Had my Jumper for two weeks. Still no nest. Why?

[Nicole C G]

Sounds like typical premolt behavior congrats and wedge a paper towel under the flower to catch her softly if she falls my emerald (pixie spoodie doodie)hasn’t left her flower since a while ago. Good luck Mori we are routing for ya!!!!

I would but I think that trying to put a paper towel will bother her because she made her nest very close to the wall. Luckily I think she won’t fall out because it’s pretty deep in the flower. If she does fall though, she will fall onto some soft coco fiber soil. Do you think that will be good enough?

 

[Nicole C G]

it has been ten days now and she’s still in her nest and has not molted. (If you’re wondering, no she is not old enough to lay eggs.) I’m excited for her to molt and it’s taking a while but most people say it’s fine for it to take this long.

 

[Nicole C G]

She did it! Mori molted!! She actually molted a few days ago, and now she is wandering again!


Exuviae


Molting/post molt


I say “she” but I’m still not sure Mori’s gender. I say she because she looks like a female. Im still not sure because this species can be sexed by looking for a orange stripe under the eyes. However, she doesn’t have that (yet) but she does have a dark stripe or brown stripe that some females have, but keeps making me second guess.

 

[Garnet Red]

It’s fine. It will make a molt web when it’s ready. Learn more about the species you’re keeping. They don’t make nests like other spiders

I have a female who you would think was a tarantula. She's completely webbed up a 3-inch by 3-inch complicated area between a rock, a piece of cork, and a fern leaf. The only reason I know she's alive is I can see her shadow sometimes and food disappears. I occasionally see her out but not very often at all.