Austin S. Breeding Thread

[Austin S.]

... Did you just post a tarantula cream pie?

Um, I would classify it as being a successful insertion. I got the same reply when I posted it on the arachnoboards FB group. Dirty people you. lol

 

[Thistles]

Um, I would classify it as being a successful insertion. I got the same reply when I posted it on the arachnoboards FB group. Dirty people you. lol

Yeah, well, if you wanna be all technical about it.

 

[Psyrocke]

Any updates on the two infused slings? Or is the lack of update, the update?

 

[Austin S.]

Any updates on the two infused slings? Or is the lack of update, the update?

The lack of the update, is sadly the update.
They didn't make the molt

 

[Psyrocke]

The lack of the update, is sadly the update.
They didn't make the molt

Aw, I'm sorry to hear that .

 

[Kymura]

Aw dang it was hoping they'd beat the odds.

 

[Austin S.]

Updated pictures:

Grammostola sp. 'formosa'

Pelinobius muticus

Harpactira pulchripes

1.1 Harpactira pulchripes

Pamphobeteus ultramarinus female #2

 

[Arachnid dude]

Nice looking thanks for the update.

 

[Thistles]

Yay! Glad you got a formosa! Good luck with them! And is that a new pair of H. pulchripes?

 

[Austin S.]

Yay! Glad you got a formosa! Good luck with them! And is that a new pair of H. pulchripes?

Yeah, new project with a new female.

 

[Thistles]

Awesome! Very best of luck with the P. ultramarinus and KBs, too. I'm actually in the process of redoing my big female muticus' enclosure to give her room to dig a deep burrow. I know they're notoriously difficult to breed, so I'm prepping for my 2 little males well ahead of time.

Quick question on the H. pulchripes: how big are your adult females?

 

[Austin S.]

Awesome! Very best of luck with the P. ultramarinus and KBs, too. I'm actually in the process of redoing my big female muticus' enclosure to give her room to dig a deep burrow. I know they're notoriously difficult to breed, so I'm prepping for my 2 little males well ahead of time.

Quick question on the H. pulchripes: how big are your adult females?

You would be surprised. I bred 4 females a few years back, and got 4 successful sacs. When you get ready to breed them, let me know and I'll send over my report for you.
Few pictures of a few of the females

 

[Austin S.]

Quick question on the H. pulchripes: how big are your adult females?

They are 4"-4.5"

 

[Thistles]

Thanks for the info on the H. pulchripes! My female is about 3.5" but it didn't look like her spermathecae were sclerotized her last molt.

As for the KBs, I've seen 2 reports. One person (in the UK I think) built a false burrow using a Kritter Keeper connected to a peanut butter jar via a hamster tube... that seemed a little ridiculous to me. The other was a South African hobbyist. I just looked at their native range. I'm almost done with my new build for her, and I will post pics when I finish. I took a 20 gallon tall (12x24x18) and turned it vertical. Apparently they like to burrow under acacia roots, so I've put in a branch upside-down to serve as a sort of false root system. Excessive, I know, but it looks cool anyway. This gives her about 20" in which to burrow. I'm keeping her pretty dry now. My males are around 4" DLS each, so they should mature soon, in the KB relative sense of "soon..."

Sorry for the derail! Good luck and thanks again for the information. I'm really excited about those Pamphos you've got.

 

[Austin S.]

Ceratogyrus darling sac

Hey Thistles, these are your girls
Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens sac #1

Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens sac #2

Brachypelma klaasi

 

[Thistles]

Cookin those kiddos! Nice job as always!

 

[Lawrence b]

Great thread .

 

[Austin S.]

C. fasciatum (after the insertion )

Euathlus sp. 'blue' (post mated female, in cool down)

Harpactira pulchripes (freshly molted mature female)

 

[Thistles]

Boooo, hope you still have that male handy.

 

[Austin S.]

Brachypelma vagans female #1:

Brachypelma vagans female #2:

Brachypelma klaasi female #2:

Cyclosternum fasciatum female # 2 (phantom sac)

Tried mating one of my female Poecilotheria rufilata females the other night. Keep in mind, the MM is 6". I would have ran too :
https://vimeo.com/168430061