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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gizalba" data-source="post: 233457" data-attributes="member: 31253">Love your term 'sperm tent' ahaha, yes defo a tent and hooks/boxing glove pedipalps <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> they do tend to push on the lid when they mature and want to get out to find a lady. A lot of people keep males in quite small enclosures to conserve their energy and live longer, but personally I feel too sad trapping them in when they want to get out. I have started rotating my males round the man enclosures, removing the sperm webs from the last one for the new one to move in for a few weeks/months. To give them a change of scenery <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue    :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> ahaha, they seem happier that way and continue to make new sperm webs in hope of finding a lady in the new location. I know they never will but they don't know that <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> so I feel like that better replicates their ability in the wild to keep on roaming in hope.</blockquote>

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