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Hey guys. I'm getting more into the hobby with plans on breeding GBB/versi/pulchra within the next year, and I am really looking forward to working with these species and spreading the fruits of my labor. I've had quite a bit of experience (Not as much as many here, but much more than most people) keeping Ts, but I've never attempted breeding.
I've a beautiful A metallica girl that molted near a month ago and just found a mature male yesterday at the lps, hooked out and all. So I thought I'd try my hand with these guys before I move to more expensive species to gain a little more experience first.
My questions are twofold.
1)My girl is very healthy looking, her abdomen is a little small but she's refusing food (hopefully a good sign) and is just under 6" distal leg span on her last molt (that was her molt, so I'm not sure if she's 6" or not now). He's about half her total size, but with a dls of about 5'ish.
Do males of such a smaller size make good breeders? And have you successfully mated with males being much smaller than females?
2) As he's mature already and I got him yesterday, I've not seen him make any sperm webs, but his palps are huge. Is there a way you can tell if he's already loaded up? And if he's loaded already, will he not make any sperm webs until he mates with a female and deposits what he has?
Thanks for any advice/help/answers guys. I'm really looking forward to seeing these two go at it. They are both beautifully blue and have amazing white setae on them. Very, very fluffy, and both have really great temperaments.
I've a beautiful A metallica girl that molted near a month ago and just found a mature male yesterday at the lps, hooked out and all. So I thought I'd try my hand with these guys before I move to more expensive species to gain a little more experience first.
My questions are twofold.
1)My girl is very healthy looking, her abdomen is a little small but she's refusing food (hopefully a good sign) and is just under 6" distal leg span on her last molt (that was her molt, so I'm not sure if she's 6" or not now). He's about half her total size, but with a dls of about 5'ish.
Do males of such a smaller size make good breeders? And have you successfully mated with males being much smaller than females?
2) As he's mature already and I got him yesterday, I've not seen him make any sperm webs, but his palps are huge. Is there a way you can tell if he's already loaded up? And if he's loaded already, will he not make any sperm webs until he mates with a female and deposits what he has?
Thanks for any advice/help/answers guys. I'm really looking forward to seeing these two go at it. They are both beautifully blue and have amazing white setae on them. Very, very fluffy, and both have really great temperaments.