First mature male - Eresus moravicus

[herpetogeorgie]

Didn't think my first mature male wouldn't be a tarantula but here we are. What a bittersweet moment but in a strange way I feel quite proud.

I don't have another of his kind to breed him with which feels a real shame - I don't even know of anyone who keeps them. But here he is in all of his red bottomed glory... And my terrible camera skills. I may bother him later for some good photos.

 

[Jonathan6303]

Didn't think my first mature male wouldn't be a tarantula but here we are. What a bittersweet moment but in a strange way I feel quite proud.

I don't have another of his kind to breed him with which feels a real shame - I don't even know of anyone who keeps them. But here he is in all of his red bottomed glory... And my terrible camera skills. I may bother him later for some good photos.

It is a bittersweet moment. At least mature male velvet spiders are beautiful as adults. Btw there not tarantulas

 

[herpetogeorgie]

Btw there not tarantulas

Yeah I know haha, I've just worded it in a very awkward way.

He is absolutely stunning. Going to give him a while to harden up and then see if he's interested in a meal. We'll see, though my hopes aren't high.

 

[Jonathan6303]

Yeah I know haha, I've just worded it in a very awkward way.

He is absolutely stunning. Going to give him a while to harden up and then see if he's interested in a meal. We'll see, though my hopes aren't high.

Oh sorry

 

[gorybmovie]

Yeah I know haha, I've just worded it in a very awkward way.

He is absolutely stunning. Going to give him a while to harden up and then see if he's interested in a meal. We'll see, though my hopes aren't high.

Offer some mealworm soup if he's hungry. Here's the recipe: grab a mealworm, cut off the head, squeeze out the ooey goodness inside and boom! A tasty treat that he can enjoy while his fangs harden up.

Your velvet spider is gorgeous. I hope to adopt one of my own someday. I watch Tarantula Kat on YouTube and she has a female that laid eggs. You can contact her to possibly adopt a female or get the info for the breeder she gets her spiders from.

 

[herpetogeorgie]

Little man may get some soup as a well done for becoming a beautiful young guy.

Unfortunately I'm in the UK but I'm asking around friends to see if anyone would like him.

 

[gorybmovie]

I hope you find someone. Are you looking to breed him or rehome him? Where did you get him from? I would love to adopt a velvet someday.

 

[herpetogeorgie]

Me too, but actually he's looking pretty interested in eating and my whole thing about rehoming him was about his stress and wellbeing if he was starting to wander a lot looking for a female.

I actually have what I suspect to be a female but she's definitely not mature and is also his sister haha.

I got them from the Spider Shop. They've got absolutely loads of the species available in the hobby.

 

[Cecelias lair]

Little man may get some soup as a well done for becoming a beautiful young guy.

Unfortunately I'm in the UK but I'm asking around friends to see if anyone would like him.

There's a few shops in the UK that sell different erasus spiders. Have you thought seeing if you can obtain a female to breed him yourself? Good luck to you and your spider. Hope you find him a mate soon

 

[herpetogeorgie]

There's a few shops in the UK that sell different erasus spiders. Have you thought seeing if you can obtain a female to breed him yourself? Good luck to you and your spider. Hope you find him a mate soon

I'll have a look, hopefully we can find him a girlfriend. Thanks!