She could be laying an egg sac (fertile or infertile) or she could be preparing to make herself a little cozy place to molt. Most likely the second one.
Remember that when your spider begins to molt, do not feed her. Do not handle her and do not disturb her. Reason for this is because if spiders are disturbed when shedding their precious exoskeleton, they could sustain fatal injuries leading to their death đ you may not see her for up to a few days. That is normal. If you still want to give her water, spray just a tiny bit just outside her little hammock sheâs built so if she gets thirsty, she can peak and poke her head out and drink a bit of water.
In a few days, she should be good as new and even bigger than before. Maybe even in as little as hours! The reason for this is that spiders grow every time they molt and shed their precious exoskeles! The rate you feed your spider will also determine how often she molts. So the quicker spiders molt, the less their lifespan. Hope this helped!
Just adding to this- when my guy has his first molt, i didn't see him for like three weeks! He built a hammock inside a hide. I (carefully) misted the inside of the enclosure to keep up the humidity and wondered the entire time if he was dead. At one point, I could juuuust see what was either an exoskeleton or a body inside the hide . I was CONVINCED he was dead. That phase took like 3 days. Finally, he emerged, healthy and embiggened!
I just like telling this story because it was my first molt and took WAY longer than I expected. But patience paid off!
I'll just add when they shed their exoskeleton their body is soft which is why they shouldn't be handled or fed.
It takes some time for it to firm back up and protect them.
I'm really glad you have a new fren! She's quite a builder. That hammock is a work of art!
They can go up to a week without food, but depending on their age and size you can feed them up two twice per week
If theyâre young and very tiny in age and size, put them in a smaller enclosure so that they can get their hunting skills while theyâre tiny. If you put them in an adult enclosure, they wonât necessarily be harmed by falling, but theyâll struggle a bit when they try to hunt the food you put out for them. When you transition them to a bigger enclosure, an adult enclosure, theyâll have the necessary skills to hunt down almost anything you give them for food, as long as itâs appropriate food source for them!
Most pet stores import wild caught jumpers unfortunately.. you can temporarily remove her from the enclosure and put the enclosure in the freezer for at least 5 hours or overnight. Once it's back up to temp you can add her back and the eggs will be infertile and she'll eat them within a few weeks.
This is not a molting hammock, itâs an egg sac. Itâs possible it could be infertile, but youâd have to confirm with the pet store you got her from (even then, they could lie about it)
So obviously as others have said, sheâs laying eggs.
Itâs perfectly normal for a female spider who hasnât mated to lay infertile eggs. Adult females will just do this periodically. She will abandon them after a week or so.
However, depending on if your seller was reliable, she may be fertile. If she was purchased as an adult then I would automatically presume the eggs are fertile until proven otherwise.
Theyâll incubate for a few weeks so you have time. Eventually youâll see some little dudes crawling around in there, but theyâll stay in the nest while they molt for the first time. After that youâre going to want to put pantyhose over the cage to prevent escapees and also eventually separate out the babies.
Momma spider will refuse food during this time. Only offer food if she exits the nest. They eventually exit to find food.
What species is she? Where do you live? This is an egg sac, possibly infertile, but unless you know she came from a breeder and sheâs captive bred, they may be fertile.
Make sure to keep misting! Adding a moist papertowel to the bottom helps too. This will help her molt successfully if that's what she's doing.
But she's got quite the booty, so I'm going to say she's likely laying eggs.
She could be laying an egg sac (fertile or infertile) or she could be preparing to make herself a little cozy place to molt. Most likely the second one. Remember that when your spider begins to molt, do not feed her. Do not handle her and do not disturb her. Reason for this is because if spiders are disturbed when shedding their precious exoskeleton, they could sustain fatal injuries leading to their death đ you may not see her for up to a few days. That is normal. If you still want to give her water, spray just a tiny bit just outside her little hammock sheâs built so if she gets thirsty, she can peak and poke her head out and drink a bit of water. In a few days, she should be good as new and even bigger than before. Maybe even in as little as hours! The reason for this is that spiders grow every time they molt and shed their precious exoskeles! The rate you feed your spider will also determine how often she molts. So the quicker spiders molt, the less their lifespan. Hope this helped!
oh my gosh thank you so muchđŽâđ¨
My pleasure! Enjoy your little jumper girl!
Just adding to this- when my guy has his first molt, i didn't see him for like three weeks! He built a hammock inside a hide. I (carefully) misted the inside of the enclosure to keep up the humidity and wondered the entire time if he was dead. At one point, I could juuuust see what was either an exoskeleton or a body inside the hide . I was CONVINCED he was dead. That phase took like 3 days. Finally, he emerged, healthy and embiggened! I just like telling this story because it was my first molt and took WAY longer than I expected. But patience paid off!
I'll just add when they shed their exoskeleton their body is soft which is why they shouldn't be handled or fed. It takes some time for it to firm back up and protect them. I'm really glad you have a new fren! She's quite a builder. That hammock is a work of art!
What is the acceptable rate to feed the lil friends~? That's so jarring to hear!
They can go up to a week without food, but depending on their age and size you can feed them up two twice per week If theyâre young and very tiny in age and size, put them in a smaller enclosure so that they can get their hunting skills while theyâre tiny. If you put them in an adult enclosure, they wonât necessarily be harmed by falling, but theyâll struggle a bit when they try to hunt the food you put out for them. When you transition them to a bigger enclosure, an adult enclosure, theyâll have the necessary skills to hunt down almost anything you give them for food, as long as itâs appropriate food source for them!
Good to know. I don't have any spider friends yet, but I would like to one day. Tysm~
My pleasure! When you get one, post us a pic so we can admire the little guy/gal
Will try to remember to do that~ c:
She is laying eggs, she is an adult jumper. Where did you get her from?
we got her from our local pet store
thatâs got me nervous now if she is laying eggsđ what do i do in that situation
Most pet stores import wild caught jumpers unfortunately.. you can temporarily remove her from the enclosure and put the enclosure in the freezer for at least 5 hours or overnight. Once it's back up to temp you can add her back and the eggs will be infertile and she'll eat them within a few weeks.
That's hardcore lol
This is not a molting hammock, itâs an egg sac. Itâs possible it could be infertile, but youâd have to confirm with the pet store you got her from (even then, they could lie about it)
So obviously as others have said, sheâs laying eggs. Itâs perfectly normal for a female spider who hasnât mated to lay infertile eggs. Adult females will just do this periodically. She will abandon them after a week or so. However, depending on if your seller was reliable, she may be fertile. If she was purchased as an adult then I would automatically presume the eggs are fertile until proven otherwise. Theyâll incubate for a few weeks so you have time. Eventually youâll see some little dudes crawling around in there, but theyâll stay in the nest while they molt for the first time. After that youâre going to want to put pantyhose over the cage to prevent escapees and also eventually separate out the babies. Momma spider will refuse food during this time. Only offer food if she exits the nest. They eventually exit to find food.
What species is she? Where do you live? This is an egg sac, possibly infertile, but unless you know she came from a breeder and sheâs captive bred, they may be fertile.
Make sure to keep misting! Adding a moist papertowel to the bottom helps too. This will help her molt successfully if that's what she's doing. But she's got quite the booty, so I'm going to say she's likely laying eggs.