Help Identifying Jumping Spider!

[JosieCroix]

Hi, a jumping spider has been living in our mailbox for about a month now. I had a small enclosure available and it's been getting much colder here at night (below 50F at its coldest) so I brought it inside about two hours ago and set up a small enclosure. We have a large collection baby dubia roaches and I'm willing to scavenge for small moths and buy small crickets from the pet store (if they have smaller ones), but I would like to avoid flies (even flightless) as my previous experiences with them were chaos! So far the spider seems rather spooked and won't eat the roach (I don't know if it's too large for it and it's only had the option for about an hour). It spends its time at the upper corner of the enclosure, as expected. I've heard it can be challenging to feed wild jumpers so any advice would be very appreciated for feeding, care, and enclosure.

I believe this is a male Bold Jumping Spider, but I'm new to this and would like to ask more experienced people for help identifying the species, gender, and age if possible. I've tended to praying mantids before and I have fed spiders before releasing them, but caring for a jumper is new for me (although I have researched this topic before).

If I cannot get the spider to eat or drink then I will return it to its mailbox. I thought my warm room would be a safer and I'm worried about the little fellow returning to the cold that's only getting worse. Any help, information, and advice would be greatly appreciated! Here are some photos, one of which shows the dubia roach under the spider (to compare sizes).

 

[SpookySpooder]

This is an adult male Phidippus audux or regius. Hard to tell without clear photos of the colored hairs and abdomen pattern. Whereabouts was this found?

Shouldn't have any issues taking prey in captivity. I've never had any that refused to eat.

I stopped keeping jumpers until a few wild ones crossed my path. Now I have 4 again and every one of them adjusted just fine.

This link may help you narrow it down, since you have a clearer view of the spider.

Guide to Common Jumping Spiders

An online resource devoted to North American insects, spiders and their kin, offering identification, images, and information.

bugguide.net

From your out-of-focus photos I'm leaning toward sub-adult regius male.

Please provide more info if you want further help. Give us a clear, in focus shot of the abdomen pattern and colors under neutral lighting.

 

[JosieCroix]

This is an adult male Phidippus audux or regius. Hard to tell without clear photos of the colored hairs and abdomen pattern. Whereabouts was this found?

Shouldn't have any issues taking prey in captivity. I've never had any that refused to eat.

I stopped keeping jumpers until a few wild ones crossed my path. Now I have 4 again and every one of them adjusted just fine.

This link may help you narrow it down, since you have a clearer view of the spider.

Guide to Common Jumping Spiders

An online resource devoted to North American insects, spiders and their kin, offering identification, images, and information.

bugguide.net

From your out-of-focus photos I'm leaning toward sub-adult regius male.

Please provide more info if you want further help. Give us a clear, in focus shot of the abdomen pattern and colors under neutral lighting.

Here is a better picture, I'm sorry I can't provide a better one. Sometimes the spots look white to my eye but this morning I do see a bit more orange.

I was setting up the enclosure this morning with plants, leaves, and rocks, and one moment the spider was on a plant, the next it was under the lid as I was closing it. It's alive and moved well, but the space between its head and abdomen is bleeding and I'm very panicked. I know they can heal from leg injuries but I don't know how they deal with this type of injury or bleeding or if he's going to die because of my mistake. I always try to check the lid several times before putting it back on, but he must've jumped or scurried there very quickly. I was supposed to keep him safe from the winder but now I'm unsure if he'll be okay because of my mistake

 

[SpookySpooder]

Only time will tell if it will recover from the injury. They're surprisingly resilient. Is it leaking fluid of any sort?

You can apply corn starch or flour using a Q-tip or something similar to the wound to help heal any leakage

 

[JosieCroix]

Only time will tell if it will recover from the injury. They're surprisingly resilient. Is it leaking fluid of any sort?

You can apply corn starch or flour using a Q-tip or something similar to the wound to help heal any leakage

Yes, I saw some of that creamy fluid appear. I tried to use a Q-tip to help clean it, but the little guy is very small and kept running away from me. I'm scared to mess with him and make things worse, so I don't know if I should try this again or leave him alone. He's gone into hiding on the floor's leaf litter bedding.