P.metallica EWL to Spiderlings

[Lisa Baines]

figured it was faster to upload to photobucket!


EWL's....


Had to be done (sorry) I was soooo excited :P this was my FB profile pic on the night we pulled the sac!


the set up...


Top of tank with DIY stat


EWL's getting ready to turn to N1


N1's


N1's getting ready to turn to N2


N1's turning to N2's



N2's darkening up and making use of the damp tea towel (the water tub sprung a leak!)


Tub prepping time!


Spiderling incubator with DIY stat (not enough room on the sling shelf so I had to improvise!)


SPIDERLINGS!!!





and last but not least... mommy!

[Peter Bosznai]

Wow, my brain just blast out. What a breeding system... Congratulations at all.
Why do you need an incubator? I think if I had P.metallica slings I will protect them
like a chrystal vase (maybe a little better), but we never used incubator.

[Ray Hale]

Superb Lisa. I look forward to the article. Great photos and what a mother !!!!! You should be proud. Im sure everyone will be interested in reading all bout it.

[Lisa Baines]

Peter, we have a sling cabinet, well, sling shelf that has glass doors on and is temperature controlled. We found using this technique means that we have next to no unexpected dead spiderlings - just works really well.
However, there is not enough room in there for another 90 odd slings so in order to keep them at the temps they have become accustomed to i.e. 25oc day and 21oc night (same temps as the first 4 weeks with mom in the burrow and the sling shelf) I decided to make them a temporary incubator until they all go to their new homes

Ray, going to get all the data together over the next few weeks and get typing

[Nicola Dolby]

Aren't they such little cuties! I love Pokie babies

[Lisa Baines]

aye they are well sweet!

[John chambers]

you did great Lisa..
Can't wait to read your report ..
Bet they all spoken for too lol

[Lisa Baines]

They've been spoken for, for the last 2 years since I started trying!!!

[K Smith]

Congratulations! Amazing job. Great set ups too! Well chuffed for you!