Babyproofing a critter keeper?

[ladyfeste]

I've been keeping a gorgeous tigrosa aspersa since I rescued her from getting lawnmowered back in October, and Bertha surprised me with an egg sac today! I've convinced my girlfriend to let her keep the sac and slings until they're ready to leave because Bertha is my first spider and my only adult (i have three tarantula slings now, and a subadult L hassleti and a p regius juvenile) and I love her and don't want to stress her out unduly.

The condition is that the house doesn't end up covered in baby wolf spiders though, so does anyone have any tips in sling-proofing a critter keeper? Is this something as easy as panyhose over the lid or should I rehouse her while she's on "maternity leave?"

Here's my girl from a few weeks ago

 

[egyptiancrow]

she will keep her babies on her back for quite some time. when they come off you seperate them.
i would hot glue mesh to the vents, or you can use a large piece of mesh fabric, and rubber band it around the whole top of the critter keeper, but it will be tricky if its not taught enough.

 

[Monnie]

I haven't worked with a critter keeper, but I'm having good luck with everyone in one of those mesh butterfly houses and I made a small pompom thingy out of yarn so nobody escapes between the zipper pulls. The slings aren't trying to, but the fruit flies.... oh boy! My spiders are P. phalagioides, and that is Mommy's regular housing.

I made some plastic cup houses for some of the babies to grow up a bit before sending them off, because these are the first ones I've ever had and so I'd like to watch them molt and such. I cut holes in the bottom of the cup and hot glued mesh onto it. I also hot glued the straw hole just in case. So I set them upside down, sitting on the lid. The slings and fruit flies all want to go up, so I can open it to add feeders or remove the dead without disturbing everyone.

 

[Frogdaddy]

You can get breathable mesh fabric, like the kind they use on Fruit fly culture lids. Or look for some 0.5 micron fabric. Breathable and it doesn't let anything out and it keeps mites out as an added bonus.

 

[viper69]

You can get breathable mesh fabric, like the kind they use on Fruit fly culture lids. Or look for some 0.5 micron fabric. Breathable and it doesn't let anything out and it keeps mites out as an added bonus.

Could you use that to fly proof PDF tank?

 

[Frogdaddy]

Could you use that to fly proof PDF tank?

I'm not sure. I just don't know how it would handle the humidity.
I can't remember the actual name of the fabric. I did but some at a major craft strike on the US

 

[viper69]

I'm not sure. I just don't know how it would handle the humidity.
I can't remember the actual name of the fabric. I did but some at a major craft strike on the US

Ah that's right, I keep forgetting the tanks are super wet inside compared to most animals kept, little rainforests.

 

[DaveM]

Congratulations to you and your spider! This should be no problem with mesh, as others have suggested above.
...although, if you're having a ladyfest, can't you simply rotate in a different girlfriend that likes spiders, just until the possibility of an accidental escape has passed?
On the other hand, feste with an e, hmmm... is that German, like eine feste Freundin = a steady girlfriend? which is less festive and considerably less flexible, really rather the opposite.
Then my plan might not work.

We can talk about the critter keeper, but I think we'll need some clarification about the nature of your relationship(s) before we can offer a more holistic solution ideal for your situation.
Good luck