First pet T, surprise eggsac!

[viper69]

Interesting! Do you have information, off-hand or otherwise, on how many / what percent of those initially born survive to maturity? If it's like you say, and only a small percentage statistically reach adulthood, then I could potentially double or triple that figure! Realistically though, although I do have several friends and family members who have expressed interest, I doubt 7-8 will put a dent into the brood. I could be wrong though!

I don't have such figures, I wish I did.

This is a dated paper specifically for Arkansas

http://libraries.uark.edu/aas/issues/2008v62/v62a15.pdf

The person that may know the best is Dr. Jason Bond at Auburn University. He's a very nice guy, and if you emailed him I bet he would answer. If you learn some information please share w/the board.

He did a taxonomic revision of the Apho. genus done over a span of 10 years so I would imagine he may have a good idea on this question given he and his lab conduct field research for collecting and such.

 

[Jake94]

I don't have such figures, I wish I did.

This is a dated paper specifically for Arkansas

http://libraries.uark.edu/aas/issues/2008v62/v62a15.pdf

The person that may know the best is Dr. Jason Bond at Auburn University. He's a very nice guy, and if you emailed him I bet he would answer. If you learn some information please share w/the board.

He did a taxonomic revision of the Apho. genus done over a span of 10 years so I would imagine he may have a good idea on this question given he and his lab conduct field research for collecting and such.

Oh wow cool! I sent him an email and asked about % reaching maturity from eggs, and about what kind of impact taking an entire egg sac and the female from the area might have. Hopefully it's nothing too serious and I can watch the little guys and gals grow up before taking them back to their homeland. I'll definitely let you know what he says though, thanks for the referral!

 

[petkokc]

Good call with rising she substrate level! Now you only need to replace that mesh from top with plexiglass as cold blood suggested and you are set. ^^

Good luck with those slings. I'm so jealous of you guys that have opportunity to see tarantulas in their natural habitat. I can only find tiny spiders in my area xD

 

[Jake94]

No need to separate them before 1st molt..No rush.. And pics would be great as @Venom1080 says

Here is some of my vids you might find useful..

I wish you the best of luck with the sac..

Hey, so I'm pulling the sac in a couple of days, it will be 28 days since she made it. I have a few more questions, I hope you don't mind.

Should I cut the egg sac open and put the individual eggs in the incubator, or just put the whole sac in at first?

Do you need to refill the inner container that has the hose around it? if so, how?

Finally, will the slings need any help not falling off the side of the container?

Thanks so much!

 

[louise f]

Hey, so I'm pulling the sac in a couple of days, it will be 28 days since she made it. I have a few more questions, I hope you don't mind.

Should I cut the egg sac open and put the individual eggs in the incubator, or just put the whole sac in at first?

Do you need to refill the inner container that has the hose around it? if so, how?

Finally, will the slings need any help not falling off the side of the container?

Thanks so much!

No i dont mind at all, we are here to help.
Yes you should open it, and put the eggs in an incubator. You dont need to refill the container they are on, just fill it halfway up with water

Hehe, they can get of the container already when they reach nymphs stadium. Some of mine does it all the time, no really rescue team there There is not much you can do to help them not falling off

 

[Jake94]

No i dont mind at all, we are here to help.
Yes you should open it, and put the eggs in an incubator. You dont need to refill the container they are on, just fill it halfway up with water

Hehe, they can get of the container already when they reach nymphs stadium. Some of mine does it all the time, no really rescue team there There is not much you can do to help them not falling off

Oh okay. Do you just put them back on when you see they've fallen off? How often do you usually check yours? twice a day or so?

Thank you for linking me to your videos previously! That's been a big help for sure. Hoping I don't mess up too much and can have some pictures to post soon

 

[rally]

That's a great find
She's lucky to have you watching over her and her sac..even considering the stress of suddenly being taken, she's got the life now--no danger of local beasties bothering her ever again! Boy, my father would hightail it in the other direction if he came across a spider anywhere near the size of an adult A.hentzi..
I sincerely hope you keep posting updates. And props to your old man.

