Removing Eggsacs

[Howard Farley (Huk7)]

Hi all,

Can anyone give me advice on removing and artificially incubating eggsacs, basically the following:

1) - How do you know when the correct time is to remove it?
2) - How do you know when the correct time is to actually open the sac
3) - What conditions should the eggsac be kept in to keep it optimal
4) - Is this method preferable to leaving it with the mother and if so why

I know it seems like 20 questions!!! But I am expecting an eggsac or two to be laid fairly shortly and was interested to find out more.

I look forward to your replies and thanks for looking.

Howard

[flateric]

Hi Howard,

from which species do you expecting an eggsac?

Dirk

[Mikhail F. Bagaturov]

Your question Howard gives me the clue that You do not want to search this info over the Internet...
If do - You would obviousely find some info like this one at my site...

http://tarantulas.tropica.ru/english/index2.php?link=incub.html

[Howard Farley (Huk7)]

Thanks guys,

For information it is a T.blondi that I am hopefully expecting a sac from.

Also I have tried to search this several times over the internet as my first resource and have not come across your site, but thanks anyway, I will have a look.

I also wanted to be sure that I got the right information regarding this as so many websites hold incorrect info, as I'm sure you are aware. Hence why I used this forum and asked the experts.

[Wikkids_Wench]

There's an excellent thread pinned on the Tarantula forum of Venom List titled Making an Incubator

[Howard Farley (Huk7)]

You are an absolute star, Wikkids_Wench!!!!

I've just had a look at that thread and it has proved excellent reading.

Very useful.

Thank you

[Layla McInnes]

Yup thats my hubbys post. Ray G very kindly showed us how to do that in February and it worked with our first egg sac. He has had repeated success with this.

[Richard Gallon]

You might also make sure you read the next BTS journal for refinments to the incubator design
Cheers,
Richard

[Layla McInnes]

Cheers Richard. When is it out?

[Howard Farley (Huk7)]

Thanks very much to both Richard and Layla.

I will keep an eye out for the next bulletin.

Howard

[Ray Hale]

The next BTS Journal is due out this month.......towards the end I would expect but dont hold me to that.

Ray Hale

[Layla McInnes]

hi Ray, just tried mailing you but for some reason it didnt work! Do you know if Angela got my change of addy last month?
Layla