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hi me and my freind are thinking of breeding tarantulas what would be the best spiecies to start with please any advice would help ?? thanks 
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Hi Mark,
i think Psalmopoeus sp. have been bred fairly regularly, and might be a good one to try, though be aware they're rather skittish and tend to go where you don't want them to go...at a decent speed
if you look on the breeding forums on this board, you'll get a bit of a snapshot of what people have had success with, and i'm sure they'd be happy to answer questions put to them. Mary Walters, for instance, has bred Psalmopoeus to an incredible degree, particulary P cambridgei and P irminia, but also including P reduncus.
I personally had success with P reduncus and Yamia sp "Koh Samui", and currently have a sac stewing with a proud Chilobrachys andersoni.
others have bred Poecilotheria, Pterinochilus, and others.
i think some of the more docile species are harder to breed then some of the more defensive, for example Asian and African species, though this varies alot and some of them are also nightmarishly hard.
hopefully i've not put you off but given you a few examples.
really, if i were you, i'd find a species or genus i am passionate about, and just have a go.
but be aware alot of species are difficult to ID 100%, and resulting hybridisation from careless breeding could prove detrimental to the hobby...so do your best to get a positive ID, don't just go by what the seller told you...even the best and most knowledgeable person can make mistakes.
i wish you all the best luck, as every breeding attempt helps towards conservation
plus, it's REALLY satisfying 
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i have not attempted to breed yet, but would like to. i have heard and read in my research that there are some species that are easier than others, but (someone correct me if i am wrong) it all really comes down to opinion. i myself am going to give G. rosea (NCF) a shot here in a few months.my tarantulas
001 A. seemani 010 A. avicularia 001 B. auratum 001 B. smithi 001 C. bechaunicus 100 C. huahini 001 C. cyaneopubescens 001 C. crawshayi 002 E. murinus 112 G. rosea 010 H. albostriatum 010 H. lividum 001 H. maculata 001 L. violaceopes 001 L. parahybana 100 N. chromatus 010 P. cancerides 001 P. fasciata 010 P. rufilata 001 P. striata 001 P. cambridgei 010 P. irminia001 P. murinus 001 P. lugardi 001 S. calceata 001 T. violaceusComment
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another thing to wish you luck on there, mate...
that's a species we definitely need to breed. they're apparently tricky, but if everyone that can has a go, we should strike gold here and there...Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars... Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.
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indeed we do james. the less wild caught we can get in the hobby, the better it is not only for the beginners who buy them at shops, but for everyone else as well.my tarantulas
001 A. seemani 010 A. avicularia 001 B. auratum 001 B. smithi 001 C. bechaunicus 100 C. huahini 001 C. cyaneopubescens 001 C. crawshayi 002 E. murinus 112 G. rosea 010 H. albostriatum 010 H. lividum 001 H. maculata 001 L. violaceopes 001 L. parahybana 100 N. chromatus 010 P. cancerides 001 P. fasciata 010 P. rufilata 001 P. striata 001 P. cambridgei 010 P. irminia001 P. murinus 001 P. lugardi 001 S. calceata 001 T. violaceusComment
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thanx ,
i was also thinking about the g.rosea because my friends fav. if we are succesfull we will move on to other spieces. i will look in to the Psalmopoeus sp.
thanx again
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James mentioned me lol.
Psalmopeous are sooo easy, well, cambridgei are for us. irminia next, reduncus a little more difficult but have done it and pulcher still eludes me.
Lasidora parahybana very easy too, but have oooooodles of slings.spider woman at WilkinsonsComment
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well, of course! you are the Psalmo Queen heheReturning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars... Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.
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Haha thanks James.Originally posted by James Box View Post
And yes, I am still going to breed Psalmos and parahybana.......................spider woman at WilkinsonsComment
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cash flow not very good at the min so cant afford the breeding group i had my eye on so was considering using one, or both of the adults i already have. an a.geniculata and a chilie rose, bith female... i was just wandering how do i know when they are ready to breed?
the geniculata is about 6 years old, i cant say for the rosea, she came from some body who did not have a clue how to look after them so could nt tell me anything when i toak her. she is about 5/6 inch ( i think ) cant get an accurate measure because she is very aggresive.Comment
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i'd expect at those ages and sizes they should be ready to breed by now...i could be wrong, but it's always worth a go, if you can get a male!Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars... Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.
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got a mm rosea today, just wait for the sperm web and then introduce him to fluffy... hopefully he will wait long enough to let me do some reading, make sure i know exactly what to do. if all goes well i may consider getting a geniculata male... and if all goes well their sell of all my juvies and slings and focus on breeding.... im thinking to far ahead, one step at a time mark.!.Comment
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Don't forget Grammostola take thier time at everything so don't be in too much of a rush to see things happening, can't really give a vague time scale on them really to drop a sac but anywhere between a couple of months and a year has been noted.
You might spur a result if (when she's looking quite plump and you've had months of waiting) you cool her off for a couple of weeks then soak one side of her tank quite heavily and bring her back to temp over a couple of days, add a load of food in there of (varying size and species seems to work) and see if that prompts her into sac laying.
Has worked for me in the past .... could have been coincidental of course ... who knows eh?
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