5" deep coco substrate mix with potting soil 70/30
Items:
There is a twisted piece of driftwood in the enclosure which helps support the substrate and aids in the building of the female's chamber. These guys are little digging machines and she is constantly changing things around, but for the most part she will make a little "chamber" under the wood and she has an entrance hole torwards the back of the container.
Humidity:
~70%
Temperature:
~ 72º
Female:
Adult MF M. giganteus 3" BL ~6" Leg to Tip of tail. WC
Male:
MM M. giganteus 3" BL ~ 6" Leg to tip of tail. WC
Introduction:
Male was introduced approximately at 2200 hrs and picked up the females pheromones right away.
female was inside chamber.
Female came out, body positioning wasn't optimal as they were both facing the same direction but the female was coming up from the chamber and the male was going down into the chamber.
Male immediately attempted to grasp the females elongated legs, female resisted. Male grabbed a hold of female's legs at approximately 0100 hrs.
SLEEP TIME.... I sort of fell asleep watching the couple
0700 hrs, Female was holding male from behind , using palps to grasp at Males abdomen. Male was not attempting to escape.
Spermatophore deposition was not witnessed.
24 hr period went by in co-habitation.
1200 hrs 5/12/09 Male extracted from Female's enclosure.
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