Effective Breeding of Brachypelma Smithi

[bigo]

So i am on the right track, i am also glad that i live in chicago and and all i have to do is turn off the heat in my room since i do not have a tarantula room yet. but i do have a automatic heat set no lower then 60 since my city is going to heat the single digits

 

[Talkenlate04]

So i am on the right track, i am also glad that i live in chicago and and all i have to do is turn off the heat in my room since i do not have a tarantula room yet. but i do have a automatic heat set no lower then 60 since my city is going to heat the single digits

Yes it is nice to have the weather on your side. When did you breed her?

 

[moose35]

Honestly, I had next to no avenues to sell them when I was in the Marines, I had no clue there were online avenues to sell them. So some of them were let go(yes into the wild, stupid I know) in the Vista CA area foothills.

and people wonder why we can't get mantids or assassins or cool beetles or phasmids.

 

[Talkenlate04]

and people wonder why we can't get mantids or assassins or cool beetles or phasmids.

Hey I admit I should not have let them go. My understanding of habitats and natural ranges was nil back then, at the time it seemed like a good idea because I was over run. I doubt any of them lived. Well I guess they could have if they got into a hole or shelter fast enough. I know better now so I'd sooner give them away then let them go like that. It's a mistake I will never repeat.

Some of the things I sold were for 50 cents, and then I thought I was making out like a bandit because other then that shop I was buying from and selling to I really did not think there were tons of people wanting to buy Ts.

 

[butch4skin]

Some of the things I sold were for 50 cents, and then I thought I was making out like a bandit because other then that shop I was buying from and selling to I really did not think there were tons of people wanting to buy Ts.

Wow, you got screwed bro.

 

[Talkenlate04]

Hey I had no idea! :8o At the time being under paid as is in the Marines so extra cash was cool to have. Even if it was only a few bucks here and there I still thought it was cool.

I think about all the slings I let eat each other back then and it bugs me. :wall:

 

[xhexdx]

A whole lot of stuff.

Let me first say I'm not mocking you, just cutting out everything but indicating this post is in response to yours (the long one).

Responding in a professional way, without trash-talking or bashing, is an entirely different story. I appreciate and respect your reply, and I can understand your reasoning.

You, metallica, and Ryan have all been here longer than I have so I would be inclined to trust what any of you three would say, be it truth or not.

So, thank you for your post and your explanation.

And hopefully through some combined advice and opinions, I can successfully breed some smithi, emilia, and boehmei. Is doubtful, but you never know.

And yes, I'm keeping logs. :}

Thanks again.

--Joe

 

[Travis K]

Progress

It's a little early but i want to be very prepared for an attempt to breed my B. Smithi.

So any of you who have bred Brachypelma successfully please tell me how, and give me pointers. Please give as many details as you can.

My mature female will be molting sometime between Jan and May of '08 and the same goes for the male. The male will most likely be Sexually Mature upon his next molt. I need to know things like timing of the molts to breeding and stuff like that, and the more info the better, cause some variables may not be as important as others. I really want to know which of the variables are needing a great deal of attention and which ones are not so important.

Thanks in advance for sharing your knowledge and experiences,

P.S. I you post links to past threads thats great, but new accounts and attempts of Breeding B. Smithi are also good. So if you like post links, but if you have relevant info please share.

Well I have had both T's in a cool down now for 2 months in hopes that it will increase my chances off a successfully mating/sac/slings. I will keep every one posted on changes.

the first month of cool down i just took away heat gradients so the T
s were at about 69*F evenly throughout their tanks.
I am now about a week and a half into keeping that at 60-63*F. NOTE: They have refused food during this cool down cycle. I plan on bringing them back to 69-72*F in 3 to 4 weeks, and keep them there for 2-4 weeks more, then bring the temps up to the mid to high 70's after I do the Water/rain soak.

