Tigrosa? (NY USA) Leg-span about 1.5" Also, is there a way to figure out what gender? TYIA

[DizzyCrow]

 

[loxoscelesfear]

Tigrosa helluo. Female

 

[DizzyCrow]

Tigrosa helluo. Female

Looked like that to me too. How do you discern between the males & females? I'm struggling to find information online. Thanks!

 

[loxoscelesfear]

Males have swollen palps. Females have an epigynum on underside of abdomen. Your spider may drop an agg sac soon. Look up spider anatomy, epigynum and palps. Should help with separating males from females.

 

[DizzyCrow]

Males have swollen palps. Females have an epigynum on underside of abdomen. Your spider may drop an agg sac soon. Look up spider anatomy, epigynum and palps. Should help with separating males from females.

I know some of that from tarantula anatomy but from what I've read it's a little different for advanced spiders. I'm pretty sure I'm not prepared for baby wolf spiders & I'll likely put her outside somewhere much safer than where I found her at my mother's house. She's a spider squasher

 

[DizzyCrow]

Males have swollen palps. Females have an epigynum on underside of abdomen. Your spider may drop an agg sac soon. Look up spider anatomy, epigynum and palps. Should help with separating males from females.

I'd actually love to keep her & a couple babies, I'm just not sure if I should treat them like spiderling tarantulas or jumping spiders. There are a few videos on the web I've watched. I was going to upgrade her enclosure from the tarantula enclosure she's in to a 5 gallon as she's way more active than my T. Her feeding response is amazing & I love to see her running around. She hasn't made any use of the shallow burrow I made her. Really an awesome creature.

 

[loxoscelesfear]

There's a larger species of Tigrosa found in your neck of the woods, Tigrosa aspersa. Often found in burrows or wandering in forested areas. Easy to find with a headlamp. Look for eyeshine. I keep baby wolves in a small deli cup and feed them fruit flies. Be sure to lightly mist them every few days

 

[DizzyCrow]

There's a larger species of Tigrosa found in your neck of the woods, Tigrosa aspersa. Often found in burrows or wandering in forested areas. Easy to find with a headlamp. Look for eyeshine. I keep baby wolves in a small deli cup and feed them fruit flies. Be sure to lightly mist them every few days

I did see her eyes shine!!! It's amazing. Do the females survive long after laying eggs? Are they able to lay again later? There has to be some kind of resource out there on this stuff without me bothering you guys (and gals & nbs).

 

[DizzyCrow]

I did see her eyes shine!!! It's amazing. Do the females survive long after laying eggs? Are they able to lay again later? There has to be some kind of resource out there on this stuff without me bothering you guys (and gals & nbs).

I did find a husbandry guide for Australian wolf spiders which is helpful, but if any of you know of one for North American Wolfies it would be super helpful.

 

[loxoscelesfear]

Females can live a couple of years and produce one to two egg sacs per season depending on species and environmental conditions. Searching at night with a headlamp will introduce you to many species of wolf spider and fishing spider among others. You'll find that Tigrosa helluo is very common, especially around ponds and fields

 

[DizzyCrow]

Females can live a couple of years and produce one to two egg sacs per season depending on species and environmental conditions. Searching at night with a headlamp will introduce you to many species of wolf spider and fishing spider among others. You'll find that Tigrosa helluo is very common, especially around ponds and fields

I've definitely seen many, as well as fishing spiders. Just never hunted for them intentionally at night. Thank you for the help.