Well the tiny white bugs that loved my water dishes have captured their first victim. My blue fang was trying to molt and they seem to have attacked. I had begun swapping all my slings to new cases and got threw like 25 of them and left her because she was heavy heavy premolt and i didn't see many of the white mites in her cage. I woke up this morning to her being munched on.
So anyone who thinks these are harmless should move any spider that is about to molt. Apparently they are mostly harmless except if the spider decided to molt out in the open and not web himself up to keep the bugs out.
This is a lesson learned for me. I should have moved the spider pre molt or not. The mites dont seem to care about the spiders at all until molt time. I think it's the moisture of the spider that would make them attack. This is my first spider death that I contribute to my lack of skill and is my fault.
My blue fang was 1.5 inches atleast. The mites were like microscopic.
So anyone who thinks these are harmless should move any spider that is about to molt. Apparently they are mostly harmless except if the spider decided to molt out in the open and not web himself up to keep the bugs out.
This is a lesson learned for me. I should have moved the spider pre molt or not. The mites dont seem to care about the spiders at all until molt time. I think it's the moisture of the spider that would make them attack. This is my first spider death that I contribute to my lack of skill and is my fault.
My blue fang was 1.5 inches atleast. The mites were like microscopic.