D.diadema gravid behaviour?

[Deroplatys]

Just wondering do gravid females act in a certain way before the eggs are visible?
My females abdomen seems to be a very slightly different shape as of late, the underside and top side used to be as rounded as each other but now the bottom side of her abdomen seems to be slightly flatter. I havent checked properly as i dont want to disturb her, she's also a bit more out in the open when i see her, used to be the shyest one :/

 

[Deroplatys]

Ok i've got a good look at her since, and yeah the underside seems to be sunken in very slightly, she's not thin and is quite well fed, fingers crossed

 

[ballpythonteen]

yeah sorry i was hoping people would post on this casue i was intrested in this to. as i have a pair together. you will have to let me know what you find out.

 

[Deroplatys]

She's got eggs
She's sat outside of the bark facing up, with a white mass pooling under her abdomen which im assuming are eggs

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I wondered how the hanging bag of eggs get stuck all underside the abdomen but just checking on her now i can see that they curve their abdomen around the mass then just straighten it out, hope all goes well

 

[presurcukr]

Do you have a male with her? Good luck

 

[Deroplatys]

Yep, as soon as its all dried im going to seperate them, lost count of how many spermetaphores he's made :?

 

[presurcukr]

Yep, as soon as its all dried im going to seperate them, lost count of how many spermetaphores he's made :?

I keep mine together never had a problem with it.

 

[Deroplatys]

I've never seen mine be aggressive towards each other either, i've just read a couple of instances where the males do get aggressive towards females after they've laid if you can it that. Better to be safe than sorry when in only have the 2

 

[Deroplatys]

 

[BQC123]

Congrats.
Nice photos. Now the long wait begins.

 

[BQC123]

Sorry, part of my post didn't show up.
My female was acting a little strange, alone, unusual location, and not moving for a couple days before eggs were noticed.

 

[Athelas]

Don't know if you've seen this book, but it looks like there is an entire section on behavior and reproduction in whip spiders. And a million other things about the Amblypygi!

http://books.google.com/books?id=GD...P1#v=onepage&q=damon diadema brooding&f=false

Scott

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