I wouldn't disturb her, especially if she's molting. My girls are from the same hatch and so far they've gone into their cocoons once for a complete shed, and they're doing it again now. Both of them are in 14"x8"x6" acrylic boxes full of natural twigs and such.
To discourage webbing to the...
Some people are stupid when it comes to spiders, snakes, and rodents. It's a weird flaw in the human brain, but I agree! Totally unnecessary and a bit crazy.
This is so cool! I could never have one (they're so fast) but I love watching them. Thanks for the videos!
(And it's entirely acceptable to ask for a setup pic before sending, you've put tons of work into this! And they're living critters!)
I work at a pet store so I was thinking about grabbing a UV light for my jumpers.
My reasoning is that the spiders are often seen in the sunlight, so direct sun of some sort has to have an impact on their health, right?
Has anyone else done experiments with this or has this setup now? And what...
Her second cricket! It was the biggest one of the bunch but also the last one available unless I drove to town. Apparently the size didn't deter her at all but she will have to wait till Tuesday to be offered another (very small) cricket.
Could I get meal worms or are they a bit too small yet...
I may have figured out the building in corners thing temporarily
I put them in upright containers that open from the side, so that should work out.
I hope yours eats soon! The other girl showed no interest in the cricket so I took it out and I'll try again today after she's settled a bit...
I recently tried convincing my housemates to let me get a tarantula, however they were not amused and threatened to set the poor thing on fire if I so much as brought it in the house.
I don't have a chance of swaying then either way so I let it die. Instead I went in search of jumping spiders...
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