Can eggs still hatch without sac?

[Tarantula155]

I have been storing Widow egg sacs away from the parent for a little while now. Noticed one of them had fungus at the very bottom of it (I used Eco substrate, probably too moist). I immediately opened the sac up and scooped out the eggs from the top into a bottle cap in same enclosure not touching the fungus. Can they still hatch without the sac?

 

[NYAN]

Don’t put the egg sacs on substrate next time.

To answer your question if they can survive: yes.

Will they though: possibly, but it’s not too likely.

 

[WildSpider]

Don’t put the egg sacs on substrate next time.

To answer your question if they can survive: yes.

Will they though: possibly, but it’s not too likely.

Hi NYAN, if you have time, I have a question about keeping egg sacs. From you experience, is it better to keep everything bone dry or is it better to mist the sac every once in a while to prevent it from drying out. I heard someone mention that they mist near the egg sacs recently so it made me curious. I really appreciate your time on this. Thanks.

 

[NYAN]

Hi NYAN, if you have time, I have a question about keeping egg sacs. From you experience, is it better to keep everything bone dry or is it better to mist the sac every once it a while to prevent it from drying out. I heard someone mention that they mist near the egg sacs recently so it made me curious. I really appreciate your time on this. Thanks.

Misting is a good way to grow mold. I keep my egg sacs dry.

 

[WildSpider]

Misting is a good way to grow mold. I keep my egg sacs dry.

Okay, thank you so much, NYAN .

 

[NYAN]

Okay, thank you so much, NYAN .

Which species are you breeding?

 

[WildSpider]

Which species are you breeding?

At this point I've caught a few gravid females. Ones I can think of have been Scotophaeus blackwalli, Eratigena atrica, Agelenopsis sp., and Steatoda triangulosa. I've had a few more species lay sacs that never hatched and thought perhaps they have been false sacs. When I read that misting might be a good idea though, I wondered if maybe I accidentally let them dry out.

 

[Wolfspidurguy]

I have been storing Widow egg sacs away from the parent for a little while now. Noticed one of them had fungus at the very bottom of it (I used Eco substrate, probably too moist). I immediately opened the sac up and scooped out the eggs from the top into a bottle cap in same enclosure not touching the fungus. Can they still hatch without the sac?

yep i always take my eggs out of the sac and put them on an incubator and have been very successful. and before anyone asks heres a link to how to build a spider egg incubator and you dont have to use the material they use over the water i use coffee filters for the water and over ventilation to keep flies out but keep air going in and spiders in