Introducing males

I am new to breeding and I was wondering if it is okay to introduce my male while he is going into shed.

Some males will breed while in shed but many won't, I wait until the male sheds.

I'm in no way an expert, however I would think its more advisable to wait until after his shed. Reasons being it would cause less stress on your male to wait. IMO I think it would possibly effect your pairing if he is stressed, I might be totally wrong but atleast you got my 2¢ to add to your piggy bank...lol

Im in the same boat, its my 1st year pairing. Ive got a male spider hes in blue im just waiting for him to get out, shed, and have a good meal before he goes to town on his lady.

I dont pair males that are in shed. Most of the time they just sit there and ball up. I find it better to pair when the females are in shed though.

Just out of curiosity, how large/old should a male be before introducing him to a mature female? My female is a little aggressive, and I'm worried about trying to pair my male with her for the first time. :confused:

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Originally Posted by WarriorPrincess90

Just out of curiosity, how large/old should a male be before introducing him to a mature female? My female is a little aggressive, and I'm worried about trying to pair my male with her for the first time. :confused:

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Most people say 800 grams.

I always wait till they are done shedding. You could pair them if you really want to.

I must be breeding em young.... my males are all under 700g....lol

My breeding males are at 700ish grams and 900ish almost 1k.

I heard you could start breeding males at 500+ grams.

Yeah, I have seen 350-400g males breed. Last year my most active breeding male was 515g..... he was like a teenager, locked up with em, and when he was done was ready to move on to another one lol