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I decided to post this in Tarantula Chat, rather than Questions and Discussions, as I don't really have a "scientific" question. More looking for a casual chat / your experiences
My juvenile female P. irminia dropped a phantom egg sac some days ago, which I discovered today. I originally assumed she was molting, because she didn't emerge for the past few days, sealed up her web tube and would be overdue. Turns out she had a little craft project instead. Naturally I contacted the breeder, just to make sure that he didn't try to pair her up before selling her to me. According to him, almost every female from the same egg sac is building these phantom sacs. This statement really surprised me, as I never really paid much attention to that topic before. Most of all, I'm just happy it's not a fertilized sac... not ready to be a dad yet and least of all a P. irminia dad.
What are your experiences with phantom egg sacs? Do you just let the T eat it? Did you notice a greater pairing success with these specimens? Any other observations?
My juvenile female P. irminia dropped a phantom egg sac some days ago, which I discovered today. I originally assumed she was molting, because she didn't emerge for the past few days, sealed up her web tube and would be overdue. Turns out she had a little craft project instead. Naturally I contacted the breeder, just to make sure that he didn't try to pair her up before selling her to me. According to him, almost every female from the same egg sac is building these phantom sacs. This statement really surprised me, as I never really paid much attention to that topic before. Most of all, I'm just happy it's not a fertilized sac... not ready to be a dad yet and least of all a P. irminia dad.
What are your experiences with phantom egg sacs? Do you just let the T eat it? Did you notice a greater pairing success with these specimens? Any other observations?