Bold jumper put a cricket in her hammock

[moonleaper79]

I have a bond jumper that I found on my car. She went through a successful molt about a week ago. She has eaten one cricket since then. I gave her another cricket yesterday and it’s now in her hammock dead. I’ve never seen her do this before. This is also my first time caring for a spider. Could she be saving it? Thanks!! Excited I found this!!

 

[goofyGoober99]

I've seen most of my true spiders save food as well as one of my tarantulas. Very interesting behaviour. Congrats on the succesful molt!

 

[TheraMygale]

I second. I have many wild caught spiders in my care. Mostly jumping spiders: i work with trees and they are abondant. Especialy Phidippus audax. They don’t need that much food… they are really small compared to small tarantulas. Every wild jumping spider I have had in my care did not necessarily “fully eat” everything they killed.

If your spider is eating bigger prey then they would in the wild, they might not finish it.

Tarantulas that are fed larger sized prey can take longer pre-molt time. I know P. Audax aint a tarantula. Does not mean they do not have common behaviors.

 

[moonleaper79]

Thanks!! So glad I found this site! Never thought I would love a jumping spider, or any spider for that matter!! They are so fascinating and I plan to continue this journey

 

[TheraMygale]

They are fascinating creatures. What is there not to like. Now you will start noticing all the spiders around you. The different colours, shapes and textures…

That being said, jumping spiders do not live very long. If we compare with large tarantulas. I keep my wild caught spiders a few days just to admire them and release them in my garden after taking tons of pictures. I sure would love a huge jumping spider that could live 5+ years.

 

[moonleaper79]

They are fascinating creatures. What is there not to like. Now you will start noticing all the spiders around you. The different colours, shapes and textures…

That being said, jumping spiders do not live very long. If we compare with large tarantulas. I keep my wild caught spiders a few days just to admire them and release them in my garden after taking tons of pictures. I sure would love a huge jumping spider that could live 5+ years.

You are 100% correct on that!!! I’ve been scared of spiders pretty much my entire life. Always been fascinated and cool with pretty much any other creatures… but a couple years ago I quit killing insects and spiders in my house and started either letting them be or relocating to outside space. Now I’m studying every spider I see and giving it a compliment still not ready for a larger spider to be in my care, but who knows the future right!!! I do feel a bit guilty for snatching Prophet—- my jumper, out of the wild, but feel like she knew what was coming as she was on my driver window of my car and happily jumped into a cup to be transported to her new home which I already had set up. . I hope/ think she’s happy so keeping her contained for now.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

You are 100% correct on that!!! I’ve been scared of spiders pretty much my entire life. Always been fascinated and cool with pretty much any other creatures… but a couple years ago I quit killing insects and spiders in my house and started either letting them be or relocating to outside space. Now I’m studying every spider I see and giving it a compliment still not ready for a larger spider to be in my care, but who knows the future right!!! I do feel a bit guilty for snatching Prophet—- my jumper, out of the wild, but feel like she knew what was coming as she was on my driver window of my car and happily jumped into a cup to be transported to her new home which I already had set up. . I hope/ think she’s happy so keeping her contained for now.

there not scary , maybe defensive on occasion.
My smallest adult t is 4” my biggest only 7-7.5” . All of them are small compared to the Goliaths . Theraphosa which my only one had a cyst only lasted a year. Are still small compared to mammals like cats. so yes spiders are small.

 

[TheraMygale]

You are 100% correct on that!!! I’ve been scared of spiders pretty much my entire life. Always been fascinated and cool with pretty much any other creatures… but a couple years ago I quit killing insects and spiders in my house and started either letting them be or relocating to outside space. Now I’m studying every spider I see and giving it a compliment still not ready for a larger spider to be in my care, but who knows the future right!!! I do feel a bit guilty for snatching Prophet—- my jumper, out of the wild, but feel like she knew what was coming as she was on my driver window of my car and happily jumped into a cup to be transported to her new home which I already had set up. . I hope/ think she’s happy so keeping her contained for now.

Don’t feel too guilty: provide it with excellent care in exchange. It might actualy live longer then it would have in nature.

People have pets of all sorts. I think humans need to be close to nature and animals. Power, money, greed… all those things are pushing people away from what matters.

Your little Prophet is going to get you to be in the present moment. They are observation creatures afterall.

There are very small tarantulas available that might be worth looking into in the future if you enjoy keeping your spider.

Jumping spiders seem to have a magic spell that gets people into keeping tarantulas.