Orbweavers: Impossible in captivity...?

[guitarkyle]

I tried keeping two and neither spun big enough webs and the webs they spun were so oddly shaped that when I put fruit flies in they fell right through it. Does the size of the spider matter...? Can they be fed on anything else? I had a bad experience with fruit flies, like when about 50 got loose in my room. Tank setup and any other tips would be greatly appreciated!

 

[zonbonzovi]

Which variety of orbweaver? Some need an immense amount of room, but in general orbweavers need more space than, say, a terrestrial spider of the same size.

 

[Widowman10]

definitely not impossible! what species are you working with, and what is the current size, and what is your setup like? we need a bit more info

 

[Crysta]

hm, you can keep them on square frames I forgot where I saw this though.

or put a bunch of stick in an aquarium with good climbing surface

or put it in the corner of your room ^^ lol throw it crickets.

 

[guitarkyle]

one time i tried keeping two marbled orbweavers and they didnt spin webs. the cellar spider i kept once spun a decent web but theres was lots of gaps and bugs fell through instead of getting stuck. would an orchard orbweaver do good in captivity?