Lycosa egg sac - HELP!

[Traci Barker]

Well, the move must have done my little girl the power of good as when I checked on her this afternoon she is hidden away with nothing less that a eggsac with her.
Not that I'm not excited as this is my very first egg sac, but now what happens; what do I need to do for her?

Can anybody please give me some advise on humidity, feeding, how long before they hatch out (if indeed they do at all) how to take care of the young, any thing at all and stop me panicing like a first time mum?

Thank you, thank you lol
Traci

[Colin D Wilson]

Basically Lycosa are a hardy species and to be honest conditions must be about right in your enclosure as she has produced. (no disturbance won't go amiss)
She'll carry the sac around for a couple of weeks and then, when hatched, the youngsters will climb on her back.
http://static.flickr.com/26/97224458_dd9c3a6c9d.jpg (photo credit unavailable)
From there, they will dispurse when ready to take on the world (just make sure your tank is escape proof, or you'll have a house full of little Lycosa, selotape over large (over 1mm) holes with a pin hole in it will do)

Feed as usual, she may be a little more finicky and not eat at all times but you can leave the food item in there, if it's a pest she will just kill it and leave it.
She may be a little "protective / aggressive" and i've had experience of them lunging at the side of a clear tank when i've picked it up, so "fingers out the way time".

The big question is "What are you going to do with them?"

[Traci Barker]

Basically Lycosa are a hardy species and to be honest conditions must be about right in your enclosure as she has produced. (no disturbance won't go amiss)
She'll carry the sac around for a couple of weeks and then, when hatched, the youngsters will climb on her back.
http://static.flickr.com/26/97224458_dd9c3a6c9d.jpg (photo credit unavailable)
From there, they will dispurse when ready to take on the world (just make sure your tank is escape proof, or you'll have a house full of little Lycosa, selotape over large (over 1mm) holes with a pin hole in it will do)

Feed as usual, she may be a little more finicky and not eat at all times but you can leave the food item in there, if it's a pest she will just kill it and leave it.
She may be a little "protective / aggressive" and i've had experience of them lunging at the side of a clear tank when i've picked it up, so "fingers out the way time".

The big question is "What are you going to do with them?"

Thanks for your advise, Colin.
She is well hidden away in a den so touch wood she will feel safe where she is, the only reason I knew of the eggsac is because I picked her tank up and peered in from the bottom!
I placed a fly in with her before I knew of the eggsac and she hasn't even bothered to come out... she has other things on her mind I guess.

I will place fly/insect mesh over in between the lid and her tank when I feel she is happy with the way things are... and watch my fingers!

If this does happen and I end up with spiderlings, how long would you leave with mum, after then, would you place in an tank on their own and let the strongest thrive or would you pot them in small groups. How many spiderlings would say on advage I am looking at housing?
Would they feed on micro crix or fruit flys... sorry about the questions!!!!

As for what I am going to do with them if I end up with live spids I'll let you know later when I have worked that one out. Still getting over the shock of the egg sac in the first place at the moment lol

[Colin D Wilson]

To be honest you could go either way, although i've noticed a fair amount of canniblism when housed together for any length of time.
as far as how many??? have another look at the picture and try and count them ........a fair few in other words.
Mine too has a sac and i'm putting aside 100 film pots, any left over will be put in a cricket tub with plenty of micro crickets and passed onto a friend of mine.
Fruit flies are ok (if a little lacking in nutrients), micros are better as these spider hunt by eyesight not web building) in a couple of moults they'll go mad for micro mealworms

[Traci Barker]

as far as how many??? have another look at the picture and try and count them ........a fair few in other words.
Mine too has a sac and i'm putting aside 100 film pots, any left over will be put in a cricket tub with plenty of micro crickets and passed onto a friend of mine.

Well I know I said I adore these little Lycosa's but suddenly
acquiring a 100 and some more of them is taking things little too far wouldn't you say

[Traci Barker]

Caught my Lycosa girl out today, so thought that I would get a snap while I could.
The eggsac is much smaller than I thought it would be but I bet it feel huge to her

[James Box]

very lucky getting a sac! i doubt i will, i opted for smaller and hopefully younger...so no idea if she's mature enough to have been mated.
they are a gorgeous species!