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<blockquote data-quote="octanejunkie" data-source="post: 198379" data-attributes="member: 3872"><p>Well, congratulations, and welcome to the hobby; you could call this a "baptism by fire" sort of introduction to tarantula keeping.</p><p></p><p>There is no way to tell how long she's had the sac, and if it's even viable; only time will tell.</p><p></p><p>She will not eat while she tends to the sac so don't stress her out by trying to feed her. Make sure she has constant access to clean water and let her do her thing.</p><p></p><p>Most keepers will pull the sac 30-40 days after first noticing it but nothing says you have to, in fact you could choose to do nothing at all. Spiders have been dropping sacs and reproducing for millions of years without our help.</p><p></p><p>Depending on many factors, the development of the eggs in the sac can be faster or slower, temperature being one of the most influential. Also, the eggs could be unfertilized as already mentioned which means nothing will hatch out of the sac. In that case the mom either abandons the sac or eats it. Sometimes, mom's eat viable sacs, which is why we pull them if we know the female was paired and the sac is most likely viable.</p><p></p><p>The good news is your T is doing what she is programmed to do and if you wanted to find a local breeder to help you that's an easy option as has already been recommended. If she isaa first time mom, chances are there will be about 100 or so eggs in there, sometimes less. </p><p></p><p>I recommend you not stress yourself or the tarantula out and start doing your research and look for local breeders in the WA area. Ping Aaron at Pacific Northwest Arachnids, he is not in WA but may be able to help, or perhaps @sdsnybnywill chime in, like [USER=27444]@Arachnoclown[/USER] recommend.</p><p></p><p>Do your research. Ask questions. Good luck, congratulations and welcome to the forum, and the hobby.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="octanejunkie, post: 198379, member: 3872"] Well, congratulations, and welcome to the hobby; you could call this a "baptism by fire" sort of introduction to tarantula keeping. There is no way to tell how long she's had the sac, and if it's even viable; only time will tell. She will not eat while she tends to the sac so don't stress her out by trying to feed her. Make sure she has constant access to clean water and let her do her thing. Most keepers will pull the sac 30-40 days after first noticing it but nothing says you have to, in fact you could choose to do nothing at all. Spiders have been dropping sacs and reproducing for millions of years without our help. Depending on many factors, the development of the eggs in the sac can be faster or slower, temperature being one of the most influential. Also, the eggs could be unfertilized as already mentioned which means nothing will hatch out of the sac. In that case the mom either abandons the sac or eats it. Sometimes, mom's eat viable sacs, which is why we pull them if we know the female was paired and the sac is most likely viable. The good news is your T is doing what she is programmed to do and if you wanted to find a local breeder to help you that's an easy option as has already been recommended. If she isaa first time mom, chances are there will be about 100 or so eggs in there, sometimes less. I recommend you not stress yourself or the tarantula out and start doing your research and look for local breeders in the WA area. Ping Aaron at Pacific Northwest Arachnids, he is not in WA but may be able to help, or perhaps @sdsnybnywill chime in, like [USER=27444]@Arachnoclown[/USER] recommend. Do your research. Ask questions. Good luck, congratulations and welcome to the forum, and the hobby. [/QUOTE]
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