Poecilotheria fasciata, Pterinochilus murinus, and Heteroscodra maculata success

[jmugleston]

Heteroscodra maculata

Mating:

Eggsac:

1st Instars

2nd Instars

Poecilotheria fasciata

Mating:

With eggsac:

Post Embryos

1st Instars

2nd Instars

Pterinochilus murinus
Mating:

With Eggsac:

1st Instars:

2nd Instars:

 

[Enigmatic_Reptiles]

Very nice pictures. I never have bred any spiders but that certainly looks like it would be pretty interesting. Congrats

 

[animeavatar]

What do the hatchlings eat? Do you open the eggsacs?

 

[jmugleston]

What do the hatchlings eat? Do you open the eggsacs?

They don't eat at this stage. I do open the eggsacs as I like to record the development and compare it between the species. They'll molt twice and after that second molt they'll be ready to eat.

 

[NinjaDuo]

How do you house all of them?

 

[jmugleston]

How do you house all of them?

Most of the spiderlings are kept in groups. I don't lose many to cannibalism provided I feed them well. My breeders are all housed in individual plastic totes and kept on one of the many shelves in our spider room.

 

[animeavatar]

So, what do you feed them after 2 molts?Small crickets?

 

[jmugleston]

So, what do you feed them after 2 molts?Small crickets?

Pinhead crickets could work fine, but I don't like spending extra money so I raise a few (9) types of roaches. The newborn (or newly hatched depending on species) roaches work perfectly for baby spider food.

 

[animeavatar]

When do you open the sacs?