What is this gooey yellow stuff?

[Nurse Ratchet]

T. albopilosus has been working on what I assumed was a molt may for two days. This morning I come home to find Curly still spinning web, but there is a yellow snot consistency puddle in the middle. I am confused. What is it? The goo has little bubbles of slightly darker yellow in it. Google says tarantula's don't pee or vomit...

 

[Enn49]

My guess is that she is making an egg sac. The chances are it will be infertile unless she has been paired with a male at some time. Leave it with her if it is, she will discard it eventually.

 

[Nurse Ratchet]

Oh thank goodness. I thought maybe it got hurt or sick. I guess that means female. No idea if it mated. I got her about 8 weeks ago from a pet shop. I figured it must have been a male for the price since it was so big. I guessed wrong.

 

[Arachnoclown]

Now you'll know if it's wild caught or not....

When I paired my curly she held the sperm for a year before dropping a sack.

 

[Nurse Ratchet]

Yes, y'all were correct. The goo has been rolled up into a little golf ball which she is now on top of.
I'm not ready to be a T grandmother, so hoping it's not viable. On the off chance it is, I've reached out to local breeder to see if she would like the babies.
Thanks for easing my mind this morning. I'm glad she's ok.

 

[Nurse Ratchet]

Just wanted to give a thank you shout out to Amanda from Pinchers and Pokies who agreed to help me out in case of a viable sac and was kind enough to offer a trade for a 2+ inch A chalcodes on my want list.
I can't speak to their delivery process as they are local so I just pick up, but the CB darlings I've purchased have been in excellent condition, and they have been most pleasant to communicate with.