Ok Im a bit nervous!!

[Psycho]

Im not sure where I posted this topic before so Ill just open a new thread......My second to newest G.rosea has covered her burrow with silk and soil so there is no possible way I can look into her burrow....now the question is.....If she has a sac in her burrow, how long should I wait to bust in and snag the sac?she has been in there about 3 days.....yes this is a new thing for me and I want to make sure I do this right.

~~~Psycho~~~

 

[MizM]

If it was me, I'd look NOW, being the nosy mama that I am! Do you handle her? Is she familiar with you? If so, speak to her as you normally do, and use a LONG instrument to poke a little hole in the silk.... if there IS a sac, you MUST know about it so you can up the humidity and keep her undisturbed!=D

Whoops, edited:GOOD LUCK GRANDPA!!!

 

[Psycho]

Ok I needed to bump up this thread becuse it was getting lost...I think I might be on the verge of opening her burrow but I would like to see if I can get any other responses on this...


~~~Psycho~~~

 

[MizM]

C'mon you guys.... this is a nervous prospective Grandpa here....

 

[chuck]

wouldnt a mother-to-be eat the sack if she perceives any threat? i would just poke a hole in the web and try to find a sack

 

[Psycho]

Well, first off, it'd be different if there was just a plain web to poke a hole in. Her burrow is covered with dirt as well.... don't know what's under there. Secondly like mizm had mentioned... I've only had this rosie for a week, only handled her once, so she's not familliar with anyone.


~~~Psycho~~~

 

[Phillip]

My opinion leave it alone. Either a molt is coming or an eggsack which in the case of the sack you don't want to be poking around near her till you're ready to pull it. Simply moisten the soil on the far end from her to raise the humidity a bit and be patient.

Phil

 

[Psycho]

be patient?...I dont want 200 or more baby Roseas running around my house or be eaten bye her neighbors....I dont know I just think Ill wait another day or 2 and then take a peek...


~~~Psycho~~~

 

[Psycho]

when should I pull the sac if there is one?......its been about a wek now


~~~Psycho~~~

 

[Phillip]

30 days is the norm. By that time you will have eggs with legs and they can easily be incubated. At a bare minimum give it 10 days to a couple of weeks to allow the sperm to soak in.

When I say be patient what I mean is that they aren't going to hatch overnight and even when they do they will not immediately dispurse all over the house. Newly hatched slings tend to hang close to the sack for a few days before wandering off and if you are going to pull it before they come out on there own ( which in most cases is around the 60 day mark ) then there really isn't an issue. The 10 days is critical though as if pulled sooner hatch rate will be low and as long as the eggs are good the mom shouldn't munch them that soon anyway unless however she is disturbed.

Which is why I recommended leaving her be till you are ready to take them since if you go poking around her too much she will feel threatened and may abandon the breeding effort by eating the sack. Many animals will destroy babies when they feel that the location isn't safe for them anymore and Ts will eat the sack if bothered enough.

Phil

 

[Psycho]

pic of the rosie in it's burrow

 

[SpiderTwin]

Wow, she's got herself surprising well hid there!

It is up to you if you want the momma to care of the eggsack for the duration, or if want to pull it. For me personally, I let the momma take care of it until the slings hatched.

Yes, I had alot of slings, but they did stay close to the burrow for a few days and this gave me time to deal with them. I had them in a Kritter Keeper with a paper towell over the top so they couldn't get out if they climbed up the sides.

Right now, you have plenty of time to decide what you want to do. It will probably be at least a month before they would hatch.

 

[MizM]

My sac arrived August 18th, I was going to pull it the 22nd of this month. Should I just leave it in with her then? She's a GREAT mama, she's rolling the sac, I haven't seen her NOT touching it yet. I know she's not going to eat it.

And, this might be a silly question, but this is my first sac after all these years of loving these darn things, and I'm as nervous as a T in an ant farm! Anyway, do the sacs get slightly larger, or puff up? Mine seems a tiny bit larger and rounder than when she first made it, and of course I'm hoping the eggs are growing, am I imagining it?

 

[SpiderTwin]

MizM,

If you don't have a way of incubating the eggsack after pulling it, then I would leave it with the mother. Let her do the work and sit back and wait.

I didn't notice mine change size, but you do raise an interesting question..does the eggsack get larger as the eggs turn into slings?

 

[JBoyer]

My curly's sac did not change in any waythat I could tell, doesn't mean it didn't happen though!
Jennifer