Got my first clutch this morning!

I guess it's as good a time as any to try being active on this forum again, haha.

My female Spider just laid a seven egg clutch this morning and I'm super excited about finally having eggs to put in the cooker! Here's some pictures from the whole process from ovulation to the actual laying process.

Ovulated around the first week of January.
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3781/1...0bc72994_b.jpg
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2832/1...039b5581_b.jpg

Few weeks gravid.
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3818/1...aa23b4dc_b.jpg

Took this earlier in the week, she was looking like she was looking about ready to blow for a couple of days.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7450/1...47e2a5d8_b.jpg

Around 7am this morning, she already has most of the eggs out asides from two.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7340/1...3cd5cb05_b.jpg

Couple hours ago, all the eggs are out by now and she was very protective over them.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7363/1...550ca59e_b.jpg

After taking her off the clutch I decided to give her a soak so I could rinse some of the egg smell off and also get her rehydrated. She was talking huge gulps of water right before I took the picture.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7391/1...b360f959_b.jpg

Eggs before they went in the incubator. They're pretty snowflaked but have really great veins (asides from the one on the bottom right but I'm going to give it a shot anyway).
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7293/1...79332877_b.jpg

Mom's all washed off and looking super empty! Thinking she'll be ready for her first meal in 140+ days next week? :rolleyes:
http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2848/1...c179b2ed_b.jpg

And for kicks, here's a pic of dad!
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3671/1...69a94108_b.jpg

I'll probably continue to update this thread with any developments with the clutch but how do you guys think I did for my first time around? :P

You handle it like a pro, congrats on your first clutch.

Now come the worse part, the WAIT ;)


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That wait is going to be the death of me! It's only a few hours in and I'm already feeling impatient, hah.

Good luck with the eggs. Keep us updated.

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Very nice, please keep us updated.:)

Vn! What genes are the father? We had our spider girl ovulate recently, paired w a Lesser:)


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Good luck with the eggs. Dad looks awesome great coloring

Keep this thread update boss...


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Originally Posted by kikkimea

Vn! What genes are the father? We had our spider girl ovulate recently, paired w a Lesser:)


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He's just a very bright and bandy Lesser that I stumbled upon on CL a couple of years ago.
And whohoo, Lesser Bees!

Omg what a beautiful momma. The pic of her with her belly I'm the air is so funny looking and she looked so cute wrapped around her eggs :) keep us updated on the clutch both momma and dad are gorgeous so the babies are going to come out killer :D


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