User Steve's Horde (sdsnybny)

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How do you separate the slings from their mother?
I disassembled her enclosure slowly till I could coax her into a vial. Then I used a small soft paintbrush and a plastic spoon to retrieve the 2i slings from the webbing one or two at a time. I would much rather take the sac than doing it this way.
 

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I disassembled her enclosure slowly till I could coax her into a vial. Then I used a small soft paintbrush and a plastic spoon to retrieve the 2i slings from the webbing one or two at a time. I would much rather take the sac than doing it this way.
Did she surprise you with a hidden sac?
 

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Did she surprise you with a hidden sac?
It was a surprise in that it had hatched. I knew she had made one and usually at 25 days its EWLS or close to 1st instar. I haven't seen 1st instar already emerged from the sac in this species till now.
 

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Sac 12 and 13 for the year. Female #1 Neoholothele incei gold and Female #1 Heterothele gabonensis sac #4 of her recent molt cycle.
N. incei gold 2019-09-20 12.14.51.jpg 2019-09-20 12.21.10.jpg

H. gabonensis
2019-09-20 12.01.20.jpg sac 4.jpg

Sac #11 update Harpactira cafreriana nearing 1st instar
2019-09-20 12.11.44.jpg
 
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P. cambridgei female doubled same as last molt cycle.
2019-09-28 18.21.20.jpg

Brachypelma smithi (annitha Guerrero) from recent Mexico import. One of the 6 slings has molted to 3rd instar.
1st to molt to 3i.jpg

My M. balfouri finally dropped a sac yeah!!!
 
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Very excited about this sac. After two phantom sacs, a wet molt, and a MM eaten while on loan I finally got one of my 4 female Avicularia purpurea to drop a sac. Waiting to pull this one wont be easy.
2019-10-04 11.51.53.jpg 2019-10-30 09.55.04.jpg
 

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Double clutch from my Psalmopoeus cambridgei produced about 175 Eggs/EWLS but some dont seem to be developing
 

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0.1 Harpactira cafreriana adult female fresh molt
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Found sac 17 today my N. incei gold female doubled down 59 EWLS
2019-11-28 13.10.09.jpg

Avicularia purpurea sac update @100 EWLS
sac pulled 11-24=19.jpg
 
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Pulled my H. villosella communal down 2 days ago when I noticed a large member holding a little white ball. 17 went in 9 came out after a bit over a year. At least one is confirmed female :astonished: 1.1.9 4 suspect female 3 suspect male via ventral inspection.
2019-12-03 09.57.16.jpg 2019-12-02 11.19.06.jpg 2019-12-02 11.19.25.jpg 2019-12-02 14.37.26.jpg
 
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