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Tarantula Avicularia avicularia

Common Names
Pinktoe
Previous Review/Report Link
https://arachnoboards.com/threads/avicularia-avicularia.13647/
Overview Reviews (3) Gallery

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Overall rating
4.00 star(s) 3 ratings
octanejunkie
A avicularia first pairing
Initial Breeding Date
March 30, 2021
Successful
Yes
Special Notes
Paired my female with a loaned male. Shark tanked his container next to hers. Observed him making sperm web prior to introducing them.
Pairing
Paired them several times. Never saw actual insertion. Ended up cohabitating them for around 2 weeks.
Observations
Male.was observed making sperm webs in the female's enclosure. Every time I separated them between pairing I fed them both.

I cohabitated them for 1 week, then 2 weeks at a time during their 48 day relationship.

Once my female became aggressive towards the male, she charged him a few times in my presence to back him away, I separated them and called it quits so not to risk losing the male.
Post Mating Care
Male was returned to his owner on May 16, 2021 and my female remained in her enclosure. Fed her regularly over the next month. Nothing out of the ordinary was done. I noticed a cricket floating in her water dish on June 16, 2021. I then saw the sac in her web hammock.
Time & Care
Male and female were paired, and co-habbed together many times over a 48 day period. Sac was found on June 16, 2021.

Assuming successful insertion on FIRST opportunity, sac was found 90 days later.

Assuming successful insertion on LAST opportunity, sac was found 30 days later.

I am assuming potential multiple insertions were performed just not in my presence. I saw many failed attempts and near misses.
Final Details
Pulled the sac 30 days after finding it; very few EWLs, mostly eggs. Counted close to 100 eggs.

July 5, 2021: 2/3 of the eggs turned to EWLs and progressed, 1/3 of the eggs remained eggs.

July 23, 2021: 1i slings were observed eating the remaining eggs as they matured.

August 3, 2021: Observed about 30-40 2i slings in incubator lumped together

August 17, 2021: 30-ish avic-looking slings now spreading out inside incubator.

Final count on September 5, 2021: 36 slings, 6 of which are much smaller than the others; adding this won't make it, leaving 30 slings.

Next avic sac will be pulled 40-45 days rather than 30. More time with mom was probably needed to get higher hatch rate.
I'm going my attempt 4 stars for low hatch rate.
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