Has anyone raised baby jumpers?

dtknow

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I found a female several weeks ago which was very large for a jumper and incredibly plump inside the bloom of a calla lily. I caught her and she is currently in a PB and J jar. She webbed up an area on the lid and though I cannot see her I do see something yellow inside-I assume that would be eggs. Unfortunately due to the place she placed the web I can't open the container without destroying it.

How long should it take?

What to feed baby jumpers? Would drosophila or aphids work?

Should I try to provide ventilation? Afraid it might disturb the jumper.

Anything else?
 
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Randolph XX()

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i have raised them by feeding springtails and fruit flies, they are able to take doen really big prey several times larger than themselves
it won't take long, probably a week later the sling will hatch out
ventalization is required, but baby jumpers are highly canabalistic, you will need to seperate them ASAP
vials, daily cups, i personally prefer film case, which i used when i was a kid
 

JohnxII

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I have raised baby jumpers and I agree on the ASAP separation. I've observed fighting in very early stages. Good luck and post some pix!
 
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cacoseraph

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i fed baby jumpers aphids... seemed to work "ok" at best. it was probably a week before i saw any jumpers feeding on the aphids.. meanwhile the little baby making machines spawned 10-20x as many aphids as i put in.

watch out for ventilation... those babies can climb out the tiniest little holes
 
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