I’m getting over my fear right now and when I went out in the yard today a teeny tiny jumper hopped onto my lap and then jumped onto my hand and it just hung out on my hand for about 30 minutes. It would also jump back and forth between my hands like it was playing. Soooo adorable I’m trying to work up the courage to get one as a pet 🥹
Take your time, watch videos like youre doing and when youre ready to buy one, reach out to me and if I don't have them? I can point you in the direction of who is trusted who does!
My 7 year old has 2 regal jumpers, they're definitely excellent pets for kids! She can handle them with supervision, she can take care of them, she can put their enclosures together, 10/10 beginner pets for kids. She keeps asking me to breed them but I am not ready for hundreds of mouths to feed! Something I have noticed is that her female is way more active and curious than our 2 males. I don't know if it's because our males were both around maturity when we got them and the female is younger than that, though.
So the females TEND to be more active until the males reach sexual maturity. They really only do one thing - look for females, and eat. Dont worry too much if they're inactive but still leaving their web hammock and eating :)
If the males are both mature, when you got them, then they are prob just geriatric and old. Make sure they have something to climb, not just acrylic walls, because they tend to not be able to crawl up the walls very well the older they get.
I'm a new breeder. All of my spoods are captive bred. I don't support wild caught. Raising the babies is N absolute joy 😊 yes, a lot of work too. Thank you for this video. Made me tear up 😢
@@rosieeubank They will have lived the fullest life, away from fear of birds, fear of disasters or drowning in rain drops, or other atrocities. You will have given them something few in the wild ever get a chance to do; the ability to relax. :)
@@rosieeubankI understand about wild caught, but really, there are so many, that I doubt people catching them is going to do a number on the actual wild populations, but I agree, it's better if you buy captive bred and born.
Thank you for this video. Incredibly helpful! About two weeks ago I got my own female regal jumper. She’s about 9-10 months old. Sadly was wild caught. She hasn’t eaten in about 12 days despite me trying to feed her, which makes me think she may be pregnant. Which is scary for me because I didn’t expect hundreds of babies. But your video and research is helping me prepare for the worst and best with her care. So thank you. Absolutely love my girl. ❤️
So glad you enjoyed it! Also if not eating, but big fat abdomen, you might be right. OR she ate an absolutely enormous meal and is just fine for now. Heres hoping for babies! Unless you dont WANT babies, then boo babies! 🤣
I just got my first lil jumper baby. He's molting right now so I won't be able to interact with the fella for a while 😢. Found your channel and I love it! You definitely deserve more recognition. Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much! I am so glad you enjoy it and so happy you got a new baby jumper! As for my recognition, I do this for the genuine love of the creatures and helping others care for them and love them too! But hey, I will also accept payment in the form of letting people know I exist 🤣
Yeah I can’t get enough of these little fellas! I saved a bold from certain doom a few months ago. She turned out to be pregnant, which I was nervous about at first. But it ended up being so awesome, no regrets at all! These wonderful little creatures have helped my arachnophobia too!
Got any suggestions for a species that doesn't need such high humidity ? I guess I could nab some Jumpers from outside my house but I wanna get some from a dealer :p NE Ohian here :)
@@nunyadambidniss The bold jumpers(phidippus audax) are completely fine with most humidity and climate. Very resilient and easy to take care of. I’d recommend one of them for your first jumper! Or 6 like I have now 😂…
I just have to tell you that you do the perfect video on Regals I have ever seen. I have owned 2; one died very shortly after purchased. The other lived for a little over 2 years, long enough to torment me. Yes, she let me know she was dying but I thought I was prepared. Nope, I was heart broken for months! Watching your video all I did was smile because every phase you explained, I smiled and said yep and I relived my “Sexy Sadie’s” life all over again but it’s been a couple of years since she passed. I ended the video wanting to get more!
Thank you so so much! You should DEFINITELY get more! And yeah, people ask me all the time if you ever get numb to it, even when you have thousands and the answer is: NOPE. It always sucks, and I am deeply sorry for your loss :(
There are a few jumping spiders that hang around my Sarracenia Pitcher plants. I have witnessed them crawling down the pitcher and pull out a fly that was still moving. Very smart little spiders.
