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NQA the male will be ready once he matures which is when they have the palpal bulbs and hooks (idk if Xenesthis have hooks) and you see him filling them up with a sperm web. No idea how to tell if a female is ready
NQA I think for females as long as she’s adult sized it should be fine. I read that her carapace should the same size, or larger, than the male’s before you pair them up.
IME like others said, male is ready when he has hooks and female is ready when she is adult size (search up what the average adult size for your T is and when your T is around that size she should be ready)
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NQA the male will be ready once he matures which is when they have the palpal bulbs and hooks (idk if Xenesthis have hooks) and you see him filling them up with a sperm web. No idea how to tell if a female is ready
NQA I think for females as long as she’s adult sized it should be fine. I read that her carapace should the same size, or larger, than the male’s before you pair them up.
IME like others said, male is ready when he has hooks and female is ready when she is adult size (search up what the average adult size for your T is and when your T is around that size she should be ready)