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I am considering starting a breeding project of sorts, and I have some questions before I actually go ahead with doing anything.
I would be starting with slings, probably Poecilotheria, and all the slings will likely come from the same sac. Is this a problem when breeding tarantulas? Does inbreeding cause genetic defects like in some other animals? I wouldn't be able to buy them in batches from different dealers, because in all probability they've come from the same source/sac anyway.
Question two, is it possible to rear males and females into maturity at the same time with pokies? For example, once they are sexed, slow the males down and speed the females up? I know I have read of people doing this, but I wasn't sure if the slings all started out the same size or not. Or is it better to just rear the females to maturity and then start looking for males or vice versa? If it is a rare species this would not be too easy.
Also, to guarantee at least one female, would buying 4-5 slings be enough?
Thanks in advance!
I would be starting with slings, probably Poecilotheria, and all the slings will likely come from the same sac. Is this a problem when breeding tarantulas? Does inbreeding cause genetic defects like in some other animals? I wouldn't be able to buy them in batches from different dealers, because in all probability they've come from the same source/sac anyway.
Question two, is it possible to rear males and females into maturity at the same time with pokies? For example, once they are sexed, slow the males down and speed the females up? I know I have read of people doing this, but I wasn't sure if the slings all started out the same size or not. Or is it better to just rear the females to maturity and then start looking for males or vice versa? If it is a rare species this would not be too easy.
Also, to guarantee at least one female, would buying 4-5 slings be enough?
Thanks in advance!
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