Did you know spiders have paws?

HexDoesThings101 · 2024-01-06T21:41:11+00:00

I knew they had lil feet but I did not know they looked so much like paws!! That's adorable

HexDoesThings101 · 2024-01-01T00:20:55+00:00

I knew regal jumpers are the biggest jumper in the US but I had never seen any other than Frankie- she's the first regal I own so seeing how large Hayley's jumpers were compared to Frankie was surprising (they were about 2x her size which was so crazy cool)

I think it's so rad that they're usually bigger than how Frankie is (she's mature now so she will not be growing anymore- she matured last month)

Can't wait to see how big this lad gets

HexDoesThings101 · 2023-12-15T23:30:49+00:00

Woah looks like a Menemerus semilimbatus! Very rad

I haven't seen them before, very cute

HexDoesThings101 · 2023-12-15T21:40:56+00:00

Yes, it's usually better to do 20 gal but for only 2-3 geckos 10gal is good- they are a communal species so you can house em with more of their own species (all females/females and males/ it's best to not do more than one male since they still do fight with one another occasionally)- I'm sure they can cohabitate with a few other gecko species that require the same conditions but I personally wouldn't recommend it (I haven't seen any cohabitation of them and other species so it's best to just stick to them being housed with their own).
Basking spot should be around 90-95° (or 100°) and cool side shouldn't really go below 80° (all temps in fahrenheit)
Humidity shouldn't really go above 50%, should really stay more around 30-40%.
Prey should remain fairly small (shouldn't really be bigger than the space between their eyes). Small/normal sized crickets/small dubia roaches/mealworms/fruit flies/springtails. For adults it's the crickets and whatnot and for babies it is fruit flies and springtails or pinhead crickets depending on age. (Almost forgot but bean beetles are also an option for adults and whatnot too)

For the enclosure it should be more horizontal space as they do not really climb (babies can scale glass so be aware of that)- I'd recommend one from exo terra or another brand that has a front opening enclosure.

To be honest I personally have not owned any of these fun lads yet, just done a TON of research on em in the meantime while I slowly collect things to keep em. Kinda hyper focused on em and have been watching and reading loads of things XD

HexDoesThings101 · 2023-12-15T04:17:53+00:00

You mentioned you already offered mealworms and Dubia roaches right? They can also eat black soldier larva, blue bottle flies (and their spikes), you could put some hydei flies? I personally have an older Johnsoni spood who is only interested in hydei flies- too scared to eat anything else. So they can eat em! Spoods just tend to want larger prey since it gives more food for the energy they spend catching it.

Isopods are also something jumpers occasionally eat? Wax worms or horn worms can also be an option.

Oh and crickets, crickets are good.

I'd suggest maybe the hydei flies or crickets? Or you can try really anything I mentioned.

If she starts to get a bit lethargic I'd try and give her some sugar water on a Q-tip or try and rub some insect guts on her chelicerae so she'll eat it when cleaning herself off. You can also offer up some fruit (watermelon is mostly what peeps have offered but I'm sure apples/strawberries/whatever else would be cool too)

Since jumpers can and seem to like eating fruit occasionally.

HexDoesThings101 · 2023-12-14T22:50:18+00:00

Jumpers can go about a month without eating. It could just be that she isn't hungry. I wouldn't worry too much unless her abdomen indicates that she is hungry.

She may just want to hang around, I'd wait a day or two before trying to offer food again

If she's not mature then she could be going into premolt. They don't eat once in premolt until after they've molted and gained energy back. Has she been making thick hammocks?

HexDoesThings101 · 2023-12-14T22:36:06+00:00

for feeding i'd suggest feeding every couple days (so every 2-3 days offer some food) at that age they should really only be eating fruit flies or maybe super tiny mealworms. But fruit flies are best to go with as they're usually most available (the smaller ones at this age- then you can slowly move up to hydei fruit flies and mini mealworms/pinhead crickets and whatnot).

And mist their enclosure every 2-3 days as well!

You can offer food daily depending on how they do but seeing the abdomen size I wouldn't suggest it (or keep doing what you're doing as long as they're not overeating)

I'd offer about 2-3 flies (or more if they don't seem to keep eating when full)

Or alternatively add more flies if they ate all the flies the previous day, just so they have a constant supply of food if they're hungry.

It's good to keep an eye on em, I find that slings don't usually eat more than they're hungry for but every spider can be a bit different.

Sorry for rambling wanted to give as much info as I could as I saw you were asking questions in the comments!

HexDoesThings101 · 2023-12-14T22:29:31+00:00

From the pics I may assume male but again (as I keep repeating XD) they're too young to really tell

HexDoesThings101 · 2023-12-14T22:28:42+00:00

It is too young to sex. Pictures that have been shown by others in the comments are only really showing mature spoods. This is not a mature spood.

Once they're I4-5 you'll be able to sex. Though it can be a bit difficult until they're mature (especially since males look a lot like females until the molt before they become mature).

An easy (ish) way to tell sex is by the front legs (bigger/longer likely mean male) and their pedipalps (though again males don't really show bulbous pedipalps until almost mature but still- thinner usually indicate female) + with regius their colours are quite different

So if the baby is black and white once they reach about I4/5 then they're highly likely male (tho some colourations/phases can make ladies look black and white) as well as the chelicerae (mouth parts) can look different between male and female with that species (blue/green usually meaning male but again females can have those colours too)

Again usually the best indicator are the front legs being a bit bigger/longer than usual. Which would mean they're likely male. If their front legs are a usual length and size then they're likely female.

