Help! Very Confused!!

[Nathan Dorian]

Okay, so.

My G. rosea moulted on the 3rd this month, revealing himself to be a mature male with lovely hooks 'n' whatnot.

Since then he's been fine and dandy in his new tank, although has not been eating anywhere near as much. I think he must have eaten at least one cricket since then, potentially two.

And he's been making a rather awesome web in his hide, which I thought was maybe a sperm web but wasn't really sure.

So I just glanced over, and saw a hole in the web.

And he's upside down, partly in the web, and appears to be webbing, upside down.

Can he be moulting yet again??


I tried to photograph it but it's very difficult. (Managed to get one of the crickets out, currently working on getting the other one out.)

 

[Nathan Dorian]

....Okay, uh.

Just looked over and he's upright again. And webbing normally.

What the Hell is he up to? XD

 

[Arachno_Shack]

Sperm web dude.....


He'll lay under it on his back and do his thing......Pretty interesting stuff.

 

[Elaine]

Yip, looks like a sperm web to me too. Here is my mature male Brachy doing his thing.

 

[Nathan Dorian]

Ah, good to know. Thanks guys. C:

 

[Veneficus]

Yeah, they'll lie upside down--under their sperm web--really neat. As to the eating, just an FYI mature males don't eat as much--sometimes not at all. Unfortunately, his days are numbered now...

 

[Nathan Dorian]

Oh I know, wasn't aware that he'd eat less though. Good to know that it's just the process of things.

 

[hairmetalspider]

Indeed a sperm web!

The first time I saw my first MM doing this upside down, I could only think and wish that most of the guys I knew could move like that...

 

[Nathan Dorian]

You've got some strange preferences in men there. XD

 

[Sr. Chencho]

Now to find him a willing and able girlfriend. That wouldn't be too hard to do.
Good Luck.

Fredster
Lean, not as Mean
Still, US Marine!

 

[Nathan Dorian]

You'd think it wouldn't be too hard, but as I live in the middle of nowhere, and no-one seems interested in breeding G. rosea... :wall:

 

[reverendsterlin]

:? a quick look in the Invertsonals showed Bobtard looking for one.
Rev

 

[Nathan Dorian]

In another country.

 

[Rochelle]

After all this time; I'm still amazed at the misinformation being repeated by people who do not have first hand experience with "how long does a MM live"....
If you take good care of it; don't believe what the "parrots" say and feed it regularly; your MM G.rosea will live for YEARS. :wall:

We currently have a MM. G.rosea who is THREE years past UM and still spinning sperm webs.

 

[apidaeman]

..................nm

 

[Rochelle]

MM. G. rosea after three years!!

This is the infamous "Gladys".....lolol.
The old man still has lead in his pencil....

*These pics were taken within the last 30 - 60 days....