We caught a jumping spider for my daughter when she was little to help her get over being afraid of spiders. She named her Boo and had her for 2 years and now is not afraid of spiders.
I love jumping spiders, I’ve always thought of them as the curious puppies of the spider world. Found a lethargic one in my house a few days ago, it’s too cold to let it go outside and dry in the house, so gave it a little enclosure with some bugs and it’s happy and hydrated again. Would love to get a fancier one someday.
I currently have 106 jumping spiders. A gravid female P. Audax wandered into my house and laid a sac as soon as she placed into her comfortable enclosure. The slings are 6 days old and every single one is alive and well. 88% of them have already taken their first meal, and that number keeps rising every hour. Meanwhile, the mom has already laid her second sac. 😳
@@alohafromthe3033 wow! I hope to get a jumping spider someday, already planning to get a tarantula, but as I already know, they have different care requirements. Anyway, keep taking care of those little fuzzy friends of yours! Spiders are 100% something to be loved!
@@perlowolf4098 Thank you! I’ve sold most of the slings from the first sac to local pet stores. I hope they’ve found nice homes. I used to want an arboreal tarantula, but these little jumpers have satisfied my need for arachnid companionship. 😉
This video (among others of yours) have been so helpful, thankyou greatly 😊 I'm one of those "was scared of spiders until I saw jumper videos" and am happy to say that it only took 33 years, but now we have two little spoods that my 5yr old named Camilla and Elsa. Pretty sure they're both females, but Elsa is so small and I'm new at this hobby, so we shall see in the following months. 😅
I got obsessed with jumpers as a child. The fact they were not afraid of me, or aggressive. And looking at me, waving arms, sorta freaked me out. The phosphorescent green eyed ones were all over our yard. I loved it.
I`ve been scared of spiders all my life but when I first watched a program on Jumping spiders I fell in love with them and I feel that I could easily tolerate handling one which has helped me become less fearful of spiders. It's those cute eyes just looking up at you that does it for me.
reverse happens too. i once noticed one crawling on inside side of the window and i spent a min looking and photographing it. i saw it later on floor crawling but next morning when i woke i saw it on my night table looking at my direction. if these are alien surveillance devices, they did a great job with them. normal spiders i dont worry about when i clean and stuff but with this guy i actually worry if i step on him somewhere
I’ve recently started to notice that my jumping spider won’t eat at all. I can hold a meal worm right up to his face for like 30min and he won’t do anything with it. I leave his mealworms in a small cup in is enclosure just so he can eat whenever he’s hungry but they’ve been in there for a long time and haven’t been touched. I’ve also started to notice that he’s falling off the side of his enclosure more often, which i’ve herd is a sign that he’s old. I’ve had him since June or July. When i got him he was already a full grown jumping spider so i can only guess that his time is sadly starting to come. I really hope he’s able to make it until Christmas.
Mature males are a lot tougher because unlike females, once they do mature they typically will refuse food as mating is all they care about at that point. You can try mushing up a feeder and offering it that way, or even putting the mushed bits into a bit of water and feeding by a-tip. Sometimes that entices them. Also, once they start falling off the sides of the enclosure, you can put them into a smaller one with fine mesh on the sides to give them something to grip onto and make sure there’s plenty of soft substrate to break a fall. Sending you all the best thoughts to you and your small boy. It’s definitely tough seeing them through this stage. ❤️
I wish you luck 💖 I’ve had 2 that I got as adults and it’s always so hard when they begin to slow down. Jumping spiders are such amazing pets, their short life span really is the only negative. 😞
I had a big fuzzy spider come inside on a box the other day. Thanks to your channel I knew it was a jumping spider and was able to calmly wrangle it back outside to live out the rest of its life!
I put a ping pong ball in one of my tarantulas enclosure and she rolls it around. It’s pretty funny to watch lol I feel like I can see her gears grinding when it falls into a spot where she has trouble getting it out of. So I help, and move it for her 😂
Jumping spiders are great and I think I will always be keeping at least one. I'm always amazed at their power and strength. Our female tackles the prey and drags it right up to the highest point of her cork bark with no problems.
I caught a baby jumping spider in my kitchen! I was already orientating for one. So having a baby in my kitchen felt like a gift from the universe. I'm so in love with it. I hope it'll survive. I named it Elodin. He/she is currently 4/5 ish mm large. I live in the Netherlands and they definitely are a bit smaller. They are so f cute though. I was able to make a video of its ini mini tiny face and white fluf. I instantly bought fruitflies. But I have to.. disable them a bit since Elodin in still so tiny and doesn't catch them, yet. And I'm catching ini mini flies for it. It seemed a bit afraid of the small once I ordered. I hope it will grow nice and "big". I was absolutely terrified of spiders but your channel made me fall head over heels in love with the jumping spider. In the spring I had a jumping spider living in my kitchen and I always helped it to safety when I was making dinner. It was so interested in watching me. It intrigued me. Elodin just now showed itself again. Urg it's so adorable. Thank you so much Kat. The information, your energy, your spiders. Your enthusiasm. It has helped me tremendously. It's only jumping spiders for now but it's an amazing milestone. Since I was "okay, you can have the house" terrified of spiders. 🖤🕷️
About three years ago I found a jumping spider in my bathroom staring up at me while I was brushing my teeth. I took a couple pics and thought it was so cool but that was the last time I would see them. Fast forward to today I've been watching your videos for a bit and just recently bought a few enclosures to care for some jumping spiders of my own!
