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Hi.
I've kept tarantulas in the past but I have never tried to mate them. It always seemed like such a tricky prospect. Well, I've had a Grammastola Rosea female from a sling and almost 6 years later I decided I wanted to try and find her a mate. I went to an exotic pet store near me and purchased a MM Rosea and brought him home. I had seen tarantulas mating on television and You Tube but it's not the same as watching it before your eyes.
I placed the male in the females tank and he began drumming, juttering, and releasing some loud low pitched sounds. Suddenly the female came darting out of her home and the two immediately locked up and the male was pushed half way up the side of the tank. When he leveled off with her he pinned her back with his tibial spurs and and did his thing. Once he was done he shot off to the far side of the tank where I retrieved him and put him back in his tank.
It was one of the most amazing things I have ever seen. I didn't even get the chance to play some Barry White. Incredible creatures... even the Rosea's!
Sorry, I didn't take photos. I wish I had.
I've kept tarantulas in the past but I have never tried to mate them. It always seemed like such a tricky prospect. Well, I've had a Grammastola Rosea female from a sling and almost 6 years later I decided I wanted to try and find her a mate. I went to an exotic pet store near me and purchased a MM Rosea and brought him home. I had seen tarantulas mating on television and You Tube but it's not the same as watching it before your eyes.
I placed the male in the females tank and he began drumming, juttering, and releasing some loud low pitched sounds. Suddenly the female came darting out of her home and the two immediately locked up and the male was pushed half way up the side of the tank. When he leveled off with her he pinned her back with his tibial spurs and and did his thing. Once he was done he shot off to the far side of the tank where I retrieved him and put him back in his tank.
It was one of the most amazing things I have ever seen. I didn't even get the chance to play some Barry White. Incredible creatures... even the Rosea's!
Sorry, I didn't take photos. I wish I had.
