Cyclosternum Fasciatum breeding?!?!

[bistrobob85]

Hey guys, i have 1.1 C.Fasciatum at my job, both have a legspan near 2.5'' and i'm wondering if there is a way i may to attempt mating and save the male ( if both are ready to mate )... I will defenetly feed those two very well and wont put them together until i get advice. Do you think they are big enough?!?!

phil.

 

[Bearskin10]

Hey guys, i have 1.1 C.Fasciatum at my job, both have a legspan near 2.5'' and i'm wondering if there is a way i may to attempt mating and save the male ( if both are ready to mate )... I will defenetly feed those two very well and wont put them together until i get advice. Do you think they are big enough?!?!

phil.

Well I just bred my fasciatum's the other day and the females (2 females) showed no sign of aggression towards the male, the first female showed no signs of anything towards the male as did he with her, the second female he quivered and she tapped they hooked up and he ran like hell and she didn't chase him like some females will do... But there is always the risk of him getting eaten, I know I have had my share of male nailed in mating attempts... Greg

 

[ink_scorpion]

Would the male even be sexually mature with a legspan of only 2.5"? Just a thought I had. :?

 

[Bearskin10]

Would the male even be sexually mature with a legspan of only 2.5"? Just a thought I had. :?

This is a small species so yes they can be mature at that size, the two mature males I have right now are between 3"-3-1/2".... Greg

 

[GoTerps]

Yes, males can certainly be mature at that size. I had 2 males of this species mature recently. One is not much more than 2.5" and the other is a solid 4".

 

[Sheri]

Hey guys, i have 1.1 C.Fasciatum at my job, both have a legspan near 2.5'' and i'm wondering if there is a way i may to attempt mating and save the male ( if both are ready to mate )... I will defenetly feed those two very well and wont put them together until i get advice. Do you think they are big enough?!?!

phil.

You should know if the male is ready to mate by the modified palps... is he mature?

It's the females that take a little more guesswork... but if the male is indeed mature, than go for it.

 

[bistrobob85]

Yeah, the palps are very well developped, thats actually how i noticed it was a male first... As for the female, it's hard to say if she's ready... She seems heavy enough to produce a sac... Thanks for the tips, guys!! So i guess i may just introduce the male into the female's tank!! Does anyone have an idea of how long the general gestation and icubation period last?!?!

phil.

 

[conipto]

Despite what some might say, this species does have somewhat of a reputation for being male-munchers. I had to separate mine, and the experienced breeder I then sent my male to lost him to his beast of a female.

Just food for thought - be ready with the wooden spoon.

Bill

 

[Joy]

Yeah, the palps are very well developped, thats actually how i noticed it was a male first... As for the female, it's hard to say if she's ready... She seems heavy enough to produce a sac... Thanks for the tips, guys!! So i guess i may just introduce the male into the female's tank!! Does anyone have an idea of how long the general gestation and icubation period last?!?!

phil.

IME, a relatively short time for gestation, but a very long one for incubation!

Mine was mated 6/22/03. She produced an eggsac 8/21/03. The 1st instars emerged on 11/23/03. The room she was kept in during incubation was fairly cool, however (around 70 degrees F, maybe even a few degrees cooler), so warmer temps might speed this part of the process up. There were about 420 spiderlings in all. Sorry, I neglected to note down the exact figure in the records I am consulting, but if you want the exact number, just let me know, and I can look in my other book.

BTW, I had tried supervised matings initially, but was unsuccessful. I ended up having to leave the male with the female overnight. She didn't eat the male, but he nevertheless turned up dead the next morning. There was no sign of violence on his corpse, so maybe it was just old age, but I still think it's kind of a suspicious circumstance!

I had been advised previously that cohabitation is usually necessary to obtain a successful mating with this species. It never hurts to try supervised matings first, however, especially if your male's safety is a concern.

Joy