C Versicolor gave me a new years ever gift….

[jrh3]

So excited about this one, can’t really get a good pic of her so here is her tunnel haha. Now the question is should I pull in 30 days or let them hatch with her? @octanejunkie @Arachnoclown any thoughts, tips or recommendations? My first arboreal sac, all my other sac have been terrestrial.

 

[Arachnoclown]

Yes pull it in 30 days. Keep her at 82 degrees meanwhile.

 

[octanejunkie]

I waited to pull my versicolor sac at 45 days, rather than 30, and I left the sac intact
I turned the sac daily in the incubator
I tore it open after about 10 days I had 1i and 2i slings
After a week they were all 2i
I had a 95% hatch rate

I pulled my first avic sac at 30 days, opened the sac and dumped the eggs/ewls out and ultimately had about a 55% hatch rate.

YMMV

 

[jrh3]

Good deal, My last sac I found that taking some of the females webbing and spreading it out in the incubator makes the slings spread out and venture at first instar instead of staying grouped up by the sac. I will probably do this with these when I pull it.

My OBT slings are currently flipping back and forth so they should hit 2i soon, its gonna be fun times with hundreds of slings at once, lol.

 

[octanejunkie]

They started webbing all around the sac which is when they were basically ready to move out of the incubator

Versicolor dormitory

 

[jrh3]

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They started webbing all around the sac which is when they were basically ready to move out of the incubator

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Versicolor dormitory

So you keep them in groups? Until how big?

 

[octanejunkie]

So you keep them in groups? Until how big?

Until they seem crowded and need their own space.

I also sell them off as I go, so there's naturally fewer of them in the dorms overtime.

 

[Arachnoclown]

I waited to pull my versicolor sac at 45 days, rather than 30, and I left the sac intact
I turned the sac daily in the incubator
I tore it open after about 10 days I had 1i and 2i slings
After a week they were all 2i
I had a 95% hatch rate

I pulled my first avic sac at 30 days, opened the sac and dumped the eggs/ewls out and ultimately had about a 55% hatch rate.

YMMV

Never had less then 100% hatch rate with Avicularia at 28-30 days.

 

[Arachnoclown]

Until they seem crowded and need their own space.

I also sell them off as I go, so there's naturally fewer of them in the dorms overtime.

I use to keep Avicularia communally in the late 80s early 90s. Had a few old ladies living together for many years. All died of old age except one...she fell while molting.

 

[jrh3]

Pulled today. Seems fairly large too. 30 days all first instar.

 

[jrh3]

 

[Oursapoil]

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[DustyD]

Please keep us updated.

 

[DustyD]

Never had less then 100% hatch rate with Avicularia at 28-30 days.

In your decades of experience, have there been particularly difficult species to breed/ eggs to hatch? If so, which ones. Sorry to divert the subject abit, but I get overly curious sometimes.

 

[jrh3]

They are starting to darken up. Getting close.

 

[AndyBunn]

They are starting to darken up. Getting close.

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They are so cute

 

[octanejunkie]

Avics in general are larger slings, so larger sacs, and of all the full-sized avics, versicolor are on the smaller size as slings.

Good looking updates!

How many individuals?

 

[jrh3]

Any idea why a few of these guys are turning pink? I haven’t got a total count yet.

 

[John2097]

Any idea why a few of these guys are turning pink? I haven’t got a total count yet.

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Had this happen to some of my hatched slings in the past usually you’ll see this color pink in 1st instar. Could have been infection, they probably absorb something like mold etch.. who knows?? They rarely made to 2nd instar.
One of them is leaking which is a bad sign.

But most are looking good and about to hit 2nd instar. Congrats!!

 

[jrh3]

Had this happen to some of my hatched slings in the past usually you’ll see this color pink in 1st instar. Could have been infection, they probably absorb something like mold etch.. who knows?? They rarely made to 2nd instar.
One of them is leaking which is a bad sign.

But most are looking good and about to hit 2nd instar. Congrats!!

Thanks, I heard the same about the pink from a Facebook post. Would you recommend taking the pink ones out?