Mamata Polle
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Hi,
Last year I had a alot of Basilica Spiders above a hedge next to my house, I did everything I could to encourage their presence because they're good for catching mosquitos and biting midges. For a long time I watched one particular female, Shima, and she made a set of nine connected egg sacks in that special way the Basilica's do. After she disappeared I kept watch over the eggs and waited for them to hatch. About a week ago I finally had to trim that hedge and thus removed the eggs and brought them inside. At this point I wasn't even sure that they were still alive, as I've NEVER seen spider eggs take so long to hatch. Well anyway, having seen alot of vids on how to open a spider or tarantula egg sack, I decided to find out what was going on. The first sack was a different color, sort of blackened, and all the occupants while fully formed, were dead. However, the second sack, which was the same color as all the rest, contained nine fully formed slings, (Honestly I don't know how they all fit!) These are all now doing very well in my little make shift incubator. I noticed that the skin of the actual sack is VERY hard, how do they get out? So my questions are:
1. I want as many of them t survive as possible, because they're very beneficial around here. Should I take the remaining seven sacks outside again, or should I open them, incubate the slings for a little while, and then release them in choice places?
2. How long should I incubate the slings?
P.S. They are about the size of a pin head and already produce silk.
Be Well and God Bless,
Mamata
Last year I had a alot of Basilica Spiders above a hedge next to my house, I did everything I could to encourage their presence because they're good for catching mosquitos and biting midges. For a long time I watched one particular female, Shima, and she made a set of nine connected egg sacks in that special way the Basilica's do. After she disappeared I kept watch over the eggs and waited for them to hatch. About a week ago I finally had to trim that hedge and thus removed the eggs and brought them inside. At this point I wasn't even sure that they were still alive, as I've NEVER seen spider eggs take so long to hatch. Well anyway, having seen alot of vids on how to open a spider or tarantula egg sack, I decided to find out what was going on. The first sack was a different color, sort of blackened, and all the occupants while fully formed, were dead. However, the second sack, which was the same color as all the rest, contained nine fully formed slings, (Honestly I don't know how they all fit!) These are all now doing very well in my little make shift incubator. I noticed that the skin of the actual sack is VERY hard, how do they get out? So my questions are:
1. I want as many of them t survive as possible, because they're very beneficial around here. Should I take the remaining seven sacks outside again, or should I open them, incubate the slings for a little while, and then release them in choice places?
2. How long should I incubate the slings?
P.S. They are about the size of a pin head and already produce silk.
Be Well and God Bless,
Mamata
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