Yeah its wild how smart they are - even regular orb weaver spiders will often make webs between overpasses gates knowing the wind off cars from the highway will bring flying creatures to them. We really need to test out spider intelligence more thoroughly 🤣
Awww thank you! And you can help it become bigger - just tell people about it and you'd be my best friend ever. And we have SUCH a big year of videos planned rest of 2023 and 2024! Thank you again!
I have a P. audax I brought inside as a little dot of a sling right before a really bad cold snap back in September. I plan to release her in a few weeks when it warms up, but in the meantime have had a blast raising her. I have over 80 tarantulas, and she puts them all to shame with her takedowns. She is about an inch but has no problems bringing down prey three times her size. And be out hunting for more the next day!
oh theyre the cutest most brutal killers I know. I had a cricket jump out of the bag once that was FAR too big for one of mine and she leapt onto its back and wouldnt let me take it from her. I of course didnt feed her for a bit afterwards haha
this video was amazing, ive been keeping jumping spiders for just under a year now, i had four and now only have three, sadly my little sling mugi passed on monday and this video has really helped me not beat myself up over it, ill definitely be getting another jumper to honour her ^_^ mugi left behind some happiness as i woke up today to find all three had molted overnight !
I love them aswell . I have 3 😁 I just started my jumping Spider journey . I have been documenting them and one thing I can say is they are camera shy when it comes to eating .. keep up the good work bud
@@AutoDogServices I promise, you will be fine - when you see tiny black dots inside the egg sac, I will walk you through every step! I wonder if I should just make a video solely on that?
@Juice's Arthropods yeah a updated video would probably benefit alot . Lol I have photos of the egg sack 😅 she just layed it last night . I woke up this morning to little yellow eggs .. now she's been reinforcing them with more layers of silk . Lmfaoo
As a new breeder watching this a year later. Thank you. I was so worried about being a new breeder and messing things up. I found this video, and it has solidified I’m doing the right thing. Not only because it makes me happy and I love these little guys, but because I want to help other people love them and understand them too.
I am so glad I was able to help - I also at the time of making it realized that there was so little about that portion of care. And congrats on getting into breeding! Keep at it! 😀
Yeah, if there are every any questions you have, feel free to message me here or DM me at Juicesarthropods on Instagram. I can attempt to help fill any gaps.
I have a Phidippus Audax and it's the first "pet" spider I've had. As a kid i caught all kinds of spiders but they weren't exactly pets and i like this little guy so much that i already dread the idea of him dying. I'm far from an expert but i think i have spoiled this spider with his enclosure and if i could ever say a spider is "happy" i would say this one is and i have spent next to nothing on him. His enclosure is one of the huge plastic jars from Walmart that comes filled with cheese puffs. I imagine everyone has seen those. I added a row of ventilation holes around the bottom, a row around the top and a bunch on the lid. I spent 2.50 at the dollar store for some fake flowers and a bag of rocks. I set up 3 flowers all at different heights and 2 sticks leaning across them in opposite directions and rocks and a few fake leaves on the bottom. I keep it right next to a regular lamp to give him plenty of light in the day and some warmth. The spider has trouble getting up to the lid of the jar because of how the jar curves at the top. I think this is both good and bad. Good because it makes feeding and watering easy (because i don't destroy his hammock when i open the jar) but bad because i know they like to build their hammock on the top under the lid. But this spider sleeps every night down inside the very center of one of the flowers and seems to have no interest in building a hideout of his own so far. But i have only had him for about 9 days, so who knows maybe he will still make a hammock somewhere. I can't really say he has a favorite area other than where he sleeps and all throughout the day he constantly explores and climbs and jumps all over everywhere and even spends a lot of time roaming around on the bottom. Just watching him explore is more entertaining to me than turning the TV on. I interact with him often through the jar and he doesn't seem afraid of my fingers at all and hopefully one day i won't be afraid of letting him climb on my finger for real.😬 How can i think he's so cute and like him so much but be too scared to hold him? 🤣 I hope i can work past that one day soon. I don't think I'll ever find another spider better than him to help me get over my fear. His calm, curious and friendly personality is just outta this world. Well i guess i rambled on enough and if anyone read this far, Jumpin Jack and myself say hello and go get yourself a Jumping spider friend too, if you haven't already and even if you're afraid of spiders, we promise you will fall in love with one of Jacks cousins in no time. 🕷️😁👍
Love this, and so glad you have Jumpin Jack! As for overcoming the fear; my advice is this: let the spider come to you. They wont just climb up and bite you, if theyre exploring? You're essentially a tree or a mountain. They're smart enough to know whether friend or foe, even if on a very simple level. Let me know if this works for you, and just know even IF you got bit? It'd be less than a bee sting in pain. Very mild pinch, more minor than a flu shot. I appreciate your love for Jack, and hope they live the longest possible life under your diligence!
