Mating Photos - G. rosea RCF

[becca81]

I paired my female G. rosea RCF, "Aristotle," with my mature male G. rosea, "Buddy."

As standard, mating was very straightforward and multiple insertions appeared to happen. Female was very receptive and showed no aggression towards the male.

Of course, I took pictures.

 

[demicheru]

Rcf!

Wow, i don't think i've ever seen a RCF G. rosea that was quite that red...great pictures, too!

 

[NastyNate]

i want the babys

 

[Camberwell]

will the babies come out red?? or do both parents need to be RCF for that??

 

[IguanaMama]

Very nice pictures. I think your male is RCF, he doesn't look like my "normal" males. Mine are clearly grey. I just think your female is some kind of mutant scarlet or something. I've never seen one that bright. Or is she just blushing, so in love...

Anyway, good luck!!! I would like a baby too!

 

[king7]

wow,great pics


and good luck with a sac.

 

[P. Novak]

Wow the female is freaking GORGEOUS!!! Nice RCF!
Congrats on the successful mating and good luck on a sac!

My Rosehair laid a sac yesterday!

 

[ErikH]

Nice photos. Your female is absolutely gorgeous! Good luck with the eggsac!

 

[becca81]

will the babies come out red?? or do both parents need to be RCF for that??

Honestly, I'm not sure. I'm hoping that at least some of any potential eggsac would turn out the same coloration as the mother, but I don't know of any data that gives these statistics.

Becca

 

[Arlius]

All 3 colorforms can be found in the same eggsac. It's how they discovered they were colorforms and not different species. So, it will more than likely be a mix. If 2 RCF's were bred, it may indeed be that all/most would be RCF (assuming that the RCF gene is recessive)

 

[Dreadwraven]

All 3 colorforms can be found in the same eggsac. It's how they discovered they were colorforms and not different species. So, it will more than likely be a mix. If 2 RCF's were bred, it may indeed be that all/most would be RCF (assuming that the RCF gene is recessive)

What is the third color phase? I only know of the common and the red.

 

[Arlius]

I shall take a quote from Mr. Stanley Schultz.

"This species is a bit unusual among tarantulas in that it occurs naturally in at least three different colour forms (sometimes also referred to as "colormorphs" or "colourmorphs"). These all possess a more or less uniform dark gray undercoat. One colour form is a more or less uniform, drab, dark gray (sometimes called "muddy" or "grubby") with at most only a sprinkling of lighter beige or pinkish hairs. Another possesses a uniformly dense, pretty, light pink outer coat. The last is a beautifully intense copper form. (See the photo at the top of this page.) The adult males of this last form are spectacular!"


What some people think if a RCF is just a fairly pink colorform.

Becca's male is good example of the 'pink' colorform (dunno what to call it really)
While the female is a good example of the red/copper colorform. Males of the RCF variety tend to be even more colorful and dramatic than the females of the same.

Link to site quote used from:

http://www.ucalgary.ca/~schultz/roses.html

 

[Skuikki]

This is the grey form: http://www.meetourspiders.com/MEDIA/PICS/SPIDERS/Rosea/2/Rosea2-5.JPG

I've heard that the "pink form" is called porter.. At least in here (my country ).

 

[xgrafcorex]

I shall take a quote from Mr. Stanley Schultz.

"This species is a bit unusual among tarantulas in that it occurs naturally in at least three different colour forms (sometimes also referred to as "colormorphs" or "colourmorphs"). These all possess a more or less uniform dark gray undercoat. One colour form is a more or less uniform, drab, dark gray (sometimes called "muddy" or "grubby") with at most only a sprinkling of lighter beige or pinkish hairs. Another possesses a uniformly dense, pretty, light pink outer coat. The last is a beautifully intense copper form. (See the photo at the top of this page.) The adult males of this last form are spectacular!"


What some people think if a RCF is just a fairly pink colorform.

Becca's male is good example of the 'pink' colorform (dunno what to call it really)
While the female is a good example of the red/copper colorform. Males of the RCF variety tend to be even more colorful and dramatic than the females of the same.

Link to site quote used from:

http://www.ucalgary.ca/~schultz/roses.html

while i've never heard anyone call it a pink color form...i agree that i've seen some VERY red ones, and some that are sort of red but also sort of grey

 

[becca81]

Thanks for the info, Arlius. I have been assuming that the RCF was a recessive gene, but don't have enough knowledge about tarantula genetics to know for certain.

I have two G. rosea females and they look very, very different.

Here's my "grayish" one, "Archimedes"

And the "red" one, "Aristotle"

And the current mature male, "Buddy"

 

[Jaygnar]

Great Pic's! I 've been searching for a nice RCF G. Rosea but so far no luck. Yours are beautiful.

 

[Dreadwraven]

I believe that John, of Tangledwwweb in the Detroit, area produced an eggsack from two RCF parents and has not sold any of the offspring yet so that he can document the ratios of color forms produced. The last I talked to him was around March. Hopefully I'll run into him in the next few weeks and see if there has been any developments.

Beautiful pics by the way!!! :clap:

 

[urs]

Hi!

I also have two tipes of rosea.
First I bought as G. rosea(spatulata form)

And the second one red form (but it's more orange then red, so maybe full red one is hte third color form of roseas?:?

Best regards Uros

 

[Uehling]

Here's ours; we think she is female.

These aren't the best pictures, she is much more RED then this.

 

[regalis]

Hi!

I also have two tipes of rosea.
First I bought as G. rosea(spatulata form)

And the second one red form (but it's more orange then red, so maybe full red one is hte third color form of roseas?:?

Best regards Uros

4 colors..i think.. NCF(normal color form) OCF(orange color form) RCF (red color form..and i think GCF(grey color form)