I got a new Phidippus Regius (I think male) last Tuesday.
He barely moves, sometimes sitting near the front door, sometimes on the roof. There's no nest, only straight line webbing across a few areas (like little dots connected). He did have a mealworm on Wednesday but hasn't eaten anything since (tried a mealworm yesterday and today, and tried some fruit flies today). I have taken out anything he doesn't eat within about 3 hours (too short?).
He doesn't seem curious at all, mostly scared. When I try to move him along with a paint brush (to get in the terrarium or to fix something) he turns to face it rather than happily moving along.
The enclosure is 20x17.5x25cm. I do have a heat mat but it's currently 26 degrees in the terrarium so it's off currently (thermostat programmed for 25-26).
It has been a bit of a rough ride for him getting here:
There were some mistakes with the original terrarium so I got him a temporary one for the day. Then they made another mistake so the next day I got a better one for him. All in all, 2 house moves for him.
The box he came in wasn't marked as carrying a live animal. I can only assume he may have been thrown about and got scared because of it.
There was no fly in his temporary tub during transit. May not be an issue since transit probably only took 2 days at most.
Is he still adjusting? Scared?
He barely moves, sometimes sitting near the front door, sometimes on the roof. There's no nest, only straight line webbing across a few areas (like little dots connected). He did have a mealworm on Wednesday but hasn't eaten anything since (tried a mealworm yesterday and today, and tried some fruit flies today). I have taken out anything he doesn't eat within about 3 hours (too short?).
He doesn't seem curious at all, mostly scared. When I try to move him along with a paint brush (to get in the terrarium or to fix something) he turns to face it rather than happily moving along.
The enclosure is 20x17.5x25cm. I do have a heat mat but it's currently 26 degrees in the terrarium so it's off currently (thermostat programmed for 25-26).
It has been a bit of a rough ride for him getting here:
There were some mistakes with the original terrarium so I got him a temporary one for the day. Then they made another mistake so the next day I got a better one for him. All in all, 2 house moves for him.
The box he came in wasn't marked as carrying a live animal. I can only assume he may have been thrown about and got scared because of it.
There was no fly in his temporary tub during transit. May not be an issue since transit probably only took 2 days at most.
Is he still adjusting? Scared?
shaped container ! It’s pretty plump I wouldn’t worry about anything but hydration right now . How exactly do you water the jumpers? Last time I kept them, I let them free because they were wild caught, and I caught them outside. I didn’t have anything small enough to feed it..
where did you get the container at custom?
… plastic shoebox is what I hunt down . For terrestrial tarantulas, Unfortunately, target discontinued both my favorites.
