Hi Everyone!

I have a Spider who is due to lay the first clutch I've ever experienced literally any day now (tomorrow is day 30 from her pre-lay shed!) and is certainly showing it and acting like she is ready to lay. However, she is still sitting in a perfect coil with her head in, tail out (not sure if it's really that important that she isn't "tail in" like I've read about). She hisses at me every time I check on her (which, for this individual, is amazing. She has never hissed at me in the year I've had her), so I'm really hoping she will be laying tonight or tomorrow.

Here is my problem; I have to leave for the coast for work Sunday night/Monday morning, and will be gone for five days. If she doesn't lay before then, how long would it be okay to leave the eggs in with the mother? I know many of you do maternal incubation, but I don't have my drawers set up in what I've read is the "appropriate" way (have newspaper, not mulch or aspen for humidity). I'm really worried that she's going to hold out and make me worry! Any advice from anyone? Anything I can do at all? I never thought this would be so stressful

Thanks!