My nursery web spider babies just hatched... help?

[alicinmotherland]

Hello,
I'm brand new to spiders, and it's a bit of a saga how I ended up raising one, but I now have a mama nursery web spider and a slew of hatchlings. A few questions:

1. Will mama spider live much longer?

2. What do I feed the hatchlings?

3. Any special terrarium requirements? I have a glass terrarium with a mess of sticks, a small jar of water with a lil plant in it, and a small dish of water for drinking.

4. Any problem raising several babies in the same terrarium? I'm gonna release the rest soon.

Thanks everyone!!

 

[mconnachan]

They look like they're ready to be released, since they've hatched from the sac themselves they will be ready to take down prey items, I can't see any problem releasing them. Hope this helps....

 

[Smokehound714]

Place prekilled waxworms in the web. both mom and her slings will eat it.

 

[alicinmotherland]

mconnachan: Thanks! I'm debating where to release them. My big secret is that I'm a recovering arachnophobe, so I'm thinking maybe not my own yard...

 

[alicinmotherland]

Smokehound: I'll stop by a pet store today! Thanks! Do you know how long I should keep mom and babies together? I plan to release most of the babies soon.

 

[Smokehound714]

flightless fruitflies will work just fine for babies