Kat, I've been watching your videos over a year now and I got to say you do a real good job! I watch a few of videos that are certain to me Dave's Beastie room, the dark den, beth spiders, and your page.. you do very very well especially educating people on spiders I just want to say thank you cuz you help me a lot to understand and because of you I'm a fan of jumping spiders all big time a fan
I found your channel a few of months ago when I was doing research into getting a jumper. 3-4 months later I now have three jumpers and one tarantula. :)
Amazing video. So informative. My husband is terrified - Deathly afraid of spiders. So I'll never have the pleasure of keeping jumping spiders or tarantulas. Your videos allow me to have a glimpse into that life. Thank you for your awesome videos. I'm always so excited for your videos. 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Your vids helped me get over my intense fear of spiders. I love learning from you and seeing your collection. I saw a black jumping spooder on my wall the other day and slowly reached out my hand but he jumped and now he's hiding somewhere in my dining room. Hope I see him again! Thanks Kat for sharing your passion and knowledge with the world.😍
I loved hoe you brought up some of the 10 most important things to consider when getting a JS or tarantula. You are what helped me get over my fear of spiders, and brought on my fascination of spiders. I now own 6 jumping spiders, 4 sub adults and 2 teeny weenies ( all jumping spiders ) thank you for the educational value in your videos. It's helped me so much. Thanks Tarantula Kat !
I have a distinct memory of sitting at a rug in my childhood home in kansas and just staring at this beautiful jumping spider in silence. I was so young that im not sure how i remember it so well, but i think it contributed to my love of everything bugs.
I have Ts, but have loved jumpers since I was a little kid. I can still remember being 8 or 9 and finding them outside and I would keep them. They amazed me!
Aww, the things you say about jumping spiders make me like them a lot. Also the videos on youtube about people playing with these guys are so cool. I love and admire Ts and it is sad they won't understanding that handling them is a safe activity. I will want to handle them at least once in a while, they are fluffy. Hope you shoot more videos about jumping spiders.
This was a phenomenal video 🤩 I absolutely loved learning about the differences between the two! I saw my first jumping spider outside a few weeks back and I was so giddy 🥰 it was prancing all over me and when it got bored it went back to wherever it lives. It was a tanish color, really beautiful 😍 Thank You 🙏 for sharing your passion with us! Your videos are always so entertaining and informative. You can clearly see how much you love each and every one! ❤️🦮❤️
I miss my Lily. She was a beautiful black and white with metalic blue fangs. I caught her in my bedroom. She only lived with me for a year, but was a full grown adult when I found her. She was such a sweet girl.
I've been trying a long long time to catch some but I can't find any other than tiny species. I'm in Florida they should be around but nope. I want wild caught cuz there's a chance at a pregnant female and I want to release the babies as my right year old son and I breed them since they are native her but impossible to find. I've been trying to find someone to catch one or more and ship them to me I will pay or trade for anything wild caught in Florida. Or succulents I love propagating exotic succulents. No worries or anything I just gotta ask we've been trying for years and I can't afford captive bred ones that may not even be the species they say it is. If that's something you think you'd be interested in please let me know. I love those blue fangs... So cute. The color difference between the same species is so fascinating and adorable.
My cousin has a Rose Tarantula name Maliery. She has been alive for 25 years, I was scared to death letting her on my arm and walking around. Tho I was 7, but thank you for your video. Made me think of her 😊...
Me and my twin are terrified of spiders but we started collecting jumpers they are adorbs we came across your videos on utube you are so cute your helping our arachnophobia!!!
Thank you so much for helpoing me get over my fear of spiders! I have fallen in love with Jumping spiders!!!! I want one so badly. your videos are amazing. Thank you!
9:00 jumping spiders also almost always leave a drag line behind them, so if they do jump off your hand, they'll typically dangle and you can just pick them back up.
You’re absolutely amazing! You literally confirmed everything I said about these two breeds!! Too many species to differentiate but they’re literally worth every effort to understand!!
I love this video and you had some amazing pointers for those who would want to get into jumpers as a hobby! Like myself... I would love to see a full video on how to care for a jumper from slings to adulthood, possibly breeding?? I haven't fully looked on your page so maybe you already have a video on that! Thank you!!!
I just had 2 jumpers pass and I have one Phiddipus Regius left... But I have 21 tarantulas and a tailless whip scorpion lol I cant handle the jumper lifespan after this one. Its too hard and I worry about them allll the time.
I call my jumping spiders day walkers 🤣😂. They are on one shelf, on the same shelf with my mantis. I love their sweet faces. Shame they never live long. Tarantulas are cool, just wish they were as clever as jumping spiders. Still love keeping them all. Cool video Kat 😊
I found a tiny jumping spider in my kitchen yesterday. He is currently living temporarily in a pasta sauce jar (with vents in the top) and I got him some flightless fruitflies. it's tiny though... but a heck of a fighter. My husband went to squish her (him?) and it dodged him 10 times. He was impressed.
Honestly, I've never thought about getting a spider for a pet, it's never been something that's like presented itself XD but I stumbled across your videos one day and I really want to get a jumping spider now I just think they're so cute and I love the way that you work with all of your spiders! I also contemplated getting a velvet spider, because I absolutely adored seeing your Wednesday, do you by chance have a suggestion on which one might be better for a beginner spider owner? :0
Being from the UK we don't have any thick bodied spiders over here, I got tarantulas first, and I have my first jumping spider next week! Thanks for the info! ❤️
Hi kat I always enjoy your amazing and epic videos I love learning All about your spiders you are the best and I hope you had a great Thanksgiving with your family 👍💯💪👍👍💯💪💪
Excellent easy to understand video and you Kat have put me off from getting a tarantula instead of a garden spider.. I been on look out for the woodlouse spider and the spider is red/orange and the spider is that smart it lives with its food source which is woodlice
Jumping spiders like many short lived pets to me are all about raising generations, rather than just one. If I get jumping spiders, I’ll probably start growing a family to live along side me.
