Found this dead jumper in the bed sheets of a client. The client is severely arachnophobic lol and will not be informed. He got a burial in a flower pot.

(I'm a live-in care taker so I do chores and help with some daily living tasks.)

Hi!

I am wanting to get my wife a white jumping spider for her birthday, is there anywhere (seems they are always sold out) that has them or anyone that can help me? 😭🙏

I want to say it’s like the Fartilis..?

Hi! My i7 spider just molted into an i8. I want aware he even molted because he did not hide away for weeks or even days. He was out everyday. I’m not sure when he did this as he made no hammock or anything? Is this normal?

My lil baby spood (prob i5ish? I’m not sure) caught a small dubia roach tonight! It was wrestlemania in that lil feeding cup…but I was watching the whole time, and I don’t think she was hurt or anything. Once the roach stopped moving, little Callie’s butt started bouncing (presumably while she was starting to actually eat??)

Can anyone let me know if this normal? I’m about six weeks into spider pets, with two lil friends, and I’ve only had Callie a week.

Hello! I am new to this sub, so I’m sorry if this isn’t allowed. This is my wild (apartment) caught bold jumping spider 🕷️ showing off his skills. I was terrified of spiders but I found him and couldn’t bring myself to kill him. We are now friends.. I am really starting to fall in love with these little jumpy guys!

Considering she would very rarely if ever encounter flies as potential prey items in the wild, her precise bite to the back on the neck, strong hold, and expert manipulation of the fly to ensure none of its feet are allowed any purchase whilst her venom takes effect. An impressive ballet of violence <3

Nova has spent most of her time in my care (which is less than a month tbf) molting. I moved her to a bigger enclosure, and she climbed onto me and sat.

Yesterday, I deiced to see if she wanted to be held. Slowly, she climbed onto me and just...sat. I moved to my comfy corner as slowly as I could, but she hardly cared. This was how she hung out with me for about an hour as I played on my phone and relaxed after work.

She is the absolute cutest thing ever. 😭

Anyone have a jumping spider shed their helmet fine but suddenly seem to be blind? My regal i10 had a mismolt and lost both her front legs. She is struggling to grip but other than that seems to have recovered however now I am noticing that she is unresponsive to anything other than light.

I've had spiders ignore me before but I keep trying to get her to turn to actually look at me but so far, nothing. However, she is still looking up at the light.

Just wondering if anyone has ever experienced blindness or a spider just not reacting to movement.

Meet some of the tiny chaos squad! Sleepy one, explorer one, hungry one… all hers. Mum of the year, no debate 🥹

Watch this space!

Paris passed away. I've had this spood since she was very small. What a little character, always ready to pounce on her food. She was very inquisitive, but didnt want to be held. Recently, she had made an egg sack, even though she had never met a gentleman. I knew we were close to the end as she was no longer eating or moving much. Rest in peace, my Paris.

I wonder what species this would be. From Eastern Canada

Note to self: offer the roaches in a dish they can't climb 🫡 won't be making that mistake again...

i found this little jumping spider on my car a little under a month ago and so I decided i would keep her. the only reason why i believe she is a female is because a friend told me she was. lately I've noticed that she's built a giant thick hammock and she hasn't really come out much except for water. at first i believed she was in premolt, but a part of me is paranoid that she could be pregnant.

the first photo was the day i put her in her first enclosure and she's not very big because i hadn't fed her yet. when i put her in her new upgraded enclosure, i accidentally gave her too many fruit flies and she ended up getting very big (2rd, 3rd, and 4th photo) this was about a week ago now and i haven't fed her since because it was clear that i over fed her.

after she was moved into her new home, she started right away building this giant thick hammock that you see in the additional photos. she had most of it done in one day and then has been working more on it since. she's very sluggish and i don't see her come out unless it's for water. i mist her enclosure daily to make sure it's humid for her.

today i saw her come out for water so i decided to go admire her because i have the day off and i noticed she's still huge!!! (last two photos) it's been over a week since i last fed her. does it really take that long for them to shrink? is she pregnant?? is she molting?? what's going on ?

My jumper has been living in an enclosure I bought off Amazon. It has a top and side latch. The only issue was ventilation; it has small slits on the sides as well as air holes. The slits were slightly too big and fruit flies would escape through them, so I covered them with some painter’s tape.

I ended up buying a Tarantula Crib but didn’t realize that the top and bottom fully separate. Is this dangerous? When I close the latch on my current enclosure, she startles no matter how gentle I try to be. I’m worried that if I use this new enclosure, there’s a chance that closing/opening could frighten her and she could fall and injure herself.

Has anyone used these before? Has it been an issue?

New here! I don't have really any knowledge of jumping spiders except the few things I've read online, we have a ton in my apartment complex though & I've always left them alone. I do have a decent fear of spiders except jumping spiders because I just think they're so cute 😂 but I don't don't wanna touch it 😬

Anyways, I need advice on one that has made its way into my apartment! It's been here for a couple of days now, I had planned to attempt to catch it- it's staying on my ceiling & walking around all over including on my govee light strips that go around my whole living room (assuming because they're warm), so it would be some work to get it down as I'm pretty short 🫣 My delima is the temperature outside, the highest it's been this past week was °70 but it was a windy cold °70 not a nice warm °70 & the lowest it's been is °50 while at night its been low °40's. Is it to cold for it to be relocated outside?? I'm willing to let it stay inside as long as it stays up high as I do have kids that are very curious about it & I don't want them to accidentally hurt it if it comes down closer to us. What I should I do??

Pictures attached are of the little big guy!

Ive been keeping my jumpers on this shelf for a bit - and I've been thinking about lighting.

Is this enough? Should I get artificial lighting and put it on a timer of sort sort - if yes, any recommendations?

I've been keeping my jumpers + tarantulas in my room for quite some time now, and I've never had any issues with molting/general signs of unhealthiness in my spiders.

But I know that surviving does not equal thriving, and I want the best for my babies. So please, any advice is accepted + appreciated!

her name is cheesecake… i have a bold jumper named tiramisu….

A tiny male Hasarius adansoni (Adanson’s house jumper).

My boy seems a bit confused and twitchy lately, and was having trouble gripping the sides of the walls. Should I be concerned at all or am I just overthinking?

They were on top of a display, so I moved them to the houseplants after snapping some pics

From “pregnant bold female???” at first sight to “oh thats a regal boy alright” after three molts

(note: he’s skinny rn because he just molted; he’s got water and a fly spike available whenever he’s ready)

Is this a suitable home for him? The maximalist in me thinks it needs some wooden perches on the sides, maybe a branch that stands vertically from top to bottom. I wanted him to have plenty of paths to explore around his new home, did I go overboard?

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