Love this, and so glad you have Jumpin Jack! As for overcoming the fear; my advice is this: let the spider come to you. They wont just climb up and bite you, if theyre exploring? You're essentially a tree or a mountain. They're smart enough to know whether friend or foe, even if on a very simple level. Let me know if this works for you, and just know even IF you got bit? It'd be less than a bee sting in pain. Very mild pinch, more minor than a flu shot. I appreciate your love for Jack, and hope they live the longest possible life under your diligence!
Love this, and so glad you have Jumpin Jack! As for overcoming the fear; my advice is this: let the spider come to you. They wont just climb up and bite you, if theyre exploring? You're essentially a tree or a mountain. They're smart enough to know whether friend or foe, even if on a very simple level. Let me know if this works for you, and just know even IF you got bit? It'd be less than a bee sting in pain. Very mild pinch, more minor than a flu shot. I appreciate your love for Jack, and hope they live the longest possible life under your diligence!
Love this, and so glad you have Jumpin Jack! As for overcoming the fear; my advice is this: let the spider come to you. They wont just climb up and bite you, if theyre exploring? You're essentially a tree or a mountain. They're smart enough to know whether friend or foe, even if on a very simple level. Let me know if this works for you, and just know even IF you got bit? It'd be less than a bee sting in pain. Very mild pinch, more minor than a flu shot. I appreciate your love for Jack, and hope they live the longest possible life under your diligence!
Great video! I've kept jumpers on and off for many years mostly because they show up in the house and on the doors. Super cute but I always let them go after about a week. I found an egg sack on a small fruit tree we brought in for the winter. I tried to put all the babies outside so they could go their own way but I kept the mom, who was so skinny and bedraggled. I fed her and she did ok but ultimately died after about 2 months. Broke my heart. Agreed though, amazing pets!
Not my sister, I made her look at a picture if the cutest jumping spider & she said I don’t ever want to see that again 😳😳😳😳😳 I have tarantula & now a cutie pie jumper !! 😊
This was really helpful , I recently got a Regal and Shes wonderful. There were a few hiccups ( first time arachnid owner) but now shes eating crickets and enjoying her enclosure! Thanks for the video , its super informative !
I just got a young captive bred regal female at the Dallas NARBC. I work with retics but have never been ok with spiders 😂 she’s helped me to be able to get over my fear and is so much fun to watch!
And the best part, is once comfortable with them? You will find yourself finding and identifying parallels to other spiders, and soon youll be over your fear of all of them. And congrats on your new jumper!
I’m a new spooder mom and I’m waiting to get my first 4 baby’s this Wednesday so I’m really excited I got 2 slings and 2 juvenile. Ur video was very helpful thank u
Thank you for this video! Ive been wanting to have a spider as pet so ive been researching a lot about them before getting one and your video mention certain things that arent mentioned in other people’s video. Cant wait to get my own babies!
Hi juice. Hope you are well. Fantastic video. I love my male phidippus regius called Teal'c. Can you talk about the clean up crew - spring tails? I have them in my spider's enclosure. To help keep his enclosure clean and tidy.
