Good plan on the pairing; you should get 50% spiders and 50% normals from them. If for some reason the male turns out to be a morph (I'm thinking that it might be a pastel, but that's a big "might"), then expect some even cooler babies (25% of them should be bumble bees) from the pairing.
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Good plan on the pairing; you should get 50% spiders and 50% normals from them. If for some reason the male turns out to be a morph (I'm thinking that it might be a pastel, but that's a big "might"), then expect some even cooler babies (25% of them should be bumble bees) from the pairing.
Im doubting that it is any morph. More than likely the lady got it from a petco and its just a norm. But hopefully the lighter coloration will show in the babies if they did pair up. I havent purchased a scale yet but i believe hes over 500 grams now. And at the expo im gonna look for a larger female so i will be able to try and pair them up this november.
I'd say that your best bet is to look for a female that was born no earlier than 2010 since a 2011 female will still be too small; just remember that an older spider female will be pretty expensive in comparison to getting an older normal female or even a younger spider female (but it will still be much less than some of the more complex morphs).
Yeah i know its gonna run me more. But at the expos they will at least have all the weights listed so i know its the right size for breeding
Very true. I read in an article in Reptiles magazine that a female should be at least 18 months old and over 1200 grams before it is allowed to breed, but I was also told by a friend that breeds them to wait until they are at least two years old and over 1600 grams just to be on the safe side.
This. And no he doesn't have a pastel, but there is nothing wrong with normals. I love my normal girl.
Yeah the 1200 is just a min. weight. Of course the larger the better. But with the larger there is just a greater chance of success and a larger number of eggs. Thats why with most breeders use females that are around 1800 and up. just so they get more eggs and a larger profit.
