maisie8
Arachnopeon
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- Apr 7, 2020
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This morning I found a spider with a few legs missing in the sink, I gave her a toilet paper ladder to climb up but a few hours later she was still there sat under it, so I've decided to look after her. She only has one leg on one side but can walk okay.
So I've got an old tank I kept tadpoles in last year, put some dirt and plants and sticks and made a little cave out of stones which she's hiding in right now.
I've never kept spiders before, do I have to buy live crickets? She's over an inch long including legs when sat normally, so I'm assuming is an adult but I'm worried about her catching prey with only 5 legs?
I've put a few tiny dead flies I found on a windowsill in her tank but she's just been hiding and taken no interest in them all day.
I'm assuming she's a female because its april, and I heard that the males of this species only live a year and die in autumn after mating, so I'm thinking any males I find this time of year would be a lot smaller
Any tips at all would be helpful
So I've got an old tank I kept tadpoles in last year, put some dirt and plants and sticks and made a little cave out of stones which she's hiding in right now.
I've never kept spiders before, do I have to buy live crickets? She's over an inch long including legs when sat normally, so I'm assuming is an adult but I'm worried about her catching prey with only 5 legs?
I've put a few tiny dead flies I found on a windowsill in her tank but she's just been hiding and taken no interest in them all day.
I'm assuming she's a female because its april, and I heard that the males of this species only live a year and die in autumn after mating, so I'm thinking any males I find this time of year would be a lot smaller
Any tips at all would be helpful