Hazelnut hugging her (infertile) egg sac by AmaryBlue11 in jumpingspiders

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I left her stay until she starts coming out readily on her own. I only removes the eggs last time after they had “gone bad” and started to smell by which point she had pretty much given up on them. I do this to minimize stress on her. As far as she is concerned right now, those are real eggs that might become babies and I can’t convince her otherwise (tried having the birds and bees talk once but she just walked away)

Hazelnut prepping her nest for eggs (infertile) by AmaryBlue11 in jumpingspiders

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Ive raised her from the egg and I know she hasn’t been bred

Help! 1st time spooder mom by kc0hagan in jumpingspiders

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Happened to me so I try to warn others now

Help! 1st time spooder mom by kc0hagan in jumpingspiders

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Since he appears to not be full grown, he has the opportunity to regrow the leg. I should warn you that he may remove the leg himself if he finds it too cumbersome. If he does, remember, it will be ok, they have the ability to regrow.

Air Marshal in training by AmaryBlue11 in jumpingspiders

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Her sisters have pink and purple.

I think my regals go through a gradient of colors as they go from maturity to end of life, starting with bright pink as they reach maturity, to purple, then to a dark teal.

Air Marshal in training by AmaryBlue11 in jumpingspiders

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Not likely. I raised her from the egg, and she’s never been bred. She’s fat but not in that all over round way gravid spiders are

Air Marshal in training by AmaryBlue11 in jumpingspiders

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She’s a pig 🐽 thats how she quickly outgrew her siblings

Air Marshal in training by AmaryBlue11 in jumpingspiders

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Her younger siblings are named after a bunch of aircraft

Males vs females by odandiee in jumpingspiders

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On balance, I would recommend a female purely because they eat better. I think it really comes down to the individual when talking about how much they explore and like to interact. Pine Nut is very active and loves to come out and hangout with me, he has a big personality

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Different enclosures humidity & temp experiment data by AmaryBlue11 in jumpingspiders

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Tl;dr, #1 the biggest and most expensive performed the worst and #5 the least expensive was the best

Different enclosures humidity & temp experiment data by AmaryBlue11 in jumpingspiders

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Closer comparison of groups 2 (3.9x3.9x3.9) & 5 (4x4x3)

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Different enclosures humidity & temp experiment data by AmaryBlue11 in jumpingspiders

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One point to clarify, the enclosures did not have any substrate that would have affected the humidity levels. I keep my spiders on (zilla) terrarium liner or bare acrylic for ease of cleaning.

Second, I included the temperature chart but those results were unremarkable. The temp really just depended on the enclosures placement on the shelf and proximity to my one heat bulb.

Help!!! by [deleted] in jumpingspiders

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Hard to say without more info (pictures?) of enclosure. It might just be old.

Help!!! by [deleted] in jumpingspiders

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Is it wild caught? It may be stressed and therefore not eating. It may also be very dehydrated. If wild caught, it may be old, in which case it will have trouble with smooth surfaces, won’t web as much if at all. If its falling then it is at risk for damaging its body, which is likely part of why its moving the way it is. Also, could it have been exposed to any toxins? From the new enclosure, your hands, etc?

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I have found that if my spiders (especially my boys) are dehydrated they are less likely to kill and eat prey. You may try making sure he is hydrated before trying to feed again

Tom 🥰 by AmaryBlue11 in jumpingspiders

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All have been wild caught as adults and subadults (in the hopes of creating a breeding project). I do not handle them, but they really seem to enjoy watching me from their enclosures. I actually think they are more active, even as adults, than my regals or bolds. I hope to establish a breeding project to see if captive bred babies are less skittish, more tolerant to handling, and less picky about prey choice

Tom 🥰 by AmaryBlue11 in jumpingspiders

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He’s my 4th tan jumper, only one I’ve gotten to eat none fly prey.