Sac City Got Sacked

[lostbrane]

So, underneath the staircase by the AC compressors, 5 A. diadematus (or well, what I'm fairly sure were A. diadematus) females laid a sac a piece all around a lamp. I was excited. To see a bunch of spiderlings all come out and around the same time would be quite a sight.

Fast forward to today, and now they're all gone. Apparently, the maintenance crew did their bi-annual random cleaning and got rid of them all. Not a single one appears to have been spared.

I never really thought about keeping true spiders BUT if I should see multiple sacs in the future, I'm going to bring one in and raise the offspring so that not all are lost again.

 

[Chris LXXIX]

Who knows, who knows. Maybe one of those maintenance guys was a spider enthusiast that he couldn't believe his eyes and luck, when he viewed such sac

 

[WildSpider]

I never really thought about keeping true spiders BUT if I should see multiple sacs in the future, I'm going to bring one in and raise the offspring so that not all are lost again.

If you do keep some in the future, I'll bet you'll enjoy keeping them. IMO, A. diadematus is one of the most interesting and fun local spiders to keep .

If you're able to move the next true spider sacs without damaging them, awesome. If you see a gravid female though, that might be even better. Then she can web up the area for them if webbing needs doing and lay them directly in the enclosure. Depending on the species, she might even guard the sac. One of my favorite things to watch is the mom with her sac. It can be pretty heartwarming sometimes.

Good luck with your keeping, lostbrane. I hope it all goes well for you.

 

[lostbrane]

Aw man, I had about 3 or 4 opportunities to grab a gravid female because I watched the pairings. However, again, I wasn't interested in bringing them inside because I thought they would be where they were. And I haven't started keeping yet! Probably not until next year anyways but we shall see.

 

[WildSpider]

Aw man, I had about 3 or 4 opportunities to grab a gravid female because I watched the pairings. However, again, I wasn't interested in bringing them inside because I thought they would be where they were.

Don't worry too much about it. You could always practice on another species before you get to A. diadematus. Many species will lay another sac(s) in the spring.

And I haven't started keeping yet! Probably not until next year anyways but we shall see.

Keeping fingers crossed for future keeping that is .

 

[WildSpider]

Aw man, I had about 3 or 4 opportunities to grab a gravid female because I watched the pairings. However, again, I wasn't interested in bringing them inside because I thought they would be where they were. And I haven't started keeping yet! Probably not until next year anyways but we shall see.

I should probably mention too that A. diadematus is probably one of the trickier species to keep but it can be pretty easy if you have the right enclosure. Haven't raised any sacs from this species yet but hopefully will next year.