Experiences in obtaining natural matings of Attacus species

Papillon Inscrit le : 04 Nov 2004 Messages : 110 Localisation : Italy

Hello,

I obtained no constant success in trying a pairing of Attacus atlas and caesar using cages of 60-80 cm; in 2 occasion they paired, several others (maintaining the same temperature conditions) not.
So I'd like to know your experiences in which cages and environments you used for successful matings of this genus.

I wish you a good new 2006!

Mario

Greetings from Italy
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Mario
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Papillon Inscrit le : 22 Jan 2005 Messages : 643 Localisation : Yvelines

Hello Mario,
Natural mating is not easy with this genus. They are a little bit lazy :sommeil:

and personnaly I always had to help the pairing manually.
Some of us who obtained a natural one have said you need space, heat and a little wind for the male to find the female. Not that easy!
Happy new year to you too :kimouss:

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@+ Patrick
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