G rosea....fake molt or what

[notadamnclue]

MY male Grosea turned on his back and was spinning something like a cocoon.and was in this position for about 2 hours ..{i was thinking he was going to molt} .when i came back to check on him he was upright again do nothing like he always does ...what does this mean

[mmfh]

My first guess would be sperm web

[Brad1980]

MY male Grosea turned on his back and was spinning something like a cocoon.

He is gonna turn into a butterfly.... lol! (JK)
Do you have any pictures? Is he a mature male?

[njnolan1]

My first guess would be sperm web

Sounds like this. I haven't heard of a molting T spinning a web. In fact, I don't think they can.

Look for tibial hooks and "boxing gloves".

[xhexdx]

I'm sure it's a sperm web.

[notadamnclue]

its a male and mature......( im guessing he is at least 5 years old) .the last few days he has tore up his home ......burrowing everywhere....even closed off his hide....climbing the walls alot .....but anyways thanks people...but if its a sperm web..do they get on there back to do that

[mtyrrell]

its a male and mature......( im guessing he is at least 5 years old) .the last few days he has tore up his home ......burrowing everywhere....even closed off his hide....climbing the walls alot .....but anyways thanks people...but if its a sperm web..do they get on there back to do that

yes they get on there backs

[HoboAustin]

They lay a sperm web and crawl under it to collect the sperm for mating. My MM A.hentzi is always doing this...

[Brad1980]

but if its a sperm web..do they get on there back to do that

Yes.
I am sure if you use the search on this form you will find pictures of this.

[notadamnclue]

thanks again

[grayzone]

find him a girlfriend soon... how long has he been doing this

[njnolan1]

He wants to make sweet love to some tarantulas spermathecae.

Like everyone else said, if you perform a basic search you will find information on a sperm web.

Here, try this http://lmgtfy.com/?q=tarantula+sperm+webs although you will probably find better information on this site, it's a good starter.