Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 5:39 pm Post subject: G. Pulchra
Mated on 9/20/07, had molted on 9/2/07. She was completely aggressive towards the male, so I helped him out by holding her back a little (hope she didn't mind too much) Afterward, I cooled her in a wine fridge, dropping the temps 2F/day until 56F, then left her in there for 2 months. After that, normal household temperatures. When I came home from the BBQ on the 7/12/08, she had an eggsack in with her!!!!!!! Have to totally thank Wilhelm (I hope that was you) for telling me they can take up to a year, I think he was a good luck charm!!! I pulled the sac yesterday, and assuming they make it, you can totally have a free one to send that good karma right back at you! My second female was mated on 10/1/07, and was also cooled for two months. She laid an eggsack on 7/24/08. I have yet to pull it. Here's a pic of the sac I opened yesterday.
The eggs w/legs were incubated at 84F in a refrigerator style incubator. Don't even ask how many there are....it's bad luck to count IME.
Update: 9/3/08: The first spider of sac #1 has molted to 2nd instar. The rest look soon to follow.
Last edited by flamingfist on Thu Sep 11, 2008 5:15 am; edited 3 times in total
wow congrats! happy happy! joy joy! _________________ "the cats apart of me dream. im going to buy a sheep, a horse, anda cow, an raise horses on fiji."
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