Pastel Butter x Spider (Maternal Incubation)

[steve_r34]

Whats the humidiy in there?

[meowmeowkazoo]

Whats the humidiy in there?

Not sure. I tend to go by how the eggs look, but still keeping the floor beneath her and the eggs from becoming wet.

[steve_r34]

If u can get a read on it lmk please .. thanks

[SquamishSerpents]

Subscribing!

[meowmeowkazoo]

Charlotte is not impressed with how slowly I am giving her rodents. Every 5-7 days, how cruel!

[meowmeowkazoo]

Also, I have an accurite that was apparently sitting on a shelf, brand new in the box and all. So I will try setting it up soon to get a humidity reading.

[AlexisFitzy]

Charlotte is not impressed with how slowly I am giving her rodents. Every 5-7 days, how cruel!

Lmao what an adorable picture! She looks like she's saying "Can't you see I'm starving here!?!" Lol I hate that look. I always look back and say "You ate 5-7 days ago, your fine lol" they never like that answer :p


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[meowmeowkazoo]

Today the eggs looked pretty dented, so I added more water to the substrate. Charlotte was loosely coiled around them, although the temperatures are not unusually high. I worry she might be losing interest in incubating them.

She was acting hungry, so I offered a weaned/small rat to see if she would take it unscented. Unfortunately it was an aggressive/curious one that immediately ran up to her and spooked her. She became very distressed and started quickly circling around the eggs, trying to escape from the rat. After a little chase I was able to catch it, and removed it. I feel bad for scaring her like that. I'm giving her 30-60 minutes to calm down before I check on her again to make sure that she and the eggs are okay.

I probably won't offer food again for a couple of weeks, and keep disturbances to a minimum. I don't want her to become so stressed that she leaves the eggs.

If she shows any other signs of losing interest, I will fire up the incubator to be on standby.

[meowmeowkazoo]

Checked on her just now and she has the eggs properly coiled again. Man was I stressed about that. I am going to check her again in the morning, but be as minimally invasive as possible. I've gotten a bit careless with how far I pull out the tub and how gratuitous I am with picture taking. This was a good reminder that even though she has been very tolerant, I should be more careful and patient, and respectful of her space.

[Fidget]

It looks like she - and you - are doing a great job. This thread will be my lifeline when I get my first clutch. Thank you for sharing your ups and downs.