hi all,
so my versicolor female decided to built a sac about 5 months (!!!) after the mating. i have no idea when exactly she built it, as she hides away a lot and i didn't see the sac until i tried cleaning the tank and she bit into the tongs.
it must be at least two weeks, maybe three weeks since she built it though.
i took it away from her, because i was too afraid she might eat it after such an (unintended) disturbance :wall:.
i opened it, and inside are around 100 PERFECT eggs. not a single one dried up, black or gone bad - all yellowish and round. but no sign of legs yet.
i put them in a mechanical mom: tupperware, ventilation holes, wet vermiculite at the bottom, the eggs in a paper towl hammock and a weak heat mat underneath. my bf agreed to gently turn the eggs when i'm at work (we work different hours).
so can anyone tell me what the chances are? am i going to lose all those slings or do i have a chance to incubate them successfully?
i could kick myself - but i really didn't think she's build a sac after all this time. wasn't really fat either :wall:
so my versicolor female decided to built a sac about 5 months (!!!) after the mating. i have no idea when exactly she built it, as she hides away a lot and i didn't see the sac until i tried cleaning the tank and she bit into the tongs.
it must be at least two weeks, maybe three weeks since she built it though.
i took it away from her, because i was too afraid she might eat it after such an (unintended) disturbance :wall:.
i opened it, and inside are around 100 PERFECT eggs. not a single one dried up, black or gone bad - all yellowish and round. but no sign of legs yet.
i put them in a mechanical mom: tupperware, ventilation holes, wet vermiculite at the bottom, the eggs in a paper towl hammock and a weak heat mat underneath. my bf agreed to gently turn the eggs when i'm at work (we work different hours).
so can anyone tell me what the chances are? am i going to lose all those slings or do i have a chance to incubate them successfully?
i could kick myself - but i really didn't think she's build a sac after all this time. wasn't really fat either :wall: