New here and have some bold jumping spider care questions!

[PercyTheJumpingSpider]

Hi yall,
I'm new here! I have always wanted a jumping spider, and have been looking for one for 3 months. I almost gave up, but before yesterday, I found a male bold/daring jumping spider in the house! I was thrilled! I named him Percy! He is currently in a 10g bin with some sticks and coca soil, but I would like to transfer to something smaller. I was wondering If I could keep him in a Kritter Keeper of about 5g (if so, add a link to a good one $10-20pref. I want something small because I intend of catching more of these. So for my care... Every day, I mist a side of his cage. Every 2-3 days I catch him a fly, carefully trim its wings (just trim them, not pull them out, so it can't fly away) and he happily eats it. Every 1-2 weeks, he will get a baby cricket. Every day, I also let him hop on my table for a bit. Also, Is there any way I can make him less scared of me? I really want to breed jumping spiders someday! TYSM!

 

[Oursapoil]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[PercyTheJumpingSpider]

Welcome to the forum!

Thanks!

 

[Sadiebenz]

If you haven’t already, I’d join the jumping spider keepers/husbandry group on Facebook. The major breeders are admins there, and people are super helpful

 

[MBullock]

Let them do what they want and never try to grab or block them. never approach from above. try to present your hand as a platform, perhaps let a mealworm crawl on your palm to bribe it into hopping onto your hand. feeding with forceps is a good way to get them to fear you less, too- though, again, dont loom over them- it totally freaks them out.

they have personalities and some just never mellow out. captive bred specimens are much friendlier, generally as they spend their whole development with a human, basically.

i personally just use 32 oz delicups- upside down so they dont web the lid up. decorations make them alot happier as they need enrichment

 

[octanejunkie]

Welcome to the group

 

[PercyTheJumpingSpider]

Let them do what they want and never try to grab or block them. never approach from above. try to present your hand as a platform, perhaps let a mealworm crawl on your palm to bribe it into hopping onto your hand. feeding with forceps is a good way to get them to fear you less, too- though, again, dont loom over them- it totally freaks them out.

they have personalities and some just never mellow out. captive bred specimens are much friendlier, generally as they spend their whole development with a human, basically.

i personally just use 32 oz delicups- upside down so they dont web the lid up. decorations make them alot happier as they need enrichment

TYSM!!! I actually caught another male bold jumping spider (his name is Leo). Here are pics of my habits, hopefully, they work! I hope I can find a female and breed them!

 

[PercyTheJumpingSpider]

bumppp

 

[PercyTheJumpingSpider]

Does anyone have advise on finding wild jumping spiders?

 

[MBullock]

Does anyone have advise on finding wild jumping spiders?

depends on what you're looking for. try looking around mature un-pruned rosebushes. they also like thick growths of oxalis

 

[PercyTheJumpingSpider]

depends on what you're looking for. try looking around mature un-pruned rosebushes. they also like thick growths of oxalis

Thanks! we actually have lots of roses in our yard!

 

[MBullock]

Thanks! we actually have lots of roses in our yard!

i see you're in san jose- you may see some phidippus adumbratus around sycamores or rhus (sumac) but you may have to beat branches to find those

 

[PercyTheJumpingSpider]

i see you're in san jose- you may see some phidippus adumbratus around sycamores or rhus (sumac) but you may have to beat branches to find those

TYSM! I will go on a hike this weekend and see if I can find one!