Andybill's 2013/14 Breeding Thread

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Originally Posted by Andybill

I usually give my guys 4 or 5 days off before sticking em in with another girl. I pair on Fridays and they are back in their individual tub by the end of the day on sunday.

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Big pro males (800g- 1000g) will see three girls straight. They usually are locked the morning after pairing, so it is common they see 3 females in 6 days.

Beginner males (650g- 800g) will see 2 females straight.

Rookies that maintain 500g- 650g will see 1-2 females straight depending on eating habits.

I give them all a few days rest and offer a meal before deciding to pair again. It has been working for me so far.

Been a while since I updated this but just a couple of things happening for me this month. Its looking like I will only be pairing 3 girls this season but these two are exciting for me.
Enchi X Pied (1900g) 2nd lock.
http://i1250.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1551d7cf.png
Enchi X Calico (2200g). Couldn't tell if this was a solid lock at first but noticed later he had her locked down! 2nd lock first photo opp...
http://i1250.photobucket.com/albums/...ps90358e8f.png
Thanks for looking. :)

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Originally Posted by Andybill

Enchi pied stuff is super cool so I had to get this going. I want to keep a pair for myself but if enough people are interested I suppose I can just keep a male. ;)


Thanks! I also have an enchi female who I hope to put this enchi boy to come January. Nothing crazy but still some really cool projects to add for the future.

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No you DEFINITELY want to keep a pair, if not a 1.2, I have a champ enchi x pied pairing this season that I am very hopeful for. Locks are looking good though.


As for the breeding part this is how I do it, works for me so..... Males see up to 8 females a year (doesn't happen often I try to limit to 6, but depending on planned projects.....)

I feed Wednesdays, clean and pair to female 1 Friday, pair to female 2 Sunday, separate Tuesday, feed Wednesday and so on

Looks like your off to a great start. Keep us updated.

It has been some time since I last updated this. No new photos of pairings to post for now. I decided to put my spinnerblast to my Mojave for the remainder of the season and haven't seen a lock yet. I have felt follicles in all 3 females with the calico and the Mojave having the largest and around 6 or 7 each maybe more I am still learning to palpate so we will see how close I come. Calico is now refusing food and spending all her time on the cool end so that's good.

In other news I have been working on a project with Brian Breikss from Breaking Balls.
http://i1250.photobucket.com/albums/...ps01607269.jpg
This is my 2012 toffino spider male that Brian has had for the past 4 months or so. He has been somewhat of a pain in the butt. It took him a couple months to get eating and was only eating mice for a while. Last week the guy took a live weaned rat and this is him downing a f/t small! No locks from this guy yet either. :( Brian is a very capable breeder so I am confident that he will get going soon. We plan to pair him to all 3 of Brian's Albinos so fingers crossed we get a couple of clutches. Hell I would just be happy with a lock. He is a little over 700g in this pic and now that he is on rats should be gaining some size again. Thanks for reading I hope I didn't bore you guys to death! :D

PHOTO courtesy of Brian. ;)

He's so pretty! Hope he gets going for you.

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Originally Posted by DooLittle

He's so pretty! Hope he gets going for you.

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At this point I just need to see one lock! But a clutch or two would be really special! If it works out I will be holding back 2 toffino females. It has been a bit frustrating with this guy but we have had some small victories and hope to keep progressing each week! Just keeping a positive mental attitude!

So this season was a bit of a bust. Of the girls I was pairing all but 1 absorbed and the toffino spider didn't lock at all. He has since put on a few hundred grams and will be staying with Brian for another season. We are both pretty optimistic about him this season. Brian will be putting him to 2 big albinos so let's hope this is his year. :) Yesterday I woke to 5 good ones from my 2012 Cinnamon who was paired to my butter male. So happy to have some eggs and cant wait to see some babies!
http://i1250.photobucket.com/albums/...psefc9acc6.png
http://i1250.photobucket.com/albums/...ps13b49405.png

Thanks for looking! Keep an eye out for my 2014/15 Breeding thread. Let's hope I have better luck! :please: :D

Nothing wrong with some Xmas babies....Congrats

Pop penes after pairing if you don't see a lock. If the male locked one pene will be larger and more reddish/purple with no sperm plug. The pene he did not use will still have a sperm plug when you pop him ;)