I wanted to get a jumping spider or a dwarf tarantula, because I am still not sure how confident I am in this shit lol I hooooope to get one someday, maybe But I also want a skunk, so who knows
Where I live we have wild jumping spiders all over the place I currently have one in my bedroom I want to keep as a pet . But I also want a rose haired tarantula.
More people should try keeping other species of jumping spider. I live in Australia where we have laws preventing us from importing non-native invertebrates, we have to make do with what's native here. So as a result I keep a variety of jumping spider species such as; Maratus griseus, Maratus vespertilio, Opisthoncus nigrofemuratus, Ocrisiona leucomis, Clynotis severus, Servae vestitia, and I'm trying to accuire a couple Portia fimbriata once they're available. I also keep a couple wolf spiders, two Venatrix psuedospecialis, a Artoriopsis sp. and another one that I haven't ID'ed. I've also got a Philoponella congregabilis, venomless spiders that I want to keep around for feeders. One of them had their babies just come out of the eggsack so there's now 54 of them.
@@vanessasmith5227 None of them are particularly large. And they fancy colourful Maratus genus tend to be tiny, hard to find, and very short-lived. Maratus griseus is one of the larger species and it's incredibly common on and in houses. Though the males only have a bit of red on their head that is hard to see indoors, and they tend to be very bouncy the moment they touch your skin.
@SuperFrodo95 - I came across this channel because I have a jumping spider living outside my front door. I am usually terrified of spiders, like i jump up on a chair and scream when I see a wolf spider on the ground, lol. I have some deep rooted fear of spiders which I cannot control. But jumping spiders are so cool, they don't scare me at all if I keep some distance to watch them. You sound like you have an impressive collection, were you always OK with spiders? Or did you have to work up to tarantulas? I am trying to figure out a way to get over it. And, this is no lie, my wife just called me over because of a big spider while I was writing this. I had to give her the shoe, because I couldn't even stand to look at it. Their movements and shape are just so unnatural, it really unnerved me. I don't know why I have such a primal fear, but it is annoying and I want to get over it.
Thank you so much for the vid! It's honestly so charming, learning all these details about jumping spider keeping in particular. I lucked into discovering a lovely little P. audax female this past weekend, hiding out from cold in our firewood-and I'd be super interested if you have any tips in getting jumping spiders used to handling! Because this one's first impression of me has been me "destroying her home" (and girl I am so glad I did? I would have burned you with the firewood if the bark hadn't pulled away??), we've definitely gotten off on the wrong foot: she only has come out to nab a cricket, and otherwise hides out in her "hammock," which itself is built deep inside the elevated hide I provided. Any suggestions? Will she get braver over time? Or perhaps I just have a natural introvert (and hey, relatable).
I love jumping spiders so much! There’s one who lives by my door and I have to rescue her from my face every now and again when she tries to web across my door but she’s sweet and occasionally gives tiiiny high fives 😂❤
My jumping spider hides from me. Ive never held her before. Had her for a month now. She is EXTREMELY skittish. She doesnt even leave her nest. She already molted 3 days ago. What can i do??? She is a juvenile. Shes super cute orange with hot pink fangs.
spiders in general are just awesome! 🕷️🕷️🕷️ both tarantulas and jumping spiders are really cool and have people that keep them as pets... but why isn't there a parson spider hobby as well? :S 🕷️
We get jumping spiders in our house all the time. Our kids always get excited to see them. We let them live their lives doing jumping spiders things. Besides, I don't think we have room for another enclosure. 😆
I sadly learned one difference very quickly: A local, small jumping spider visited my home and I put it into an impromptu enclosure. I only cared for web spiders before, fell into the "do what you always do" trap and put in a teeny tiny water bowl, a good deal smaller than a bottle cap. But it still was to big and all the "spiders hardly ever drown" talk on the net didn't matter, it drowned in no time. I suspect it couldn't escape the surface tension. Got a P. Regius nymph shortly after and won't repeat that mistake! No water reservoir, more misting instead.
I've been trying to get wild jumpers forever for my son and I to keep as pets and breed and release since I'm in Florida and I'm in an area with zero large breed jumpers. So I ask everyone with no luck so far but I'm looking for someone to catch and ship me one or more, I will pay I just cannot afford thirty dollars for a jumper that may not even be the breed stated in the add. And I want the possibility of getting a pregnant female so wild caught is what I'm after for my right year old son and I. If that is something you would want to do let me know. I can catch lots of amazing isopods and spiders etc etc etc to trade also. Figure it can't hurt to ask. Sorry your spider drowned😩
Jumping Spiders only need a light misting on the side of their enclosures every 3-4 days (everyday if they are in premoult or you live in a very dry area) if they are a Phidippus sp.
@@rebelicious4076 Sorry, different continent, so I can't help you with that. Maybe try looking for expos instead of breeders, when you're concerned about shipping time? Otherwise, local interest groups on social media? With P. Regius being a local species, I assume there must be some people who keep/breed them, even though they aren't professional breeders. It may sound hypocritical to say to avoid wild catching, but take me as a bad example here. I planned to release it again in the spring (most spiders in my area spend the winter in buildings anyway), but one mistake on my part spelled doom for this lil' guy.
@@Gargboss I keep lots of true spiders and tarantula's, I've bred my T's I have been successful with every small species jumpers I've caught. I have a newborn so my weight year old and I can't just goto expos I sure wish I could go. And the biggest reason for wanting wild caught by non pro breeders is the price, and the chance of females being pregnant and having multiple egg sacs. They are native where I live and I would love to see them around my home all the time, I want to re stock this area or at least try. And in that process teach my son a few things. He has paired T's with me before and he has had his own isopod colonies that he's caught himself we love to catch things so he can learn about them while we care for them. As of right now we don't have anything we've caught and multiplied because we always end up releasing everything. Tiny tree dwelling jumpers have the same huge personalities as the regal and bold jumpers but all the expressions and mannerisms are so hard to really see. My son and I both have terrible vision. They are harder to keep track of too of course. I didn't think about social media groups because I've been locked out of my Facebook for SO LONG now and I JUST got back in cuz I got a different phone... So I'm going to check that out. I had accepted the fact I lost all my accounts losing Google.
