How often do i feed a Herpyllus ecclesiasticus?

[squibbleee]

I fed her a cricket 2 days ago and she seems good, but how often should i offer her crickets?
Also, does she look like an adult, or could she be a sub-adult?

 

[NMTs]

I've never kept a Parson's spider in an enclosure before, but I get them in my garage every year. A few years ago I made an effort to care for one that made a web under the window by feeding and watering it weekly. That was enough for it to stay in the same spot for the entire summer and fall, but it disappeared when the weather got cold.

As for whether or not yours is mature, I couldn't really tell you. It looks like an adult, but it may still be immature...

 

[squibbleee]

I've never kept a Parson's spider in an enclosure before, but I get them in my garage every year. A few years ago I made an effort to care for one that made a web under the window by feeding and watering it weekly. That was enough for it to stay in the same spot for the entire summer and fall, but it disappeared when the weather got cold.

As for whether or not yours is mature, I couldn't really tell you. It looks like an adult, but it may still be immature...

Oh ok thankyou! I think ill just offer a cricket like every 5-7 days? Idk.

 

[Ratmosphere]

Base it on how fat the abdomen is. In your pic it is a good size, try offering small prey every 3-5 days.

 

[sparticus]

Probably mature, they are quite small as adults. My mature female took small crickets, mealworms, isopods, etc. I fed her once or twice a week and sprinkled some water on her webbing regularly for hydration. They're pretty aggressive little hunters and will take prey up to their own size and sometimes a little bigger than them.