True spiders

[Tarantula B]

I'm wanting to switch it up a bit, I have alot of experience with tarantulas but want to buy my second true spider. I had a regal jumping spider but he died 2 days ago sadly...but I'm looking for another spider. Any suggestions? Looking for something pretty and of good size but not too challenging husbandry.

 

[chanda]

Black widows are beautiful spiders and super easy to care for - and you should be able to find and catch some in your area. They do have a medically significant bite, so you'll need to keep your fingers out of the enclosure - but they are not aggressive. (My very first pet spider was a female widow. She helped me get over my arachnophobia!) They aren't picky about substrate (or lack thereof) and just need a few twigs or fake plants or something to web up and a cricket (or other feeder insect) once a week or so.

 

[ReignofInvertebrates]

Widows are definitely a good option. If you’re looking for easy husbandry wolf spiders are a solid option too.

 

[basin79]

Depending on what you call a good size Gandanameno or Eresus sp are stunning and bomb proof.

Gandanameno sp aka velvet spider with a mealworm.

 

[wolfs79]

I would recommend the dark fishing spider (Dolomedes, tenebrosus) they can get large some have amazing colors like my current one here in the picture.


They have excellant feeding responses can be setup in multiple ways half land half water all land with just water dish.

Make sure you get a juvenile female .

Depending on where you live you should be able to catch one.

If you have streams or rivers the striped fishing spider (Dolomedes scriptus) are cool as well, they are super easy to find, underneath rocks along the streams and rivers.

They also get large as well but like more of a water setup like ten gallon with couple inches of water and some nice pieces of bark sticks etc to pirch on and for molting but as long as there is a shallow water dish they will do fine.

 

[wolfs79]

Another fun one easy to keep is the Carolina wolf spider (H. carolinensis) it gets large super cool spider get a female though. They are getting harder to come by though in the trade not as common anymore even in the wild.

 

[NYAN]

Lycosidae are good. If you think you’re prepared for something fast and arboreal, Sparssside and some current and former Ctenidae species are good. Just don’t get any Phoneutria.

 

[basin79]

I would recommend the dark fishing spider (Dolomedes, tenebrosus) they can get large some have amazing colors like my current one here in the picture.


They have excellant feeding responses can be setup in multiple ways half land half water all land with just water dish.

Make sure you get a juvenile female .

Depending on where you live you should be able to catch one.

If you have streams or rivers the striped fishing spider (Dolomedes scriptus) are cool as well, they are super easy to find, underneath rocks along the streams and rivers.

They also get large as well but like more of a water setup like ten gallon with couple inches of water and some nice pieces of bark sticks etc to pirch on and for molting but as long as there is a shallow water dish they will do fine.

What's the lifespan of these approximately? Are they a 12 month spider or longer lived?

 

[wolfs79]

What's the lifespan of these approximately? Are they a 12 month spider or longer lived?

Up to 2.0 years .

But I think you can increase that by not feeding so much somewhere I read they can live almost 3 years.

Unfortunately most true spiders on average live two to two and a half years.

I think trap doors and funnel web spiders can live much longer thats if those are appealing to you.

You wont see them much either they are in the burrow or funnel web unfortunately most of the time.


I'm in a situation where I have to try the method of slowing down the male as far as temps and feeding frequency. He's already mature and I have a female that I want to breed him with and she's juvenile. So for her I am feeding her extra and increasing temps to the max she can handle in order to speed up her metabolism. Just extra feeding wont do any good.

She should be adult within 1.5 months or so done this before and it worked. Problem is the male I have to feed him less and drop the temps down almost into the mid 50s or so.

I only have one pair, and they were difficult to find had to drive about 75 miles , to collect them during the daytime which was kinda challenging they, were usually in or near a tree hollow . They are fast as well to begin with. I was going to this location anyhow so it's not like I just went for the spiders. But I got lucky anyhow and found them.

 

[basin79]

Up to 2.0 years .

But I think you can increase that by not feeding so much somewhere I read they can live almost 3 years.

Unfortunately most true spiders on average live two to two and a half years.

I think trap doors and funnel web spiders can live much longer thats if those are appealing to you.

You wont see them much either they are in the burrow or funnel web unfortunately most of the time.

Cheers. I'm familiar with spiders. Just wasn't sure on these.

 

[wolfs79]

What's the lifespan of these approximately? Are they a 12 month spider or longer lived

Cheers. I'm familiar with spiders. Just wasn't sure on these.

No problem I keep mostly this species I just like them a lot due to the size colors patterns etc and size potential and the ease of keeping them. I know a lot about them but still turn to the boards for input or questions theirs always someone, who has valuable info.

 

[BenLeeKing]

Get another Phidippus sp. if it's not too repetitive for you, generally they are one of the easiest to keep and even breed.
Phidippus regius is generic for my taste, I can recommend a few other species:
P. otiosus is similar to regius in size, females in some localities can be bright orange.
P. apacheanus is a beautiful and quite long lived among the Phidippus sp.
P. mystaceus & P. putnami are very unique looking.
Or if you are able to, Hyllus diardi are also cool.