What is this?!!!

[Izzys Keeper]

My friends spider layed 4 eggs the other day. The 5th one was stuck deep inside her. We waited 2 days before gently massaging it out. It took little effort to get it to slide out. But this stuff came with it! Should we be worried?
She bled a little bit today also...

This is a butterxspider clutch

[loonunit]

Oh... yeah, I would be worried. Couldn't hurt to take her to the vet. She might need some antibiotics, at a minimum.

[Izzys Keeper]

Ok.

For peace of mind is this a common occurance? I thought maybe it was comparable to a placenta or something

[rabernet]

No, it is not a common occurance. I would also recommend a vet.

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[loonunit]

So, I've only had 5 clutches laid here? But none of them had any stuff attached. Yeah, you get placental goo with boa live births, but python clutches are very clean.

But I've also never had an egg bound female. It's definitely good that you got that slug out of her, you probably saved her life. But the attached stuff worries me. I've never seen that, never heard of it coming out with the stuck egg in an egg bound female, so I worry that she might not be out of the woods. That blood could have come from someplace deep, which is why I'm jumping to antibiotics. I'm hoping one of the more experienced breeders here weighs in, someone who's had an egg-bound female.

In the meantime, I would shoot an e-mail with that picture attached to the Barkers at VPI: vpi@beecreek.net

[Izzys Keeper]

The egg wasnt a slug. It was completly healthy. Im going to talk to him about a vet

[dr del]

Vet!!!

That's not normal at all.

Definitely show the vet that picture if you can and sending it to someone like the Barkers is also a good idea.

I think I'd be asking for an emergency appointment to be honest.


dr del

[achilles_crutch]

awwwww man that looks really bad! generally the insides should not be outside. VET ASAP! put the extra parts in the fridge and take them with you when you go.

[Luke Martin]

Looks like you've got some oviduct with that egg. I doubt she's ever able to breed again.

[loonunit]

Looks like you've got some oviduct with that egg. I doubt she's ever able to breed again.

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Yeah, that was my thought, actually. She'll need at least two seasons off, she might need surgery to breed, and even with that there's a still good chance laying another clutch would injure her again, or outright kill her.

Speaking as a female human who gets kinda queasy, the more I look at those pictures, the more my insides hurt. Poor spider girl.