Hey thanks Andy. Well the male has been busy. The female and male have mated 9 times total, first one being 1-24-07 last one being 3-22-07. 7 out of the 9 I know were successful matings with visible insertions, the other 2 are iffy. I feed her what I did before mating even began, 2 large crix a week. That was enough to keep her weight stable before mating and since shes gaining weight bit by bit instead of staying the same, it must be a good sign. Let's keep our fingers crossed.
Thanks man! I'll get some more pics up soon. With the new cam I finally got I just can't stop taking pics.
If you have talked her into letting you get a T, I would definately get a B. smithi. They are one of the most gorgeos Ts! You can't go wrong with that species. They are a bit of hair kickers, but thats if you bother em too much. Any Brachypelma species is great.
It's often a good sign when parents think they are visualy appealing. Those custom Ideas work good, but there is also the clasps that you can buy at petstores for the lids like 10 gallons and 5 gallons. They also sell 5.5 gallon and 10 gallong tanks taht come with a sliding screen lock. Kritter keepers work good too.Yes, my mom believes they're gorgeous also. I have to convince her that the tarantula won't get out. I seen a picture in the tarantula enclosures post or may have been somewhere else that this guy used velvet straps as one, and another guy used a hook and rubber bands. Hope that's enough to convince her
Thanks man, then it looks liek thats what I'll be doing. Assuming she doesnt try to eat it, she hasn't so far so it should be fine. How long ago did you mate your A.avic? I mated mine back in Sep. 2006, 3 month cooling period, then warmed it up for 3 months and then she laid.