Breeding solfugid(Rhagodes sp.)

[mantisfan101]

Just got some rhagodes, galeodes, and paragaleodes in. Will try to breed them

 

[mantisfan101]

i think it went well, witnessed the male deposit the spermatophore and deposit into the female

 

[attenboroughii]

i think it went well, witnessed the male deposit the spermatophore and deposit into the female

This is great.
This season, Paragaleodes are often caught and imported as egg-bearing individuals.
But for some reason, they die quickly. Adult males are also hard to find.
It is safer to get eggs by mating them after they are imported.

Good luck. I hope it works out for you.

 

[mantisfan101]

i am not sure if this is true but after 1 mating attempt paragaleodes male had much difficulty mating with second female
perhaps they mate only once in their life as males? not sure how true this is

 

[attenboroughii]

i am not sure if this is true but after 1 mating attempt paragaleodes male had much difficulty mating with second female
perhaps they mate only once in their life as males? not sure how true this is

I have never witnessed this species of mating, but perhaps it is possible more than once. Did you feel that his body movement was sluggish? If so, he may be nearing the end of his life span.
In the case of Galeodes, he was able to successfully complete the mating even though he had used up all of his sperm.

 

[mantisfan101]

not sluggish no, but he had very difficult time moving the female, producing sperm, and the spermatophore he produced was much smaller than the first one. He is still active, but after second mating with another female, I didn’t see any spermatophore inside/underneath her.
also, how long does it take for them to produce and lay eggs after mating?

I have also bred my rhagodes
Now waiting to fatten up the female and hope for eggs
Male is now very sluggish, I think he will unfortunately die soon

 

[attenboroughii]

Once the sperm produced as adults are used up, no new sperm are produced.
I think they are running out of life expectancy.
Many imported males die shortly.
The temperature greatly affects the number of days it takes to spawn and hatch.
The number of days it takes to spawn and hatch can vary by a factor of two between temperatures above and below 30 °C(86℉).
For example, Rhagodes take a month to hatch eggs at 28°C(84℉), but according to a friend of mine, it takes only 13 days at temperatures above 30°C(86℉) and below 35°C(95℉).
Perhaps the same is true for Paragaleodes.

 

[mantisfan101]

i think that might be the case, both of my males probably used up their sperm
sad but now I’ll try to find more males
at least one paragaleodes and the rhagodes are mated

 

[mantisfan101]

I got some more galeodes but they all look like females, one has these eggs inside but i think they are infertile. Aht do you think?

 

[attenboroughii]

I got some more galeodes but they all look like females, one has these eggs inside but i think they are infertile. Aht do you think?

It seems to be in the early stages of pregnancy, so I can't say anything yet.
If the egg inside grows and becomes a white salmon roe, it is an unfertilized egg.

 

[mantisfan101]

what do fertilized eggs look like?

 

[attenboroughii]

what do fertilized eggs look like?

Both fertilized and unfertilized eggs grow in the same way.
The atmosphere shortly before they are laid differs.
If it is a fertilized egg, it will not be a salmon roe and the embryo will be visible. The embryo is moving. And it grows quickly.

 

[curtisgiganteus]

I am thoroughly impressed by this entire thread.

 

[JohnDapiaoen]

I have a question about the chamber.I have them on sand right now however I noticed my specimens have trouble keeping a burrow. It collapses every time. Is a burrow important? or will they be ok constantly digging around? , should I change their substrate to something else?

 

[attenboroughii]

I have a question about the chamber.I have them on sand right now however I noticed my specimens have trouble keeping a burrow. It collapses every time. Is a burrow important? or will they be ok constantly digging around? , should I change their substrate to something else?

They want to dig burrows but never complete the tunnels.
They are constantly digging and it is normal for them to collapse.
The only time they build a solid chamber is when they are dormant or laying eggs.
If you want them to lay eggs or go dormant, change the sand to black soil and pack it down hard so it won't collapse.
Or, if you put a thin layer of sand on the ground, to the point that it cannot be dug up,
They will go dormant on the ground and lay eggs.

 

[NWZnwz]

Hi！here's two questions~
1.As you can see the picture above, there's a white region on the the bottom of the Galeodes sp.(Egypt) junevile. It completed its molting last week. In fact, many of galeodes of my friends have this white region. Do you know what it is.
2.Will solifuges mate when a female is still sub adult?
Thank you for reading and replying

 

[attenboroughii]

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Hi！here's two questions~
1.As you can see the picture above, there's a white region on the the bottom of the Galeodes sp.(Egypt) junevile. It completed its molting last week. In fact, many of galeodes of my friends have this white region. Do you know what it is.
2.Will solifuges mate when a female is still sub adult?
Thank you for reading and replying

1.It is a poop.
I believe it will be discharged shortly.

2.Subadults cannot mate.

 

[Kada]

Holy smokes! I wasnt aware such regular breedings were happening. Just read the whole thread and I am a bit awestruck. This is so amazing, no words! Great work you folks have done!

 

[mantisfan101]

Progress on the eggs
not sure if they will hatch but cool to see
Looks like a weird snot/mucus or the egg whites

 

[attenboroughii]

I believe the egg arises from the transparent, pale yellow part of the egg, not the white part.
The white part could be sperm.
Sperm are stored near the base of the abdomen, but if there is a large amount of sperm, they may be seen in various locations on the abdomen like this.