New Jumping Spider! Feeding suggestions

[aquarly]

I recently received a juvenile female jumper (i5-i6). It took her about a week to arrive, with some fruit flies in her mailing container. To my knowledge the breeder had been feeding her fruit flies which have been difficult for me to get prior to her arriving. But I do have a culture on the way. I settled for small meal worms to hold her over until they arrive which she seems interested in. I've offered them in feeding tongs and a feeding dish. I noticed she startles if the worm moves too much so I immobilize it and squish its head to prevent her from being bit. She will stalk and pounce on the worms offered to her but won't accept as food. I'm not entirely sure why that is, she does show interest. I feel like she may be having trouble actually puncturing past the worms surface (I heard this could be something younger jumpers have trouble with). There's a chance she may not feel like she can take it down. I'm new to keeping jumpers and want to make sure that she's fed properly. Any suggestions?

There's a picture below for reference of her size. Her name is Tigris!

 

[TenebrisAvicularia]

I don't keep jumpers yet, but I do believe that pinhead crickets would work for small juveniles. Most pet shops that have crickets should have pinheads.
You could try to crush up the meal worms for Tigris, I've had wild juvenile jumping spiders scavenge when offered prekilled prey. That should help with ease of puncturing/chewing.
You could also cut up a medium-sized cricket and offer it to her. The abdomen has the most fluid for the spider to eat.

She looks very healthy and has a good abdomen width, so you can take a few days to figure out the best way to get her fed before the fruit flies arrive.
Also, she's adorable! That has to be the most fitting name I've ever seen for a jumper.

 

[aquarly]

Thank you for the advice! I'll definitely try that out.
I specifically chose her name because in maturity she will look similar to Tigris from Kung Fu Panda, haha

 

[TenebrisAvicularia]

Thank you for the advice! I'll definitely try that out.
I specifically chose her name because in maturity she will look similar to Tigris from Kung Fu Panda, haha

You're welcome! Now you should get a black and white male and name him Po, he can be Tigris' future boyfriend lol

 

[Andrew Clayton]

Thank you for the advice! I'll definitely try that out.
I specifically chose her name because in maturity she will look similar to Tigris from Kung Fu Panda, haha

You can try maggots should get them from local fishing store that's what I use for slings, they can't hurt the spider and all it's gawna do is turn into a fly.

 

[goofyGoober99]

She's so cute!
For really small jumpers I've used small bits of chopped up mealworm and that seems to work. Little jumpers seem to be down to scavenge and they don't have to bite anything to get the guts lol

Once they're a little bigger I'll just chop of the head of a small mealworm.