I just started keeping these... bought a female regal, 2 weeks later I now own 6, 3 regals, a johnsoni, a canopy jumper, and 1 unidentified wild caught
21:28 I thought you were going to wrap up the video by saying "don't do drugs" whilst laughing at a spider on your arm. xD This was extremely concise and informative, especially for not being scripted. Thanks!
Your right about taking care of arachnophobia, I was very scared of spiders but going to get my 1st jumping spider tomorrow! I will be getting a Phiddipus Otiosus! ❤
Thanks for the heads up. We are going to get our fiest cutie next week. And yes I have arachnophobia. But I've been letting daddy longlegs live in the corners of the living room in the summer (they say goodbye and go to sleep somewhere in the winter when I clean up the webs).
Just remember; fear can be conquered by cute! So happy youre getting a new baby and welcome to the hobby! If you ever have any questions about its care, feel free to DM me on Instagram at @Juicesarthropods
Every time I mowed near trees id end up with at least one of the black , blue eyed ones. This was in Central Florida Ocala area. They're everywhere and are fearless. have yet to see any in Miami 😢
Thanks for this guide, the emphasis on breeding them and care for the babies is particularly helpful. Something I'd like to ask, as someone who intends on breeding a local close relative (phidippus aurantius) is how do you deal with genetic variety, would picking a male and a female from the first batch be enough or should i select a few females and borrow a male from the wild?
Amazing question! So with Arthropods, unlike humans, you can get away with breeding siblings DEPENDING on what youre breeding - Fruit flies; Who cares, they can be inbred forever - Isopods: Inbreeding is fine, but too much and they reset to original morph - True Spiders and Tarantulas: I wouldnt do more than once to avoid lethal alleles but I asked this VERY question once to an Entomologist and she said "In the wild, they often mature sexually at different times so you avoid that, but I dont know if its been studied artificially". So. Lets use human knowledge on this one and lets say ONE time is fine, then you might want to borrow another males genes.
@@juicesarthropods Thanks a lot! I'll make sure to put all this knowledge into practice. (By the way I had no idea about the varying maturity rates before, this fact has made my day)
I want a jumping spider because I have arachnophobia and these seem to be an exception, my arachnophobia is quite debilitating with other spiders so I think this can be good for me. I also live alone, and knowing myself right I'll probably have full blown conversations with the terrarium.
I just got my first female regal. Shes instar 7, so tiny still. Im so worried about keeping it humid because like you said, my area isnt one of the humid ones and I've no idea how to make it humid besides the misting.
Itll be okay! 1. Add sphagnum moss to the enclosure, and soak that. Once shes big enough to see "hairs" though, a fine fine mist will work as long as the water droplets arent as big as her or bigger! You can buy a fine mister at most dollar stores. Youll need to mist either way for water but the sphagnum moss trick will increase humidity for sure (living moss works better but whatever is readily available to you)
I am saving this video as I am one of those insane people who wants to find the egg sacks ^_^; I was terrified of all bugs before I encountered jumpers and slowly over the years of seeing cute videos my animal lover nature just took over and the switch was flipped. Once that happened I couldn't see them and not make the "oogo goo goo cutesey baby" voice at them and now here I am, wanting to breed spiders and very thankful for all your advice. Many thanks! Edit: Do you think it would be possible to eventually breed for longevity in the species? So that they could one day live a few more years?
You are so welcome! Okay so I LOVE this question so much. I believe the two biggest challenges in this species increasing longevity is two folds, and I will use examples: Human beings used to live less than 50 years on average due to infant mortality rates, we were stupid and didn't wash our hands, we didnt know to drink boiled water over still water, and we didn't know how to cook foods to increase calories and increase longevity of foods, and lastly we didnt have healthcare. Spiders dont need to worry about waterborne illnesses with us because we are giving them clean water, they dont need to wash their hands, they surely dont need fire because their method of eating is incredibly efficient, and so the two issues really they face are infant mortality rates and healthcare. Infant mortality can be fixed by ultimately breeding clusters that have more successful rates of breeding, which would require someone with a LOT of patience and HUNDREDS of breeder females and males to selectively breed only the best, so I feel through genetic modification or precise selective breeding, absolutely we could. But here is where I feel we will fail; there are an inefficient amount of Arachnologists in the world in general, because not a lot of people even like spiders - now, how much would you pay to fix your jumping spider? I guarantee it isnt enough to pay a Veterinarian who went to med school for 12 years to specialize in exotic pets with a discipline in Arachnology. Thats not even going into the severe lack of instruments that would be needed, or how vastly different their internal organs are to truly test anything, not even mentioning their fragile exoskeleton. Sorry long tangent but TLDR: I think with most animals, long time in captivity through selective breeding processes and domestication as much as we can, we might get another six months out of them a decade or more down the line, which is a LONG TIME for them, but never a number that truly would impress anybody.
