Mandora
Arachnopeon
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- Jan 25, 2024
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Hi all,
I LOVE jumpers (well, spiders generally...) and 2 days ago I found one in my house. It's the depths of winter where I am (Ontario Canada) so I couldn't release it outside, and since I've got cats and dogs who would love to eat a little spider friend, I decided to try my hand at keeping him as a pet.
I've set up an enclosure for him (4"X4"X7") with a plant/vine to climb (the plant I found him on in my house actually, so I know he likes it). No substrate yet, but open to suggestions. I've been misting his enclosure daily for water, and have a paper towel wrapped around the plant stem to help it grow roots, which acts as extra moisture.
Yesterday he ate a pinhead cricket, and he just took another right now, so he seems happy enough. I plan to rotate pinhead crickets and fruit flies.
Am I missing anything here, for basic husbandry? I've been trying to convince my local reptile supplier to bring in some jumpers forEVER and they're interested in how my little experiment goes here. I really want to get it right so I can say 'I told you guys! They're worth bringing in!'
I think he's a tan jumper (Platycryptus undatus) but would love if someone could confirm or correct me. I've been trying to get a good pic of his face/eyes, but to no avail. Hopefully one of these pics can be useful for ID purposes?
Any and all advice welcome! Thanks everyone!
I LOVE jumpers (well, spiders generally...) and 2 days ago I found one in my house. It's the depths of winter where I am (Ontario Canada) so I couldn't release it outside, and since I've got cats and dogs who would love to eat a little spider friend, I decided to try my hand at keeping him as a pet.
I've set up an enclosure for him (4"X4"X7") with a plant/vine to climb (the plant I found him on in my house actually, so I know he likes it). No substrate yet, but open to suggestions. I've been misting his enclosure daily for water, and have a paper towel wrapped around the plant stem to help it grow roots, which acts as extra moisture.
Yesterday he ate a pinhead cricket, and he just took another right now, so he seems happy enough. I plan to rotate pinhead crickets and fruit flies.
Am I missing anything here, for basic husbandry? I've been trying to convince my local reptile supplier to bring in some jumpers forEVER and they're interested in how my little experiment goes here. I really want to get it right so I can say 'I told you guys! They're worth bringing in!'
I think he's a tan jumper (Platycryptus undatus) but would love if someone could confirm or correct me. I've been trying to get a good pic of his face/eyes, but to no avail. Hopefully one of these pics can be useful for ID purposes?
![Screen Shot 2024-01-25 at 1.27.49 PM.png Screen Shot 2024-01-25 at 1.27.49 PM.png](https://arachnoboards.com/data/attachments/404/404278-cfc5aed080cfbe8e18beb43bfdf0287c.jpg)
![Screen Shot 2024-01-25 at 1.28.03 PM.png Screen Shot 2024-01-25 at 1.28.03 PM.png](https://arachnoboards.com/data/attachments/404/404280-ccf546e6534ceadbdee69a51e91efc87.jpg)
![Screen Shot 2024-01-25 at 1.28.13 PM.png Screen Shot 2024-01-25 at 1.28.13 PM.png](https://arachnoboards.com/data/attachments/404/404281-e96d0f137b4074882c9dcc733098fed7.jpg)
Any and all advice welcome! Thanks everyone!