Quote Originally Posted by gr8gugly View Post
Okay so pairing them up on the 3 on 3 off schedue wont hurt anyhting? Also as a point of curiousity. Say i had three males with one female. A spider in December, a normal in January - February, and I pair up a pastel in March forward. No ovulation to this point so is there a chance any offspring will be spiders? If she doesnt ovy for another month would there be a chance any were sired by the normal? I hope that makes sense. Basically can the sperm be stored and for how long?
It wont hurt anything but why exhaust your male if you female doesnt have large follicles and isnt close to ovulating? Yes, sperm can be retained sometimes for more than a year. If your introducing multiple males anyone of them can be the sire. Think of it this way, if your just starting introductions you only need a lock every month or so but when they start building and their follicles are getting closer to the point of ovulation you may want to introduce the male every week. You can do it however you like but why waste your time and exhaust your male when the female is nowhere near ovulating? Just a thought. Good Luck