Megaphobema robustum mating attempt

[Brian S]

I recently recieved a mature male M robustum from Greg of Indiana Exotics with the hopes of him finding romance with both of my females. I left him over night with my largest female during the week I recieved him. That female has since baracaded herself in the burrow but I fear she might be preparing to molt. The smaller female also spent a night with the male but I saw no action and not sure if anything had happened. Last night I put him with the smaller female again and immediately he started drumming, she replied back by drumming with her first 2 pairs of legs. Once the male figured out where that was coming from he approached her and she acted as though she was happy to see him. It appears that a good insert or 2 was made. After mating they separated and I then placed the male back in his box. I plan to pair them again in a few days. If the larger female is actually going to molt I wish she would hurry up.

Keep your fingers crossed on this one!

 

[xhexdx]

Beautiful spiders!

Good luck with the breeding! It would be great to get more of these guys around!

--Joe

 

[Brian S]

I have 2 females so hopefully I can get sac out of at least one of them

 

[WARPIG]

Beautiful T's, GL with the breeding, they are a good lookng pair.

PIG-

 

[Brian S]

Check this out! Let's keep our fingers crossed!!

 

[moose35]

good stuff dude...:clap:


i've got some inca cola...................



moose

 

[J.huff23]

Check this out! Let's keep our fingers crossed!!

Awesome! I wish you the best!

 

[Atreyuhero4]

Are you gunna sell them? I could deffenetly use one

 

[Anastasia]

Check this out! Let's keep our fingers crossed!!

woh!, fingers and toes and eyes,
We sure need more of this beauties in hobby!
best of luck Brian!

 

[Brian S]

Ok! Let's open this baby up!


Well holy cow! I see kids in there!

These babys are huge!!! I am very surprised at the size of these!

I am rather pleased with this

 

[Philth]

Awesome Brian !. How many all together? any bad eggs? Congrats :worship:

Later, Tom

 

[Dreadz]

Nice! Awesome job successfully breeding this species and getting some new slings in the hobby:clap: .

 

[blackcadillac70]

congrats.love those halloween colors.

 

[Brian S]

Awesome Brian !. How many all together? any bad eggs? Congrats :worship:

Later, Tom

Tom,
No bad eggs, not many babies but damn these things are big!!!! I am celebrating with Pina Coladas now so I wont be counting until tomorrow. I cant see very straight right now LOL

 

[olablane]

WONDERFUL!!!!!!! I am excited and they arent even mine!!! Are ya going to sell any. Im interested if they arent all spoken for.

 

[Brian S]

WONDERFUL!!!!!!! I am excited and they arent even mine!!! Are ya going to sell any. Im interested if they arent all spoken for.

A few have been spoken for since last Summer, I will keep a few and if there are any extras then yes I will sell them. Watch the classifieds here and at www.venomlist.com

 

[Kimo]

Congratulations! That's great! Can you tell me the size of your females and male? Any pre or post care? Temps?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Brian S]

Congratulations! That's great! Can you tell me the size of your females and male? Any pre or post care? Temps?

Thanks in advance!

Both were about 5 inches give or take. As for care just keep them on deep/moist substrate as they are burrowers. At the time of mating they were at 75F and later I moved the female in the scorpion room where temps are around 80F. She made the sac in the warmer temps.

 

[Kimo]

Thanks, I know how to keep them, just wanted to know the actuall size, as I have some near 5 inch mark and one is female, 2 unsexed still.

 

[Brian S]

Thanks, I know how to keep them, just wanted to know the actuall size, as I have some near 5 inch mark and one is female, 2 unsexed still.

They are pretty difficult to breed but at least you have a few to work with. I believe that a large enclosure like in the pics in the first post is essential in breeding these and the other "more difficult" big itchy spiders.