Seemanni advice

[ThePog]

I would like to ask for any suggestions or tips for breeding Aphonopelma seemanni

 

[WolfSpider]

@Arachnoclown is the guru of all things seemani. He is a good bet for advice.

 

[Arachnoclown]

First off have a mature male or two. Males are much harder to find then females lately. A mature male can fetch $100 vs. $20-30 for a female. The ladies can be rather violent so you should be on your toes. After my recent pairing I just lost a male due to a nasty bite...had to let her keep him.

Whats left of the male

Mature male

Mature female

 

[ThePog]

My seemanni female is super friendly and let’s me pick her up and has never given my a threat pose although she can be skittish at times. My male on the other hand is a psychopath. He hates being handled but has never shown a threat pose and also I had a friend confirm a male for me from a local pet shop and he was only ten bucks. Also are there any differences in males and females physically.

 

[WolfSpider]

Take a close look at arachnoclown's male. Although injured, he has hooks on his first patellar legs, long thin legs, and his pedipalps are thrombosed (boxing gloves). All these things happen at its ultimate molt. Until that time, a male cannot mate and should not be paired with a female. If this is obvious to you, I apologize. Does this help?

 

[ThePog]

I had guess that but thanks for the advice. also one more question. I’m pretty sure that my female is mature but how could I tell by physical appearance.

 

[Arachnoclown]

I had guess that but thanks for the advice. also one more question. I’m pretty sure that my female is mature but how could I tell by physical appearance.

The female will be sexually mature at 4.5"- 5". The spermatheca within the molt will be dark...like with these ladies.

The males(like in my photo) turn black and lose alot of their stripes once matured. They become extremely aggressive/skittish and may bite you (they want to breed not be held or slowed down from accomplishing their task). Until maturity both males and females look identical. All my females are docile also...they all have killed or attempted to kill their mates. Breeding tarantulas is when your most likely to take a bite...keep that in mind. Good luck