L. geometricus Egg Sac in the Making (Pictures/Video)
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wait and see 
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it will take more than a few weeks for them to hatch...
Soo, we had a bit of a mishap occur the other night. :8o Our dog got a little too excited and knocked over the table that had the L. geo's egg sacs on it; two of the three egg sacs were damaged. Well, we didn't want to mess with either damaged egg sac just incase some of the eggs were unharmed during the accident. Today, we noticed the L. geo's FIRST egg sac which was damaged had some sort of white-colored silk/fuzz growing over it. Immediatly, we thought it was mold due to the rotten eggs although the other damaged egg sac doesn't have this "white fuzz" on it. The reason we think it's mold is because it is growing in thickness with time but we're not 100% sure. I can't find anything about this on the internet. Can anyone confirm what this stuff is, please?? :?
Well, we didn't want to mess with either damaged egg sac just incase some of the eggs were unharmed during the accident. Today, we noticed the L. geo's FIRST egg sac which was damaged had some sort of white-colored silk/fuzz growing over it. Immediatly, we thought it was mold due to the rotten eggs although the other damaged egg sac doesn't have this "white fuzz" on it. The reason we think it's mold is because it is growing in thickness with time but we're not 100% sure. I can't find anything about this on the internet. Can anyone confirm what this stuff is, please?? :?
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pics might be helpful also, what is your setup like?
also, what is your setup like?
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really? in SC?!
was it maybe a hitch-hiker or local population? i haven't heard of them making it up that far...
was it maybe a hitch-hiker or local population? i haven't heard of them making it up that far...
From what I saw it looked like there could be more. It was in a garage and honestly didn't think anything of it until just now. The egg sac was the perfect shape.
Alright, here is a picture of all three egg sacs as of last night. By the way, our L. geo decided she wanted to pop out yet another egg sac making four total.
Here is a picture of her FIRST egg sac which was damaged;
(This is the one with the 'white fuzz' around it; not sure what's going on?)
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i11/kelseyjane10/0272.jpg
Her SECOND egg sac which was also damaged;
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i11/kelseyjane10/0332.jpg
THIRD egg sac which was NOT damaged;
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i11/kelseyjane10/0342.jpg
Three of the Four Egg Sacs;
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i11/kelseyjane10/0352.jpg
* We'll post pictures of the fourth egg sac tomorrow after we remove it from her 'home'. More updates to come! =)
As far as the eggs set-up, we just have them in a medium sized container without holes with a small amount of substrate for moisture with a single stick in the upright position. We mist their set-up once a week; it was not too wet in the container though nor did the egg sacs get wet by droplets, etc.. that we are sure of but this 'white fuzz' still doesn't make sense? Hmm..?
Does anyone have any ideas? If you need more picures, just let me know and I'll send them as soon as possible. Thanks! :?
Here is a picture of her FIRST egg sac which was damaged;
(This is the one with the 'white fuzz' around it; not sure what's going on?)
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i11/kelseyjane10/0272.jpg
Her SECOND egg sac which was also damaged;
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i11/kelseyjane10/0332.jpg
THIRD egg sac which was NOT damaged;
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i11/kelseyjane10/0342.jpg
Three of the Four Egg Sacs;
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i11/kelseyjane10/0352.jpg
* We'll post pictures of the fourth egg sac tomorrow after we remove it from her 'home'. More updates to come! =)
As far as the eggs set-up, we just have them in a medium sized container without holes with a small amount of substrate for moisture with a single stick in the upright position. We mist their set-up once a week; it was not too wet in the container though nor did the egg sacs get wet by droplets, etc.. that we are sure of but this 'white fuzz' still doesn't make sense? Hmm..?
Does anyone have any ideas? If you need more picures, just let me know and I'll send them as soon as possible. Thanks! :?
Update; We checked a few hours ago and now all 3 egg sacs are forming this 'white fuzz'. The fourth egg sac is still with the L. geometricus in her 'home', we don't want to mess with it at of right now. I'll post pictures later on tonight of all the egg sacs including the L. geo but nothing has changed except the "white fuzz" and relocation of the egg sacs. Does anyone have any idea what this stuff might be?? :?
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yeah, that looks pretty funny... with this next one, try keeping it with mom until it turns very dark. that way, whatever is growing on your eggsac will not affect the good (4th) one. i will usually leave sacs with momma until a few days before emergence.
:worship: Thanks for the input, we we're stressing about this ALL day because the internet has proved useless in this situation, lol. We figured the 'white fuzz' was due to removing the egg sac too soon from the Mama L. geo but I guess this is a learning experience, right?
We will leave the 4th egg sac with Mama until 2-3 days before the slings pop on out into the world. I'll keep recordings on the 4th egg sac until the process is complete.Here are some recent pictures of the egg sacs (ALL of them and Mama);
More Pictures;
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i11/kelseyjane10/Spiders%20and%20Such/0064.jpg
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i11/kelseyjane10/Spiders%20and%20Such/0054.jpg