black and yellow argiope

[CedrikG]

heya all, I found a orbweaver ( black and yellow argiope ) while working some days ago, I was fascinated as I never saw any in real life only on internet, soo I took it home and amenaged a nice environment ... I woke up this morning with a very nice surprise, a big fat egg sac

I would like to know any breeding information you guys know about this beautifull spider, thx you

 

[juggalo69]

How are you keeping it? I have an orb weaver outside my house that I want to catch but I don't know what to use as an enclosure.

 

[Goanna]

I tried keeping one in a large reptarium and it didnt do so well. If I ever come accross one again, I think I am just gonna put it in a seldom used corner and let it make its web there. The national zoll in DC does that, they have a nice corner sectioned off, no screen, no glass, just a 2 foot high kick wall so people cant walk under the webs.

 

[CedrikG]

its a 5 or 8 galon tank wich is as tall as it is large, wich is in my opinion a little bit too small as they seems to do some very big web. I did put a cork bark , with some piece of wood to the other side soo she can climb pretty much everywhere, and build his web, I put it near a window, soo its sunny and windy, i've read they like that ...

its not very humid in there with a water dish, thats about it ... she already made quite a lot of web, with the egg sac in the middle

oh and any information about feeding, conditions and cares are welcomes, I tried to find information but did'nt come up with many informations, thx