Flurff
Arachnopeon
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- Sep 21, 2019
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So I posted some time ago, asking about T. domestica care, since I had caught one in my living room, but unfortunately the spider (I named her Ella) died within a few days from a bad molt.
Now, I caught another spider, (and named her Harlequinn) an American House Spider (Parasteatoda tepidariorum) and she did a lot better, webbing up the place and everything. I spent an evening watching her, fascinated, as she drank the water I had misted in the enclosure. But one night I found her dead. I got really discouraged, but I figured that since they were small, they were more fragile, and that my enclosure (a glass jar with a mesh top) wasn't the best. So I went to the dollar store and got a plastic enclosure, punched some holes in it, and was ready to try again with another spider.
Finally we come to a few weeks ago, when I found and adult female T. domestica (who I named Muffet) in my cupboards. I put her in the enclosure with food, water, and some anchor points for webs. She ate a waxworm and was doing great, though she didn't web up very much. Then on Saturday morning, I found her dead at the bottom of the enclosure.
What am I doing wrong? Is this common for wild caught spiders?
Now, I caught another spider, (and named her Harlequinn) an American House Spider (Parasteatoda tepidariorum) and she did a lot better, webbing up the place and everything. I spent an evening watching her, fascinated, as she drank the water I had misted in the enclosure. But one night I found her dead. I got really discouraged, but I figured that since they were small, they were more fragile, and that my enclosure (a glass jar with a mesh top) wasn't the best. So I went to the dollar store and got a plastic enclosure, punched some holes in it, and was ready to try again with another spider.
Finally we come to a few weeks ago, when I found and adult female T. domestica (who I named Muffet) in my cupboards. I put her in the enclosure with food, water, and some anchor points for webs. She ate a waxworm and was doing great, though she didn't web up very much. Then on Saturday morning, I found her dead at the bottom of the enclosure.
What am I doing wrong? Is this common for wild caught spiders?