A. avicularia Breeding
Notes
(photos at bottom)
WC Father paired with CB mother, 2001
June, 2001:
July 7th, 2001:
Jul 26th, 2001: Introduced CB mother+WC father 26 July- 28 Aug, 2001: Couple cohabiting Aug 28th, 2001:
Oct 8th, 2001:
Notes on this breeding:
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WC Father (a) paired with WC Mother (a), 2002
Oct 20th, 2002:
Oct 20th- 20 Nov, 2002:
Nov 20th, 2002:
Nov 24th, 2002:
Jan 8th, 2003:
Jan 9th, 2003:
Temps were approx. 75-85 degrees F, and humidity at approx 80%
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WC Father (b) paired with WC Mother (b), 2002
Oct 20th, 2002:
Oct 20th- 20 Nov, 2002:
Nov 20th, 2002:
Nov 27th, 2002:
Jan 5th, 2003:
Notes on this breeding:
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WC males (c) and (d) paired with CB female, 2002-3
March, 2001:
Nov 18th, 2002:
Nov 18th- Dec 13th, 2002:
Dec 13th, 2002:
2 Feb, 2003:
28 May, 2003:
12 June, 2003:
Notes:
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After the pairings outlined above, I bred numerous clutches of
A. avicularia. The average time from pairing to sac production for subsequent
pairs averaged 38 days. The time from sac production to 2nd instar
spiderlings averaged 44 days. The average amount of spiderlings produced
per sac is 73.
This is how I normally keep breeding pairs together for a month or so at a time. There is plenty of room, and plenty of hiding space. |
This girl just put the finishing touches on her new eggsac |
Here you can see the 1st instar spiderlings have become brown, and some are molting into "fluffy", pink 2nd instar spiderlings that will soon feed. |
These babies aren't ready for the world yet. They're only slightly mobile and colored a tawny yellow. |
In my experience, A. avicularia are normally outstanding mothers that take great care of their eggsacs. However, I sometimes construct incubators to better monitor environmental conditions. |
The incubator is a simple arrangement of two food storage devices. A larger bowl has a few small holes in the side and moistened paper towel placed at the bottom. A smaller bowl has copious vent holes cut in the sides and dry paper towel for the sac to rest on. The small bowl goes in the big one, and a lid with NO HOLES in it is placed over the top. There is approximately a 1" gap between the top of the small bowl and the top lid. There is no lid for the smaller bowl. Thus, the environment is humid, but the eggs do not get wet. |
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