Any body else that has had success or failure breeding B. Smithi please write in and let us all know what the fruits of your labor were. All accounts are greatly appreciated.

Thanks a bunch, and please lets keep to the topic at hand!

 

[Travis K]

Update

OK, LOL, some day I am going to breed my B. Smithis.... SOME DAY.

My male has been in per-molt for the last two and a half weeks now and of coarse molted while I was sleeping. Grr:wall: Any way He failed to go ultimate, which is good and bad. Good cause he will only be larger and I will have him longer, bad cause I wanted to do a mating with him. My female has yet to go into pre-molt but I expect her to do so in the next month or two. Once she shows signs of pre-molt I am just gonna be searching high and low for the freshest MM B. Smithi I can find - Fingers Crossed

I took this pic this morning. I LOVE B. SMITHI

 

[Travis K]

MM Wanted

LOL, I am gonna be in need of an mature male B. Smithi soon. I have one reserved from a member here on AB but that is pending its next molt and if it goes ultimate.

As for my current male I will get a pic with his new DSL measurements and I am excited to see how much bigger he is. He has stretched out yesterday and looks a lot bigger, so I am happy for him but still bummed that he didn't go ultimate.

My big ol girl is getting a little cranky lately so I am crossing my fingers that she is gonna molt soon as well, but she has not gone into pre-molt.

 

[Travis K]

Update

my female still has not gone into premolt yet. So I am sceptical that I will even be able to pair her up with a male in 2008. My male pictured below my go ultimate before or, fingers crossed, around the same time my female molts.

 

[GailC]

If your male goes ultimate in the next few months, let me know. My big female recently molted and I wouldn't mind doing a breeding loan.

 

[Travis K]

If your male goes ultimate in the next few months, let me know. My big female recently molted and I wouldn't mind doing a breeding loan.

Will do, and since you are so close I would just drive him up to you.

 

[Talkenlate04]

I have 6 females, put me in line too!

 

[Travis K]

I have 6 females, put me in line too!

Good greif, this guy might just get REALLY REALLY LUCKY

 

[Travis K]

update on My Breeding Project

OK, I think both the Male and Female are starting to go into pre-molt? No darkening yet, but they are not eating.

 

[Bosing]

I wonder what happened to the trashers in the beginning of the thread now that the person who volunteered/shared the info is now one of the respected IDs in this board.

To Talkenlate04:

Your 2007 post still helps provide useful info for newbies like me. I was just wondering if any of your methods were changed/enhanced over the recent months.

 

[xenesthis]

Brachypelma spp. in Vista, CA foothills?

>So some of them were let go(yes into the wild, stupid I know) in the Vista CA >area foothills.

What year was this? What size did you let go there? Have you or anybody else went there to see if they survived and are thriving there?

Todd

 

[Talkenlate04]

>So some of them were let go(yes into the wild, stupid I know) in the Vista CA >area foothills.

What year was this? What size did you let go there? Have you or anybody else went there to see if they survived and are thriving there?

Todd

This was early 2001. Not the smartest idea in the world.......but I really did not know any better back then.
As for if they are alive and established I have no idea. They were small slings let go in the middle of summer. It’s kind of embarrassing to talk about. I can’t believe I ever thought that was ok to do. :wall: I just knew I had a ton of babies and no where to unload them. (not that that makes it any less stupid)

 

[Travis K]

I wonder what happened to the trashers in the beginning of the thread now that the person who volunteered/shared the info is now one of the respected IDs in this board.

To Talkenlate04:

Your 2007 post still helps provide useful info for newbies like me. I was just wondering if any of your methods were changed/enhanced over the recent months.

Ryan was well respected when I started this thread, and will continue to be for many many years to come.

Now let us not focus on the temporary issues that derailed this thread at one point in time and stick to the topic of Effectively Breeding Brachypelma Smithi.

So if you have questions regarding Brachypelma breeding or have Insights/Techniques/Testimonials to that point... post them!