Our Tarantula had Babies!!

For the first time at Snake Discovery, we had baby tarantulas!! Woohoo!! Thank you, Dad, for your sacrifice... Your babies will continue your legacy.

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[jessiepearson]

Im a tarantula keeper and I just have a few tips and comments here ^^

First of all just want to say you guys are awesome ^^
and I am aware that this your first time, these are just loving tips and tricks I am giving you guys

1. The sling you picked up first was dehydrated hence the legs looking a bit curled up and wobbly when it walks
2. The amount of misting you did in the small container wasn't actually enough for slings, They need to have semi moist substrate as slings and then less when they get older, Just make sure to mist them more as slings then as juveniles
3. If you find the fruit flies aren't working as feeders you can also pre-kill small roaches and leave them in the container for 24 hours at a time. I find just a leg of a decent size roach also works ^^
4. As you know already it seems, taking the egg sack out just before hatching also works wonders ^^
5. Just saying it again, misting the babies frequently at this age is vital

Other then that, you guys are doing a great job as first time T breeders
Cant wait to see how they grow if you do keep some ^^

[Sheytopia]

Pro tip: Tarantula breeders don't leave the egg sac with mom. Most breeders usually take it when the babies are ready to go into the "eggs with legs" stage. Then they cut open the sac. As soon as the babies molt into F1 in a separate container, they start to separate them.

[alaskangirl]

I feel like the sweaters have helped Cheyenne’s feathers and confidence. She looks cozy and warm now.

[racheljohnson]

You may want to use a fan paint brush in the future to catch the spiderlings. They’re flatter than the paint brush you used with much more surface area to cling to and/or catch the falling babies

[anonview]

I love how the sign starts with "I ate my husband." You can't get any more"spidery" than that.

[leaholle]

One thing with the dirt: unless they're arboreal or semi-arboreal there's basically not enough dirt. you want the tarantula to be able to build a deep tunnel for a few molts. They'll be absolutely fine in there but for the next time you can easily fill those (first) containers up til the half with dirt.

[shardinhand]

this womans so wholesome its adorable, her excitment over the lil spooderlings is really fun to see

[beeblesuk]

pro tips: remove the egg sac at the ewl stage as mentioned previously, but also, to preserve the male, keep him in a smaller enclosure until breeding and dont leave them together after pairing! separate after insemination

[alannahblanchard]

Emily: Wow look at that egg sack! There must be thousands of eggs in there!
Also Emily: Only grabs 20 viles*

[michelleethridge]

I love how Emily is so happy at having 80+ babies but I have to say I wasn't surprised. Actually I was surprised at how few babies there were because some or most tarantula species can have over 1000. Thankfully for Snake Discovery Red Rump's typically have between 100 to 300.

[Xiporah]

I'm a huge tarantula nerd. This is so exciting! I'm not surprised that a T. vagans ate her boyfriend, but I am shocked that he was calm enough to let you free handle him!

[den_exw_onoma]

I love seeing a variety of animals on your channel and not only snakes

[KikiYushima]

I just wanted to let you know I have officially discovered the joys of breeding! I ordered neocaridina shrimp a few weeks ago and I was so excited when I realised there were babies. The babies are so cute! They're so tiny.

[Jaybiiird]

Thanks so much for going and finding all the clips!!! This was an absolutely AWESOME video, Im so glad it got made!!

[JDVintage]

I had a good giggle when Emily proudly displayed all the like six containers she'd been saving ready for slings 😂🤣😂 Was pretty sure you were going to need a lot more 😂

[indigomusing]

My favorite part of your channel is how excited Emily gets when there are babies! Be them snakes, spiders, etc. Emily's exclamation of "Babies!" is just pure joy. ❤

[musicalmegan]

Me, looking at my pet jumping spider: Please don’t be pregnant…
My jumping spider, just sitting on her little decorative mushroom: 👀 👀 👀 👀

[fellsans]

Tarantula nerd here 😂 when you breed tarantulas you are supposed to supervise the mating and take away the male as soon as he is finished and has ran away from the female. Otherwise the female will eat him. The female becomes stunned after the mating leaving time for the male to run away and that's when you take him out. So you could have saved the old man.

[flareon]

There should be about half or 3/4 the countainer worth of dirt in total for slings since theyre only really interested in burrowing at this stage. There also needs to be more moisture in the containers, since obviously they aren't big enough for a water dish to fit plus there is a small threat of drowning if there is any standing water, all their hydration comes from their food and the substrate. They also won't have a hard exoskeleton for the first several molts in their life in order to grow faster, which means they're very prone to drying out, probably the reason that there were some dead babies. As others have said, and as you mention in the video, best practice is definitely to pull the eggsac. Mama creates a sterile, moist environment for the eggs so they won't dry out in the sac. Then, before they hatch, when in the eggs with legs stage, most will break open the sac and put all the babies in an incubation type setup to ensure they all go through their first few molts okay. Once they start resembling slings, basically the stage they're at in this video, they're separated. But keeping them in a properly moist environment from the eggs with legs stage will reduce mortality rates for the slings in short and long term. There are tons of great and informational videos on these methods, if you ever decide to do this again 😊

I probably repeated some stuff other have said, I just wanted to share the specifics from my experiences. Congrats on the slings!

[terezaherrmannova]

Before watching this video, I just wanna say I'm arachnophobic and this is very brave of me. I'm showing my utmost love for this channel.