So, as I posted in another thread, I saw this spider crawling across my floor and instead of killing it, I grew a soft spot for spiders since owning my T's and decided to catch it (Does that make it "captive caught"? lol). It was ID'd as being a type of wolf spider.
As it turns out this spider....
.. was gravid!
Anyways, I've been feeding her crickets and keeping the jar she is in humid, added coco fluff.
From this forum I know that shining a light through the sac and seeing yellow is a good indicator that the sac is a good one (right?) and I know from several sources through Google that she will end up carrying her spiderlings on her abdomen, which I would love to see her do as opposed to taking the sac away from her, plus, she knows what to do WAY better than I do!
What I don't know is.. ANYTHING at all about egg sacs and care of spiderlings from such an early stage?? Will wolf spiders cannibalize or can they live communally with mom?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I would love to witness this awesome natural event, and see her produce a successful sac. I feel so lucky to have this opportunity, and at the same time sad that I (and most people for that matter) would have just squished this spider under a shoe and not thought twice about it. My perspective on these creatures is definitely changing for the better. Thanks!
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