I have 2 A. armata and can't really see a huge difference between the 2 specimens to determine that they are in fact a pair. One is the bright green with webbing that I expected and is the most aggressive of the pair. I can't reach into the enclosure to offer roaches with tongs or to put in nightcrawlers with out it hissing loudly and lunging at me. It has even bitten my husband!



The other is more brown with the same webbing and sometimes shows a hint of green but never as bright as the other. She appears to be a bit less aggressive than the green one. She never hisses or threatens instead choosing to take a statuesque pose in hopes of being left alone.



Anyway, I am wondering if they may be a pair even though I don’t see the large tail base I am used to seeing on the capra. Having never seen A. armata before I just am not sure if they are as easily sexed as A. capra.



Next, I have encountered someone from Texas who has a couple of small MHDs that I think may be lepidogaster but they are small and I am just not sure. You can see 4 definite horn bumps but they are not real developed. I’m not sure if it’s because of age or species as A. capra would have much more developed horns at a comparable size. I was wondering if you could confirm species for me.



Here’s the smaller brown one:







here’s the smaller one showing the horns & crest







The last is the two of them showing the green one displaying



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