Transferring Steatoda clutch?

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Arachnoprince
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So I thought my little lady Triangulosa was too small to be fertile. I looked at her clutch today, and for lack of a better word it was obviously alive. Much darker than previously. Her current enclosure isn't sealed for slings, so my question is what is the best way to move this sac to another container for it to hatch in, without harming the babies? Can I just pick it up with my fingers gently?
 

NYAN

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Yes, you can use your fingers, although I wouldn’t recommend it.

When I used to breed Latrodectus I would use tongs to pull sacs without issues. The trick is to not grab the sac with the tongs but to use the webbing around it and to get the tongs tangled in it and then pull it.
 
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