lovefiction
Arachnopeon
- Joined
- Jun 30, 2023
- Messages
- 1
so i bought a juvenile regal jumping spider from a local reptile store. i've only had her(?, not 100% sure of the sex, i think its a female) for like two weeks. everything was fine until a few days ago, she made a nice thick cocoon and has been in there for around 4 or 5 days. I looked it up and it said that she's probably molting, and that baby jumping spiders dont even take like a day to finish molting. but she's young, kinda a baby, and has been in there for days. is she stuck in there? is she having trouble with her molting? is there anything i can do?
there also is apparently a chance that shes in there laying eggs? but my spider is young and i dont know if a spider this young can even have babies? what can i do to tell if that's what she's doing, laying eggs?
What can I do to tell if she's just molting?
If she is laying eggs, how can i tell if they're fertilized or not? and what do i do if she's having babies. if shes laying eggs i am entirely unprepared for that.
I'm a first time spider parent so i'm just nervous.
cocoon angle 1
cocoon angle 2
underside view
abdomen
bein cute
first day i got her
there also is apparently a chance that shes in there laying eggs? but my spider is young and i dont know if a spider this young can even have babies? what can i do to tell if that's what she's doing, laying eggs?
What can I do to tell if she's just molting?
If she is laying eggs, how can i tell if they're fertilized or not? and what do i do if she's having babies. if shes laying eggs i am entirely unprepared for that.
I'm a first time spider parent so i'm just nervous.

cocoon angle 1

cocoon angle 2

underside view

abdomen

bein cute