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- Apr 3, 2005
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Several mating attempts were made in Jan 2006. They were very slow to get together and quick to seperate without inserts. Mid Feb I put the two tanks in a 24 inch X 36 inch reptile enclosure with sliding doors and left the cohabitat for 1 month. No one was killed, eaten or lost any legs.
Females tank had a clay pot with 4 inches of peat and vermiculite. I later added a flat rock leaned against front of clay pot hide.
My Tarantula room temperature is 80 to 85 days and 65 to 70 F nights, controlled by a programable thermostat.
Began making egg sac 10 May 2006. First mating Jan 5, last contact with male Mar 15. A good mother, not easly disturbed. She would bring egg sac out of burrow during the day and hang on the side of the tank, with the egg sack just off the soil. At night she would take into the burrow for the night.
Day 33 removed egg sac...not an easy job... she attacked the tools I was using, but I finally won. Opening the sac I discovered a sac full of tiny eggs with legs. Did not see one bad egg or any stuck together, not even one!!! Instead of the hemmock, I lined one of the cups on my mec mom, screwed the lid on and put on the shaft to be rotated. This is all inside the incubater tank Temp 80 to 85 F, Humidity 80 to 90%.
Gave the female the sac stuffed with cotton and she guarded it untill day 47.(2 days after 1st instar molt)
Day 43, eggs with legs began to turn gray and molted to 1st instar on day 45. All molted I do not see any bad ones. They are now hanging on the paper towl lined cup as it rotates. There are soooooo many of them.
Now just waiting for the next molt.
Jim
Several mating attempts were made in Jan 2006. They were very slow to get together and quick to seperate without inserts. Mid Feb I put the two tanks in a 24 inch X 36 inch reptile enclosure with sliding doors and left the cohabitat for 1 month. No one was killed, eaten or lost any legs.
Females tank had a clay pot with 4 inches of peat and vermiculite. I later added a flat rock leaned against front of clay pot hide.
My Tarantula room temperature is 80 to 85 days and 65 to 70 F nights, controlled by a programable thermostat.
Began making egg sac 10 May 2006. First mating Jan 5, last contact with male Mar 15. A good mother, not easly disturbed. She would bring egg sac out of burrow during the day and hang on the side of the tank, with the egg sack just off the soil. At night she would take into the burrow for the night.
Day 33 removed egg sac...not an easy job... she attacked the tools I was using, but I finally won. Opening the sac I discovered a sac full of tiny eggs with legs. Did not see one bad egg or any stuck together, not even one!!! Instead of the hemmock, I lined one of the cups on my mec mom, screwed the lid on and put on the shaft to be rotated. This is all inside the incubater tank Temp 80 to 85 F, Humidity 80 to 90%.
Gave the female the sac stuffed with cotton and she guarded it untill day 47.(2 days after 1st instar molt)
Day 43, eggs with legs began to turn gray and molted to 1st instar on day 45. All molted I do not see any bad ones. They are now hanging on the paper towl lined cup as it rotates. There are soooooo many of them.
Now just waiting for the next molt.
Jim