Jumping spider not eating?

megansmillipedes

Arachnopeon
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I have a 7 month old little jumping spider and all he can eat right now cause of his size is flightless fruit flys well he never had an issue with eating until now he hasn’t eaten in days and im wondering if that’s normal I don’t feed him every day but I try to put like 2 flies in there every 2-3 days (I don’t know If that’s correct) is he about to molt? He’s just chilling in his web
 

kadupul

Arachnosquire
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Jun 26, 2022
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There's a few different species of fruit fly. How big are they compared to your spider?
 

salytoldgeek

Arachnopeon
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Dec 28, 2022
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I have a few jumpers, they tend to chill in their web hammock(sometimes adding a lot more webbing) before they molt. I usually make sure to keep misting every few days and wait to offer food till they venture back out. Most of mine have taken 1-2 weeks to molt and usually come out within a couple of days of molting.
 
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