No movement in last 3 spiders...

[TheMolenater2]

I'm crossing my fingers for you.

[daaangconcepts]

88...hmmm...I wouldn't think that would have made a big difference. Were the temps in your incubator consistent? I wonder if maybe some eggs were warmer than others?

Sorry to hear about this...

Totally constant and controlled by a helix.

[daaangconcepts]

Crap Susan... I am sooo very sorry. I really hop you can figure out what happened... I feel for ya girl... Don't beat yourself up over it. You might get them out and realize they were messed up or something.

Thanks Laura. Right now I am just soo thankful that the first four hatched. I'm trying not to blame myself b.c some did hatch, and are doing great.

One of the spiders did seem to look like its tail was almost deformed and kinked.

[rabernet]

Oh Susan!!!

I hope that they were just fooling you and that you'll have happier news for us later today or tomorrow!

[casperca]

Sorry for your loss. I had a gecko die in the egg last week, its really sad to see them in there.

[sho220]

I'm trying not to blame myself b.c some did hatch, and are doing great.

Don't beat yourself up about it. Seems like sometimes it just happens no matter how careful and controlled everything was. Just the nature of things...

[frankykeno]

Susan, I really hope they are okay. I do know our second clutch gave me fits and I really thought some of them didn't make it. I cut earlier than I meant to (miscounted days!) and some of them didn't seem to respond to touch as readily as others. What Kara told me to do was to give them a good poke with something dull and also to put my nose right down to the egg and sniff for the sweet smell of decomp. Also look at what veins you can see. Are they still red and vital looking or have they degraded, gone dark or not right looking. I did that, never smelled anything, veins looked right and I seemed to get some responsive small movements, though on a couple really not much.

They all did come out and all are okay. I hope that's the situation with you too hon. Please keep us up-to-date and know that we are all hoping so much that things work out okay for these hatchlings.

[Larry Suttles]

I wouldn't be surprised if they are alive and well and are just playing coy. I can't tell you how many times this season I poked baby snakes in the egg and they didn't respond and I went "oh damn it's dead". Give them a little time.

[sho220]

Those two posts are promising... ^^^ Hope it all works out!

[Samuel]

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