Hi Kat, I really need your advice. My jumping spider had a bad molt, and his legs got stuck in uncomfortable positions to where he cannot even walk. He’s still alive. Do you have any advice on what I could do? :( Thank you for your help
Living in florida. Had a jumping spider that ate all the mosquitos during the summer. Unfortunately during mom's monthly deep clean of the house, she used some poison around the spider's area and poor boi was never seen again :(
Those were great points, and it really stinks that jumpers don't live longer I have 3 older jumpers that are about to kick it I feel. I've shrunk their enclosures down once they got older since they had a hard time climbing up the walls of the enclosure almost like they were more terrestrial at that point.
For people wondering about jumping spider intelligence; Just do a deep dive on all of the crazy studies ongoing involving the Portia Jumping spider.......... The studies continue for a multitude of reasons. It's not just "intelligence", memory and problem solving type stuff. All packed into a spider that is smaller than a dime. It's fascinating stuff. Also they are THE jumping spider that other spiders....including other jumping spiders fear. They aren't pretty.........but holy crap...just look into it, it's phenomenal.
I had 3 tiny wilds i caught by my house and 1 laid eggs, and then a week or 2 later.. she ate them 😂 we had 3 to see about the care and if we liked the hobby... but they were sooo tiny! Just got my first captive regal boy last week and im pretty sure hes getting ready to molt 😊
I do wonder about socializing (for lack of a better word, of course) tarantulas. We often underestimate "lower" animals quite a lot. I had read for example that people have had more luck raising communal tarantulas who were raised together, OR introducing both sets into a new tank together, which one would THINK suggests they can at least be familiar with individuals. It makes you think: what if it's (for example, again) scent-based instead of sight? If we change the soap with which we washed our hands, are we a total stranger to them?
Hi Kat! Could you do a video on ways to know if your phiddipus regius spiders are willing to mate and when the female is saying no? Or any tips/precautions to take? I want to attempt to mate my spiders but I'm so nervous my female will eat my male. I've tried to find information on the topic and all I can find is how/ when to breed them and videos of them being paired.
Okay… the difference is made for me. Since I’m new at spiders, I might have a jumping spider. But because of the short life span, I just might be leaning toward the tarantula’s. Also, they are more introverted like me.
Kat: jumping spiders are the gateway to tarantulas. Me: finds a black widow in my house, keep it. 1 year later has 6 tarantulas and 12 more species on my 2022 get list.
there is ALWAYS a jumping spider inside my house and usually, I would see them on the walls and i would just use a catch cup and cup them and release them on my balcony instead of "getting rid of them"
I've been trying to catch them for years now with zero luck only tiny breed ones. I'm trying to find someone that will catch me some wild ones I can pay or trade for lots of different spiders and isopods I love in Florida. I want to release babies so I can start seeing them in the wild. If that is something you think you'd be interested in let me know figure it can't hurt to ask . I just can't afford v captive and I want the chance at getting a pregnant female. No worries of course I've been asking everyone that has these where they live. Years have passed my little boy and I still haven't got any yet.
We caught a jumping spider for my daughter when she was little to help her get over being afraid of spiders. She named her Boo and had her for 2 years and now is not afraid of spiders.
That's awesome!
Doesn't jumping spider live for only one year? Correct me if I'm wrong
@@cursey7304 depends it ranges from 6 months to even 3 years. But it just depends. At least that’s what I’ve heard lol
I love jumping spiders, I’ve always thought of them as the curious puppies of the spider world. Found a lethargic one in my house a few days ago, it’s too cold to let it go outside and dry in the house, so gave it a little enclosure with some bugs and it’s happy and hydrated again. Would love to get a fancier one someday.
I currently have 106 jumping spiders. A gravid female P. Audax wandered into my house and laid a sac as soon as she placed into her comfortable enclosure. The slings are 6 days old and every single one is alive and well. 88% of them have already taken their first meal, and that number keeps rising every hour. Meanwhile, the mom has already laid her second sac. 😳
@@alohafromthe3033 wow! I hope to get a jumping spider someday, already planning to get a tarantula, but as I already know, they have different care requirements. Anyway, keep taking care of those little fuzzy friends of yours! Spiders are 100% something to be loved!
@@perlowolf4098 Thank you! I’ve sold most of the slings from the first sac to local pet stores. I hope they’ve found nice homes. I used to want an arboreal tarantula, but these little jumpers have satisfied my need for arachnid companionship. 😉
This video (among others of yours) have been so helpful, thankyou greatly 😊 I'm one of those "was scared of spiders until I saw jumper videos" and am happy to say that it only took 33 years, but now we have two little spoods that my 5yr old named Camilla and Elsa. Pretty sure they're both females, but Elsa is so small and I'm new at this hobby, so we shall see in the following months. 😅
I got obsessed with jumpers as a child. The fact they were not afraid of me, or aggressive. And looking at me, waving arms, sorta freaked me out. The phosphorescent green eyed ones were all over our yard. I loved it.
I`ve been scared of spiders all my life but when I first watched a program on Jumping spiders I fell in love with them and I feel that I could easily tolerate handling one which has helped me become less fearful of spiders. It's those cute eyes just looking up at you that does it for me.
