WC Olios giganteus sac - advice beyond sit and wait?

[fcat]

I've really screwed the pooch in this one, all judgment welcome, I did not consider this possibility.

I suspected my O giganteus dropped a sac about two weeks ago. It was difficult to ascertain what I was seeing since the hammock is so thick. No molt under my care yet.

This is a ticking time bomb of the fastest meanest little spawns if they are anything like mom, who is already in a double enclosure to prevent escapes. Will panty hose keep them contained?

Pray for me

 

[Tarantuland]

Panty hose or micropore tape. I'd pull the sack in 21 days and put it in another cup and raise the babies together for a few molts. I'm actually getting one of these sacks from someone on Saturday. I guess it's the time of year for huntsman, both African and North American Sprassidae have been dropping around here

 

[fcat]

I hadn't considered pulling it because she's the most wicked spider I have and she knows where I sleep.

But now that I think about it, she will be unmanageable if I'm trying to deal with her and round up the young.

I've got about a week [to say goodbye to my loved ones] to decide.

Thank you!!!!!!! Good luck with yours. Good to know the sacs are that mobile!!!

 

[Sugarpill]

I can’t wait to see updates! Keep your door locked at night after you steal the sac

 

[The Snark]

Hysterics aside, most or all larger huntsman are Olympic sprinters equipped with jet packs. And a down side, in blitz mode they have a faulty guidance system - they zoom without a flight plan even shooting off objects into the air. But they are completely harmless and in blitz mode never attempt to go to guns. Even in stalking mode they are extremely particular what they chomp.
Now the kids are a little different. They mostly meander and their zooms only cover a few inches so can be corralled quite easily. They also can and will go through holes that mom can't negotiate. That can be your saving grace. A containment in mom's containment, ideally a perforated wall the tykes will enter in their explorathons enabling you to isolate them from mom. I got to thinking as the youngsters invade our house that an enclosure divided in half with a 1/8th inch gap at the bottom would be ideal. The kids can go right under, preferring to stay on floors.
And BTW, while walls and floors are their playgrounds, they do not like ceilings at all. so a containment with a hatch in the middle of the top is ideal. Not perfect as they can still get up there but tapping on the ceiling can cause them to lose their footing.
As for sorting the individual kids a bath tub is ideal. They can still zoom but you can easily catch them using a very fuzzy cloth which slows them down as they try to negotiate it..

But be all that as it may, with huntsman, keep a stoic attitude. They are just an out of control comedy routine not posing a hazard to anything.

Trivia. Once with an egg sac the mom won't eat. She will fast until a few days after the hatching. That's just logical. She can easily consume all her offspring so diet timeouts are hardwired into them.

As footnote. Escapees. You can cohabit with them. Free ranging they usually head for the walls. When we have invaders I exile our cats to the upstairs porch and we just live cautiously, moving and moving objects slowly and carefully.

Entertainment alert. We have company.


Can I come in? That aluminum framing is 1 1/4 inch across giving a good idea how big that darrling is. >1/2" body, ~6" LS.