That is an interesting question! I do have strong beliefs around the necessity of breeding these animals in captivity, especially since so many of them are still taken from the wild. Breeding tarantulas is tricky, however, and I feel that a necessary first step is successfully rearing spiderlings who someone else has produced to adulthood. I did have a .5 pink toe spiderling, but she didn't make it---possibly because that species is a bit trickier to keep happy than what I have now and possibly because many spiderlings of any species, even in the best conditions, simply don't survive.

I'm thinking of taking it up again, though. It is possible, and I even found a reasonable description of how to do it (http://www.care-sheet.com/index/Tarantula/Breeding). There are some locally available CB rose haired and chaco golden-kneed spiderlings (http://www.kenthebugguy.com/product_info.php?cPath=21&products_id=228&osCsid=6cvd1e6o6lg5jen2482krr7ib4), which are closely related to the rosies and purportedly simple, as spiders go, to breed and rear. I am thinking of picking up a couple of each and see if I can't get them to adulthood. At that point, if I end up with males, I may try breeding them.

If I succeed, I will send you some. Their egg sacs contain a couple of hundred. ;D