I was blown away when you said sometimes people have jumping spiders living in their windows and start feeding them. That's exactly what i did
reverse happens too. i once noticed one crawling on inside side of the window and i spent a min looking and photographing it. i saw it later on floor crawling but next morning when i woke i saw it on my night table looking at my direction. if these are alien surveillance devices, they did a great job with them. normal spiders i dont worry about when i clean and stuff but with this guy i actually worry if i step on him somewhere
I’ve recently started to notice that my jumping spider won’t eat at all. I can hold a meal worm right up to his face for like 30min and he won’t do anything with it. I leave his mealworms in a small cup in is enclosure just so he can eat whenever he’s hungry but they’ve been in there for a long time and haven’t been touched. I’ve also started to notice that he’s falling off the side of his enclosure more often, which i’ve herd is a sign that he’s old. I’ve had him since June or July. When i got him he was already a full grown jumping spider so i can only guess that his time is sadly starting to come. I really hope he’s able to make it until Christmas.
😢 I have heard of some people offering a small drop of honey or sugar water to older ones. Maybe try looking into that more? I’ve been meaning to.
@@tarantulakat Ok thank you so much
Mature males are a lot tougher because unlike females, once they do mature they typically will refuse food as mating is all they care about at that point. You can try mushing up a feeder and offering it that way, or even putting the mushed bits into a bit of water and feeding by a-tip. Sometimes that entices them. Also, once they start falling off the sides of the enclosure, you can put them into a smaller one with fine mesh on the sides to give them something to grip onto and make sure there’s plenty of soft substrate to break a fall. Sending you all the best thoughts to you and your small boy. It’s definitely tough seeing them through this stage. ❤️
I wish you luck 💖 I’ve had 2 that I got as adults and it’s always so hard when they begin to slow down. Jumping spiders are such amazing pets, their short life span really is the only negative. 😞
Poor baby
I had a big fuzzy spider come inside on a box the other day. Thanks to your channel I knew it was a jumping spider and was able to calmly wrangle it back outside to live out the rest of its life!
I put a ping pong ball in one of my tarantulas enclosure and she rolls it around. It’s pretty funny to watch lol I feel like I can see her gears grinding when it falls into a spot where she has trouble getting it out of. So I help, and move it for her 😂
That's adorable
Jumping spiders are great and I think I will always be keeping at least one. I'm always amazed at their power and strength. Our female tackles the prey and drags it right up to the highest point of her cork bark with no problems.
I caught a baby jumping spider in my kitchen! I was already orientating for one. So having a baby in my kitchen felt like a gift from the universe. I'm so in love with it. I hope it'll survive. I named it Elodin. He/she is currently 4/5 ish mm large. I live in the Netherlands and they definitely are a bit smaller. They are so f cute though. I was able to make a video of its ini mini tiny face and white fluf. I instantly bought fruitflies. But I have to.. disable them a bit since Elodin in still so tiny and doesn't catch them, yet. And I'm catching ini mini flies for it. It seemed a bit afraid of the small once I ordered. I hope it will grow nice and "big".
I was absolutely terrified of spiders but your channel made me fall head over heels in love with the jumping spider. In the spring I had a jumping spider living in my kitchen and I always helped it to safety when I was making dinner. It was so interested in watching me. It intrigued me. Elodin just now showed itself again. Urg it's so adorable. Thank you so much Kat. The information, your energy, your spiders. Your enthusiasm. It has helped me tremendously. It's only jumping spiders for now but it's an amazing milestone. Since I was "okay, you can have the house" terrified of spiders. 🖤🕷️
About three years ago I found a jumping spider in my bathroom staring up at me while I was brushing my teeth. I took a couple pics and thought it was so cool but that was the last time I would see them. Fast forward to today I've been watching your videos for a bit and just recently bought a few enclosures to care for some jumping spiders of my own!
Kat, I've been watching your videos over a year now and I got to say you do a real good job! I watch a few of videos that are certain to me Dave's Beastie room, the dark den, beth spiders, and your page.. you do very very well especially educating people on spiders I just want to say thank you cuz you help me a lot to understand and because of you I'm a fan of jumping spiders all big time a fan
I found your channel a few of months ago when I was doing research into getting a jumper. 3-4 months later I now have three jumpers and one tarantula. :)
Amazing video. So informative. My husband is terrified - Deathly afraid of spiders. So I'll never have the pleasure of keeping jumping spiders or tarantulas. Your videos allow me to have a glimpse into that life. Thank you for your awesome videos. I'm always so excited for your videos. 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
You and several other spider channels have made me from hating spiders to being really interested and I really like spiders now
Your vids helped me get over my intense fear of spiders. I love learning from you and seeing your collection.
I saw a black jumping spooder on my wall the other day and slowly reached out my hand but he jumped and now he's hiding somewhere in my dining room.
Hope I see him again!
Thanks Kat for sharing your passion and knowledge with the world.😍
We have the teeniest jumping spiders in the UK. I usually see them in the summer on my outside window sill. I always say hi, they're so cuuuute 🥰
I loved hoe you brought up some of the 10 most important things to consider when getting a JS or tarantula. You are what helped me get over my fear of spiders, and brought on my fascination of spiders. I now own 6 jumping spiders, 4 sub adults and 2 teeny weenies ( all jumping spiders ) thank you for the educational value in your videos. It's helped me so much. Thanks Tarantula Kat !
I have a distinct memory of sitting at a rug in my childhood home in kansas and just staring at this beautiful jumping spider in silence. I was so young that im not sure how i remember it so well, but i think it contributed to my love of everything bugs.
I actually just caught a phiddipus audax on thanks giving! This video is so well timed ☺️
nice catch !
I have Ts, but have loved jumpers since I was a little kid. I can still remember being 8 or 9 and finding them outside and I would keep them. They amazed me!
