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I received a MM on loan and began cycling the MM in with three females starting on 9/29/07.
Females were all recently molted, and I waited about 2 weeks after the molt to pair them together. I also fed these girls well before letting the male try to mate because I had heard rumors Formosa females can be mean toward the males.
Lighting- A lamp in the corner giving me just enough light to see what was going on.
Temps- 77-80.
When the MM was placed in the females tank I left the lid open. The MM seemed nervous at first but started tapping after a brief pause. All three females were all equally feisty bearing their fangs and slapping at the male but the male got a good insert with every female. The MM went on loan to another party and returned a few weeks later to mate with the last female whom had just molted. She co habited with the MM till he died with one good mating seen.
Since the pairings the females have been being fed really well, now they will have their temps dropped to the mid 60's low 70's. I will watch for signs of them being gravid, and in about 6-8 more weeks they will have their temps raised again and misting will be heaving and often to try and stimulate an egg sac.
Updates will be added on the outcome in the future.
Here a picture from one of the pairings.
Females were all recently molted, and I waited about 2 weeks after the molt to pair them together. I also fed these girls well before letting the male try to mate because I had heard rumors Formosa females can be mean toward the males.
Lighting- A lamp in the corner giving me just enough light to see what was going on.
Temps- 77-80.
When the MM was placed in the females tank I left the lid open. The MM seemed nervous at first but started tapping after a brief pause. All three females were all equally feisty bearing their fangs and slapping at the male but the male got a good insert with every female. The MM went on loan to another party and returned a few weeks later to mate with the last female whom had just molted. She co habited with the MM till he died with one good mating seen.
Since the pairings the females have been being fed really well, now they will have their temps dropped to the mid 60's low 70's. I will watch for signs of them being gravid, and in about 6-8 more weeks they will have their temps raised again and misting will be heaving and often to try and stimulate an egg sac.
Updates will be added on the outcome in the future.
Here a picture from one of the pairings.