Hi everyone, I was wondering if my partner and I could get some help identifying these eggs that have shown up on our tarantula's silk leaves, and advice on what to do if they're harmful.
This is a Venezuelan Sun Tiger's enclosure. He (presumably, but we haven't sexed the critter yet) is a juvenile/young adult, about 2.5". His recent meals over the past month or so have been banded crickets, dubia roaches and mealworms (he's VORACIOUS, btw!). He's our first arboreal; we got him 23 days ago from Jamie's, and his substrate is a basic coco fiber, with cork bark for his hiding spots.
The little white egg sac things have shown up on his leaves, and I'm worried it might be a parasite or pest of some kind, but I haven't been able to find anything that looks like them through Google searches.
Should I deal with it by removing the plant, or are they harmless? It's part of his web funnel and lair, so removing it might disturb him, but it might be possible to snip them out without disturbing his house too much. I just don't wanna ruin his day, and he's also seriously fast so I don't want to be poking around in there too much, either.
Thanks y'all!
This is a Venezuelan Sun Tiger's enclosure. He (presumably, but we haven't sexed the critter yet) is a juvenile/young adult, about 2.5". His recent meals over the past month or so have been banded crickets, dubia roaches and mealworms (he's VORACIOUS, btw!). He's our first arboreal; we got him 23 days ago from Jamie's, and his substrate is a basic coco fiber, with cork bark for his hiding spots.
The little white egg sac things have shown up on his leaves, and I'm worried it might be a parasite or pest of some kind, but I haven't been able to find anything that looks like them through Google searches.
Should I deal with it by removing the plant, or are they harmless? It's part of his web funnel and lair, so removing it might disturb him, but it might be possible to snip them out without disturbing his house too much. I just don't wanna ruin his day, and he's also seriously fast so I don't want to be poking around in there too much, either.
Thanks y'all!