Aww, the things you say about jumping spiders make me like them a lot. Also the videos on youtube about people playing with these guys are so cool. I love and admire Ts and it is sad they won't understanding that handling them is a safe activity. I will want to handle them at least once in a while, they are fluffy. Hope you shoot more videos about jumping spiders.
This was a phenomenal video 🤩 I absolutely loved learning about the differences between the two! I saw my first jumping spider outside a few weeks back and I was so giddy 🥰 it was prancing all over me and when it got bored it went back to wherever it lives. It was a tanish color, really beautiful 😍 Thank You 🙏 for sharing your passion with us! Your videos are always so entertaining and informative. You can clearly see how much you love each and every one! ❤️🦮❤️
I was blown away when you said sometimes people have jumping spiders living in their windows and start feeding them. That's exactly what i did!
I miss my Lily. She was a beautiful black and white with metalic blue fangs. I caught her in my bedroom. She only lived with me for a year, but was a full grown adult when I found her. She was such a sweet girl.
I've been trying a long long time to catch some but I can't find any other than tiny species. I'm in Florida they should be around but nope. I want wild caught cuz there's a chance at a pregnant female and I want to release the babies as my right year old son and I breed them since they are native her but impossible to find. I've been trying to find someone to catch one or more and ship them to me I will pay or trade for anything wild caught in Florida. Or succulents I love propagating exotic succulents. No worries or anything I just gotta ask we've been trying for years and I can't afford captive bred ones that may not even be the species they say it is. If that's something you think you'd be interested in please let me know. I love those blue fangs... So cute. The color difference between the same species is so fascinating and adorable.
My cousin has a Rose Tarantula name Maliery. She has been alive for 25 years, I was scared to death letting her on my arm and walking around. Tho I was 7, but thank you for your video. Made me think of her 😊...
Me and my twin are terrified of spiders but we started collecting jumpers they are adorbs we came across your videos on utube you are so cute your helping our arachnophobia!!!
I love your tiny jumping spider jars with the corks
Thank you so much for helpoing me get over my fear of spiders! I have fallen in love with Jumping spiders!!!! I want one so badly. your videos are amazing. Thank you!
I just started the video so I'm not sure if you covered this but I'm curious how the walnut heart hides are working out and if they're using them.
9:00 jumping spiders also almost always leave a drag line behind them, so if they do jump off your hand, they'll typically dangle and you can just pick them back up.
You’re absolutely amazing! You literally confirmed everything I said about these two breeds!! Too many species to differentiate but they’re literally worth every effort to understand!!
I love this video and you had some amazing pointers for those who would want to get into jumpers as a hobby! Like myself... I would love to see a full video on how to care for a jumper from slings to adulthood, possibly breeding?? I haven't fully looked on your page so maybe you already have a video on that!
Thank you!!!
I just had 2 jumpers pass and I have one Phiddipus Regius left... But I have 21 tarantulas and a tailless whip scorpion lol
I cant handle the jumper lifespan after this one. Its too hard and I worry about them allll the time.
Wicked great and was very informative ty.. Cheers.
I call my jumping spiders day walkers 🤣😂. They are on one shelf, on the same shelf with my mantis. I love their sweet faces. Shame they never live long.
Tarantulas are cool, just wish they were as clever as jumping spiders. Still love keeping them all. Cool video Kat 😊
I found a tiny jumping spider in my kitchen yesterday. He is currently living temporarily in a pasta sauce jar (with vents in the top) and I got him some flightless fruitflies. it's tiny though... but a heck of a fighter. My husband went to squish her (him?) and it dodged him 10 times. He was impressed.
Honestly, I've never thought about getting a spider for a pet, it's never been something that's like presented itself XD but I stumbled across your videos one day and I really want to get a jumping spider now I just think they're so cute and I love the way that you work with all of your spiders! I also contemplated getting a velvet spider, because I absolutely adored seeing your Wednesday, do you by chance have a suggestion on which one might be better for a beginner spider owner? :0
I love the Dragonite/charmander soundbites you used for transitions ❤
Jumping spiders are awesome! 😎
Being from the UK we don't have any thick bodied spiders over here, I got tarantulas first, and I have my first jumping spider next week! Thanks for the info! ❤️
Hi kat I always enjoy your amazing and epic videos I love learning All about your spiders you are the best and I hope you had a great Thanksgiving with your family 👍💯💪👍👍💯💪💪
Excellent easy to understand video and you Kat have put me off from getting a tarantula instead of a garden spider..
I been on look out for the woodlouse spider and the spider is red/orange and the spider is that smart it lives with its food source which is woodlice
I love spiders so much! I NEED one of these!
I’ve been looking at these baby p. Reggius babies at my local pet store for the past few weeks and you’ve definitely convinced me to get a few
Jumping spiders like many short lived pets to me are all about raising generations, rather than just one. If I get jumping spiders, I’ll probably start growing a family to live along side me.
i LOVE this informative video and your style and charisma!
Really wanting to own both but kinda nervous about it 😬
Doooo it 😍😍😍
I wanted to get a jumping spider or a dwarf tarantula, because I am still not sure how confident I am in this shit lol
I hooooope to get one someday, maybe
But I also want a skunk, so who knows
Where I live we have wild jumping spiders all over the place I currently have one in my bedroom I want to keep as a pet . But I also want a rose haired tarantula.
It's ok to be nervous! I think everyone is at first haha I def was but I love my spiders!
Nice I love your videos
I found a little jumping spider on my coffee machine once. I was going to keep her but my mother wouldn't let me lol
More people should try keeping other species of jumping spider.
I live in Australia where we have laws preventing us from importing non-native invertebrates, we have to make do with what's native here.
