Phiddipus Regius Phantom Egg Sacs?

JonoPulchra

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Hey all,

I have had my little dude since April 2022. For the past month or so, she had enclosed herself in webbing with a small opening. There has been a round mound in her web for a while and she’s rarely come out.

Nope. I bought her as a captive bred sub adult and she has never been paired with a male. So of this is an egg sac (picture provided), it is most definitely infertile.

I am wondering though if it is normal for the females to routinely make sacs whether bred or not? Just so I know to expect this from her in the future. I did a lot of husbandry research before getting her, but this one has thrown me a little.

Any help or advice given would be deeply appreciated

—JonoPulchra.
 

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Arachnoprince
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Mine do this as well. It's normal for them to lay infertile clutches throughout their life.
 

Tarantuland

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Could be phantom, unlikely but salticidae have been documented to exhibit parthenogenesis
 
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