Thought's on keeping spoods side by side.

[Fee36]

I have just recently started keeping Jumping spider's. I have 1 female and 1 male juvenile Regius and I plan on getting more. I know that most people either stack their enclosures or have them side by side but when I got my male my female was just getting into a moult and the male went straight into one when i got him home too. Now they are out and feeding they spend a lot of time watching each other and coming over to get close and I just wondered if this was bothering them in some way, maybe making them feel unsafe or could make then moult quicker to become adult so as to be ready to mate? so much so that I put a piece of cardboard between them so they could relax a bit but they actually moved right to the back where there was a little bit they could see each other . My partner and i like to think they like seeing each other but we know what would happen if there wasn't perspex between them just now. It may sound silly but I thought it would be worth asking. Any thoughts or knowledge on this or what way is best to keep them would be greatly appreciated.

 

[DomGom TheFather]

I don't think it's a problem either way.
Jumpers may have better eyesight but i seriously doubt them seeing each other would be an issue healthwise.

 

[William Dawson]

I have just recently started keeping Jumping spider's. I have 1 female and 1 male juvenile Regius and I plan on getting more. I know that most people either stack their enclosures or have them side by side but when I got my male my female was just getting into a moult and the male went straight into one when i got him home too. Now they are out and feeding they spend a lot of time watching each other and coming over to get close and I just wondered if this was bothering them in some way, maybe making them feel unsafe or could make then moult quicker to become adult so as to be ready to mate? so much so that I put a piece of cardboard between them so they could relax a bit but they actually moved right to the back where there was a little bit they could see each other . My partner and i like to think they like seeing each other but we know what would happen if there wasn't perspex between them just now. It may sound silly but I thought it would be worth asking. Any thoughts or knowledge on this or what way is best to keep them would be greatly appreciated.

I'd assume that they are just intrigued by the motion they see from each other, and either think it's food, or may be close to mating age. You might be able to tell if the male is doing any sort of courting motions.

 

[viper69]

Always good to put up a visual barrier

 

[darkness975]

Always good to put up a visual barrier

This.

 

[Zoopy]

Yeah, put up a visual barrier. Seeing each other can stress jumpers and is generally not recommended.

 

[liquidfluidity]

Hormones will definitely trigger courting habits. I have seen this both in true spiders and tarantulas.

The drumming became so bad one night, that I had to relocate the male to a different room

 

[Fee36]

Yeah, put up a visual barrier. Seeing each other can stress jumpers and is generally not recommended.
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[Fee36]

Thanks for all the help, I had been putting a piece of cardboard between them and then I noticed them both at the same place all the time and of course there was the tiniest spot at the back they could see each other. I guess I thought it was cute but the last thing I want to do is stress them out. Since I got my male they seem to be molting more often like every 2 weeks and I'm thinking this is so they can get to adulthood quicker so they're ready to mate, could that be possible?