What is it like to breed tarantulas?

What type of insects should I feed a baby tarantula? wikiHow Contributor. Crickets and tiny bugs, like cicadas, grasshoppers, sow bugs, caterpillars, and beetles. Thanks! Yes No. Not Helpful 2 Helpful 5. What if the female dies? wikiHow Contributor. Then you need another female before you can do much breeding. Thanks! read more

Both spiders may be worth quite a bit of money, and it takes a couple of years to bring them to breeding age, so you don't want a date to turn into a dinner date. Once the tarantulas have mated, the female will prepare a silken container to lay her eggs in, lay the eggs, seal the egg sac, and then guard it until it is hatched. read more

To breed your tarantula is the ultimate in the hobby experience. I believe, as in nature, the abundance of food and environmental change help determine the receptiveness of the female for breeding. Therefore prior (two months) to breeding, I give the female to be bred, a variety of food, and as much as she will eat. read more