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Let me start this off by saying I'm comfortable with tarantulas, but I admit I'm not all that confident with true spider husbandry, particularly for web-dwellers. So any and all advice is welcome and appreciated.
I noticed an absolutely miniscule spiderling residing on my garage fridge yesterday. It's too dangerous for it to stay there (I have spider haters in the family), but as tiny as it is, I can't think of anywhere safe for it. So I decided I'd like to attempt to raise it up a bit and perhaps release it once it's gained size. Aside from being a web dweller, I have absolutely no clue what it is. It's much too small for my camera to get a clear picture of it. It's roughly 1/8 inch in legspan, and it's body is just barely 1/16 inch.
So my main question is what to feed something so tiny? Will it accept prekill? If not, what are the options for something so small? Do I have to wait for it to establish a proper web before attempting to feed it? Additionally, do I need an adult sized enclosure (not that I know it's adult size) right off the bat or do slings need something more appropriate to their size? I know the enclosure would require anchor points, a small amount of substrate, and ventilation but is there anything else?
From what I can make out with my eyes, it appears to have a dark grey (possibly lighter shade of black), oblong abdomen with two rows of white spots down the dorsal side, a solid black carapace with no patterning, and black striping at each joint on the 8th pair of legs. The rest of the legs are an opaque white. I know it's unlikely, but if by some crazy chance someone can at least narrow it down to a genus, that would help me immensely at least get more specific with it's care.
(It's the teeny tiny speck on the left. On the right is a prekilled pinhead cricket and a prekilled gnat. Also, that enclosure is temporary. I plan to rehouse it to something with more anchor points)
Finally, is this something I should even attempt with absolutely no clue what it is? Even if I worry for it's survival outside, I'd much rather it take a shot out there if I can't provide for it. Thanks in advance for any help
I noticed an absolutely miniscule spiderling residing on my garage fridge yesterday. It's too dangerous for it to stay there (I have spider haters in the family), but as tiny as it is, I can't think of anywhere safe for it. So I decided I'd like to attempt to raise it up a bit and perhaps release it once it's gained size. Aside from being a web dweller, I have absolutely no clue what it is. It's much too small for my camera to get a clear picture of it. It's roughly 1/8 inch in legspan, and it's body is just barely 1/16 inch.
So my main question is what to feed something so tiny? Will it accept prekill? If not, what are the options for something so small? Do I have to wait for it to establish a proper web before attempting to feed it? Additionally, do I need an adult sized enclosure (not that I know it's adult size) right off the bat or do slings need something more appropriate to their size? I know the enclosure would require anchor points, a small amount of substrate, and ventilation but is there anything else?
From what I can make out with my eyes, it appears to have a dark grey (possibly lighter shade of black), oblong abdomen with two rows of white spots down the dorsal side, a solid black carapace with no patterning, and black striping at each joint on the 8th pair of legs. The rest of the legs are an opaque white. I know it's unlikely, but if by some crazy chance someone can at least narrow it down to a genus, that would help me immensely at least get more specific with it's care.
(It's the teeny tiny speck on the left. On the right is a prekilled pinhead cricket and a prekilled gnat. Also, that enclosure is temporary. I plan to rehouse it to something with more anchor points)
Finally, is this something I should even attempt with absolutely no clue what it is? Even if I worry for it's survival outside, I'd much rather it take a shot out there if I can't provide for it. Thanks in advance for any help