BugzNelson
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My husband and I got a Brazilian white knee sling as a freebie. We set up a small enclosure with a few inches of dirt for the little guy who was quite tiny and timid. To not spook him too much, we put the vile he came in inside the enclosure and waited for him to come out, using a dead bug as motivation. While waiting, we noticed the humidity of the enclosure climbing high, so we removed the lid and sat an empty mesh enclosure on top of it to act as a highly breathable lid. My husband commented on the mesh enclosure as a lid since the spider could push up against it and slip out. I thought the guy was too timid and I read that they burrow at this age so I didn’t think it’d be a problem. We check on him a later and he’s out of the vial, but no where to be found. We are now tending to what appears to be an empty container (proper lid securely on now), uncertain if the little guy escaped or buried himself. What do you think is more plausible?
UPDATE: it did escape and somehow we found a 1/4 inch spider hiding in a nearby violin. I cannot get it out without destroying the instrument so I’m trying to see if there’s something else I can do.
UPDATE: it did escape and somehow we found a 1/4 inch spider hiding in a nearby violin. I cannot get it out without destroying the instrument so I’m trying to see if there’s something else I can do.
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