Chilobrachys huahini documenting home-made sac

[Luke.H]

Hi all,
This morning (April 7th) i found my mated Chilobrachys huahini had laid eggs so i left her alone until i checked on her again about 2 hours ago and she had not laid down enough webbing and didn't web over the eggs but she was still trying to roll it so i left her to it. I then checked on for the second time about an hour ago and she had given up trying and was trying to eat the eggs instead so i removed the eggs that were mostly still on some webbing.

I then had to decide how to go about trying to save them and decided to do the method below:

We left the eggs on the webbing and put it in some netting and tied it to form the same kind of shape as a sac.

We then suspended this on some more netting over some moist substrate in a plastic cup.

We finished it off by putting netting on the top off the cup and securing it with elastic bands

The breeding thread can be seen here:
http://www.arachnophiles.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=9144

I think we have done a good job and fingers crossed that somthing might come of it

Ps. My dad was helping me and those are his hands in the pics

Regards,
Luke

 

[miarachnids]

Nice Job! Good luck! :clap:

 

[wedge07]

That looks pretty good. I hope everything works out for you.

 

[Luke.H]

Thanx both
It isn't going to good so far tho, some eggs are starting to dry up

 

[OldHag]

I had a T. blondi that laid her eggs ON the dirt, then put the webbing over the top.. needless to say the eggs didnt make it.

 

[LeilaNami]

Wouldn't you have to roll the incubating eggs as well?

 

[Luke.H]

I had a T. blondi that laid her eggs ON the dirt, then put the webbing over the top.. needless to say the eggs didnt make it.

I think this one is going to be bad aswell, Most of the eggs have dried up...I must of left them too late

Wouldn't you have to roll the incubating eggs as well?

Yes, i have been rolling them

 

[Talkenlate04]

You were kind of doomed from the start but kudos for trying.

 

[Luke.H]

Yes i know and thanks, it was worth the try

 

[seanbond]

good try tho