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Arachnid or any other kind of invert. I'd like to see how many breeders we have as members on TF! Who's representing??
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How many of you have bred any type of invertebrate before?
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I never did. That's my main reason for another tarantula. I want a female this time so Pierre can have someone to mate with. I doubt it would work though. Haha.
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Why do you doubt it would work? If you provide enough space and the right conditions for their habitat - there shouldn't be much a reason for it not to work!
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So you're saying just let nature take it's course huh? 
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I was going to let a friend us my male rose hair but I was scared that he would become the females next meal so I changed my mind lol
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I supposed it's not just as easy as letting nature take its course but it always seems like they breed the best and easiest right when you've mastered their husbandry. There's always picky couples though. I remember that from fish breeding!
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I used to breed crickets! Which, while not very exotic, do fall under they "any type of invertebrate" category.
They...smelled. But, they kept the reptilians full and healthy.
They...smelled. But, they kept the reptilians full and healthy.
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Crickets and roaches. As for tarantulas, I've sent males off to be breed but I have not put anything together myself yet. I am working on it however.
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I purchased a scorpion that turned out to be gravid. Does that count? I would like to breed a pair of T's this year or next.
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- Where the Spiders are.
I have bred Phidippus regius, Phidippus otiosus, Plexippus paykulli, and Kukulcania hibernalis.
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Crickets count!
Laura, that's pretty cool, how did the scorpion offspring fare?
CrypticSpider, would love to hear more about those projects!
Laura, that's pretty cool, how did the scorpion offspring fare?
CrypticSpider, would love to hear more about those projects!
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I have had successful sacs from C. marshalli and A. versicolor. Right now I have a female OBT sitting on a huge sac, if all goes well I will have a couple hundred orange bitey things soon. Also I loaned a mm C. fasciatum to a friend of mine.
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I have paired G pulchra, A sp. Carlsbad Green, C cyaneopubescens, and got a sac out of the GBB. Currently waiting on G pulchra to produce a sac. Hope they drop before they molt.
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Unfortunately, my scorplings did not fare well. It was my first Emperor and many years ago. I don't remember all the details. I lost a few right away, but don't remember why. I do know that I lost the rest during shed because the humidity was too low. Definitely a learning lesson. I just now have the confidence to keep slings and juveniles. Let's just say there is condensation in their enclosures haha. I watch every molt with trepidation.
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I just wanted to add on that my P. murinus sac have starting turning into eggs with legs!
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I've bred some scorps before even though it wasn't really on purpose. They were both communal set ups of C. gracilis and C. sculpturatus. No Ts yet but I'd like to give it a shot at some point.
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i have given mature males away to breeders before. my first stud was the most stunning b smithi ever (orinocco) i thought i was doing him a favour finding him a girlfriend but when it came to handing him over i cried hysterical and got in such a state torturing myself with visions of him getting hurt or killed. the breeder ended up giving me a rose hair baby to shut me up. i would love to try breeding but the idea of hundreds of babies to rehome bothers me. i would end up keeping them all
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I found a pair of twin-striped stickbugs once, and set them up in a 10 gal tank with a regular screen lid.turned out to be an unwise choice, as the babies EASILY found their ways out and about. I spent days finding them on the blinds, on other herp cages, and in one unfortunate instance, crawling on my arm while I was sleeping. Talk about a rude awakening...
The pic is of the adult female, the male was 1/3 her size
The pic is of the adult female, the male was 1/3 her size
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I have bred many Tarantulas, and emperor Scorpions.
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Excuse my fourteen computer stupidness but congratulations on your success at breeding t's. Are you in England? If so i am occasionaly looking for knowledgable homes for my mature males. Wont be for a long time as i mostly have slings at the moment.
