i got mine from a german breeder and is definatley an amazonica

 

If you do find a female for him, be 100% sure it is an Amazonica to avoid cross-species breeding.

 

i ave a 7" female, i'd be interested in a 50/50 loan

 

i ave a 7" female, i'd be interested in a 50/50 loan

Well lets keep in touch then, he's only just moulted and his tibial spurs are more promenant now. It's a shame you're so far away otherwise I'd have dropped him round, but I'm sure I can sort out postage for him. Where and when did you get your female?

Edit: I've actually just checked and I only got him as a sling in May 2009 so he may not be fully matured yet. I'll wait to see if he spins a sperm web or starts any drumming. Otherwise he may have another moult to go yet!

 

Thanks for the info. I know that in-beeding is not ideal but with a species as hard to come by as this and one which is commonly mis-sold and mis-identified it's sometimes the best option. Some species do mature at the same time, particularly those which mature within 2 years. The slower growing species tend to have larger gaps between male and female maturity.

Lets hope someone has a female ready somewhere (probably from a different eggsack then) as it would be a shame to pass the opportunity up.

 

As a footnote, considering Ive recently read it twice now in this forum, these were available before 2007. In Ray Gabriel's thread from Oct 2006 on the Avicularia genus he mentions them as in the hobby.

 

The males mature before the females in all species unless you specifically try to raise the temps and feeding patterns of the females and lower those of the males. To do so needs early intervention. Its natures way of avoiding inbreeding. So, its quite likely that the males will be dead or well past their sell by date before the females mature.
Becky has an AF but a good hunt on a variety of forums might prove useful.
Good luck

 

The males mature before the females in all species unless you specifically try to raise the temps and feeding patterns of the females and lower those of the males. To do so needs early intervention.

this is not strictly true though is it. I know of many examples where males matured and went on to mate and breed with their siblings when they were kept in the same conditions ie in a group and the females were more or les the same size or bigger than the males. I have had the same with H, incei.

Its natures way of avoiding inbreeding. So, its quite likely that the males will be dead or well past their sell by date before the females mature.

you say this but what is stoping male from breeding with their mothers or (for want of a better word) aunts? If I look at examples of where some spiders come from the likelyhood of inbreeding is exstreamly high. one example of many would be P. miranda which I have seen photos of cononlys that are found on a single tree in the middle of a huge field. All the same blood line? I think the chances are very high.

 

Yeah its hard to find a mature female of this species cos they only entered the hobby in 2007!!!There are a few mature females floating about,but its just a case of hunting them down!!!!Its a shame cos i,ve got a 3" to 4" female and would love to breed her!!!Plus the females from the same sac as your male would,nt have matured yet!!!Not to sure if its good to breed a male and female from the same sac???Can anybody sheed any information on that PLZ!!!

 

female slings from the same batch/sac are unlikely to have matured yet