Some of my mating pictures

Spider mating that is

Grammostola pulchra:





Psalmopoeus pulcher:





Tapinauchenius latipes - Notice the difference between the female and the male! Size and colour:



Brachypelma schoederi:



Aphonopelma anax:



Pamphobeteus ultramarinus:





Tapinauchenius gigas female 1:





Female 2:





Avicularia versicolor:

Im a little dissapointed now Becky..
Very nice pictures though

Admin wrote:Im a little dissapointed now Becky..
Very nice pictures though

Pervert

WOW and double WOW, ive never seen spiders mate...thats so new to me, ive looked twice now...
great piccies too by the way, xx

Great pics Becky, Loving the G Pulcher and the Versicolor pics, gorgeous spids

That all looks soooooooooooooo scary

That poor little male latipes i bet he's brickin it

Teeny wrote:

That poor little male latipes i bet he's brickin it

Well for a short time he was........ I left them while i went and got my dinner, loads of hides and food and came back and she was munching him She dropped a sac and i got very excited!! Then the ***** ate that after 4 weeks.............. *SQUISH*

aww poor little sod

aww, thats nasty.... do they tend to eat the sac too then?? i know some could if they wanted to eat the males after but didnt know they could or would eat the egg sac??
silly question, do you just leave the sac there to hatch?? i thought you had to move it some how?? lol

xchrissyx wrote:aww, thats nasty.... do they tend to eat the sac too then?? i know some could if they wanted to eat the males after but didnt know they could or would eat the egg sac??
silly question, do you just leave the sac there to hatch?? i thought you had to move it some how?? lol

They can eat the eggsac yep. I think its for a few reasons if they do. If they're disturbed they eat them - as a defense for the babies. Same as mice do, mice eat their babies if the nest is disturbed, as a way to protect them in a way. Also, after a certain time if they don't feel movement in the sac they dump it or eat it 'cause i guess they know its not alive/fertile.

You dont HAVE to remove it. The first sac i had i left with mum and it hatched in with her, she was great I pulled it when they hatched into N2's though and incubated them to slings myself. The second sac i left with mum for 10 weeks but pulled it because i thought it was a dud as by now it should of been slings. I pulled it and opened it and it was spiderlings already
When i get the brachys breeding though i'll be pulling the sacs at about 30 days to be on the safe side. Valuable species i tend to pull them too incase mum gets worried and munches it.

ive never thought of breeding them so i wouldnt have a clue to be honest, but wow would love to at some point in the future.... but not quite ready for that yet, need to learn a lot more..
ive just bought a baby smithi home, not sure on age but shes about the size of a 10p, lol

Great pics Becky!! My eldest boy loves to watch mine when being paired up hes like 'woahhhhh' lol.
Okay so the G pulchra's is that of a recent mating ?

Lynn

Oh noes Becky. That poor little latipes and such a shame about the sac too
I cannot see me breeding as i would be too scared of all that stuff. I am a wimp

I cannot see me breeding as i would be too scared of all that stuff. I am a wimp [/quote]

me too,

Lynn Mawdesley wrote:Great pics Becky!! My eldest boy loves to watch mine when being paired up hes like 'woahhhhh' lol.
Okay so the G pulchra's is that of a recent mating ?

Lynn

That is indeed and she's digging out the bottom end of the tank and laying some thin silk......... fingers crossed

Teeny and Chrissy, it's nerve wracking and full of disappointment and frustration but.. when it comes out ok and you got slings in pots that you know you bred... it overwhelmes all the bad!

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Lynn Mawdesley wrote:Great pics Becky!! My eldest boy loves to watch mine when being paired up hes like 'woahhhhh' lol.
Okay so the G pulchra's is that of a recent mating ?

Lynn

That is indeed and she's digging out the bottom end of the tank and laying some thin silk......... fingers crossed

OOoo good good! if all goes well could i purchase some slings from you? i know Lee has these at the mo but finances are tight as inbetween jobs ...which hopefully not too long got an interview!

Lynn

Teeny and Chrissy, it's nerve wracking and full of disappointment and frustration but.. when it comes out ok and you got slings in pots that you know you bred... it overwhelmes all the bad! [/quote]

yes that would be amazing, xx