Help! Jumping spider kicked out her Ewls

[karlenealyssa]

My jumping spider laid an egg sack May 19th. I noticed yesterday morning it appeared there was eggs with legs in there. Fast forward to this evening and I went to check on her and she had created an opening at the bottom & top of the sack and was physically forcing them out. To my shock and horror all I could think to do was to put some torn apart cotton underneath in hopes they would safely land there.

I'm at an absolute loss at what I'm supposed to do now. Is there a way to even care for them at this stage? They are all very much still alive for the moment...There's only about 10-15 of them and they are maximum the size of a piece of sand.

Mom's still in the sack and she's busy fixing the openings she made.

ANY advice on how I could care for them would be appreciated!

 

[nicojustnico]

I have no idea how to help, OP, but gosh that sounds super stressful ;-; I hope they’re okay

 

[karlenealyssa]

I have no idea how to help, OP, but gosh that sounds super stressful ;-; I hope they’re okay

They seem to be alright still. I don't think they're actually eggs with legs. I've given them a closer look and they very much are tiny spiders. They don't move much though...I think mom still has some in the sac with her as well. It's stressing me out though. I'm not sure if I should separate them from mom's enclosure onto some barely damp paper towel so I can keep a better eye on them without disturbing their psychotic mother... or just leave them and cross my fingers.

 

[Nicole C G]

They seem to be alright still. I don't think they're actually eggs with legs. I've given them a closer look and they very much are tiny spiders. They don't move much though...I think mom still has some in the sac with her as well. It's stressing me out though. I'm not sure if I should separate them from mom's enclosure onto some barely damp paper towel so I can keep a better eye on them without disturbing their psychotic mother... or just leave them and cross my fingers.

To clarify, the babies don’t need their mother to survive. Very few species produce “milk”.

 

[karlenealyssa]

To clarify, the babies don’t need their mother to survive. Very few species produce “milk”.

I do know this but my biggest concern for the moment is they shouldn't have even left the sac yet. She evicted them for some reason. I don't think they've even molted yet they're just these pale white little dots with legs. If I misted the enclosure they'd 100% be at risk for drowning.

There's not really much information out there about as to what I should or could do now. I could leave them in there (moms still in her sac) and add drops of water to the edge of the enclosure as they're on a cotton compress. Or I could move them all into a smaller easier enclosure to keep an eye on them without disturbing mom as I'm pretty sure she didn't kick them all out.

 

[Pmurinushmacla]

I do know this but my biggest concern for the moment is they shouldn't have even left the sac yet. She evicted them for some reason. I don't think they've even molted yet they're just these pale white little dots with legs. If I misted the enclosure they'd 100% be at risk for drowning.

There's not really much information out there about as to what I should or could do now. I could leave them in there (moms still in her sac) and add drops of water to the edge of the enclosure as they're on a cotton compress. Or I could move them all into a smaller easier enclosure to keep an eye on them without disturbing mom as I'm pretty sure she didn't kick them all out.

They probably didn't pay their rent.

 

[karlenealyssa]

They probably didn't pay their rent.

I needed that laugh lol

So she only kicked 8 of them out but she laid around 16 eggs. How'd she even know which ones did or didn't pay rent

 

[Nicole C G]

I needed that laugh lol

So she only kicked 8 of them out but she laid around 16 eggs. How'd she even know which ones did or didn't pay rent

Mother knows best.

 

[karlenealyssa]

I should update that I ended up moving them to a much smaller container. All 8 are still alive and wriggling. I have no idea if they need warmth so I put them near the modem cause it's a decent 25-28 celcius over there.

Who knows if they'll live. Still very curious why mom forced them out.

Also for anyone curious mom's an Evarcha but still unsure about species.