Raising Phidippus Carneus Spiderlings 

Thanks for that comment, Leanna! I agree, that was a LOT of effort. I'm glad for the chance to try it at least once, but that was enough:) Earlier this winter, when I found another mamma spider on my kitchen ceiling, who looked ready for egg laying, I took her out to the garage. At least temperatures shouldn't be as bitter in there with plenty of places to seek shelter and let the young ones find their way.

Thank you, Alain, they sure are!

Once the weather warmed up, I released them into the yard. There were loads of adults around the house the rest of this year and I hope a few of those were the ones I set loose out there.

Thank you! I'm glad the video was helpful. I'm not a seasoned pro. These were my first batch & I just released them back into the yard last week-except for one which I think I'll hold onto. I'm glad to have cared for them through the winter, but it definitely required a lot of time for each food, water & cleaning session. I got by with feeding/watering a couple times a week...which was the most I could manage. I'm sure they'd be happy with getting fed every couple days & probably grow faster if you can manage. And if you want, they also seem to be fine cohabitating all together through at least their first moult outside the egg sac before they start disappearing to their siblings. I did start using larger balled-up paper towel pieces so the water source stayed wet longer. Hope you get your hatch soon and enjoy caring for the little critters!

Thank you and sorry about the delay - this is the only species I've had experience keeping so far. We seem to always be in catch & release mode when various ones find their way into the house. They're definitely very attentive and in exploration mode much of the time. The red abdomen cause flinch responses with visitors until we explain their harmless but awesome qualities. I just released all but one of the juveniles back into various spots outside .... and imagine one or two will probably find their way back in at some point. I guess I need to do a better job weather sealing my home:)

@@BeltOfVenus very cool, i al glad they did well for you!

Hi, yes, if the spider doesn't mate, then the egg sac would be sterile. So this spider must have mated before I captured it in my living room (I didn't want to toss it outside in the freezing temperatures).