Hello. This is my first post and have a few questions. About a week ago I went to a reptile show and acquired a 2010 spider male and 2010 pastel female. I have not gotten a scale yet so have not had the chance to weigh them. The male is a bit more girthy and heavier than the female. The seller indicated that the female had eaten and it was obvious that the male had eaten. I brought them home and put them in a 10 gallon lined with paper towels, under tank heat pad, warm hide, cool hide, and small water dish. I have them in a humid closet where the ambient stays in the low to mid 80's. I offered them a F/T hopper last Monday and Tuesday but they refused. Wednesday I purchased two live hoppers. I removed the male and put him in a rubbermaid. Both snakes took the hoppers readily. I put the male back with the female later on that night and did not touch them for another 48 hours. No regurgitation. After that I have been handling them every day for about 15-20 min then put them back. I plan to feed them a live hopper at 7 day intervals for the next three feedings before trying a F/T again. I have a 30 gallon aquarium opening up next week that I will move them into. I know many feel that they should not be housed together but need to know how important this really is as hatchlings. Obviously I want to breed them but know about the whole female 1800 grams before breeding thing. When do these snakes become sexually mature-meaning when do I have to separate them in order to prevent an early and undesired mating? Basically, I intend to separate them but do not want to just yet due to space restrictions. How do you feel about that and how long (what weight) can I safely leave them together (not feeding together obviously)? The female has a different personality than the male. When I pick her up she still balls up tightly around my fingers. She sits in the strike position on my hand for nearly the entire time holding her. Is this because she is younger or is she hungry? She also feels softer than the male. His body feels more muscular and and well harder. I have no other words for it. The female feels more velvety and her body is not quite as muscular feeling. Does this sound normal for a young hatchling? I obtained these two from a pretty reputable breeder. Please let me know. Also, my spider has markings all the way around his head whereas the pastel has a full white bottom jaw. I can not find any pictures of the underside of a spider's head. Does this sound normal or special? Anyone have a pic of the underside of a spider head?