So as a result I keep a variety of jumping spider species such as; Maratus griseus, Maratus vespertilio, Opisthoncus nigrofemuratus, Ocrisiona leucomis, Clynotis severus, Servae vestitia, and I'm trying to accuire a couple Portia fimbriata once they're available.
I also keep a couple wolf spiders, two Venatrix psuedospecialis, a Artoriopsis sp. and another one that I haven't ID'ed. I've also got a Philoponella congregabilis, venomless spiders that I want to keep around for feeders. One of them had their babies just come out of the eggsack so there's now 54 of them.
Oh you have some absolutely amazing jumping spiders in Australia, and they can't be exported legally either.
@@vanessasmith5227 None of them are particularly large. And they fancy colourful Maratus genus tend to be tiny, hard to find, and very short-lived. Maratus griseus is one of the larger species and it's incredibly common on and in houses. Though the males only have a bit of red on their head that is hard to see indoors, and they tend to be very bouncy the moment they touch your skin.
I have a female Marpissa muscosa, its the largest one we have here in Sweden 🥰
@SuperFrodo95 - I came across this channel because I have a jumping spider living outside my front door. I am usually terrified of spiders, like i jump up on a chair and scream when I see a wolf spider on the ground, lol. I have some deep rooted fear of spiders which I cannot control. But jumping spiders are so cool, they don't scare me at all if I keep some distance to watch them. You sound like you have an impressive collection, were you always OK with spiders? Or did you have to work up to tarantulas? I am trying to figure out a way to get over it. And, this is no lie, my wife just called me over because of a big spider while I was writing this. I had to give her the shoe, because I couldn't even stand to look at it. Their movements and shape are just so unnatural, it really unnerved me. I don't know why I have such a primal fear, but it is annoying and I want to get over it.
Great vid! Lipstick is straight up on point today!
haha thank you :)))
Thank you so much for the vid! It's honestly so charming, learning all these details about jumping spider keeping in particular. I lucked into discovering a lovely little P. audax female this past weekend, hiding out from cold in our firewood-and I'd be super interested if you have any tips in getting jumping spiders used to handling! Because this one's first impression of me has been me "destroying her home" (and girl I am so glad I did? I would have burned you with the firewood if the bark hadn't pulled away??), we've definitely gotten off on the wrong foot: she only has come out to nab a cricket, and otherwise hides out in her "hammock," which itself is built deep inside the elevated hide I provided.
Any suggestions? Will she get braver over time? Or perhaps I just have a natural introvert (and hey, relatable).
Thank you for posting this video. I am interested in a tarantula or jumper and needed to see this!
Excellent video, lots of great information !
Well, that settles that Kat. Jumping spiders win! Yay!
I'd def be more connected to a jumping spider
This video came out just in time for me! Thank you 😊
I love jumping spiders so much! There’s one who lives by my door and I have to rescue her from my face every now and again when she tries to web across my door but she’s sweet and occasionally gives tiiiny high fives 😂❤
Your videos have gotten so good overtime you're very good at presenting
hey thank you!!
Another brilliant video Kat X
I just got a jumping spider today and my dad has 3 tarantulas so this will be very helpful for us
I was looking for this exact thing today istg
Thank you. What the biggest jumping spider
My jumping spider hides from me. Ive never held her before. Had her for a month now. She is EXTREMELY skittish. She doesnt even leave her nest. She already molted 3 days ago. What can i do??? She is a juvenile. Shes super cute orange with hot pink fangs.
spiders in general are just awesome! 🕷️🕷️🕷️
both tarantulas and jumping spiders are really cool and have people that keep them as pets... but why isn't there a parson spider hobby as well? :S 🕷️
My boyfriend and I started off with a jumping spider to get my kids used to them now we have 3 tarantulas and love them
Thank you so much for this wonderful information. How do you rehouse the baby jumping spiders;what containers do you use and feeders? Thank you again😊
We get jumping spiders in our house all the time. Our kids always get excited to see them. We let them live their lives doing jumping spiders things. Besides, I don't think we have room for another enclosure. 😆
I sadly learned one difference very quickly: A local, small jumping spider visited my home and I put it into an impromptu enclosure. I only cared for web spiders before, fell into the "do what you always do" trap and put in a teeny tiny water bowl, a good deal smaller than a bottle cap. But it still was to big and all the "spiders hardly ever drown" talk on the net didn't matter, it drowned in no time. I suspect it couldn't escape the surface tension. Got a P. Regius nymph shortly after and won't repeat that mistake! No water reservoir, more misting instead.
I've been trying to get wild jumpers forever for my son and I to keep as pets and breed and release since I'm in Florida and I'm in an area with zero large breed jumpers. So I ask everyone with no luck so far but I'm looking for someone to catch and ship me one or more, I will pay I just cannot afford thirty dollars for a jumper that may not even be the breed stated in the add. And I want the possibility of getting a pregnant female so wild caught is what I'm after for my right year old son and I. If that is something you would want to do let me know. I can catch lots of amazing isopods and spiders etc etc etc to trade also. Figure it can't hurt to ask. Sorry your spider drowned😩
Jumping Spiders only need a light misting on the side of their enclosures every 3-4 days (everyday if they are in premoult or you live in a very dry area) if they are a Phidippus sp.
@@rebelicious4076 Sorry, different continent, so I can't help you with that. Maybe try looking for expos instead of breeders, when you're concerned about shipping time? Otherwise, local interest groups on social media? With P. Regius being a local species, I assume there must be some people who keep/breed them, even though they aren't professional breeders.
It may sound hypocritical to say to avoid wild catching, but take me as a bad example here. I planned to release it again in the spring (most spiders in my area spend the winter in buildings anyway), but one mistake on my part spelled doom for this lil' guy.
