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L4M P Reduncas

Hi, first and foremost, I apologize if this isn't allowed here! If so, please let me know so I can go ahead and remove this.

Now to the meat - I have an adult female Psalmopoeus Reduncas, and I'm looking to begin breeding. I have a bit of an idea via conversations here, watching Dave's Little Beasties, and just reading through different threads. I'm looking for a near mature male, and honestly if someone wants to dig into how my lady is set up and any changes I'd need to make to provide a safer go I'd love that. I'm prepared to learn, prepared to make necessary changes, cover cost of shipping (including supplies to ship), the studdly man, and when they are ready, ship back an agreed upon amount of the babies when they are ready! I'd love to keep you updated as much as you'd like, and will do my best to set up and capture the pairing! I'm a recovering arachnophobe that has really fallen for these 8 legged puppies. I have many small ones that I'd love to pair in the future, including some less common ones. Oddly one of the only real fears I've held, has become one of the only rewarding hobbies I've picked up. I want the opportunity to give what I can to the hobby. I've been keeping notes on my C Lymberakisi that has one paper and almost no information after that that I'll eventually get out, it's a tiny baby now so need it to grow, and get my hands on more. Please, as long as this post's main objective is allowed, any tips, tricks, and discussion on pairing would be greatly appreciated! I've gone on the Arachnophiles loans and adoptions, looked on the seller sites I know are good, and can't seem to find a male. Thanks in advance!

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u/Spy-D_Daddy — 9 days ago
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New home for this darling <3

Made a home (I think technically my first fully bioactive) for my Iridopelma hirsutum (Amazon Ribbed) and I think it turned out well! (Also tossed in a picture of a cri-arrot (it's a cricket but looks like it's a carrot inside!) I am proud of this new enclosure, first time DIYing something that's not a deli cup. The lid has a spot that opens to pour from, or to feed from in this case! I've got a couple rows of holes on either small side, and then holes running down the corners. I'm hoping this is enough, I'm kind of going off of the little arboreal enclosure you can get from FNT. Just a small tube with holes running down four sides. It has top holes, but I figure adding two rows on each small side should work as well. Tom Moran thinks lid vents aren't needed if you vent right. I'm not sure if this will be a forever home, the height is good, but it's maybe half the thickness I think adult arboreals should have, but should work until late juvie/young adult. I do have a Peace Lily in there, I posted less than an hour ago a "Help" about it, but in looking into them, spiders do tend to live on or around them. They contain calcium oxalate, but sounds like that's only present when destroyed, and that if a cricket eats it, it should not impact the spider. Whatchyall think of the setup? Two cork suspended on the higher substrate section, once the plant comes up a bit, it'll have more hide on the lower section. I do have a drainage layer to prevent root rot and the sub sitting in standing water. Also I absolutely have springtails in there, this one in particular has common whites and blue padura. I have a couple other cultures, but I need them to repopulate. Feel like my little soul springtails would go great. (Cricket looks like a carrot inside, because I gut load with carrots, tbc)

u/Spy-D_Daddy — 13 days ago