My zebra jumping spider keeps burying its self. why?

[Fang the jumping spooder]

Thank you I really love making tanks and enclosures it’s really fun I try to find anything to use and make a DIY tank it’s very fun to watch the jumpers explore them too

Done! I’ll show you now

@drurymercy is this a good tank?

That’s all the stuff I could find so I made my jumper her hide and some plants I think that it should be pretty good but just want to make sure Yk the best for my jumper!

Also should I mist it before I put my jumper in

I’m thinking I should bc it’s really hot out today like 95 where I am so I think I might but I just want to make sure

Here’s a better photo

 

[drurymercy]

Looks pretty damn good!!! Nice job yeah most first they hate the feeling of being misted. I think she’s going to love it!!

 

[Fang the jumping spooder]

Thank you and ok so do you want me to mist it before she’s in

Or no mist

 

[drurymercy]

Thank you and ok so do you want me to mist it before she’s in

Yes. And once she’s in try mist on the same side of the enclosure so she learns that’s where the water will be!

 

[Fang the jumping spooder]

Ok! Thanks for the help hopefully my jumper will like it

 

[drurymercy]

Ok! Thanks for the help hopefully my jumper will like it

Ofc!! She will love it u made her the best house u could!! lol and they don’t care what it looks like as long as they have places up high to make hammocks and feel safe

 

[Fang the jumping spooder]

Ok! I’ll put her in to explore

Hey found this big jumper outside but can’t identify it could you help me

@drurymercy It’s a black and yellow I’ve never seen one like that do you know what it is

Also I’m going to try and feed him/her there first meal will a grasshopper work it has no pesticides

Here’s some more photos

I think it’s a male bc the abdomen is cone shaped but idk what species it is

 

[drurymercy]

It looks like a grey wall jumper, it’s hard to tell with the pics though. They actually have that weird elongated abdomen too! Ooommg he’s so cute!!! Ok so males and female jumpers are so easy to sex!! Males will always have little boxing gloves to even giant ones!! Usually only females will have any color chels males will have blue or green, and if it’s an adult female u can always see a shiny epigynum if looks like a shiny belly button under her book lungs. lol but be warned WC females are almost always gravid but u can always release the babies since they are native to you!! K if u look on the ground u can find habronattus they are ground dwellers and they are my favorite!! Females are more drab but males are amazing!!!! And they are super small species!! lol can’t wait to hear how their first meal goes

 

[Fang the jumping spooder]

Ok ty so much for the help so far he’s hiding but his food is by him so I hope he’ll eat

 

[drurymercy]

Ok ty so much for the help so far he’s hiding but his food is by him so I hope he’ll eat

lol he will eat!! If u can when he’s eating he won’t run u should try to take a pic with the lid of so I can see him better here’s one of my juvenile bold males and my tiny babies a week after emerging and now after they have molted!!

 

[Fang the jumping spooder]

Omg so tiny and cute and I’ll try to get a pick usually I can they don’t really run off while eating if you want to see a pick of my zebra one eating I can show you that one

Here’s my zebra one eating

Rn he won’t move at all he looked at his food but won’t try to get it but I’m hoping after an hour or two he will

 

[drurymercy]

Here’s my zebra one eating

Hahaha they are so fierce when they hunt!!! I will say if u can get an underside pic so I can see if she’s mature? She’s huge she might be gravid and good their markings are just so so pretty!!

 

[Fang the jumping spooder]

That was her in the tiny tank she’s not mature I don’t think I’ve seen her underside that was just her in a feeding thing with a fruit fly

 

[drurymercy]

Ok good either way!! Here’s a pic I got off the internet so u know what to look for next time!

 

[Fang the jumping spooder]

Alr ty I’ll look for that but sadly the zebra one has escaped and I’m not finding her bc her tank was outside 🥲 so I only have that big male now but I’m looking for another zebra

 

[drurymercy]

Alr ty I’ll look for that but sadly the zebra one has escaped and I’m not finding her bc her tank was outside 🥲 so I only have that big male now but I’m looking for another zebra

Oh sad day!! U will find a new one. I will give u a heads up don’t let the enclousure sit in direct sunlight it’s the greenhouse effect like leaving ur dog in the car…it will kill them. Can’t wait to hear what u find next!!!

 

[Fang the jumping spooder]

Oh yea I always put it in shade I make sure they don’t overheat like under my backyard table or just in the shade of my house

He’s out of hiding finally

He has big boxing gloves fluffy boxing gloves

 

[drurymercy]

He has big boxing gloves fluffy boxing gloves

Yay handsome boy I have a soft spot for the males

 

[Fang the jumping spooder]

Yea I’ll try to get a picture also if you’d like

 

[drurymercy]

Yea I’ll try to get a picture also if you’d like

lol yes! Jumpers stole my heart a long time ago I love seeing them all