Aphonopelma sp. new river sac

[reptist]

after 2 yrs trying to breed this species I finealy managed to coax a sac from a female bred by myself last fall W/a w/c MM, it was laid on the 29th of april and I will be pulling it on the 29th of may to incubate to completion in a "mechanical mother" type incubator, with any luck there will be C/B slings of this awsome ?species? on the market by mid may.

these spiders have proven to be much more difficult to breed than their southerly cousins A chalcodes and A schmidti as well, hopefully w/ more experience and trial and error the "bugs" can be worked out and a steady supply of C/B individuals will become avail. These grow a bit larger than any of thr other Apho's I have worked with and their coloration is much more eye catching than that of other Aphonopelma species in the state of Arizona, at least IMO, you decide for yourself.

Although they look great in photos they are 10 fold more impressive when you have 1 right in front of you, the DNA work is being done ATM on these guys and there should be some initial info on them surfacing in the not too distant future, as soon as I find anything concrete I'll post it w/ referances, hopefully the sp. new river in the name A sp new river will be replaced W/ a more perminant name and they can be established for the awsome T they are. one of my all time favorite spiders either way!! PEACE, B.

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[Veneficus]

Fantastic news!! I look forward to the DNA information you find out as well.

I bought one of your WC pairs, you were offering earlier this year, and the female is showing signs of being gravid, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. The other female I have of this species is going to molt out.

Marci

 

[arrowhd]

I would be willing to buy one or two. Good luck with the sac.

 

[unitard311]

So let me ask this in general:

When a T "drops a sac" do they drop the eggs and then spin the sac? What is it that they "drop" ? A beginner's question no doubt but I would like to know. I am CLUELESS on T breeding. Thanks.

 

[Richard McJimsey]

hey brandon
you got any more mature males?

 

[Nich]

Nice, I am starting to like the native T's more and more.

 

[reptist]

Not Yet

That was last years male, they should start popping back up w/in the next month or so but they will be thick in sept,oct. I'll prob give them away for just shipping to all those that have females and want to breed, I realy want to see these guys take hold and sustain themselves, the whole area they are from is about 12 mos from ultimate pummilation at the very capable hands of *MANTHING!! maybe even less, PEACE, B.

* MANTHING is a name coined by a bunch of kids from northern Utah about 20 yrs ago to describe what we today have become, we had no idea how perfectly our idea would manifest, or that we would ourselves be a part of that boogeyman, "nothing in the world is safe, from MANTHING"
zero state 1984

 

[Richard McJimsey]

Awesome...
lmk when ya get some
thanks

 

[padkison]

If Ts are like wolf spiders, they spin a disk and drop the eggs on that. Looks like a sunny side up egg. They then pull up the sides and form it into a ball. Perhaps coating the whole thing with more silk. I noticed with wolfs that there is a blob of clear jell laid down first and then the eggs get laid into the jell.

So let me ask this in general:

When a T "drops a sac" do they drop the eggs and then spin the sac? What is it that they "drop" ? A beginner's question no doubt but I would like to know. I am CLUELESS on T breeding. Thanks.

 

[padkison]

Congrats. I may get a female from you yet someday.

I struck out on chalcodes and moderatum this year. Mated in the fall and then 10-12 weeks in basement in low 50s to low 60s. Pulled up into room temps and then high 70s.

Bad luck or am I missing something? Multiple matings and I believe inserts.

after 2 yrs trying to breed this species I finealy managed to coax a sac from a female bred by myself last fall W/a w/c MM, it was laid on the 29th of april and I will be pulling it on the 29th of may to incubate to completion in a "mechanical mother" type incubator, with any luck there will be C/B slings of this awsome ?species? on the market by mid may.

these spiders have proven to be much more difficult to breed than their southerly cousins A chalcodes and A schmidti as well, hopefully w/ more experience and trial and error the "bugs" can be worked out and a steady supply of C/B individuals will become avail. These grow a bit larger than any of thr other Apho's I have worked with and their coloration is much more eye catching than that of other Aphonopelma species in the state of Arizona, at least IMO, you decide for yourself.

 

[von_z]

Congrats on the sac! Those are some nice looking T's. Keep us posted on the progress.

 

[reptist]

more new river sacs

although I was sucessfull at breeding 2 New River females they apparantly didnt think that was enough, all told ATM I am sitting on 8 new river sacs, anxious for them to hatch but overwhelmed at the thought of the # of slings I stand to inhearit, one thing is for sure these gals make some great mothers, so far no sac munching or desertion has occured. not realy sure of what kind of growth rate these spiders have, slow, slower or slowest are prob. the best 3 guesses. here are a few pix of some of the expecting mothers, expect a great sale on new river slings in the not too distant future and you prob wont be let down!! PEACE and talk to you soon, B.

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