+1. And other females aren't interested and ignore the male.It definitely helps with certain females. Sometimes you try to pair them and the female tries to eat the male. Feed the female that night and try again the next day, and then she is interested. Doesnt always work though. Some females are just impossible to pair, and no matter how fat they are, will chase the male like crazy.
She has bigger things on her plate now, like the entire purpose of her existence: reproduction (not entertaining humans). Your little girl is a woman now.I paired my B albopilosums and it went great they hooked up and saving the male was easy
Next week I decided to pair the same two T's , I introduced the male to the females enclosure(She was out in the open). By the time I turned the camera on, she grabbed him and dragged him inside her hide. I saved him, but he had a limp for few days[/video]
After that first pairing my normally super docile female albo has turned into a total B I can't feed her or anything without pissing her off and this used to be my calmest T
Thanks a lot for these. These are quite helpful. I have a good sized female albo too. I think she'd chow down a male based on her reaction to crickets I put in wit her. Did her personality ever go back?I paired my B albopilosums and it went great they hooked up and saving the male was easy
Next week I decided to pair the same two T's , I introduced the male to the females enclosure(She was out in the open). By the time I turned the camera on, she grabbed him and dragged him inside her hide. I saved him, but he had a limp for few days
After that first pairing my normally super docile female albo has turned into a total B I can't feed her or anything without pissing her off and this used to be my calmest T
I can't imagine how people separate OW Ts??? Poec, Catfish chime in?
Too early to tell. She is still gravidThanks a lot for these. These are quite helpful. I have a good sized female albo too. I think she'd chow down a male based on her reaction to crickets I put in wit her. Did her personality ever go back?
I can't imagine how people separate OW Ts??? Poec, Catfish chime in?
My OBT pairing went crazy smooth. They handled their business like I wasn't even in the room :clap:Pretty much the same as NW tarantulas. But the great part is about all OW are very easy to pair, with the females being very gentle. The most aggression ive seen has been from NW.
That's pretty interesting! What an odd difference.Pretty much the same as NW tarantulas. But the great part is about all OW are very easy to pair, with the females being very gentle. The most aggression ive seen has been from NW.
Interesting, isn't it? I suspect that a number of OW's have a more than their share of predators, and in order to keep the species going, females tend to give the males a break.Pretty much the same as NW tarantulas. But the great part is about all OW are very easy to pair, with the females being very gentle. The most aggression ive seen has been from NW.
That's a very interesting observation. I'm surprised to read this actually. I expected the same as NW females. I was trying to picture how someone separates a large female rufilata from a male, esp as they are quite large and arboreal/nimble. Not what I expected at all. You could be very right about that differences resulting from predation.Interesting, isn't it? I suspect that a number of OW's have a more than their share of predators, and in order to keep the species going, females tend to give the males a break.
With P murinus I open the lid, or tap on the side, and they'll sometimes stand up and extend their fangs. Ready to defend themselves. Yet I've put a male in a female's cage, he panicked and instantly ran, right into the female on the other side. No reaction on either's part. How did she know, so fast, that he wasn't a threat?
Interesting, isn't it? I suspect that a number of OW's have a more than their share of predators, and in order to keep the species going, females tend to give the males a break.
With P murinus I open the lid, or tap on the side, and they'll sometimes stand up and extend their fangs. Ready to defend themselves. Yet I've put a male in a female's cage, he panicked and instantly ran, right into the female on the other side. No reaction on either's part. How did she know, so fast, that he wasn't a threat?
There's no reason to keep mature males & females together for an extended time. At some point that's going to be a death sentence for the male. I only keep my Poec males in the female's cage for one night at a time. Theat way I have them for other females of mine, or if any of them shed, or to send out on breeding loan. It greatly increases his usefulness, and the odds of you getting slings.The OW females are generally more easy on the males, but dont think they dont eat the males at all. But there are some that you can have together for months, such as p metallicca. Take your precautions as with NW T´s.