@@Gargboss I keep lots of true spiders and tarantula's, I've bred my T's I have been successful with every small species jumpers I've caught. I have a newborn so my weight year old and I can't just goto expos I sure wish I could go. And the biggest reason for wanting wild caught by non pro breeders is the price, and the chance of females being pregnant and having multiple egg sacs. They are native where I live and I would love to see them around my home all the time, I want to re stock this area or at least try. And in that process teach my son a few things. He has paired T's with me before and he has had his own isopod colonies that he's caught himself we love to catch things so he can learn about them while we care for them. As of right now we don't have anything we've caught and multiplied because we always end up releasing everything. Tiny tree dwelling jumpers have the same huge personalities as the regal and bold jumpers but all the expressions and mannerisms are so hard to really see. My son and I both have terrible vision. They are harder to keep track of too of course. I didn't think about social media groups because I've been locked out of my Facebook for SO LONG now and I JUST got back in cuz I got a different phone... So I'm going to check that out. I had accepted the fact I lost all my accounts losing Google.
Loved this video! I can’t believe I’m considering getting a jumping spider, they’re so cute! (Don’t tell my roommate)
Hi Kat, I really need your advice. My jumping spider had a bad molt, and his legs got stuck in uncomfortable positions to where he cannot even walk. He’s still alive. Do you have any advice on what I could do? :( Thank you for your help
Living in florida. Had a jumping spider that ate all the mosquitos during the summer. Unfortunately during mom's monthly deep clean of the house, she used some poison around the spider's area and poor boi was never seen again :(
I am gonna get a jumping spider this summer. A Phidippus regius i love how they look, just a shame they dont life long
Is there a difference between wild caught jumping spiders and captive bred. Are captive bred bigger, fuzzier, get used to people quicker etc?
We’ve had a couple of jumping spiders that manage to come into the house, and I released them back outside
Those were great points, and it really stinks that jumpers don't live longer I have 3 older jumpers that are about to kick it I feel. I've shrunk their enclosures down once they got older since they had a hard time climbing up the walls of the enclosure almost like they were more terrestrial at that point.
I had a jumping spider (phidipus audax? it was black and white) living in the corner next to my cat food bowl... plenty of ants to eat LOL
For people wondering about jumping spider intelligence; Just do a deep dive on all of the crazy studies ongoing involving the Portia Jumping spider..........
The studies continue for a multitude of reasons. It's not just "intelligence", memory and problem solving type stuff. All packed into a spider that is smaller than a dime. It's fascinating stuff. Also they are THE jumping spider that other spiders....including other jumping spiders fear. They aren't pretty.........but holy crap...just look into it, it's phenomenal.
Love your videos !! I started with Black widow's hehe
I had 3 tiny wilds i caught by my house and 1 laid eggs, and then a week or 2 later.. she ate them 😂 we had 3 to see about the care and if we liked the hobby... but they were sooo tiny! Just got my first captive regal boy last week and im pretty sure hes getting ready to molt 😊
There is a jumping spider that lives in my shower on a shelf on top of a rubber ducky. I call it ducky and when i clean my shower i avoid its area
Did you use any type of embalming/mummification process for your deceased jumping spiders in those little preservation jars?
I do wonder about socializing (for lack of a better word, of course) tarantulas. We often underestimate "lower" animals quite a lot. I had read for example that people have had more luck raising communal tarantulas who were raised together, OR introducing both sets into a new tank together, which one would THINK suggests they can at least be familiar with individuals. It makes you think: what if it's (for example, again) scent-based instead of sight? If we change the soap with which we washed our hands, are we a total stranger to them?
Hi Kat! Could you do a video on ways to know if your phiddipus regius spiders are willing to mate and when the female is saying no? Or any tips/precautions to take? I want to attempt to mate my spiders but I'm so nervous my female will eat my male. I've tried to find information on the topic and all I can find is how/ when to breed them and videos of them being paired.
I have a tarantula. Might keep jumping spiders someday too. They sound like fun. Unfortunately my family hates them.
@ the author!! let’s get together for more spider fun!!!
both are awesome
Always love the jumpybois.
JumpyBois4Life
They all have such adorable faces!!! 🕷🕸👍❤
Okay… the difference is made for me. Since I’m new at spiders, I might have a jumping spider. But because of the short life span, I just might be leaning toward the tarantula’s. Also, they are more introverted like me.
Kat: jumping spiders are the gateway to tarantulas.
Me: finds a black widow in my house, keep it. 1 year later has 6 tarantulas and 12 more species on my 2022 get list.
there is ALWAYS a jumping spider inside my house and usually, I would see them on the walls and i would just use a catch cup and cup them and release them on my balcony instead of "getting rid of them"
I've been trying to catch them for years now with zero luck only tiny breed ones. I'm trying to find someone that will catch me some wild ones I can pay or trade for lots of different spiders and isopods I love in Florida. I want to release babies so I can start seeing them in the wild. If that is something you think you'd be interested in let me know figure it can't hurt to ask . I just can't afford v captive and I want the chance at getting a pregnant female. No worries of course I've been asking everyone that has these where they live. Years have passed my little boy and I still haven't got any yet.
Can you have a glade plugin/wax warmer in the same room as a jumper if the room is really big and the above items are across the room from the spider?
Got bad news for you, lil buddy. Yr only gonna live two years.
Jumpy: Ikr! I make the most of each day!!
I love your ribcage necklace kat.
11:28 Can you PLEASE talk ab tarantula colours, hair colours and their traits 😭
Hii Kat thanks for that video it was very interesting enjoy your day love from Adelaide South Australia 🦘🇭🇲
early!!! HI KAT!!! :) Please say hello!!!
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