17:53 I'm a tarantula keeper and have ALWAYS wanted to keep jumping spiders too, but man... I know how attached I'd get... I know I'd have a bit of a blub if my jumper passed away
Great information! I have always been terrified of spiders until I met my Phoebe! She has molted 8 times now. I have one question....is it okay to make them a new enclosure every few months?
That is an AMAZING question; but to properly answer this (and sorry for delays in responses, I work during the day and only respond during lunch or out of work) I need to know: Is the purpose for more room, or for decoration purposes? Because without the differentiation, Id say Id avoid it due to it stressing them out a little bit. But if they have too SMALL of an enclosure, it also can stress them out, much like people in tiny homes vs mansions. Both will freak you out for different reasons haha
You are quite welcome!! One recommendation for desert: better to be safe than sorry on hydration - if theyre so thirsty theyre spending LONG lengths of time drinking when you mist it, maybe mist more frequently to play it safe!
Nah. Its less about time since they ate and more about how their abdomen looks. Id frequently not feed my adult Phidippus regius until day 4 but even then, theyd often have eaten too big a meal and had to withhold food.
Ok I have a question and I have no one to ask. I have what I’m 95% sure is a regal jumping spider on my porch. Reddish brown with white spots. Looks like it has white teeth but I think it’s just fur. It has been living on my porch on a witch’s broom decoration for weeks. Is it going to stay there forever? I see it everyday. Another question is we’re supposed to get a hurricane soon and I am slightly worried about it. ( this is so bizarre to say because I have such a fear of spiders. Like freeze can’t move fear. For some reason this one doesn’t scare me. ) can they survive high winds and rain?
To the broom question: They will stay until it no longer works for them. They really kind of do whatever they want. If theyre finding food and nobody wrecks their hammock area, theyll keep returning if they feel safe. As for can they survive winds and rains, yes theyll just climb to an area where there are no winds and rain
@@juicesarthropods ok! Thanks so much for the reply! It’s actually pretty cute. And the porch is covered in bugs ( it’s Florida ) try as I may to keep them away. There’s like webbing on the broom now and everything not sure if it’s from this spider or not. It’s pretty funny there’s a camera right above the broom and this spider crawls in front of it like 100 times a day setting it off. Sometimes I’ll get a screen shot of a leg lol. I’m glad it will survive the storm!
Yeah, I mean this is of course pending it can climb to higher shelter. I'm not from Florida so I don't know how suddenly hurricanes occur but it should be fine!
I would reach out to your local non chain pet stores, they will typically take them off your hands (more specifically exotic pet stores that sell reptiles etc) This is the issue with non-captive bred - if its a female, its almost always gravid. My recommendation; Dont pull them all out of the 32oz cup UNTIL I4-I5 this next round. Makes lump fruit fly and spraying much much easier. You could also try Morph Market and selling them on there. Hope this helps!
@@juicesarthropods thx. I will call some local exotic pet stores. These first ones I kept together til i3ish, maybe 4, but the 3rd sac, I waited and saw cannibalism, it hurt me. Lol. I got them from a big cup down to a few each in 5 oz cups, but some of these seemed to be failure to thrive. Someone told me that just because you see one munching on its sibling, doesn't necessarily mean cannibalism, it could be that one is sick or whatever, and the other one is eating it rather than letting it die. The reason I think that, is, I didn't have one death of a sling that I noticed, but once I moved these guys into containers of about 10 each, I saw several die. One I think I moved right before a molt, but the others, no reason. I suspect, but don't have a clue, that maybe the later the sac, the less healthy? Idk.
