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OK here's the setup: The spider is about 3" now. I've been keeping it in a salsa jar since it was like 2nd instar. Needless to say it...has outgrown said container. So I set up a nice little 2.5 gallon tank with some coconut fiber.
Here's the problem: how does one get a nervous and extremely fast spider out of a jar without breaking it? I tried setting the jar in the tank and letting it come out on its own. This almost worked when I threw a cricket in the tank and coaxed it out, but as soon as I lifted the lid of the tank to get the jar the spider disappeared faster than you can say "shucks" back into the jar.
I'd like to get him or her out without breaking the jar so that I can re-use it. I also don't want to damage the exuvium in there which I'd like to sex out. The only other thing I can think of is to try cupping the spider with something before removing the jar, but I suspect this will lead to lots of waiting with the lid off before it will come out again, as it has yet to leave the jar at all today. Any advice would be appreciated.
Here's the problem: how does one get a nervous and extremely fast spider out of a jar without breaking it? I tried setting the jar in the tank and letting it come out on its own. This almost worked when I threw a cricket in the tank and coaxed it out, but as soon as I lifted the lid of the tank to get the jar the spider disappeared faster than you can say "shucks" back into the jar.
I'd like to get him or her out without breaking the jar so that I can re-use it. I also don't want to damage the exuvium in there which I'd like to sex out. The only other thing I can think of is to try cupping the spider with something before removing the jar, but I suspect this will lead to lots of waiting with the lid off before it will come out again, as it has yet to leave the jar at all today. Any advice would be appreciated.