Is it a requirement to have more than one male to have successful breeding or can 1.1 be successful given the right conditions. Thanks
Binh
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To all who know about P. planicauda...
bvpham
Apr 10, 2005 10:42 PM
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jbly
Apr 11, 2005 09:03 AM
Binh,
If you have an agressive sire that gets the job done just one is fine. Some species like hermans and radiata are said to become more sexually active with a second male. Planicauda are not aggressive like hermans, although I did see a few fight once when six males were all introduced to the same enclosure at the same time - very rare. If you have, or get just two, I'd recommend separating the male from the female all summer and introducing them for breeding in the Fall. When you introduce them, I'd also create some artificial rain showers, aka spray them with warm water. All of these things seem to help.
In the end, it really just depends on the particular male.
jbly
>>Is it a requirement to have more than one male to have successful breeding or can 1.1 be successful given the right conditions. Thanks
>>Binh
bvpham
Apr 11, 2005 10:33 PM
I appreciate the insight. I will tell you how it goes when I receive them this week. Thanks
DanP
Apr 12, 2005 06:14 PM
It never hurts to have an extra male around for stimulation, but I've had 100% fertile eggs with 1.1 over the past three years. I'm not sure what seasons the other poster is referring to, but planicauda breed during the wet/warm season (April to October) which is summer in the northern hemisphere, and like spiders, they aestivate in the dry/warm season (October to April) which is winter in the northern hemisphere. This is of course 6 months offset from SW Madagascar. I am a firm believer that reproducing their native seasonal changes is critical for successful breeding. I have kept the pair together in the winter, and separate in the winter with no apparent difference. Just make sure they are together when the rains start. I have seen male spiders become agressive towards each other when misted in the early spring, so it may be so in flat-tails as well.
Dan P.
ecoman
Apr 13, 2005 10:52 AM
>>Is it a requirement to have more than one male to have successful breeding or can 1.1 be successful given the right conditions. Thanks
>>Binh
