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One of my N. coloratovillosus has just made an eggsac and laid her eggs. Unfortunately she laid the eggs OUTSIDE the eggsac, and is now clutching what appears to be a ball of empty webbing. She did this exact same thing the last time I mated her a few years ago. None of the eggs developed that time, but this time I caught her while the eggs were still fresh and swimming in liquid. I removed them carefully to a hammock incubator and am now incubating them in hopes of salvaging something from the wreckage.
My question: the eggs were so fresh that they actually moistened the paper towel of the incubator when I placed them in it. I recall Tony saying he made the mistake of moistening the paper towel once while incubating some Avic eggs and many of them molded. Should I leave the lid off the incubator until the paper towel dries? Or would this run too great a risk of dessicating the eggs? I would greatly appreciate the insights of those who have experience using this method and of the Arachnopets kingdom in general.
Joy
Interesting note: my other N. coloratovillosus female, mated at the same time as this one, is currently making her eggsac, too. I hope she will take a more responsible approach to motherhood!
My question: the eggs were so fresh that they actually moistened the paper towel of the incubator when I placed them in it. I recall Tony saying he made the mistake of moistening the paper towel once while incubating some Avic eggs and many of them molded. Should I leave the lid off the incubator until the paper towel dries? Or would this run too great a risk of dessicating the eggs? I would greatly appreciate the insights of those who have experience using this method and of the Arachnopets kingdom in general.
Joy
Interesting note: my other N. coloratovillosus female, mated at the same time as this one, is currently making her eggsac, too. I hope she will take a more responsible approach to motherhood!
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