My First Sac!

I bred my A. versicolor for the first time a few months back and this is what she gave me. :D HUGE sac with lots of babies! I'm so excited about how many will turn out, I have lost quite a few these past few days but i'm crossing my fingers for the rest and hope there are no more losses. This is her first sac aswell as mine. Cross your fingers and wish these little troopers good luck!

Momma
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Momma with sac.
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Huge sac
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Babies
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Separated and incubating
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Now that's wild...very cool!!

Very cool :gj: congrats

I know nothing about T's but that is wicked-looking. Are they regularly opened and incubated like that? It's interesting. P:

Awesome awesome awesome!!!!

Congrats! :)

Versi's are in my top 5. Its pretty common to lose a few during incubation, more that 5% and somethings wrong. Versi's in particular will up and die for no apparent reason some times though. From 2i to about 6i youll need to keep temps/humidity/and ventilation up thats when they are really touchy. I've had around 10versi sacs over the years, xchondrox over on AB pm or email me if i can help at all.

I have snakes and monitors but your little guys just freak me out. :D

BIG congrats!!!!! Good luck with them :salute:

:O The last picture of all the babies is really cool and interesting! I'm not much of a fan of spiders too much, but this definitely makes me want to learn more about them. She's pretty! And congrats! :gj:

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Originally Posted by Dave Green

Now that's wild...very cool!!

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Originally Posted by dragonmoon

Very cool :gj: congrats

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Thank you!

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Originally Posted by thewesterngate

I know nothing about T's but that is wicked-looking. Are they regularly opened and incubated like that? It's interesting. P:

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It just depends on the breeder... Some let the mom take care of it and others would rather not risk the mother eating it. versi's tend to be good mothers so I left the sac in with her for almost 2 months, she just made me nervouse so I decided to pull it. I also just couldn't wait to see what I would find! Sometimes the sacs don't make it at all or they are just infirtile so it was quite a surprise when I found these little guys in there.

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Originally Posted by Crusader71

Awesome awesome awesome!!!!

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Thank you!

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Originally Posted by Corey Greene

Congrats! :)

Versi's are in my top 5. Its pretty common to lose a few during incubation, more that 5% and somethings wrong. Versi's in particular will up and die for no apparent reason some times though. From 2i to about 6i youll need to keep temps/humidity/and ventilation up thats when they are really touchy. I've had around 10versi sacs over the years, xchondrox over on AB pm or email me if i can help at all.

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Man do I love my versi! :D Thanks for the info. I have not had anymore loses since them and the remaining ones are up and crawling around. They are still first instar so i'd say another month until they molt into 2nd? All in all I lost about 40 eggs and slings but the eggs just shriveled up so i'm sure they weren't good to begin with, the others took care of them and used them as food, lol! I haven't counted them out since then so don't know how many are left but it's quite a few. :D

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Originally Posted by Big Dave

I have snakes and monitors but your little guys just freak me out. :D

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Snakes and monitors freak ME out! Lol, jk. You should get a T they are awesome and easy.

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BIG congrats!!!!! Good luck with them :salute:

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Thank you!

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:O The last picture of all the babies is really cool and interesting! I'm not much of a fan of spiders too much, but this definitely makes me want to learn more about them. She's pretty! And congrats! :gj:

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Thank you they are the best along with snakes. :D

Here are a few updated pictures...

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http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...n/FILE0144.jpg
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Congrats!!!

CONGRATS!! :D I hope they turn out well, they're so adorable when they're tiny like that! :aww:

Congrats!! Versi's are pretty cool, mines still blue lol

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Originally Posted by Big Dave

I have snakes and monitors but your little guys just freak me out. :D

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i have to agree with that one.. lol Spiders scare me to no end, however your little guys are cute!.. only in pics though >.< Congrats!

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Originally Posted by llovelace

Congrats!!!

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Originally Posted by Alexandra V

CONGRATS!! :D I hope they turn out well, they're so adorable when they're tiny like that! :aww:

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Thank you! :D

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Originally Posted by boadaddy

Congrats!! Versi's are pretty cool, mines still blue lol

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Oh I can't wait for my little guys to get that blue! I had never seen a versi sling until now and I really want to see the blue color first hand. I'm going to hold back quite a few and grow those out before I sell them. :D

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Originally Posted by Melody

i have to agree with that one.. lol Spiders scare me to no end, however your little guys are cute!.. only in pics though >.< Congrats!

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Maybe you should start with a tiny little guy like these to get you over your fear! :D They don't reach their full adult size until they are about 5 to 6 years old, this will give you time to get comfortable with your spider before it's a big hairy tarantula, lol! :)

Eggs with legs! Congrats!

Did the male survive his encounter with the female when they bred?

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Originally Posted by Ham

Eggs with legs! Congrats!

Did the male survive his encounter with the female when they bred?

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Thank you and yes he did! He went in, did his thing and was quickly scooped back up. She was more interested in getting in on than getting a good meal. :D

Congratulations. They are tiny. What do you keep them in to keep them secure and ventilated? Hope they all grow up to be big and strong. How early can you sex them and what do you hope you get (male vs female)?

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Originally Posted by akaangela

Congratulations. They are tiny. What do you keep them in to keep them secure and ventilated? Hope they all grow up to be big and strong. How early can you sex them and what do you hope you get (male vs female)?

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Thank you!

Right now they are being kept on 2 tupperware containers (snap sides type), top of lid cut off, panty hose stretched over it, filled half way with water, and those are in a larger plastic container with holes in the lid. Don't know if you can picture that but if you look at the pictures posted you'll get a better idea. They are able to be kept together until 2nd instar, when the time comes I will be seperating them into individual viles to keep them from eating eachother.

I'd have to say you have to wait until the spider reaches atleast 2 inches before you are able to sex them... Easiest way to do that is to use one of their molts. They have 2 sets of book lungs and right between the first set there is a little flap (forgot what it's called) in females and if it's male the area is smooth. :D I will be selling them as slings for 15 dollars each but will be holding onto a few to grow them out. Females are more sought out for than males because of the breeding and their life spans. Males only live for a few years and once they reach sexual maturity they die just a few months later.

Ohh My gods.. way to go to feed my Arachnophobia...:O:O:O brrrr..... *shivers* ...
But I need to admit that little buggers looks kind of cute :P
Good luck with them :gj::gj::gj:

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Originally Posted by Aes_Sidhe

Ohh My gods.. way to go to feed my Arachnophobia...:O:O:O brrrr..... *shivers* ...
But I need to admit that little buggers looks kind of cute :P
Good luck with them :gj::gj::gj:

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Haha! I'm surprised as to how many snake lovers are afraid of spiders. Don't they go hand in hand? :D

Those little slings are sooooo cute! I started reading up on Ts a little while ago but my husband is deathly afraid of spiders. I am forbidden from having one unless I have a separate building from the house to keep it in. I hope that is him giving me the okay to build my own facility. Then I can have a T or two. I love watching the youtube videos out there on Ts.