Is my camel spider pregnant?

[hem0g0blins]

Hi, I’m new to keeping arachnids but I caught this camel spider several weeks ago and have been caring for it. This is what it looked like about 3 days ago, is it pregnant? I can’t see any eggs through the abdomen, but it appears much thinner all of a sudden. I’m unable to even attempt raising baby camel spiders right now, so if it was pregnant what should I do?

 

[Eagle555 Jumping spiders]

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Hi, I’m new to keeping arachnids but I caught this camel spider several weeks ago and have been caring for it. This is what it looked like about 3 days ago, is it pregnant? I can’t see any eggs through the abdomen, but it appears much thinner all of a sudden. I’m unable to even attempt raising baby camel spiders right now, so if it was pregnant what should I do? View attachment 433125

The term is gravid and how often have you been feeding it I suggest to do more research on your species

 

[NMTs]

Hi, I’m new to keeping arachnids but I caught this camel spider several weeks ago and have been caring for it. This is what it looked like about 3 days ago, is it pregnant? I can’t see any eggs through the abdomen, but it appears much thinner all of a sudden. I’m unable to even attempt raising baby camel spiders right now, so if it was pregnant what should I do? View attachment 433125

If it's wild caught, there's a high probability that it's gravid. If you're not ready to deal with nymphs, you should release it back where you found it and let it do it's thing.

It's been years since I kept any Solfugidae, but I'm sure you could find a source to purchase a captive bred specimen that would be immature and not potentially gravid if you're interested in continuing to keep one.

 

[DomGom TheFather]

Has it started lactating?

 

[Jonathan6303]

Breeding solfugid(Rhagodes sp.)

Hello all. I have had solfugids for 4 years. Before long,I will succeed in the captive breeding of Rhagodidae(Rhagodes sp.) came from Egypt. I would like to share information on breeding.:D

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[hem0g0blins]

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The term is gravid and how often have you been feeding it I suggest to do more research on your species

Okay, thanks for the info. I’ve been doing research every day, there’s just a lot of misinformation that can be a bit hard to sift through. I’ve been feeding it 2 times a week, usually crickets but occasionally small hornworms as well. I figured out that they (probably) weren’t gravid and it seems to be doing well. Thanks again!

 

[hem0g0blins]

If it's wild caught, there's a high probability that it's gravid. If you're not ready to deal with nymphs, you should release it back where you found it and let it do it's thing.

It's been years since I kept any Solfugidae, but I'm sure you could find a source to purchase a captive bred specimen that would be immature and not potentially gravid if you're interested in continuing to keep one.

thanks for the response. I found it in the store I work at. I really love the little guy so I’m hesitant to release it but if that’s the best thing to do, I’ll do it. I’d love to raise nymphs but I don’t know enough about this species to be confident in doing so. Thanks again

 

[NMTs]

thanks for the response. I found it in the store I work at. I really love the little guy so I’m hesitant to release it but if that’s the best thing to do, I’ll do it. I’d love to raise nymphs but I don’t know enough about this species to be confident in doing so. Thanks again

If you keep it and it ends up producing offspring, you could always release the babies since you caught it locally. Looks to be from the genus Emerobates, species would depend on location. Read up on them so you understand better how to care for it - for example, I read the mother will often care for the offspring until they reach their second instar, so you wouldn't want to release the babies right away...

 

[hem0g0blins]

If you keep it and it ends up producing offspring, you could always release the babies since you caught it locally. Looks to be from the genus Emerobates, species would depend on location. Read up on them so you understand better how to care for it - for example, I read the mother will often care for the offspring until they reach their second instar, so you wouldn't want to release the babies right away...

Will do! I caught it in Southern California in a big city, which seems odd to me (I’ve never seen one here before), but what do I know. I’m going to read up some more on the subject, thanks for the advice it’s been really helpful.