My jumping spider isn’t eating.

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Venomous Fang said:
Mine is similar size like that. He was one of the smallest ones they had so I took him
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Then he absolutely won't be mature then. He must be coming up to moult.
Same lid same spider. Young compared (the waxworm video) to full grown.


 
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Just a quick question how do I know if he’s gonna molt because I notice he’s in his little home and he’s kinda webbing himself a little. Is that a sign there gonna molt or is it something else? It’s probably why he’s refusing food.
 
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Venomous Fang said:
Just a quick question how do I know if he’s gonna molt because I notice he’s in his little home and he’s kinda webbing himself a little. Is that a sign there gonna molt or is it something else? It’s probably why he’s refusing food.
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If he's in his hammock it means he's not hungry. If he's in his hammock for a couple of days he's preparing to moult.
 
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basin79 said:
If he's in his hammock it means he's not hungry. If he's in his hammock for a couple of days he's preparing to moult.
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How long does it usually take for them to molt? Sorry for asking so many questions It’s my first jumping spider and I don’t want him to starve. I tired feeding him baby crickets a few days ago yet he still didn’t take it.
 
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How long does it usually take for them to molt? Sorry for asking so many questions It’s my first jumping spider and I don’t want him to starve. I tired feeding him baby crickets a few days ago yet he still didn’t take it.
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Not too long. Depending on age they'll disappear from 5-14 days or so. You'll know if a jumping spider is hungry as they'll be out walking around their enclosure.
 
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Well sometimes he moves around his enclosure but i see him web majority of the time. He just backs away from food.
 
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Venomous Fang said:
Well sometimes he moves around his enclosure but i see him web majority of the time. He just backs away from food.
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What live food have you tried? Mine never turned down a cricket, waxworm or *fly when hungry.

*Captive bred and raised maggots that I hatched. NOT wild flies.
 
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Venomous Fang said:
Baby crickets and baby Dubia roaches they’re a lot smaller than him he’s like an inch
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If he's that big he sounds fully grown. Has he definitely not got the mature male boxing gloves (pedipalps). Also if he's that big the crickets will be too small maybe.
 
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Do jumpers need sunlight or is ok to keep thwm dimly lit with my yarantulas?
 
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Do jumpers need sunlight or is ok to keep thwm dimly lit with my yarantulas?
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Jumpers are completely different to tarantulas. They hunt visually. So they do need a day/night cycle. They need to be able to see their prey. Just having their enclosure in a room with a window will do so long as you class it as a "light" room they'll be fine. Although as @Ungoliant typed don't put their enclosure say on a windowsill or direct sunlight.
 
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Great news my jumping spider is finally eating I guess he wasn’t in pre molt he took a baby cricket and he’s eating right not finally. Got worried for a moment.
 
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