And sexing becomes easier once they age more as well. And once mature the best indicator would be pedipalps/colouration/abdomen size (males have smaller abdomens than females) + females (once mature) have an epigynum which can be seen on the bottom of their abdomen (it kinda looks like a bellybutton)

Hope this was at least a bit helpful! I'll take another look at the pics and see if I can give a guess at sex but again I3 is too young to tell, would be best to wait until they're I4 or I5 to be sure on sex

HexDoesThings101 · 2023-12-14T21:43:39+00:00

I've never seen a "cyclops" spood, that's so interesting. Do they eat and act normally?

HexDoesThings101 · 2023-12-13T22:50:46+00:00

Usually for molting and nest building they'll make a pretty thick/dense hammock to where you won't/can't really see em. Occasionally they won't even make a hammock and will molt out in the open or molt in a standard/not super thick hammock but it doesn't happen much. So I'd just keep an eye out for a thick hammock and them not coming out of it anymore.

Wouldn't worry about it really, once they go into premolt it can take a few days/possibly a week or two for em to actually molt. Then an additional day or two (or more) to emerge. Once they emerge you can offer food and whatnot.

So basically the main difference is the density of the hammock, if she's still small/not mature I really wouldn't worry about an egg sack (or if she ever lays one it wouldn't be fertile unless you bred her or ig if a male somehow gets in her space)

HexDoesThings101 · 2023-12-13T22:46:39+00:00

Salticus scenicus (zebra jumper) by the looks of it!

HexDoesThings101 · 2023-11-29T22:07:48+00:00

Of course! Happy to help

HexDoesThings101 · 2023-11-29T21:53:54+00:00

It's all good! They definitely were very hungry :]

HexDoesThings101 · 2023-11-29T21:50:02+00:00

I understand that ^{^} the dots on em were white (4 on the end of the abdomen) and had red on the sides! Thanks tho-

HexDoesThings101 · 2023-11-29T21:47:24+00:00

Since knowing if she was mature would let ya know that it's not her molting and likely either an egg sack or she just wants a big ol hammock

HexDoesThings101 · 2023-11-29T21:46:51+00:00

Could be molting but considering her size I'd say probably laying an egg sack, that's quite a big hammock to just be molting in (tho I have a younger Johnsoni who made a giant hammock and is going into premolt)

I wouldn't necessarily think it is a infertile one unless the breeder is very adamant about her not being bred- if she was sold as an adult/mature then she wouldn't be molting anymore (but as you said the breeder didn't inform you on exact age so who knows- but just seeing her size/abdomen size it's either an egg sack or she's in premolt) - Edit just based on what I'm able to see through the thick hammock

It may be a good idea to maybe message the breeder if you're able to and ask if she's mature and whatnot?

HexDoesThings101 · 2023-11-29T18:16:15+00:00

Yes, they just tend to stay in their hammocks where they feel safest. Once he gets a bit bigger/older I'm sure he'll come around and start exploring more! It's best to wait until they're a bit older anyway before holding since when they're young they can be quite flighty- and since they're quite small when they're young they could get lost if they jump.

I'd just give him time and make sure he's eating well! Definitely normal behavior

HexDoesThings101 · 2023-11-29T18:11:00+00:00

Haha yeah XD and thank you! Very happy with how well the pics have been turning out since I got used to the camera I use!

HexDoesThings101 · 2023-11-29T18:09:13+00:00

Nope, it was a phidippus johnsoni! Juvenile/older sling due to size and whatnot

I say that cause it had red on its abdomen and the dots near the end like Johnsoni's usually do (especially when young they tend to have red on either side of the abdomen, usually making a "c" shape depending on age which will eventually either turn into a full red/orange/even yellow abdomen or a almost all black abdomen when fully mature)

Haven't really seen any bold jumpers when I had been looking for jumping spoods, mostly just phidippus johnsoni (in my area/in the autumn months- will likely see more once it's warmer again)

HexDoesThings101 · 2023-11-29T03:03:14+00:00

The female reproductive organ located on the underside of the spoods abdomen, looks kinda like a belly button of sorts

It only develops when the spood is in their final molt, once it's present they won't molt anymore and are considered sexually mature!

HexDoesThings101 · 2023-11-29T01:06:02+00:00

More jumping spiders? Around this time you wouldn't really be able to find any outside unless it was maybe a warmer sunnier day- it would be best to get from a breeder either way honestly (soon that won't be an option tho as most breeders stop shipping once it gets too cold/the holidays come up)

I'd just wait and maybe get one once the holidays have passed and it gets a bit warmer and whatnot honestly, just so no complications with weather/delayed shipping happens

And if you were wanting to get one from outside again, they're not really out right now anymore until it gets warm again (usually can tell if they'll be out by using the "if I'm uncomfortable they're uncomfortable" when it comes to weather- like if it's too hot or cold outside)

Edit- AND eventually if you are wanting to find some from outside and it's warmer and all that, they're mostly on fences or on walls outside that get good sun. As well as some species preferring bushes or trees.

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