My albiceps died.

[MassExodus]

So I got her about three weeks ago, or so. Fed her a week ago. Found her dead, with the extra nymph i put in her enclosure after she greedily devoured the first one, still alive. She had started molding. Just like one of my xenesthis slings, and just like a H cyaneus juvie, all three had been in the same enclosure, with the same piece of cork. On the underside of the cork is a large green patch of..mold or fungus, thin and powdery. Id not noticed it before. I threw the entire enclosure away to be sure. Too many deaths to be a coincidence. One of my favorite new spiders, a sexed female albiceps, 3 inches..goddamnit.

 

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So I got her about three weeks ago, or so. Fed her a week ago. Found her dead, with the extra nymph i put in her enclosure after she greedily devoured the first one, still alive. She had started molding. Just like one of my xenesthis slings, and just like a H cyaneus juvie, all three had been in the same enclosure, with the same piece of cork. On the underside of the cork is a large green patch of..mold or fungus, thin and powdery. Id not noticed it before. I threw the entire enclosure away to be sure. Too many deaths to be a coincidence. One of my favorite new spiders, a sexed female albiceps, 3 inches..goddamnit.

Well fu@k. Sorry to hear of it.

 

[Enn49]

Awww Mass, I'm so sorry

 

[MassExodus]

Thanks. Im thinking i should have investigated the first two deaths, checked the enclosure thoroughly. Im fairly certain it was the crap on the cork bark. It took to long to figure it out though. A danger of having too many spiders and not enough time

 

[Enn49]

Thanks. Im thinking i should have investigated the first two deaths, checked the enclosure thoroughly. Im fairly certain it was the crap on the cork bark. It took to long to figure it out though. A danger of having too many spiders and not enough time

I always thoroughly wash containers and décor then scald with very hot water before reusing but that's a throw back to my snake keeping days. I recently bought some wood for my son's scorps, from a reputable reptile supplier and it went completely mouldy within 2 days. I used another piece in my Jumping Spiders enclosure as that was dry and the same thing happened.

 

[Pearl Dusenbery]

@MassExodus so sorry to hear u lost so many babies. At least u know what went wrong and have fixed it for sure and u have plenty of other T's to keep ur mind busy

 

[N8tive556]

Damn Mass, I hate to log back in after a long hiatus to see your report of bad news... Sorry to hear

So I got her about three weeks ago, or so. Fed her a week ago. Found her dead, with the extra nymph i put in her enclosure after she greedily devoured the first one, still alive. She had started molding. Just like one of my xenesthis slings, and just like a H cyaneus juvie, all three had been in the same enclosure, with the same piece of cork. On the underside of the cork is a large green patch of..mold or fungus, thin and powdery. Id not noticed it before. I threw the entire enclosure away to be sure. Too many deaths to be a coincidence. One of my favorite new spiders, a sexed female albiceps, 3 inches..goddamnit.

 

[IamKrush]

I'm sorry to hear that.

 

[justdon]

That's very sad news.So sorry.

 

[Entity]

Sorry @MassExodus . That socks out loud for sure ...it's kind weird how much it messes with yang when a freaking buget dies.

 

[Ratmosphere]

Sorry for your loss.

 

[MassExodus]

Thanks everyone. I have to put this loss up there witb the Xenesthis sling and the P antinous female. Bad year for my collection.

 

[Phil]

Came late to this. Sorry @MassExodus that SUCKS!

 

[kormath]

sorry man, at least you found what caused it so you won't lose any others.