new M. Giganteus
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WOW!!!!!!!!!
that is sooooooo awsome!!!
that is sooooooo awsome!!!
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yeah the claws are what i have been told to sex them , the males will have larger pedipalps while the females have smaller, kinda hard to do though if you don't have another of the opposite sex to compare it with.
yeah the claws are what i have been told to sex them , the males will have larger pedipalps while the females have smaller, kinda hard to do though if you don't have another of the opposite sex to compare it with.
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Bob,... are you doing this on purpose? 
just wait till i post some new pictures
very very very nice pictures of an awsome creature :}
just wait till i post some new pictures
very very very nice pictures of an awsome creature :}
Bob,... are you doing this on purpose?
just wait till i post some new pictures
Steven,
Today is the 26th here....almost the 27th over in Belguim....in other words.....did you get anything at the show?
I have a petshop owner bringing in 6 M. Giganteus from Seattle next week. I want to be sure I have a pair. I wonder if I can keep them together? Not much info on these. very active !!!
just wait till i post some new pictures
Steven,
Today is the 26th here....almost the 27th over in Belguim....in other words.....did you get anything at the show?
I have a petshop owner bringing in 6 M. Giganteus from Seattle next week. I want to be sure I have a pair. I wonder if I can keep them together? Not much info on these. very active !!!
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Bob,
which mall here has those?!
Maybe I should start going to those places again, if that is what is there!
I would guess female, but hopefully Wade or someone with more experience can answer...
which mall here has those?!
Maybe I should start going to those places again, if that is what is there!
I would guess female, but hopefully Wade or someone with more experience can answer...
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hehehe,... not so much, 2 new scolopendras (not sure which specie,... they were sold as subspinipes,.. but i don't think so) and some little A.Gigas to join the milipede-tank,... ow yeah and 2 spiderlings A.geniculata,... good fair,... but i didn't find my adult male deroplatys lobata i was hoping for,.... bummer
i'll post some pictures this week,.. when i got the cam
which mall here has those?!
Alley Cay Pet in the old Vancouver mall. My freind Aaron is the manager and also owns Cold Blooded Repile that advertizes on kingsnake.com. 360-256-8111
The 6 are going to Metro pets on 35th and Division in SE Portland.
503-233-3654.
Alley Cay Pet in the old Vancouver mall. My freind Aaron is the manager and also owns Cold Blooded Repile that advertizes on kingsnake.com. 360-256-8111
The 6 are going to Metro pets on 35th and Division in SE Portland.
503-233-3654.
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thanks Bob!
I know Aaron (not well, just met him at the Expo in Hillsboro)...didn't know he managed Alley Cat Pets...
Appreciate the info!
Holley
I know Aaron (not well, just met him at the Expo in Hillsboro)...didn't know he managed Alley Cat Pets...
Appreciate the info!
Holley
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The males will generally have very massive pedipalps (claws) in comparison to the females'. I'd agree with Holley and say that Bob's is probably a female based on the palps, BUT if it's not mature, all bets are off. I don't think this difference is apparent in immature specimens. I did read an article about a particular stucture on the pedipalps that distiquishes males from females, but I just couldn't visualize what they were talking about, and there were no illustrations.
It's probably not a good idea to keep them together, cannibalism is common. These have not been bred often in captivity. Females are very touchy when they have eggs and will destroy them at the slightest disturbance. I've had this happen twice
Wade
It's probably not a good idea to keep them together, cannibalism is common. These have not been bred often in captivity. Females are very touchy when they have eggs and will destroy them at the slightest disturbance. I've had this happen twice
Wade
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Fatbloke knows someone who has CB,... maybe he knows more about some tricks and tips for breeding ?
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I think the key is to set the female up in a place where there's no disturbances or vibrations and just leave her alone for the duration of the incubation period, resisting the urge to peek in at her.
In the wild, I always find them under rocks (sometimes logs), living in burrows and chambers they've dug out under there. Reproducing this arrangement in it's captive enviroment maybe be helpful in breeding them. By giving the female the chance to dig a burrow she feels secure in, she may be less likley to destroy the eggs.
A sesonal cooling and subsequent warming may also be helpful, both to induce breeding and egg laying.
They make an eggsac, not of silk but like a membrane which they hold beneath them. It looks like one of those mesh bags they use to hold a bunch of soccer balls (footballs for our European friends ).
Wade
In the wild, I always find them under rocks (sometimes logs), living in burrows and chambers they've dug out under there. Reproducing this arrangement in it's captive enviroment maybe be helpful in breeding them. By giving the female the chance to dig a burrow she feels secure in, she may be less likley to destroy the eggs.
A sesonal cooling and subsequent warming may also be helpful, both to induce breeding and egg laying.
They make an eggsac, not of silk but like a membrane which they hold beneath them. It looks like one of those mesh bags they use to hold a bunch of soccer balls (footballs for our European friends
).Wade