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If you pull an egg sac too early, it's not a total loss.
This is not a question, more of a testimonial. Approx. 21 days after my female A. seemanni made her egg sac, I pulled it for fear she'd eat it. The rule of thumb (according to many) is leave it with her for 30 days then you can seperate it from her. Anyway, I prematurely seperated the sac from the female, opened the sac and gently poured the eggs in a hammock (see article). There the eggs stayed, doing nothing. I kept the eggs very humid at an average temp. of 77 degrees. After a week or so, they molted into eggs with legs. Now, just a week or so and I'll seperate them.
In conclusion, if you pull an egg sac too early, it's not the end of the world. As long as the eggs are cream colored, you should be fine. Keep the eggs in a hammock style container (read article) with high humidity to prevent the eggs from drying up and keep the temperature somewhat high. (75-80).
This is not a question, more of a testimonial. Approx. 21 days after my female A. seemanni made her egg sac, I pulled it for fear she'd eat it. The rule of thumb (according to many) is leave it with her for 30 days then you can seperate it from her. Anyway, I prematurely seperated the sac from the female, opened the sac and gently poured the eggs in a hammock (see article). There the eggs stayed, doing nothing. I kept the eggs very humid at an average temp. of 77 degrees. After a week or so, they molted into eggs with legs. Now, just a week or so and I'll seperate them.
In conclusion, if you pull an egg sac too early, it's not the end of the world. As long as the eggs are cream colored, you should be fine. Keep the eggs in a hammock style container (read article) with high humidity to prevent the eggs from drying up and keep the temperature somewhat high. (75-80).