Eastern parson spider

[NYX]

I have a lot of Eastern parson spiders in my basement area. One was on my hair today...lol
Does anyone know how to keep one hobby style. Denny Dee I noticed you have a lot of true spiders from reading posts. Thanks guys! Here is a picture of one hanging out in a candle.

 

[NYX]

 

[Denny Dee]

I keep them in a medium sized enclosure. Mist once per week. Humidity in the room is baselined at 40%. Room Temp is 75-77 in the daytime and 66-68 in the evenings. I use cocoa fiber as the substrate. Feed small crickets once a week.

I did have a female lay eggs. Very unique looking sack. Was set up on a leaf of an artificial plant. I have struggled keeping Parsons alive. I too have caught mine in my basement. Could be the ones I captured where already at the end of the road. On my third spider in a year. I have had this current one for several months now.

Keep us posted!

 

[NYX]

Seems to be doing well. It had no problem eating a little bit of web going. I used coconut too. Humidty seems to be a little high in its vivarium trying to bring that down a little. I am suprised they are still around in my house to be honest It is cold in my basement at this point.

 

[NYX]

Well my little dude molted must have been last night while I was working.

 

[Denny Dee]

Excellent. Spider looks healthy and doing well. Mine is doing well also. I think the key was to use the cocoa fiber but a very thin layer.

 

[NYX]

I have a crap camera.. Pardon my french... But really nice color on him right now. Very excited. How long should I give it to feed again? One week or Two? I have about 3 inches of eco earth in its home. Do you think that is too much?

 

[Denny Dee]

I usually feed weekly. There is a theory that the more frequently you feed True Spiders, the faster they go through their life cycle and die. Not sure but they seem healthier looking when fed weekly.

 

[NYX]

So odd update my parson only ate once since the last molt and today it molted again! It was really awesome it was is my night off from work so I caught it in the act. After molting it burrowed in the coconut so I cant get a pic of the EP. Also my G. Rosea and GBB are in heavy pre molt. They all must want to be freash for the new year lol.

 

[Denny Dee]

Congrats. I find they are not big eaters. Mine eats once a week. Mine also went into food strike mode in pre-molt for a few weeks.

 

[NYX]

Really put on some size after the molt. The markings are actually yellow/ gold color but the flash on the camera washes it out.

 

[Denny Dee]

Just saw mine yesterday. Been a while. She is looking nice and full. Fed her a med. cricket yesterday. Yours has more pronounced color white on body than mine. Suspect mine may be close to molt again though so we will see.