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How best to not disturb new mom with eggsac? Food/water?

Sharno

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So Cal
Hi all,

After many, many years with tarantulas, I've bred my first pair. My b. albo (Honduran) produced an eggsac a couple of days ago after being paired a few months ago.

There's a lot of conflicting information around..and some things I have not come across. I know that it is important to absolutely not disturb the female now.

Do you feed or not feed? I have read comments that say stop all feeding because a rogue feeder can stress the mom.

What about water? She was/is a HUGE webber and I always have to go do some maintenance around the water dish to clear the area and refill the water. Again - keeping disruptions to a minimum - should I hold off on water as well since we're just looking at a month or so?

I can probably lower a new water dish down and fill it with little disruption, but I am thinking of putting her in a room alone and not even peeking in for the next three weeks.

Thanks!
 
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