Caught some T's.

[Drizzt80]

Was able to catch a couple of my T's out last night after the light switch was turned on . . .

I witnessed my Cobalt Blue carrying around a white ball a few weeks ago. Got the nerve to tear the tank apart to get what I was certain was an egg sac . . . sure enough! It was:

Here she was perched at the entrance of her burrow last night:

This one was out too (P. irminia)! I haven't really seen it since I put it in the cage, but it was out in full effect last night, and has probably doubled in size from last Fall. Notice the orange nike-like markings on the 'feet':

Lastly, here's my A. seemani out getting a late night drink:

I'm hoping to catch some of the others out so I can get a snapshot of them because I know they've grown and look much more impressive than they did when I got them!

Thanks for looking,
D80

 

[Tula_Montage]

That egg sack freaks the hell out of me... All those wee spidies running aboot! :'(

Big mumma is gorgeous though! Shes really colouring up huh.

Thanks for posting Brent.

 

[ArpeggioAngel]

I still don't think I could ever have one in my house, but I am getting much better at looking at pictures of them and even taking my own pics (shot one at a reptile display in Arizona). Spiders freak me out like nothing else in this world can!!

Great pics Brent - especially the detail in the egg sac!! And it does fascinate me how many different colors that they come in!

 

[Nanci]

Was the egg sac just open like that? Will the babies hang out with the mom for a while, or disperse right away?

Nanci

 

[Drizzt80]

Was the egg sac just open like that? Will the babies hang out with the mom for a while, or disperse right away?

Nanci

I cut the sac open. It looked like a balled up glob of dried toilet paper when she first had it. She carried it around with her, and I only knew she had it because she was at the top of her burrow one day . . . in the middle of the day . . . which was strange by itself. I immediately knew what it was, but thought no way could they be fertile. I got her in August 2005, from a wholesaler, so she could easily be wild caught and preggers, BUT while they can retain sperm from the male, they supposedly lose it when they shed. I'm positive she has shed once since I had her, and possibly twice.

I had to dig her out of her burrow (um, for those that don't know, Cobalts are aggressive . . . pic below) which was an adventure in itself. Maneuvering her into a cup AND stealing her egg sac (which was clenched in her fangs) was an entirely different show that cost twice the regular admission.

I cut the sac open to confirm what it was. I've kept them humid and warm since as I was told on Arachnoboards that bad eggs, well, go bad. Like black. They haven't yet as far as I can tell, so I'm waiting to see if they sprout legs . . . IF that happens, I'll have to make a decision . . .

D80

 

[Tula_Montage]

IF that happens you will have hundreds of aggressive little blue spidies. Good luck Brent!

 

[snakemom1961]

My daughter had a rosy T, but sadly it passed away a month or so ago. We've always thought the cobalts were so beautiful but don't want an aggressive T. I told Rebecca no more spiders, because even though we did all the right things according to care sheets we read we still couldn't keep her alive. But yours are all beautiful, Thanks for sharing.