Eggsac popped : )

[demolitionlover]

So my L mactans eggsack popped 2 days ago. I seperated them all in individual cups last night. I am gonna go drive around and try to find pinhead crickets tommorow. Im a grandma for the first time!!!

 

[Heartfang]

You are soo lucky! I'm allowed to keep roaches, scorps, and T's, but when I asked my mom if I could keep Black Widows, she looked at me like I was insane. Good luck with the slings!

 

[Arachnomaniak]

Congrats! Cute little guys. Widows are such a kool species. We have lots of them around here! Isn't the part when you have to seperate them fun LOL
Lots of work involved there but hey, so is raising children

 

[cacoseraph]

omg!
it took me hours to seperate 50 baby praying mantids! nice work... how long *did* it take?

 

[spydrhunter1]

If you have trouble finding pinhead crickets, like I did you may want to try Drosophila. Carolina Biological Supply Company carries a wingless variety for feeding to spiders, fish, etc.

 

[demolitionlover]

Thanks everyone!!!
It took about an hour with 2 people to seperate them. It was exciting. Were hoping none got out. We ended up with 158 cups. : )

She just laid another eggsack last night.... we will see what happens.

Drosophila? I'll will have to check that out if I can't find pinheads.... thanks so much!!

 

[CedrikG]

awesome, some more widow in the world if you were near my house I would buy you one or 2

 

[cacoseraph]

the most egg sacs i've seen a california black widow drop is either 9 or 10, but the last 2 or 3 were dry fires, i think

the *first* 2 or 3 were all pretty packed with pintsized piders

and a black widow that lives in a hole in the ground in my backyard seemed to have *two* eggsacs at the same time... and she would bring them up to get some air (or whatever) in the day and then bring them back down into her hole. at least one of the eggsacs has hatched

 

[cacoseraph]

dude, your cobra is crazy looking!

 

[demolitionlover]

Yeah im kinda hoping there isn't another fertile one for awile. It is ALOT of work.

ps my cobra is a mean mean girl.