MetallicArachnid
Arachnosquire
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And after one male died and she ate a second she decided to molt...
Thanks man, it sucks but now that she's freshly molted I may look for another male. I was really looking forward to a bunch of baby H. macs.That must be rough man, sorry for your losses.
That's why it's best to wait for her to molt so she is fresh and more receptive. If they both are not ready things can go bad.And after one male died and she ate a second she decided to molt...
Thanks for that info, I wasn't aware of that. This may be part of the reason I'm waiting on sacs - all three of my girls molted just a month or two before pairing.Actually this is why its good to have a good grasp on the female's molting schedule. This makes knowing when its a good time to pair and when its a good time to hold off. Early pairings, shortly after molt, can see a hungry female thinking more about herself than having young all too often.
I've had great luck pairing females at the back end of their molt cycle, when I knew they were close to refusing food, but still months away from the next expected molt (and gotten quick sacs 3 times). I've also not paired several times simply because I knew there wasn't enough time.
Its as easy as keeping records on the female. One can still be surprised by an early molt, but one can really minimize it with a good grasp of the females expected schedule.
She molts every 8-9 months and her last was in October so I figured I had plenty of time...evidently not though now that she is freshly molted I'm going to look for a male.Actually this is why its good to have a good grasp on the female's molting schedule. This makes knowing when its a good time to pair and when its a good time to hold off. Early pairings, shortly after molt, can see a hungry female thinking more about herself than having young all too often.
I've had great luck pairing females at the back end of their molt cycle, when I knew they were close to refusing food, but still months away from the next expected molt (and gotten quick sacs 3 times). I've also not paired several times simply because I knew there wasn't enough time.
Its as easy as keeping records on the female. One can still be surprised by an early molt, but one can really minimize it with a good grasp of the females expected schedule.
annoying We all hate it when that happens.She molts every 8-9 months and her last was in October so I figured I had plenty of time...evidently not though now that she is freshly molted I'm going to look for a male.
Yeah it sucks when it works out like that, not much you can do to predict of prevent an early molt though still as big of a pain as she's being she's my favorite spider so I'll keep trying.annoying We all hate it when that happens.