@@calliew311 Yeah you can also increase fruit flies volume to the cup, but yeah their survival rate seems to drop and I think it has a lot to do with variable humidity and temps across individual containers vs one. If one containers temps are good with multiples, everybody lives! But for every new container, youre adding a new data point, and thus appears to decrease survivability but solely because you added a LOT of variables haha
Wrong place to talk about the show obviously LOL, but I can't remember if it was you or someone else that has the Officinalis Red isos. Probably one of my favorite things I saw besides that big ass pixie frog!
I have one regal jumping spider female that I got on Friday and I totally love her so want another one lol I also have 5 snakes 5 Tarantulas and a turtle too
They cant really get depressed (biologically they dont have a limbic system) however the argument could be made that too much space makes them more afraid from predators. I feel anything larger than say a 12x12x12 enclosure is utterly wasted on them
Ehhhh. Hard to tell. I doubt anyone has tested it but the sheer amount of variables in the wild almost always captive arthropods live longer with some minor exceptions.
@@juicesarthropods Haha yes. the price is expensive because it is imported and there is no local breeder here in the Philippines. Jumping spiders are very in demand here today. there are those who invest so they can sell for 50-60usd. white bahamas is 100USD
I have just ordered a pr florida female, I am so excited… I think she will be i5, can she have a mini mealworm if I crush the head first? I have also ordered flightless fruit flies. So I spray mist once every 2 days on the side of the enclosure? xx
In my experience, you want to just ensure that you don't feed her TOO big of a mealworm.- try not to exceed one the size of her body for mealworms, size of her abdomen for everything else. As for when spraying, it will depend on what city and state you live in but if its similar to Hayward, CA in humidity, then thats correct!
Maybe start with a Phidippus audax or find one right outside, and have it as a pet outdoors. Another option, is go to shows and bring the Mrs with you, showing them all of the cute accessories. Communication is key but humans also cant "love" a thing without physically being there and feeling that connection. I sold a roach one time to someone who didnt even LIKE roaches but they FELT that bond. Give it a try :)
@juicesarthropods can't find one outside unfortunately as I'm in uk and I saw the bold but I prefer the look of the regal jumber and don't know if I could handle an event with bigger spiders around tbh
@@MrMcGlinchey Hmm. You might try Germany (if they allow exporting between the two places easily) - I know they have Regal Jumpers for sales quite often. You could also buy a velvet spider baby - theyre half the size of a grain of rice for like six to eight months, giving you ample time to "grow' with it, and slowly ease through your fears.
Prices unfortunately change depending on availability but I tend to not ever sell them for more than $55 plus shipping. We are currently out however go on our website and you can sign up to show you when they will be available again. I have an adult female I am finding a male for as we speak, and Im waiting on two other egg sacs to drop. So should have some sooner than later!
When im out of school and have money for things besides bills and my son ( on a regular consistent basis) i want a jumping spider. I live in Portland Oregon idk if this spider is the right one not very humid here but im sure theres at least one that is. But any animal is such a big responsibility I don't want to get one until I know I have the time and money to provide everything they need to flourish. My son is starting to get into bugs to I've gotten him into wanting to save them and take them outside instead of killing them. Hes started feeding ants outside and naming them and putting them into families 😂Im hoping to find a cheap little ant farm setup for him for his birthday next month. Even if people don't like creepy crawly things it's hard to say that any jumping spider isn't adorable. Hopefully the people they don't like these type of things realize how vital they are to the ecosystem and what would happen if we didn't have spiders and other insects or arthropods or whatever they are called. I like them all especially the really gnarly looking ones like all the assassin bugs. I just found ur channel and im throughly enjoying ur content so thx 😊
I love it! And I am so glad you enjoy it! My personal recommendation? A male Hissing cockroach; hear me out. Kids forget to feed things, water them, and sometimes hold them too hard. NOT an issue for the Madagascar Hissing cockroach! 😂 Kids being too rough? Itll yell at them.
