Egg sac without mating?

[Timj]

Just checked down my chilobrachys Kaeng Krachans hole and she is nurturing a large egg shaped ball underneath her.
She molted about 3 months ago and has 100% not mated with a male.
Is it impossible for her to have an egg sac and if so what the hell is she holding?
Could be a ball of substrate but it looks way to neat. Impossible to get a photo unfortunately

 

[cold blood]

Young females (any mature female, really) will sometimes lay phantom sacs...just infertile...eventually they tend to eat them.

You now know...a. its female, and b. shes mature

 

[Timj]

Ahh okay thanks for the reply. Thought she had snuck out while i was away to find a male. She had to be mature tbf she is absolutely massive

So i sould let her do her thing then obviously?

 

[Teal]

"Phantom sacs"... infertile egg sacs letting you know she is ready to breed! She'll eat or discard it within a few weeks.

 

[Timj]

So i sould let her do her thing then obviously?

 

[Teal]

If you felt so inclined, you could take it from her. But there isn't any good reason to do so.

 

[Ellenantula]

Personally I'd let her sit on it until you think it has started going bad. Earlier removal is acceptable, if in doubt. dud/phantom sacs aren't that rare....
[just saying not to unduly stress her out, if possible - she may believe she has a viable sac and be defensive - this is one case where you may know best.]

 

[Teal]

[just saying not to unduly stress her out, if possible - she may believe she has a viable sac and be defensive -

I agree completely.

If she doesn't consume it, she will likely discard it as some point when it goes bad. I don't see any reason to forcefully remove it from her. Heck, I don't even remove viable sacs from females anymore... the distress it causes them is quite evident and doesn't dissipate immediately.