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Ikeshia asked in PetsOther - Pets · 10 months ago

Will my female fishing or "dock" spider eat while she is holding onto her egg?

Will my female fishing spider, Fuzzy, eat while she is holding her egg for the time she is holding it, because i dont know if i should put some food in there for her or wait until she places the egg in a protective web.

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  • 9 months ago

    Hard to say, I have only observed these with spiderlings in the nursery web.

    They don't usually eat then.

    If you handle your spider, se may be a bit defensive guarding her young.

    At least these are a harmless sort.

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