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- May 23, 2004
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Oh, why didn't anybody tell me what an absolute RUSH it is to breed tarantulas?????? WOW. I am so amazed at the beauty of their meeting. Here I was expecting the worst, and everything just went perfectly. I put the male into the female's tank, and first held the top of the male's Kritter Keeper between them, with long tweezers in my other hand. The female was very interested in what was going on in her home, so was sitting on her side of the barrier with a leg or two reaching to the other side. The male's first thought was to go climb out of the female's cage.
And then, she started drumming. He stopped and listened. At this point, I figured it looked promising enough, so removed the barrier. She drummed again, and he ran over to face her, where he did some small drumming motions with his pedipalps. Communication was good, and suddenly they lept together, legs reaching up and intertwining - that was truly the most beautiful part, those legs tangled together.
I am assuming there were insertions, as the two stayed together for several minutes. Dratted light reflection on the glass got in the way of my seeing that point of contact. The male was definitely doing something.
Then they pulled apart, keeping touch with toetips, he backing away slowly. At this point I came in with the tweezers, placed them in front of the female to prevent any last second lunges, and held the Kritter Keeper top for the male to climb aboard.
Oh, I just can't believe my first experience with spider breeding went so well. What a thrill! Both parties (partiers?) are settled back in their respective homes once more. Now, should I wait until I see him make another sperm web, and then attempt another mating?
And then, she started drumming. He stopped and listened. At this point, I figured it looked promising enough, so removed the barrier. She drummed again, and he ran over to face her, where he did some small drumming motions with his pedipalps. Communication was good, and suddenly they lept together, legs reaching up and intertwining - that was truly the most beautiful part, those legs tangled together.
I am assuming there were insertions, as the two stayed together for several minutes. Dratted light reflection on the glass got in the way of my seeing that point of contact. The male was definitely doing something.
Then they pulled apart, keeping touch with toetips, he backing away slowly. At this point I came in with the tweezers, placed them in front of the female to prevent any last second lunges, and held the Kritter Keeper top for the male to climb aboard.
Oh, I just can't believe my first experience with spider breeding went so well. What a thrill! Both parties (partiers?) are settled back in their respective homes once more. Now, should I wait until I see him make another sperm web, and then attempt another mating?