Fullrace, I've never heard people "say" the offspring of a spider to spider breeding don't make it and you should never breed two spider morphs together. The ONLY thing that happens in a spider to spider breeding is that you get spiders and normals. (more if you have other genes thrown in) There is just no spider super, as with most other heterozygous animals. You may have just heard not to breed spider to spider because its "not worth it" meaning, if all you are getting is spiders and normals, you might as well breed them to other things because you'll get those anyway.
Just for poops and giggles, at some point I will be breeding spiders to spiders. Just on the OFF chance I produce a super one day. (Not to mention...I LOVE spiders)
To the OP:
As others have said, the only reason male vs female matters is if you are planning on breeding. Purchasing your females first allows you to raise them up. Females need 2-3 years to grow for breeding. Males can breed (technically) in less than a year. So if breeding is what you plan on doing, then I'd start off with a few females, raise them up and once they are 2 years old or so, buy your males you plan to breed to them. Raise them up for a year, and you are good to go for your first breeding season.
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