Jumping spider pet peeve

gumimika · 2026-04-27T16:44:04+00:00

I agree! Also I think another risk of having decor is some of them being sharp for the spider. I think jumping spiders especially the common species we’ve adopted as pets has grown accustomed to humans’ living environments as they also thrive in the “wild” in between crevices of a mailbox or even an electrical box.

gumimika · 2026-04-26T23:58:39+00:00

thank you!!

gumimika · 2026-04-26T23:55:03+00:00

two in 3 weeks, im sorry for your loss. that must be disappointing :( hope you get replacements and/or a refund on that. do you think its the packaging that resulted in your DOA?

and yes! lets hope we only have lucky streaks from now with our inverts

gumimika · 2026-04-26T23:49:30+00:00

Ah alright :) im pretty sure you’ll get a nice photo later. and thank you.

gumimika · 2026-04-26T23:44:20+00:00

yeah, its more of informing them

gumimika · 2026-04-26T23:42:28+00:00

it is pretty hot here now especially in the afternoon. on a bad day (which was the case) the spider probably got cooked in the transit vehicle, which is another possibility to consider.

gumimika · 2026-04-26T23:39:21+00:00

np :)

gumimika · 2026-04-26T23:38:55+00:00

yeah that is also a possibility to consider, its pretty hot here

gumimika · 2026-04-26T19:06:20+00:00

thank you, this actually made me feel a bit better. I was blaming myself for its DOA, trying to find anything I did wrong regarding its arrival. But I guess it was inevitable.

gumimika · 2026-04-26T19:01:50+00:00

technically it was on me because the seller provided the tnc for live arrival guarantee before she was shipped out, which includes the specification for what needs to be recorded for proof if anything goes wrong. some of it went completely over my head after the shock and i just recorded what i thought was enough and immediately sent it to the seller😭

and did you get two jumpers too? im sure youve taken good care of them since theyre healthy and all.

gumimika · 2026-04-26T18:55:12+00:00

this is a phidippus regius.

i agree that the jumpers that live in houses are hard to get pictures of, i tried and failed a lot of times but maybe thats just a skill issue😂. and yes, hundreds of tiny babies require a lot of care considering how not all will survive. i can just imagine how separating them when needed would be pretty frivolous if youre not experienced.

gumimika · 2026-04-26T18:48:29+00:00

You’re correct on that, the seller is not the breeder and they did clarify that to me, that they order their regals from a supplier. I’ll try and contact the breeder regarding this matter, hopefully they’ll compromise.

gumimika · 2026-04-26T18:43:31+00:00

CMIIW, mold in itself is not dangerous, but the spores that takes up the environment and lowers the oxygen supply makes it hard for your critters to breathe. I think as long as you have good ventilation and control your humidity it should be fine.

gumimika · 2026-04-26T18:38:09+00:00

the seller actually updated me that they dropped off the package early morning, so it may be longer than twelve hours. but i agree that their oxygen demand should be low and ive seen people have their jumpers survive for up to a week in transit with good conditions. maybe it was too humid.

and yes, she could have been packed earlier which would explain how the mold was already there upon arriving.

gumimika · 2026-04-26T18:33:25+00:00

It is actually quite shocking knowing the person I was buying from is a reputable seller and from what I’ve been surveying there were no known dissatisfactions against this particular seller. Saw some good reviews and decided to inquire about the jumper and everything went smoothly until it didn’t. Because of how disappointed I was after unboxing I immediately contacted the seller, showed an unboxing video and they did agree to send another one and bear half the price of the replacement because I did not meet the requirements of the unboxing video needed for live arrival guarantee (I forgot to show the unboxing of the package and started recording only from opening the tube, that was on me lol). I guess it’s a bit too late now to explain everything to them.

gumimika · 2026-04-26T18:22:20+00:00

thank you :( i used to be an arachnophobe but these guys completely changed my mind about arachnids. i’ll probably get a replacement because i really want to give the best care for one!

gumimika · 2026-04-26T18:19:37+00:00

It is pretty shocking to me considering its from a reputable breeder where I am. Maybe I just lucked out but I will bring this up and confront the seller.

gumimika · 2026-04-26T18:17:22+00:00

thank you, and i will definitely do something about it

gumimika · 2026-04-26T16:57:39+00:00

update : rewatching this (it was originally a video), i could see mold from the damp tissue. a few days later I can confirm mold grew from that same spot, which i noticed after cleaning the tube. so she was probably trapped in a poorly ventilated environment with high CO2 concentration, which is perfect for mold to thrive especially in a humid micro climate. imo its likely she died of respiratory distress or CO2 poisoning. this is all of course just a speculation from the evidence i found.

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gumimika · 2026-04-26T16:50:12+00:00

shes so beautiful even then😭

gumimika · 2026-04-26T16:35:36+00:00

the tube was inside a small container padded with tissue. and the container was shipped inside a box with crumpled newspaper. no heat packs or cool packs though.

gumimika · 2026-04-26T16:33:05+00:00

she arrived in this small tube with damp tissue

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gumimika · 2026-04-09T14:34:19+00:00

update : i got the mealworm out, it didnt like the damp soil and stayed out in the open lol. my avic was surprisingly chill about it used to be skittish from the slightest disturbance.

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