Seeking tips for raising baby Phiddipus Clarus

[pexl]

Went to a reptile expo in Austin this past weekend and came home with a wild caught female phiddipus clarus, my second jumper besides a male regius I got about a month ago. That was sunday; wednesday morning she picked a corner of her enclosure to web up and laid a clutch of eggs. There's a chance they're fertile so I'm trying to prepare for dealing with a bunch of spiderlings. I'm really new to the hobby but I think it would be interesting to try to raise them. Most of the resources about raising jumping spiderlings is focused on regius so I was wondering if anybody had any experience with this species and could mention any differences in the process. Wikipedia page for the species cites much wider time frames compared to what the guy who sold her to me has told me - he said they would be hatching and wandering around within a few weeks but wikipedia thinks it could be a couple of months.

My plan as of now is as such:
- Move mom's enclosure (which is not very secure) inside a butterfly tent
- I've got a different enclosure ready for mom to move into whenever she gets off the eggs, I will just leave the nest inside the butterfly tent
- Raise spiderlings communally in butterfly tent a few weeks until they are large enough to move into cups, planning on feeding with melanogaster and letting them cannibalize a bit
- separate them into 16 oz fruit fly cups with cloth filter lids when they are big enough, going to store them upside down so the lids are still accessible
- Hopefully I can keep this up until it's warm enough to ship them and I can figure out what to do with them (a whole other problem I would love advice for but I understand if this isn't the forum for it)

am I good?
Also - can't open mom's container without messing up part of her nest right now so I'm very reluctant to even try feeding her, but I can get water through her vent pretty easily. If it really takes 2 months for her to get up might she starve?

 

[Edwardk674]

With audax and regius I separate the slings into groups of 5 or so into 8 ounce deli cups with fabric lids. When the slings hit the 3 instar I separate them into individual cups.

Ed

 

[pexl]

Oops, just realized I misspelled the genus - phidippus clarus *, for forum searchers.
Spiderlings hatched today!
here is the diary I’ve been keeping

December 5 - obtained Charlie

December 8 - found Charlie with eggs in nest. Eggs are amber colored

December 9 - nest is even thicker, she is still enhancing it.

December 10 - nest is now 3 tiered. She takes turns sitting on either side of the eggs

December 11 - she ate a black soldier fly larva !!!

December 15 - still on eggs, assuming them to be fertile. Charlie accepted a little water because I got it sufficiently within reach

December 31 - eggs look different, not all are amber

Jan 2 - egg membranes are starting to break, appear scattered throughout nest, no longer in one clump
*10 minutes later* Definitely see a sling
*10 more minutes* At least 20 slings in there

 

[Edwardk674]

The spiderlings will stay in the nest and undergo a second molt, they won't emerge from the sack until sometime after the second molt. With my regals and bold jumpers, I move the container so part of it gets warmed by a small halogen heat lamp (only if you have good ventilation) and mist lightly every other day (your conditions may require a different schedule) until they begin to leave the sack. Once they begin to emerge I separate them into their own containers and offer them food.

Ed