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Hello...F.Y.I.
I had just bought a Female A. metallica this past week for my matured male. I gave her a couple days to adjust in which she did easily. She's been eating and going about her buisness.
The male which had built a sperm web on the 15th was introduced to her of this morning. I had taken the male from his cage and let him walk onto the glass on the inside of her cage. As soon as I brought my hand out of the enclosure, the female started drumming like she knew what was in there. Totally suprised me! He then picked up on her right after her drumming. He drummed and this went on for about 10 mintues. They finally met up and she started turning different directions like she was trying to avoid him. He finally manipluated her to face him by tapping on her hind legs.
She started to advance away from him with him following very closley. After reaching the other side of the enclosure.....she stopped. He got her to turn again and then it was on. He lifted her right up and started a drumming on the belly for about 10 seconds. Then he started moving his pedipalps around... in a circular and upward/ downward direction. He started to pulse kind of like a shiver moving his abdomen around. He then released her. Once doing this she started advancing towards him slowly. They went about 7 inches before she caught up to him. He lifted her again and did the same thing.
Then as quit as it started, it was all over. He did a retreat to the lid and I let him out. She sat around for about a minute and then climbed the nearest wall.
*********************UPDATE ***************************
I had gone downstairs to do a daily check to find a completely webbed up corner in my A. metallica famles enclosure. I snapped some pics of what I believe to be a eggsack.
*********************UPDATE ***************************
I figured I'd update the post. She ate the sac last night and I don't know why. She was undisturbed and in peace.
Successful Breeding
Eggsack was Laid
Eggsack was Eaten
I had just bought a Female A. metallica this past week for my matured male. I gave her a couple days to adjust in which she did easily. She's been eating and going about her buisness.
The male which had built a sperm web on the 15th was introduced to her of this morning. I had taken the male from his cage and let him walk onto the glass on the inside of her cage. As soon as I brought my hand out of the enclosure, the female started drumming like she knew what was in there. Totally suprised me! He then picked up on her right after her drumming. He drummed and this went on for about 10 mintues. They finally met up and she started turning different directions like she was trying to avoid him. He finally manipluated her to face him by tapping on her hind legs.
She started to advance away from him with him following very closley. After reaching the other side of the enclosure.....she stopped. He got her to turn again and then it was on. He lifted her right up and started a drumming on the belly for about 10 seconds. Then he started moving his pedipalps around... in a circular and upward/ downward direction. He started to pulse kind of like a shiver moving his abdomen around. He then released her. Once doing this she started advancing towards him slowly. They went about 7 inches before she caught up to him. He lifted her again and did the same thing.
Then as quit as it started, it was all over. He did a retreat to the lid and I let him out. She sat around for about a minute and then climbed the nearest wall.
*********************UPDATE ***************************
I had gone downstairs to do a daily check to find a completely webbed up corner in my A. metallica famles enclosure. I snapped some pics of what I believe to be a eggsack.
*********************UPDATE ***************************
I figured I'd update the post. She ate the sac last night and I don't know why. She was undisturbed and in peace.
Successful Breeding
Eggsack was Laid
Eggsack was Eaten
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