Hi everyone! My daughter has wanted a jumping spider for a while, we have had T's for about a year. A few days ago she found a cute little jumper on the inside of our sliding glass door, and I grabbed an empty young T enclosure to catch it for her. Of course this little dude is the most adorable thing, and after a few hours of research I think he is either Eris flava or Eris militaris, but leaning toward the latter:
http://ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/bronze-jumper
We put him in a 32 oz twist-n-lock with the top on the bottom. I put in a stick, some small cork bark platforms, and some fake plants with hot glue, and made ventilation holes smaller than what was in the catch cup. I am not sure if I should keep it roomier for more jumping space, or more crowded so he can feel secure, but he has been camping out on the very tip of the stick rather than the cork/plant platform at the top. However, we only had him for two days so he is likely still adjusting to his new digs.
As far as feeding, I keep a dubia colony and offered a nymph just a bit bigger than him (with head squished so it wouldn't hide), and he didn't eat it yet. I know they may not eat right away, but wondering if other feed dubia to their jumpers or should I go out and get FFs or pinheads?
I have attached the closeup pics of him in the catch cup, and in his enclosure. Thanks for any input, we want to make sure we can give him the best home possible!
http://ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/bronze-jumper
We put him in a 32 oz twist-n-lock with the top on the bottom. I put in a stick, some small cork bark platforms, and some fake plants with hot glue, and made ventilation holes smaller than what was in the catch cup. I am not sure if I should keep it roomier for more jumping space, or more crowded so he can feel secure, but he has been camping out on the very tip of the stick rather than the cork/plant platform at the top. However, we only had him for two days so he is likely still adjusting to his new digs.
As far as feeding, I keep a dubia colony and offered a nymph just a bit bigger than him (with head squished so it wouldn't hide), and he didn't eat it yet. I know they may not eat right away, but wondering if other feed dubia to their jumpers or should I go out and get FFs or pinheads?
I have attached the closeup pics of him in the catch cup, and in his enclosure. Thanks for any input, we want to make sure we can give him the best home possible!
