P murinus mating

[G_Wright]

(1) The male was in with the female for about 4 weeks but as I guessd they hadn't doen anything so I removed the male then she hevely webbed up her tank (like it wasn't allready) I then decided to placed the male in with the female again and this time I'm happy with the results.

The male began to vibrate himself. Soon the female responded by drumming back then she advanced to the of the web where the male was waiting.

(2) The male took hold of the female and began drumming on her abdomen soon followed by the first insertion of his embolus. After he pulled bact for a little bit then took hold of her again.

(3) The male inserted his second embolus into the female.

(4) After the second insertion the male then left the female and she returned back to the bottom of her web.

Now I just gotta wait 4 weeks or so and see what happens.

 

[Socrates]

Absolutely SUPERB pictures! Wow those OBTs are just so pretty. Wishing you the best of luck that they mating went well, and that you'll have LOTS and LOTS of P. Murinus in the future.

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Wendy
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[G_Wright]

Absolutely SUPERB pictures! Wow those OBTs are just so pretty. Wishing you the best of luck that they mating went well, and that you'll have LOTS and LOTS of P. Murinus in the future.

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Wendy
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Thanks I'll definitly have lost of em the mating went very well and the male had two good insertions.

 

[versus]

finger crossed for u G~.... I'm hoping mine will succeed too..... i'm not sure how long should i wait to mate my b.vagans and g.rosea again..... both of the males haven't produce any sperm webs yet and i have changed them to a larger pet pal containers with a cork bark inside and quite some space......... how long for the male t.blondi that u purchased, produce sperm web after he had settled down in your home??? :?

 

[G_Wright]

finger crossed for u G~.... I'm hoping mine will succeed too..... i'm not sure how long should i wait to mate my b.vagans and g.rosea again..... both of the males haven't produce any sperm webs yet and i have changed them to a larger pet pal containers with a cork bark inside and quite some space......... how long for the male t.blondi that u purchased, produce sperm web after he had settled down in your home??? :?

He produced another spew web withing a week i was lucky to catch him doing it most of the time you never see them build one and they destrou it straight aftwards. Most people wait about 2 weeks before trying to mate again. Try putting your male in with the female if he starts drumming then hes full of sperm again if he doesn't then remove him for later. But keep an eye on him so that the fem doesn't attack him.

 

[versus]

ok...thanksss G.... if my male starts to drum...means he is load of sperm...am i rite???? juz now i left the males of the both species besides my female container..then at nite.. i saw the male and female started to drum although they are not in the same container.... does it means the male b.vagans is ready to mate again???? last two days only i've mated him with the female....and should i mated him again this week?????? :? and i nv seen him producing any sperm webs.....

 

[versus]

oh yeah..... for the female...after they have mated... how long should i wait only i can powerfeed her?? and what type of food should i introduce?? :?

 

[G_Wright]

oh yeah..... for the female...after they have mated... how long should i wait only i can powerfeed her?? and what type of food should i introduce?? :?

Don't power feed her too much though. normal crixs will do. some T's can take a year before they drop sacs some will drop them in 4 to 6 weeks

 

[versus]

ok...thanksss G.... if my male starts to drum...means he is load of sperm...am i rite???? juz now i left the males of the both species besides my female container..then at nite.. i saw the male and female started to drum although they are not in the same container.... does it means the male b.vagans is ready to mate again???? last two days only i've mated him with the female....and should i mated him again this week?????? and i nv seen him producing any sperm webs.....

 

[G_Wright]

ok...thanksss G.... if my male starts to drum...means he is load of sperm...am i rite???? juz now i left the males of the both species besides my female container..then at nite.. i saw the male and female started to drum although they are not in the same container.... does it means the male b.vagans is ready to mate again???? last two days only i've mated him with the female....and should i mated him again this week?????? and i nv seen him producing any sperm webs.....

if you have seen him doing a sperm web then he's ready to go again you can try them and see what happens if the female was mated sucessfully the 1st time though she may not be interested a second time.

 

[versus]

thankss for the fast reply g...........appreciate that!!~ :} if i nv seen him doing any sperm web?? wat should i do?? try to mate him again??? and if she still accept means that she is not pregnant yet??? and otherwise if she doesn't show any interest means that she already pregnant??? am i rite?? :?

 

[G_Wright]

thankss for the fast reply g...........appreciate that!!~ :} if i nv seen him doing any sperm web?? wat should i do?? try to mate him again??? and if she still accept means that she is not pregnant yet??? and otherwise if she doesn't show any interest means that she already pregnant??? am i rite?? :?

Even if you havent seen him do a sperm web try him just incase.

I don't know for sure about the female not being interested a second time if she was mated scusessfully the 1st time but my females have not been interested a second time round so I guess if the are sucuessfully impregnated then they woun't be interested.

 

[versus]

thankssssssssssssss alot for that G~....cheers mate!~...now i'm praying and finger crossed for an eggsac.. anyway...for my female whom already being mated...should i give her a hide?? coz she already have her own burrow...

 

[G_Wright]

thankssssssssssssss alot for that G~....cheers mate!~...now i'm praying and finger crossed for an eggsac.. anyway...for my female whom already being mated...should i give her a hide?? coz she already have her own burrow...

I wouldn't worrie about your B vagasn they are quite easy to breed. I would probably remover her from her burrow and put her into a more shallow enclosure with an artifitial hide as if you have to remove the egg sac from aburrow it may prove difficult.

 

[versus]

i mated them today again.....after i saw the male with leftover of webs in the container......but i only saw one insertion.....is this normal?? would he make a sperm web again??? :?

 

[versus]

when only can i feed the male and the femlae???

 

[G_Wright]

i mated them today again.....after i saw the male with leftover of webs in the container......but i only saw one insertion.....is this normal?? would he make a sperm web again??? :?

Sometimes the male will only get one insertion. Try hime again later with the female again. It usually takes about a week or two for the male to buils another sperm web.

when only can i feed the male and the femlae???

You can feed the male and female when ever you want. The male however usually eats very little but the female should eat like a pig. But ont over feed her too much. Remember she is eating for a few hundered babies now.

 

[versus]

why can't feed her much??? izit harmful for the babies?? if it happens to be?? :?

 

[G_Wright]

why can't feed her much??? izit harmful for the babies?? if it happens to be?? :?

Because 1 it sppeds up an on comming moult.

2 I've been told by other breeders that it may be possibale that too much food forces them to lay the eggs too early. But I'm not too sure on this one.

 

[versus]

thanks...G... so do u have any suggestions?? such as how much to feed for a week?? or etc.??? proud to learn from u mate~~