Arachnoclown breeding

[Arachnoclown]

I'm looking forward to seeing them develop, you should keep updating this thread as they moult and grow, I'm sure a lot of people will be interested.

I definitely will...

 

[KezyGLA]

They get a bit pissy when you take their offspring. Can toss in something as a decoy or just leave her be. There is no harm done

 

[Whitelightning777]

Are any for sale to individuals?

 

[Arachnoclown]

Are any for sale to individuals?

Yes...as soon as their ready I'll post a add for forum members.

 

[Whitelightning777]

I guess you have to get them eating etc first?

 

[Arachnoclown]

Official count 349...18 yet to hatch to eggs with legs but still look like healthy eggs (not included in the official count).
Cleaned them up and separated them into 4 incubators. Changed from coffee filters to pantyhose . Coffee filters won't lay flat and the eggs would bunch up in the valleys. Had to alter the incubators a little to use the pantyhose ...photos to come soon on that.

 

[Arachnoclown]

Update....they are starting to get color on their legs and alot more movement. Still have a dozen or so that are clear to creamy looking that haven't hatched yet.

 

[Metalman2004]

Thats a cool picture.

 

[WolfSpider]

Cold Blood hit it right on the head. You got yourself a successful breeding project—congrats!! Nice to see them coloring up.

 

[Dave Jay]

They get a bit pissy when you take their offspring. Can toss in something as a decoy or just leave her be. There is no harm done

Interesting, so you would swap the sac for a little ping pong ball or similar at the time of removing it and it would fool her?

 

[Arachnoclown]

Week 1 update...

 

[Metalman2004]

Thats really cool seeing the ewls moving around. What a crazy thing, halfway between full spider and eggs.

 

[Arachnoclown]

They're starting to molt...

 

[Dave Jay]

They're starting to molt...View attachment 28879

Now that's cool!

 

[WolfSpider]

Next update they will be walking around. Thanks for sharing @Arachnoclown ! So bad arze!!!

 

[Arachnoclown]

I still have 100 more to go...

 

[sdsnybny]

LOL.... You can also sell them bulk and never have to separate them. When my pumpkin patch lg gave me a sac it was 450. About a week after they molted to 1st instar I separated them into lots of 50-55 and put them on coffee filters in 16oz deli cups with vented lids. 1-2 weeks after they molted to 2nd instar I opened the lid put in two wet well rung out paper towels in each cup closed the lid and shipped them to the buyers. only lost 5-8 out of 450 and never had to individually house/feed them. The wet paper towels gave them the moisture as well as something to cling onto during shipping.

 

[Arachnoclown]

Thats good to know. Id like to trade alot off to local breeders for other slings...want a few @sdsnybny ???

 

[sdsnybny]

Thats good to know. Id like to trade alot off to local breeders for other slings...want a few @sdsnybny ???

Sure!! I still have lots of I hirsutum and in ten days if the sacs are good I will soon have C. darlingi and H. sp Columbia lg slings. Tag! Your turn to male the drive.

 

[Arachnoclown]

Looks like I'll be coming up to see you. I'm on vacation for the next 3 weeks. @sdsnybny