Rdeuvletian
Arachnopeon
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- Jun 12, 2017
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Hello Everyone,
I have recently acquired 3 adult female emperors, 1 adult male, and 1 juvenile male. I know for a fact they are all wild caught.
I tried to pair the adult male with all 3 females in their own separate enclosures. The male starts shaking back an forth as a sign he wants to mate. But each one of the females would charge at him immediately and try to sting him. None of them are fat enough to look gravid as of now.
Could they already be gravid since they were wild caught, hence their aggressive nature towards the male?
If I do leave them together, and they do sting each other, are they immune to each other’s venom? If I let them fight it off, will they eventually calm down?
I also tried to put 2 of the females in the same enclosure to see how they would react, but they also both charged at each other and tried to sting each other.
Should I keep trying to mate them every few days, or should I wait a few months and see if they start swelling up, proving they might already be gravid from the wild?
Should I put all 3 females in one big enclosure with the adult male to increase my chances of mating? Or could I end up with cannibalism, since there are already signs of hostility?
I have recently acquired 3 adult female emperors, 1 adult male, and 1 juvenile male. I know for a fact they are all wild caught.
I tried to pair the adult male with all 3 females in their own separate enclosures. The male starts shaking back an forth as a sign he wants to mate. But each one of the females would charge at him immediately and try to sting him. None of them are fat enough to look gravid as of now.
Could they already be gravid since they were wild caught, hence their aggressive nature towards the male?
If I do leave them together, and they do sting each other, are they immune to each other’s venom? If I let them fight it off, will they eventually calm down?
I also tried to put 2 of the females in the same enclosure to see how they would react, but they also both charged at each other and tried to sting each other.
Should I keep trying to mate them every few days, or should I wait a few months and see if they start swelling up, proving they might already be gravid from the wild?
Should I put all 3 females in one big enclosure with the adult male to increase my chances of mating? Or could I end up with cannibalism, since there are already signs of hostility?