 

[Jake94]

No i dont mind at all, we are here to help.
Yes you should open it, and put the eggs in an incubator. You dont need to refill the container they are on, just fill it halfway up with water

Hehe, they can get of the container already when they reach nymphs stadium. Some of mine does it all the time, no really rescue team there There is not much you can do to help them not falling off

Update! So I took the eggsac from mom. I hate that I had to destroy her burrow in the process, but it was worth it when I found nearly a hundred viable eggs, some already in the eggs with legs stage. I'll be posting pictures shortly, but had some questions I'm dying to ask:

Did I mess up by separating the eggs from the sac? Some seemed adhered to the wall of the sac, and before considering otherwise, I used a small paintbrush to gently remove them, where they fell onto the panty hose. I've been watching videos and it seems like most other people just turn the open sac upside down and everyone falls out without issue. I am worried maybe I should have left the eggs in the sac for a bit longer and just stuck the whole thing in the incubator. Should I return the eggs to the sac for now, or is this just something people do based on preference?

I am removing the eggs with mold, I had some unfortunately, seems like about a third. Should brown eggs be removed, or are these just nearing a molt?

Please please please, give me any instructions regarding what I should do now. Based on your videos, Louise, I know I will have to replace the paper towels with new ones occasionally and get them wet again.

Once again, I'll be posting pictures shortly. Thanks for all the advice that has gotten me this far I appreciate the kindness and willingness to help shown to this beginner. I hope with continued help from this community I will be able to not mess up horribly

 

[Jake94]

No i dont mind at all, we are here to help.
Yes you should open it, and put the eggs in an incubator. You dont need to refill the container they are on, just fill it halfway up with water

Hehe, they can get of the container already when they reach nymphs stadium. Some of mine does it all the time, no really rescue team there There is not much you can do to help them not falling off

http://imgur.com/a/ISJdK

Here are the pictures I took. It seems that mold has devastated the numbers. I am not sure if I got all the moldy ones out. Can you tell by the pictures if there are many more moldy ones with the bunch? I took out most of the ones I thought were obviously affected, but should I take out any of the slings with discoloration? Some of them are a bit darker than others, but I don't know how much of that I can attribute to being near a molt.

If you can give me advice on how to be sure I separate all the moldy ones that would be good. I am not sure how many I will have left Not sure how this happened. Could this mean there is mold in the female's terrarium?

 

[louise f]

That pic looks nice. It looks like you got all the ones with mold on it. The ones on the hose looks just fine to me. And just let them stay there, dont put them back in the sac And congrats with the little ones, nice job.

It could be too wet in the females enclosure since the mold, or she could maybe have been too violent to the sac. I can not tell for sure.

 

[Jake94]

That pic looks nice. It looks like you got all the ones with mold on it. The ones on the hose looks just fine to me. And just let them stay there, dont put them back in the sac And congrats with the little ones, nice job.

It could be too wet in the females enclosure since the mold, or she could maybe have been too violent to the sac. I can not tell for sure.

Oh thank you so much for your quick reply. I was worried that any eggs with visible different colors might be moldy, so I did remove maybe ten more. I also made a separate incubating surface for the Eggs With Legs that looked pristine, just in case I missed some mold on the original. It is in the same container though so probably would be futile if there is still mold. Tomorrow I will change the paper towels and check for changes.

Have you dealt with mold before? It is scary that the ones that look fine could be threatened if I can't see

 

[louise f]

If you have removed the ones with mold the rest of them should be fine Loosen up a little, no need to stress so much.
Thrust me they will do fine.

 

[Jake94]

If you have removed the ones with mold the rest of them should be fine Loosen up a little, no need to stress so much.
Thrust me they will do fine.

Okay. I will just watch them closely now and hope that all goes well. Thanks so much for your help. I'll post updates as they hopefully continue to develop

 

[louise f]

Okay. I will just watch them closely now and hope that all goes well. Thanks so much for your help. I'll post updates as they hopefully continue to develop

No problem that`s what we are here for. Good luck with the little ones. Nice that you are going to make updates

 

[cold blood]

With that mold, you're lucky you pulled that sac...every day that mold would have spread and destroyed more eggs.

Always remove bad eggs or the death will spread....so to speak.

 

[Jake94]

With that mold, you're lucky you pulled that sac...every day that mold would have spread and destroyed more eggs.

Always remove bad eggs or the death will spread....so to speak.

That's what I was thinking earlier today! Can you tell by the pictures if I have anymore with mold? I see a lot of and lighter variations, and even spots on some, but I don't know how much of that is due to molting and all. It seems like the eggs with legs mostly have dark brown/black remnants on where their spinnerets would be, which I am assuming/hoping is normal after molting the first/second time. I will keep removing any eggs that look dried or shriveled up, or ones I can tell have mold.