. Where the male is bright purple / pink and female more brown. Generally people prefer females due to lifespan.
Males don’t live long and are usually kind of small. If you don’t want a T for a long time or just want a smaller one then you could get a male or trade/sell your female when you don’t want her anymore.
I only have one T and he is my first. I bought him as an unsexed juvenile and a few months later he molted and ended up being male, which i am still extremely disappointed about. I would never voluntarily purchase a male T.
Female Ts are rather expensive so i will just keep trying my luck with juvies and slings.
1. they don't live as long. Typically males live 3 or 4 years while females can be 4 or 5 times that long. 2. Females of some species are much more vibrantly colored/patterned. 3. (edit) I guess some people think that they can breed their females and sell the slings that they end up with. Personally, I think that having a tarantula that lives 15 years is quite a big commitment. But to each their own.
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That's a reason people *avoid* males?
Bah disregard I had a brain fart.....well actually my glucose levels dropped down to 58bg and at that level let's just say you rarely think straight as you start to sweat then your focus goes to shit and if you don't fix it death may soon follow. Right now though it's coming back up but I'm still sweating like hell so I'm going to need another shower.
Lol you're good, hopefully you fix your glucose levels
Thanks for the insight! I agree that the idea of having a tarantula with a longer life span kinda makes me nervous, which is why I’m considering having males instead. Do they have any change of behavior when they need to mate (like cats and dogs)?
Yes, once they've reached adulthood, mature males just pace endlessly looking for a female. They generally have little interest in food and only want one thing, until they die.
Mine started to wander once they matured.
also, since females do have a longer lifespan & obv are the ones that lay the eggs, they sell for a lot more than males if you ever decide or need to get out of the hobby
IME I’ve had mostly males because I buy them as slings and that’s the way the cookie crumbled. To me the only downsides are they don’t usually don’t get quite as big and robust and the ladies, and that they’re life spans are short. It does bum me out deeply when I have a male mature and start wandering his enclosure looking for a lady he’ll never find, until he starts to harden and curl up. So be prepared for that.
Ime I always try to find some date for them but usually I can't find any. It's really sad to see them go. I'm really attached to my male L parahybana. He matured yeasterday. It's so heartbreaking... wish he was her
I love jumping spiders, I mean who doesn’t, but I’ve never had any because I can’t handle the one year average lifespan.
IME. When I first got into the hobby I thought the same and then you realise with some species that the males stop eating and live like 1/10 of the time the female would live. Not long ago I had a GBB mature out into a male, it was heartbreaking watching him just completely wither away into nothing until he died, he could hardly move, wouldn’t eat, only would drink water as I’d spray a bit on the webbing to try and get him to drink and when he eventually passed I said right from now on every time I get a male im sending him out to be bred because that literally is their life goal then and I think that’s all the want to do, is to just breed.
Oh no that must’ve been terrible 😢 This is definitely something to consider. Thanks for sharing your experience. Appreciate it a lot!!
IME. Yea it was really sad 😔 I did come to terms with it though and that’s why if I have females of the males that mature out I’ll keep and breed a couple of times and then try and move them on but if not then I ask around to see who needs one
The main reason I've ever heard people wanting females over makes is that females tend to live a decade longer. Having a pet that only lives 2 or 3 years isn't appealing to many. Second biggest is that some species exhibit minor sexual dimorphism and the females are brighter and more colorful. Personaly, I'm happy with my little dude. I wanted to make sure I vibed with tarantulas before a long commitment. Turns out, I do vibe with them
Some males can actually live up to 9-10 years such as Grammostola Pulchripes, also some males are prettier and more vibrant such as in the case of pamphobeteus Sp Machala. Where the male is bright purple / pink and female more brown. Generally people prefer females due to lifespan.
Males don’t live long and are usually kind of small. If you don’t want a T for a long time or just want a smaller one then you could get a male or trade/sell your female when you don’t want her anymore. I only have one T and he is my first. I bought him as an unsexed juvenile and a few months later he molted and ended up being male, which i am still extremely disappointed about. I would never voluntarily purchase a male T. Female Ts are rather expensive so i will just keep trying my luck with juvies and slings.