First mating attempt, success!

[smof]

Decided to pair up my G. rosea RCF couple today. When I woke up this morning I thought I heard drumming, but wasn't sure if it was my MM or something weird my crickets were doing, as I'd never heard T drumming before. Looked up a video on youtube and found it was the right noise so decided to go for it.

First off tried just opening their tanks next to each other, but he either didn't notice or couldn't be bothered with the walk cos he didn't do anything.

After waiting about 25 minutes and seeing nothing, I put him in a deli cup and moved him into the female's tank. He charged her straight away. I nearly had a heart attack cos I thought he was running away from me and hadn't noticed her, but now I think he knew exactly what he was doing

He got atleast 3 inserts - those that I definitely saw - and I reckon he probably got atleast twice as many while I was bumbling around with the camera.

Near the end she was jerking backwards every time he inserted and eventually she pushed him off. I'm not sure if she would have gone for him, didn't give her a chance, but I have the feeling she would have left him alone.

I'm really pleased with how it went, will try again in a few days or whenever he makes new webs. Right now he is up on the side of his tank doing weird bounces, not sure what that means but maybe it's a spider equivalent of "giggidy-giggidy".

 

[Aunt Ant]

Bravo! :clap: Hope the pairing is fruitful!

and..

maybe it's a spider equivalent of "giggidy-giggidy"

Thanks for the crack-up LOL! I'd imagine that's what it is too

 

[Rochelle]

Right now he is up on the side of his tank doing weird bounces, not sure what that means but maybe it's a spider equivalent of "giggidy-giggidy".

OMGROFLOL.......
Funniest thing I've heard all day...you rock, smof!!

 

[elephantspider]

glad things went so well for you! You give me hope, as I too one day hope to pair up some of my babies. I am just getting started and don't even have a pair to pair...but hey...slowly but surely building my collection one T at a time...its all about convincing the wife that I really could use another...

 

[desertdweller]

congrats congrats!!! :clap: And beautiful photos too. I have been paring my roseas these last two weeks too and it really is a fascinating thing to watch, isn't it? Your girl is gorgeous!

 

[omni]

Grats! Those are really pretty!:drool: Best of luck with them and keep pairing 'em.

 

[Bosing]

I envy you... someday I hope to try this also... how long will the wait be for the eggsack to be made?

 

[smof]

Thanks everyone. I am so proud of them

I envy you... someday I hope to try this also... how long will the wait be for the eggsack to be made?

I have heard that rosea take about 3 months to produce an eggsac once gravid. So if this was successful she might lay around the beginning to middle of July. But it could be later if this mating was a dud and one of the later ones works instead.

 

[Harrod]

I paired one of my female G. rosea 5 different times over a 5 month period. It took another 7 months to produce a sac. I didn't think she was ever going to drop one.

 

[omni]

struttin his stuff

spider equivalent of "giggidy-giggidy"

He's got that macho swagger going after his nookey hehe

Best of luck on a sac!

 

[Snakeguybuffalo]

smof, that's gotta be the best looking RCF female I've ever seen! If you get some babies from her, I definitely want one. Best of luck from a hopeful fancier...

As a side note, I love all of the family guy comments on this whole site! keep 'em coming.

 

[scar is my t]

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