Can't climb smooth surfaces

[Lucky123]

Somewhere I read that jumping spiders don't get stuck on tape, so I never thought much of using tape in and around their enclosures until my male Colonus hesperus was sitting on a piece of tape that somehow got peeled off, I helped him move off of it but I think the tape ripped off the hairs they use to stick to glass and he can't climb the sides of his enclosure. He also isn't as jumpy as he normally is, he keeps on grooming his feet. I know he was just one molt away from losing them naturally, but will this cause any other problems? His enclosure is plastic some I am wondering if I could give the sides a light sanding so he has some grip.

 

[basin79]

Somewhere I read that jumping spiders don't get stuck on tape, so I never thought much of using tape in and around their enclosures until my male Colonus hesperus was sitting on a piece of tape that somehow got peeled off, I helped him move off of it but I think the tape ripped off the hairs they use to stick to glass and he can't climb the sides of his enclosure. He also isn't as jumpy as he normally is, he keeps on grooming his feet. I know he was just one molt away from losing them naturally, but will this cause any other problems? His enclosure is plastic some I am wondering if I could give the sides a light sanding so he has some grip.

So many what's and why's. Why would you think a spider can't get stuck to STICKY tape?

1 moult away from losing what exactly?

 

[Lucky123]

So many what's and why's. Why would you think a spider can't get stuck to STICKY tape?

1 moult away from losing what exactly?

I know, I was being stupid but I read on some site that they don’t get stuck. Generally on their 6th molt jumping spiders naturally lose the hairs that help them climb smooth surfaces.

 

[basin79]

I know, I was being stupid but I read on some site that they don’t get stuck. Generally on their 6th molt jumping spiders naturally lose the hairs that help them climb smooth surfaces.

Who told you that?

 

[The Snark]

Who told you that?

Just going by the extreme diversity of jumpers, and their diverse natural environments, it sounds highly unlikely this happens to all species. I think many of us have seen jumpers on glass, as in chasing the mouse pointer around your monitor screen.

 

[basin79]

Just going by the extreme diversity of jumpers, and their diverse natural environments, it sounds highly unlikely this happens to all species. I think many of us have seen jumpers on glass, as in chasing the mouse pointer around your monitor screen.

Exactly. Right so you've got to this size jumper and now you're going to lose one of your best abilities. Have fun.

 

[Lucky123]

It happens to every single one of mine when it is on its sixth molt, and even wild jumpers of this age exhibit this. I’ve seen it on multiple different species of multiple different genera. So maybe it doesn’t happen all the time but to my knowledge it happens quite commonly, it is one of a few methods I use to age wild caught jumpers.

 

[basin79]

It happens to every single one of mine when it is on its sixth molt, and even wild jumpers of this age exhibit this. I’ve seen it on multiple different species of multiple different genera. So maybe it doesn’t happen all the time but to my knowledge it happens quite commonly, it is one of a few methods I use to age wild caught jumpers.

I've never heard of it nor witnessed it.