Thin Legged Wolf Spider

[William Dawson]

I just found a thin legged wolf spider male at my house. The little guy is quite skittish, but he's very pretty. I'm not an expert on wolf spiders, so I was wondering if anyone had some advice on keeping them?

 

[Isaax Critterz]

i dont really know about wolf spider care but they need soft substrate, lots of floor space and obviously a water dish ( a bottle cap might do)

 

[Biollantefan54]

That looks like a male, it’s probably best to let him go to find a mate, go out at night with a flashlight and hold it at eye level and you should be able to find a juvenile or a female which would live longer

 

[William Dawson]

i dont really know about wolf spider care but they need soft substrate, lots of floor space and obviously a water dish ( a bottle cap might do)

Thanks!

 

[William Dawson]

That looks like a male, it’s probably best to let him go to find a mate, go out at night with a flashlight and hold it at eye level and you should be able to find a juvenile or a female which would live longer

I will, I found him down at a woodpile nearby, so I'll release him back there and look for a female.

 

[Biollantefan54]

They are really easy to find once you get the light right, if you have any questions I can try to help! I use a headlamp but a regular flashlight will work if held at eye level. Just look around and look for little sparkles in the grass.

 

[William Dawson]

They are really easy to find once you get the light right, if you have any questions I can try to help! I use a headlamp but a regular flashlight will work if held at eye level. Just look around and look for little sparkles in the grass.

Thank you so much!

 

[William Dawson]

They are really easy to find once you get the light right, if you have any questions I can try to help! I use a headlamp but a regular flashlight will work if held at eye level. Just look around and look for little sparkles in the grass.

I went out and found two more males and a female, thank you so much for the advice!

 

[The Snark]

Just look around and look for little sparkles in the grass.

A fond childhood memory. Sitting on the grass at night in Chula VIsta at my aunts horse. The grass used to be a horse corral and the place was wall to wall spiders. Mesh webs and lycos everywhere. Turned on my flashlight and there were dozens of little bright dots like stars in the grass wandering about.