First Clutch of 08

[muddoc]

Well, this girl is 4 days overdue (well actually 3 years overdue). We got this 7 year old girl almost four years ago, and she finally decided that she was ready to breed this year. Believe it or not, I bought this girl with one other, and the guy shipped them to me through the USPS. They were in the box for 48 hours, and were covered in mites. It has been a long road, but she finally acclimated.

She laid 8 beautiful eggs that weighed in 816.2 grams. She was bred by our original Spider male. Here's too a nice bunch of Spiders.

I actually had palpated 8 follicles, but when I pulled the girl, she was only on 7 eggs. So, in the pic, she is only coiled on 7 eggs. One egg was very soft and somewhat waxy. Dumb me didn't realize that she had just laid it. Well, I pulled her (and forgot to check her for more eggs) and put her in another tub so that I could check the eggs and set them up. I went inside to the incubator, and did some work on the computer. Well I went back out to clean her and her tub, and low and behold, she was wrapped around the water bowl with another egg smashed between her and what she believed was her clutch of eggs (the water bowl). Lesson known, but revisited: Check to make sure your female is empty before you put her away.

Here's the pic, sorry for all of my babble.

[tmartin2347]

Nice Tim, good luck man.

[muddoc]

Thanks Trevor.

[janeothejungle]

Yeah Tim!! Congrats on the eggs, she's a cutie. Hope you get great odds!! Keep us posted.

Cheers,
Kat

[muddoc]

Thanks Kat. I normally do a good job of updates, but it is going to be a busy year.

[karbogast]

Thats a good reminder for people to check their females especially since many of us are waiting on our first clutches and until you get back in the flow of things that is something that might get lost in the excitment of getting those first eggs. Thanks for sharing that story as I know it made me make a mental note to make sure I check the girls for any remaing eggs.

Also congrats on the success story with that female. She looks great on that clutch of eggs. It must feel very rewarding to have her produce such a nice clutch of eggs considering the condidtion she was in when you got her. I am sure it was a long road, but I bet she is happy you made the effort for her.

Good luck on the rest of your clutches and I know how you feel on the late clutch thing, my first one is 5 days late but then again she didn't lay till day 45 last year so maybe she is going to make me sweat it again this year.

[Laooda]

WooHOO!!!!!! Great story Tim, so glad she finally came around... here's to Spiders!!!!

[frankykeno]

Congrats on your first clutch of many this season, Tim!

It's a great lesson to a lot of folks that think short cuts are possible. The years you've put into this female, the work, the careful husbandry, the planning are just now paying off in such a wonderful way. I don't think some people realize this is a part of it all so I'm very glad you shared this female's story.

Can't wait to see what you and Monica produce this year!

[Bradford Cole]

Here is hoping for some nice looking Spiders Tim! Best of luck!

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Congrats and good luck with this clutch.

And of course I wish you many more!