There's a ton of good info from other breeders in this forum. Do a search and see what you can find. The main rule I hear is to keep the temp/humidity conditions right and leave her alone completely. Check on her, and she will probably eat the eggs. Good luck, make sure you research heavily in...
I'm pretty sure you have to freeze dry venom in order for it to stay good. I can't remember how long it was good tho. Freeze dryers are serious money tho.
I recently hatched out one of my hesp eggsacks. Over the course of a few weeks they fed off of each other until there was only one survivor. The funny thing is that the sole survivor has turned out (through a recent molt) to be a male. Has anyone ever had this happen to them? It seems like the...
I would still rehouse her if I were you. I doubt she will drop her eggs if you do so. Usually they flat out won't let go of their eggs, no matter what. A water bottle is no place to live for any long period of time and is worth the risk to rehouse (if there is any real risk at all). Thats a nice...
That is a stunning spider. What part of Austrailia do these reside in? I heading out that way in a month and it would be cool to try and find one for some pictures.
Just let them thin out to a manageable amount of slings. I like to let mine reduce to one. But 8-10 wouldnt be too bad. I moved mine with a small paint brush, and do it in your garage or outside or something :)
Here is another link on the subject.
http://www.butterfly-conservation.org/uploads/How%20to%20start%20mothing.pdf
And here is different moth trap design.
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/rjseago/mtrap.htm
Every spider I've had seems to LOVE moths. They are one of my favorite foods to feed my ladies and I would imagine they are quite healthy for them as well. I did some searching and came across a homebrew moth trap. I was thinking of constructing one and using a few of the moths I catch as food...
I use 1oz deli cups for my widow slings and poke many many holes in the lid using just the very TIP of a pin/needle. I like to grab a misting spray bottle and mist through the holes in the lid. Just spray real hard and close. Some of the water will go through the small holes and make perfect...
So the family was doing a little spring cleaning up in Fort Bragg, CA and came across a spider that had made her home in a web under a picnic table outside. They boxed it up and left the 2 eggsack she had there :mad: . She is an absolutely incredible looking specimen with a body length of nearly...
Widows are great fun, I think you will greatly enjoy observing and studying your new friend. I would say that it is more then likely a Hesperus but Mactans may also be in that area. There are many different hourglass variations and color etc that it can be hard to tell the difference between the...
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