Eggs With Legs

[Sathane]

I've just returned home from being out of town for two days. On Saturday when I left I had noticed a few eggs from my P. Murinus sac had some legs and a few others looked like they would sprout soon so I misted the paper towel in the container and left.
When I arrived today I went straight to the spider room to see if all of my eggs had sprouted. I was fairly disappointed to see that only a few new eggs had sprouted but am concerned that nothing appears to be moving.

Are eggs with legs supposed to show some sort of activity at all or is that only after they've molted again?

I've attached a pic below. They look healthy to me but I'm not sure what I should be expecting from these little guys. If just one of them would wiggle one little leg I'd be less concerned but that's not happening. Should it be?

 

[burmish101]

Ive heard about the same thing with solifugids, all looks normal though they might not move much if at all that stage. I have a habit of leaving my sacs almost too long lol so I never seen this personally.

 

[Sathane]

That's good news. I did just see a tiny bit of movement, I think. About how long does it usually take for the entire clutch to pop? I can definitely see the legs on some that haven't quite completely popped yet.

I did lower my spider room temps a tad before leaving. Normally it's around the high 70s to mid 80s but I lowered it to mid to high 70s.

 

[Talkenlate04]

Eggs with legs don't really move so what you are seeing is normal.

 

[Sathane]

That's great news then. Typically, how long would it take for a full clutch to sprout legs (if they were good)?

I see quite a few that look like they are in mid-pop. Do they sprout very slowly?

Sorry for all the questions. This is my first sac...

Eggs with legs don't really move so what you are seeing is normal.

 

[Sathane]

Very excited today.

I checked on my P. murinus eggs and a few more have sprouted legs. Not like the others though, these ones are actually crawling around a bit and look more like little spiders. I was worried about the ones that popped earlier as their 'legs' were turning black. Some of the eggs appeared to have black spots on them too but I left them and these black spots are now much more pronounced and I can tell they look like legs too. I'm going to keep watching this brood to see what happens but it looks like many more than previously expected are going to survive to slings.

Sorry, no pics at this time since my camera battery is dead.

 

[Mina]

Eggs with legs don't move much, they are still pretty clumsy at that stage, if you stare at them long enough you might see one twitch, but don't worry its normal.

 

[Sathane]

Yah, that's the thing though. The ones that popped a while ago are eggs with legs that I'm used to seeing. Fat bottoms, tiny legs and carapace with almost zero movement. These guys that popped today are like full spiders. It's almost like they skipped the first eggs with legs stage and went directly to the next level. They are very active and are crawling around but are still pale yellow. Weird but I'm glad they're fine and not toast like I though before.

Eggs with legs don't move much, they are still pretty clumsy at that stage, if you stare at them long enough you might see one twitch, but don't worry its normal.