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<blockquote data-quote="DeeCeeJay" data-source="post: 239062" data-attributes="member: 37818"><p>Hi guys... I need help!</p><p></p><p>I have one of these:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]76271[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Damarchus workmani, which I received in April</p><p></p><p>This is the last time I saw him feed, but I had been dropping crickets in and they had been disappearing, until a few months ago.</p><p></p><p>I had a lot of mould growing in there, and the crickets weren't disappearing, so I thought the worst, didn't go digging, and left the enclosure to be handled later.</p><p></p><p>Fast forward to today, I receive delivery of a different trapdoor spider, it's bigger than I thought so I decide to reuse the enclosure</p><p></p><p>No idea what I'm gonna unearth, so I go slow and gentle with a cup, sifting the substrate and checking any lumps for spider bodies</p><p></p><p>I come across what I think is a lump of clay - it turned out to be a kind of cocoon, inside of which is my d workmani, alive, and dozens of little spiderlings crawling out of the cocoon.</p><p></p><p>Idk if it was a chamber she'd closed off, or an actual cocoon-cocoon, but it was the last thing I expected.</p><p></p><p> I didn't even know that could happen.</p><p></p><p>So now I've got a load of slings I don't know how to raise and I'm reeling from the surprise</p><p></p><p>Has anyone got any advice? How do I look after these things?</p><p></p><p>I'm far from an advanced keeper, especially with spiders, and I'm worried my care might kill them</p><p></p><p>For now I've left some in the original enclosure with mum (I gently covered them over and refilled the rest of the enclosure, added some springtails) and some of the leftover soil went into a lidded cup, just in case there were babies in there.</p><p></p><p>Will leaving pre-killed crickets and keeping an area of sub moist do until they gr a little bigger?</p><p></p><p>I'm guessing their mum can take care of them better than I could for now, but I honestly have no idea </p><p></p><p></p><p>Appreciate any and all help, this is terrifying.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DeeCeeJay, post: 239062, member: 37818"] Hi guys... I need help! I have one of these: [ATTACH=full]76271[/ATTACH] Damarchus workmani, which I received in April This is the last time I saw him feed, but I had been dropping crickets in and they had been disappearing, until a few months ago. I had a lot of mould growing in there, and the crickets weren't disappearing, so I thought the worst, didn't go digging, and left the enclosure to be handled later. Fast forward to today, I receive delivery of a different trapdoor spider, it's bigger than I thought so I decide to reuse the enclosure No idea what I'm gonna unearth, so I go slow and gentle with a cup, sifting the substrate and checking any lumps for spider bodies I come across what I think is a lump of clay - it turned out to be a kind of cocoon, inside of which is my d workmani, alive, and dozens of little spiderlings crawling out of the cocoon. Idk if it was a chamber she'd closed off, or an actual cocoon-cocoon, but it was the last thing I expected. I didn't even know that could happen. So now I've got a load of slings I don't know how to raise and I'm reeling from the surprise Has anyone got any advice? How do I look after these things? I'm far from an advanced keeper, especially with spiders, and I'm worried my care might kill them For now I've left some in the original enclosure with mum (I gently covered them over and refilled the rest of the enclosure, added some springtails) and some of the leftover soil went into a lidded cup, just in case there were babies in there. Will leaving pre-killed crickets and keeping an area of sub moist do until they gr a little bigger? I'm guessing their mum can take care of them better than I could for now, but I honestly have no idea Appreciate any and all help, this is terrifying. [/QUOTE]
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