I just introduced my male RCF G. rosea to my female Grey G. rosea for the first time. He ran from the cup into her tank and then sat along the side half on glass half off. I saw no drumming at all but their tanks have been side by side for 2-3 weeks now. She slowly moved over to him and they just sat side by side for a minute or two. Then the male moved a tiny bit and she exploded at him but he hooked her and got under her. I saw him stroking her under the abdomen with his pedipalps and then did what I thought looked like an insertion. He had her up for about 30-45 seconds and then they kinda pushed each other a little bit and he positioned himself for an escape into the open end of the tank away from her. He then bolted to the far corner of the tank and she caught him by the back leg I'm pretty sure with the intent to eat him so I put a pair of tongs in between them which she pressed against way harder than I expected from something that size :worship:. She released his leg after about 10 seconds of me holding her back with the tongs. I checked the male after he got clear of her tank and he seems fine no damage to the leg at all from what I could see. My question is was this enough time for a successful insertion as I thought I saw?
This is my first breeding project attempt for tarantulas and it is an awesome thing to behold, Youtube videos don't do it justice at all. I'm right now since my first T, the male didn't get eaten and got what looked like a good insertion.
This is my first breeding project attempt for tarantulas and it is an awesome thing to behold, Youtube videos don't do it justice at all. I'm right now since my first T, the male didn't get eaten and got what looked like a good insertion.
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