B. Albopilosum Breeding Questions

[Spiderguy47]

I"m considering buying a female for my male but first I have a few questions.

How long will a male B. Albopilosum live after maturity?
Are the females generally docile after pairing or are they like GBB's that kill the male almost every time?
What is the average gestation period?
Should I incubate the sac or leave it with the mother?

 

[Dreadz]

A mature male can live up to a year or more just depends though...
Females are generally docile when you pair them up, but I have had a female munch a male as soon as he got close to her. Just have to keep tongs or something close to separate them just in case she tries to grab him.
I'd leave the sac with the mom till around 30days or so, just all depends on your preference.
What one is your male, Honduran or nicaguan?

 

[Poec54]

In my breeding experience, NW terrestrial females on average tend to be harder on their suitors than many OW's. I think part of it may be because OW's have a tougher time against predators; lacking urticating hairs that can be safely launched from a distance, OW's survival strategies often involve physical contact, which unfortunately involves more spiders being on the losing end. With that being the case, female OW's seem more inclined to give males a break (not always though).

With most species I pair, I sit next to the cage with an unsharpened pencil in one hand, and a 32 oz deli cup in the other. Until both are drumming & tapping, I'm on pins and needles. Females can attack in a split second, even from across the cage. If the female doesn't respond by tapping, I take the male out in 15-20 minutes because he's likely to be a meal. If the female's tapping, they should approach and touch. Usually insertion follows within a few minutes, but sometimes the female isn't fully persuaded and she resists and may try to overpower the male, with the goal being his death. If insertion is achieved (it's when the female is bent backwards at an extreme angle, which evidently is painful, as that snaps her out of her romantic trance), males can be killed immediately after insertion by a bear hug with fangs thru their carapace, or as they try to back away. Many run away in a panic. You don't want to be a male tarantula.