I decided to bring a agelidea in. a female with a big eggsack.

[Caveternal]

I brought her in going to be getting some cold nights ahead and she seems pretty healthy hate to see her get frozen up. I put her in a large setup earlier midday with a nice big piece of wood hide and some plants 55 gal. I brought her in the tank all bundled up in her tunnel all balled up with the eggsack. She is just clinging to it still for hours hugging the eggsac. If she is like this tomorrow should I remove the sac so she builds a tunnel web ?

 

[SalticusScenicusStar]

No, she is probably carrying her eggs. If you remove the sack, she might get stressed and die.

 

[Caveternal]

No, she is probably carrying her eggs. If you remove the sack, she might get stressed and die.

I see, I left the sac glad I did but she went on somehere else in the enclosure and left it. I'm thinking and hoping she went behind the huge piece of wood I have standing tall I can't se behind it at all. she didn't bring the sac though which am surprised maybe she went off somewhere in the tank and died Idk I hope not.

Anyhow I just so happen to come across what I think is a tegeneria domestica with a very nice pattern on the abdomen I know theyre common but for some reason I really really like them, have been trying to find one fora couple years.It was under a trash bag in the laundry at a vacant house it started crawling away slow as I approached which Ihave never seen a spider do usually they dart. I put in a giant plastic water bottle with holes while I was at work and it played dead the entire day. when I went to bring it home it did mive some but back to playing dead till now I hope it's not half dead or something. Anyway I put it in a large critter keeper with some pet store dirt and rocks with a big rock and piece of wood. I also put a tiny baby frog small as a pinky nail. Is this an okay setup for these Ive never kept one. later after I finish repairing the door on my glass 3 gal tank He goes in it. It's more aboreal of a tank Id say.

 

[Biollantefan54]

I see, I left the sac glad I did but she went on somehere else in the enclosure and left it. I'm thinking and hoping she went behind the huge piece of wood I have standing tall I can't se behind it at all. she didn't bring the sac though which am surprised maybe she went off somewhere in the tank and died Idk I hope not.

Anyhow I just so happen to come across what I think is a tegeneria domestica with a very nice pattern on the abdomen I know theyre common but for some reason I really really like them, have been trying to find one fora couple years.It was under a trash bag in the laundry at a vacant house it started crawling away slow as I approached which Ihave never seen a spider do usually they dart. I put in a giant plastic water bottle with holes while I was at work and it played dead the entire day. when I went to bring it home it did mive some but back to playing dead till now I hope it's not half dead or something. Anyway I put it in a large critter keeper with some pet store dirt and rocks with a big rock and piece of wood. I also put a tiny baby frog small as a pinky nail. Is this an okay setup for these Ive never kept one. later after I finish repairing the door on my glass 3 gal tank He goes in it. It's more aboreal of a tank Id say.

You should probably wait for it to make a web before trying to feed it anything

 

[SalticusScenicusStar]

Maybe you can move the piece of wood to see if the spider is there.

 

[Caveternal]

Maybe you can move the piece of wood to see if the spider is there.

I just used a small flash light in the room with the lights off and I can see that she is started some webbing, long strands up and down the wood I'll be taking a picture a little later I have an ivy plant growing from a pot at the bottom laying on the wood I'm trying to have it attach the wood so I don't want to turn it or move it.

 

[SalticusScenicusStar]

Okay.

 

[Caveternal]

The recent catch what I think is a tegenaria domestica died overnight. I think it was sick when I Caught it, was moving slow. Can anyone help with an accurate ID thanks!