Tasalyn
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Hello! I have been caring for a wild-caught jumping spider for a little over a month now. She has molted once and has consistently eaten a few crickets every few days. She has since created herself a little hammock, and I thought she was going to molt again however, she has placed a clutch of orange eggs at the very bottom of her hammock. I am happy to raise the spiderlings, I just need some advice. I do expect the egg sac to be fertile. I have included photos of her and her egg sac. I am unsure if I should raise them in the enclosure she is currently in or transfer them to a more secure enclosure like a cup.
If I end up keeping them in their current enclosure, I will be *tightly* be taping pantyhose to the outside of the enclosure's ventilation. I am unsure of what other steps I should take for them. Like if I should remove the plant (which is infested with thrips, I wasn't sure if that would help feed the spiderlings), the substrate and/or the brick I spray for drinking? I have included pictures of the current set up.
If I end up transferring them, do I transfer the mom and the babies and how do I go about that?
Any advice is super helpful! I am looking forward to this experience
(I also included the best photo I have of mom, she's eating a cricket, but it was before the only molt that she ever had with me.)
If I end up keeping them in their current enclosure, I will be *tightly* be taping pantyhose to the outside of the enclosure's ventilation. I am unsure of what other steps I should take for them. Like if I should remove the plant (which is infested with thrips, I wasn't sure if that would help feed the spiderlings), the substrate and/or the brick I spray for drinking? I have included pictures of the current set up.
If I end up transferring them, do I transfer the mom and the babies and how do I go about that?
Any advice is super helpful! I am looking forward to this experience
(I also included the best photo I have of mom, she's eating a cricket, but it was before the only molt that she ever had with me.)
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