by cascade » Fri Aug 30, 2013 9:38 am
After a maturing molt, males body structure changes and they only have one thing on their minds and that is to make a sperm web and find females to mate.
Males can live for a couple of months up to 3 years, with a longer lifespan in captivity though, as one can look after them.
Males also go off eating, will only eat when they feel like it, this also does not help their chances for survival.
The most important thing for keeping a mature male alive is good hydration and keeping the spider cool.
This is just general information regarding mature males of tarantulas and baboon spiders.