Elaborate molt mat or????/

[Maxrpm]

Yep.. that is exactly how it looked and she acted the same...

Thanks for the help and link to video..

 

[Ictinike]

Yep.. that is exactly how it looked and she acted the same...

Thanks for the help and link to video..

Great! It sounded as that was what was/has going on..

Now as others have stated this could be a "dud" sac or eggs that are not fertilized and she may abandon the sac regardless of this. As also stated it's probably best to let it remain with mother until they either hatch out or she abandons it plus this will give you time to make plans for the incoming slings..

As stated it may be best to let them hatch with mother and let nature take it's course which also helps reduce quantities of slings. For some species this isn't a good idea since we are trying to gain more of them in the hobby but for a G. rosea you'll find it hard to get rid of them so allowing them to stay with mother until later instars may cull the weak from the sac by cannibalization.

Totally up to you how you handle it from here and again good luck!

 

[Maxrpm]

Yeah I was thinking more of letting them stay with her. I wasn't really expecting nor wanting 100+ slings to take care of.. The 25 T's I got now plus the other critters in my home zoo is a second full time job. However if it its a good sac I definately want to keep a few for my self..

 

[Lorum]

Not sure where you heard/read this, but you're wrong.

From eggs they molt into eggs with legs (also called postembryos), then 1st instar, then 2nd instar. 2nd instar is where they would need to be separated to prevent cannibalism and also when you would begin to feed them.

Sorry Joe (hope you don't mind if I call you Joe), but they don't molt from eggs into postembryo. They don't suffer (or make or whatever) a molt, it is an eclosion.

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showpost.php?p=1774944&postcount=15

Regards, Alonso.

 

[captmarga]

Yeah I was thinking more of letting them stay with her. I wasn't really expecting nor wanting 100+ slings to take care of.. The 25 T's I got now plus the other critters in my home zoo is a second full time job. However if it its a good sac I definately want to keep a few for my self..

If you do get babies, there are some of us here on the boards that like Roseas! LOL!

Keep us posted!

Marga

 

[xhexdx]

Sorry Joe (hope you don't mind if I call you Joe), but they don't molt from eggs into postembryo. They don't suffer (or make or whatever) a molt, it is an eclosion.

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showpost.php?p=1774944&postcount=15

Regards, Alonso.

Interesting terminology. Thanks for the correction. I learned something new today.

--Joe