Jumping Spider Please I Need Help

[Ghost 123]

So I Fed My Jumping Spider A Large House Fly That Just Got Out Of It's Pupae Stage, And Now She Is Not Moving At All. Please Help Me Any Advice Is Welcome.

 

[Wolfram1]

what do you mean with not moving?

just sitting there or lying on the ground dead?

 

[Ghost 123]

I Mean That She Is Just Lying On The Floor Upside Down

 

[Wolfram1]

well, thats clear then

what can you tell us about the spider, how big was it? Adult or spiderling? Was it fat or thin?
How did you keep it?
What do you keep it in?
Ventilation?
Any recent changes? Did you spray water on the spider or into the enclosure?
Did it eat the fly? or only try to?
Where did you get the maggot? What did the maggot eat previously? Wild or bought?
etc.

All these or more may need to be answered if you want to figure out what killed her. You know these things but how are we supposed to guess the right answer without that information. I assume she is dead, legs curled inwards. no way she is laying on her back otherwise.

A picture may provide most of the answers.

 

[TheraMygale]

Ouf.

I mean, in general, upside down is a molt for tarantulas…

So many things could be in question here…

wild caught spider?

wild caught prey?

enclosure looks like what?

age of spider?

if this is a wild spider you caught outside, dont beat yourself over it. It was a question of time.

 

[Ghost 123]

1. She Is An Adult Spider. 2. She Is Fat. 3.I Kept Her In An Open Air Natural Habitat. 4.Enough Air Comes In 5.I Usually Feed Her Grasshopers But This Time Was A Fly 6.I Only Sprayed Her Surroundings. 7.Yes She Ate The Fly. 8.I Got It From My Compost Bin. 9.I'm Pretty Sure It Ate The Decayiog Matter Of A Mouse. 10. She Was Wild Caught

 

[Godsmack1934]

1. She Is An Adult Spider. 2. She Is Fat. 3.I Kept Her In An Open Air Natural Habitat. 4.Enough Air Comes In 5.I Usually Feed Her Grasshopers But This Time Was A Fly 6.I Only Sprayed Her Surroundings. 7.Yes She Ate The Fly. 8.I Got It From My Compost Bin. 9.I'm Pretty Sure It Ate The Decayiog Matter Of A Mouse. 10. She Was Wild Caught

Are the grasshoppers usually wild caught?

 

[Wolfram1]

probably old age then, they dont live very long

do you know what species it was? considering you are from Nigeria i am probably not familiar with it.

 

[Ghost 123]

The Grasshopers Are Bred By Me. And She Is A Plexippus paykulli

 

[Godsmack1934]

Do you know about how long you've had her?

 

[Ghost 123]

A COUPLE OF MONTHS NOW

 

[Glorfindel]

need to be careful when feeding anything caught in the wild. hopefully not contaminated with pesticides being sprayed in the surrounding countryside.