Poecilotheria regalis

[Jmugleston]

7th P. regalis Eggsac This Year:

Female: Po_re_8

Female's Most Recent Molt: 8-Nov-09

Male: Po_re_9

Male's Ultimate Molt: July 2009

First Pairing Date: 8-Nov-09

Total Number of Pairings: 1

Eggsac Formed: 3-Apr-10

Eggsac Pulled: 23-Apr-10

1st Instars: 10-May-10

2nd Instars: 29-May-10

 

[xhexdx]

Success

Male paired with female throughout November 2009.

Sac dropped April 12, 2010.

Sac pulled May 1, 2010 - eggs with legs.

1st instar May 19, 2010.

2nd instar June 3-4, 2010.

 

[Bosing]

My share. Unsuccessful - Mommy munched her eggs at day 17.

Dec 1, 2010 - most recent molt of female P. regalis
Feb 3, 2011 - put male in to cohabitate with female
March, 2011 - missing male, female ate him
Apr 16, 2011 - sac dropped
May 3, 2011- sac missing, saw mommy eating the babies

 

[Jmugleston]

Female ID: Po_re_3

Female's most recent molt: 4-Apr-11

Molts since last eggsac: 2

Male ID: Po_re_13

Male's ultimate molt: 08-Dec-10

1st Pairing: 19-Apr-11

Total Pairings: 1

Eggsac found: July-11

Eggsac Pulled: 1-Aug-11

Condition upon opening: Post embryos

1st instar molt: August-11

2nd instar molt: 20-Sep-11

Notes: I didn't keep the most accurate records as it was a mostly infertile eggsac. Poor reasoning, but that is the only excuse I have.

With Eggsac

Some infertile and some good post embryos

2nd Instar

 

[Jmugleston]

Poecilotheria regalis

Female ID: Po_re_11

Female's most recent molt: 9-May-11

Molts since last eggsac: 2

First Pairing: 2-Jun-11

Total Pairings: 1

Sire's ID: Po_re_13

Sire's Ultimate molt date: 08-Dec-10

Eggsac found: 31-Jul-11

Eggsac Pulled: 2-Sep-11

Condition When pulled: Eggs with legs

1st instar molt: 17-Sep-11

2nd isntar molt: 5-Oct-11

With eggsac

1st instars

2nd instars

 

[catfishrod69]

Complete Success!

Date of pairing 9-6-11
Temp 80F
Hum 70%

Female last molt 8-21-11
Male matured 6-16-11


Male was placed with female. No movement was witnessed. Male left overnight to cohab with female. Male found alive next day, then cycled through three different females enclosures. Repeated many times. Sorry there isnt enough info here, just didnt see anything happen myself. I noticed the female getting very fat, so i flooded her enclosure once a week for 3 weeks.

3-18-12 Female dropped sac, (left with female for 35 days).
4-22-12 sac removed, 98 ewls, 0 bad eggs
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d29/catfishrod69/DSCF3738-1.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d29/catfishrod69/DSCF3740.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d29/catfishrod69/DSCF3743-1.jpg
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d29/catfishrod69/DSCF3747.jpg

Ewls darkening
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d29/catfishrod69/DSCF3749.jpg

5-1-12 Ewls molting into 1st instar
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d29/catfishrod69/DSCF3760.jpg

5-25-12 1st instar molting into 2nd instar
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d29/catfishrod69/DSCF3770-1.jpg

6-2-12 There were 94 good 2nd instar, only 4 losses from 1st instar being stuck in molts!

 

[catfishrod69]

Successful!

Females last molt 10-1-12
Males mature date unknown
Temp 80F Humidity 60%

10-23-12 Placed male with female. Both sexes were immediately drumming. Male got in 3 fast insertions. Male left to cohab.



11-10-12 Male removed.

1-30-13 Sac dropped.
3-1-13 Sac pulled. There was 139 ewls.




3-19-13 Ewls molting to 1st instar.



4-5-13 Molting into 2nd instar. There was a total of 131 good 2nd instar.

 

[Eltar]

Successful

pairing- February 6
egg sac found - July 1
egg sac pulled - july 19
1st instar - Aogust 9
2nd instar - Aogust 25

Just before 1st instar few slings got mold and died. beside that, everything went smooth.

Total slings - 113

video of the pairing - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qFpYGIpyXM