davaofemale ba? i'm planning to buy one kc
Male. Turns out to be a he... 
Worried about my B Vagans
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My friend is selling his female and I might get it for him... haha Question. They are both the same size. will they be able to mate in maturity? or will the male outgrow and eventually die before the female becomes ready?
My friend is selling his female and I might get it for him... haha Question. They are both the same size. will they be able to mate in maturity? or will the male outgrow and eventually die before the female becomes ready?
A little over 3 inches, sir. thanks for the reply.
I'm not an expert but at that size you should be OK to mate them in a moult or three. Now that being said, slow down the feeding on the male to let the female " catch up " to insure she is ready.
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What kind of worms were you using? wax? meal? super meal?
meal worms... Is this ok? Sometimes I give it in beetle form after they pupate...
Mealies are fine. 10 years ago that 's all that was available in most places as a store bought food source. Many adult T's today grew up on them !
cool! thanks, man. I am beginning to think that my Ts will lack some necessary nutrients from eating mealworms alone...
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The nutritional requirements for tarantulas aren't well known. Tarantulas will grow up on virtually any foodstuff just fine without problems. Tarantulas are frequently raised on diets composed of the same animal in it's entirety. I've seen tarantulas raised on superworms, mealworms, crickets and the same species of roach without any problems.
I would just put a water dish in the male's enclosure and just stop feeding him for awhile if you're concerned about making the right M/F size ratio. Tarantulas can go for years without eating as long as they're properly hydrated. A dramatic drop in the amount of feeding will keep the male the same size while if you feed your female a little bit more, it will make her grow faster.
One person on here kept a G. rosea at half an inch for four or five years just by not feeding it. Another female from that same sack which was fed normally was full grown at the end of the experiment.
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No problem. Anytime.
Just let me clarify something...
I'm not saying starve your male completely...just feed him a lot less. Keep an eye on his abdomen. Don't let it shrink. When it starts to get noticibly smaller, feed him. Not until then.
This should be about once a month or so, depending on temperature.
My male B. auratum just moulted and went from half the size of my female, to three fourths that size.
Right now, in my collection I am doing the same thing as you.
He's going to get a roach as soon as his fangs are the proper color, but he's not going to get another one for at least a month.
The size of his feeders is also gonna decrease. He'll be going from one full grown lobster roach per week, to one half grown lobster roach per month.
The temperature in my apartment is also going to be going down from 77* to 68*...assuming I can figure out my thermostat.
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