Jumper Premolt Behavior

[Lil Paws]

Experienced jumping spider owners - Can anyone tell me what behaviors do they have before a molt—beyond sealing themselves up in a sleep sack?

I have a Regal who cannot make webbing right now (I believe her spinnerets are damaged—she tries to use them but nothing comes out). She/he is a juvenile so there's probably (hopefully) a molt coming up, but I have no way to know from her webbing, and I want to be sure prey is not in the enclosure with her during the time she needs to be safe.

 

[Quetzalcoatl Nyarlathotep]

It could be an internal problem with the silk glands. Try giving her extra water.

 

[Draketeeth]

Jumpers tend to go high up in the enclosure when they molt, so if the prey is pretty much ground-bound, she should be fairly safe unless there's super easy access up or she's goofy and molts down low.

 

[Mini8leggedfreak]

I read about a few getting defensive before a molt but I’ve only had my 2 jumpers for like 2 months. P. Regius