Panty hose.... r super expensive these days...HELPFUL HINT ON SAVING SOME PENNIES. Idk about what men do, but ladies shoe departments usually have the cheap panty hose in case you don't have socks while trying on shoes..just foot size. I grab several from the store. They usually fit perfectly around the small enclosures. For free! But I'm sure maybe the shoe store could sell u a box or maybe just look them online and buy a box. Probably the cheapest way to get panty hose. Good luck with ur breeding projects 😊
I absolutely hate spiders. I was bit by a recluse one actually, had a whole gaping piece of flesh come off and still have a scar there. Regardless, in the car rhe orher week, there was a female tan jumping spider on the seat belt coming to me. I initially freaked out, but it kept coming to my hand. I remember how cute they were in pictures, and I decided to let it on my hand, and it actuslly started to jump from each hand when I'd place one next to her, it was adorable. Now here I am wanting to get one, and wishing i had kept that one. 🥺
So get one! Your chances of being bitten AND having a reaction to a recluse bite is less likely than getting struck by lightning which not only means you have had the WORST reaction possible from a bite in the United states but also means you should feel pretty indestructible. So, get the spider! Because whats the worst that could happen that hasnt already happened eh? 😉
Please don't keep species that aren't native to your area. They could escape so easily, and it could be just like boa constrictors in Florida and islands where snakes were introduced and 'extincted' ALL OF THE BIRDS.
They've been in the hobby for a decade. All of those examples were creatures outside of the United States being brought INTO the United States. These are native to south eastern U.S. which you would have known had you watched the video.
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I just got my Regal jumping spider today from a Invention, I absolutely love jumping spiders. 10/10 recommended
I’m getting over my fear right now and when I went out in the yard today a teeny tiny jumper hopped onto my lap and then jumped onto my hand and it just hung out on my hand for about 30 minutes. It would also jump back and forth between my hands like it was playing. Soooo adorable I’m trying to work up the courage to get one as a pet 🥹
Take your time, watch videos like youre doing and when youre ready to buy one, reach out to me and if I don't have them? I can point you in the direction of who is trusted who does!
My 7 year old has 2 regal jumpers, they're definitely excellent pets for kids! She can handle them with supervision, she can take care of them, she can put their enclosures together, 10/10 beginner pets for kids. She keeps asking me to breed them but I am not ready for hundreds of mouths to feed!
Something I have noticed is that her female is way more active and curious than our 2 males. I don't know if it's because our males were both around maturity when we got them and the female is younger than that, though.
So the females TEND to be more active until the males reach sexual maturity. They really only do one thing - look for females, and eat. Dont worry too much if they're inactive but still leaving their web hammock and eating :)
If the males are both mature, when you got them, then they are prob just geriatric and old. Make sure they have something to climb, not just acrylic walls, because they tend to not be able to crawl up the walls very well the older they get.
I LOVE THEM
Theyre the CUTEST!
they are the reason i got over my fear of spiders! Now im looking into getting one! thank you for the info!
You totally should! And so glad you enjoyed it!
I'm a new breeder. All of my spoods are captive bred. I don't support wild caught. Raising the babies is N absolute joy 😊 yes, a lot of work too. Thank you for this video. Made me tear up 😢
You are quite welcome and oh no, no tears! Unless theyre good tears! :)
@juicesarthropods just the thought of losing them, but I will have thier sons and daughters to help me thru. ❤️
@@rosieeubank They will have lived the fullest life, away from fear of birds, fear of disasters or drowning in rain drops, or other atrocities. You will have given them something few in the wild ever get a chance to do; the ability to relax. :)
@@rosieeubankI understand about wild caught, but really, there are so many, that I doubt people catching them is going to do a number on the actual wild populations, but I agree, it's better if you buy captive bred and born.
Thank you for this video. Incredibly helpful! About two weeks ago I got my own female regal jumper. She’s about 9-10 months old. Sadly was wild caught. She hasn’t eaten in about 12 days despite me trying to feed her, which makes me think she may be pregnant. Which is scary for me because I didn’t expect hundreds of babies. But your video and research is helping me prepare for the worst and best with her care. So thank you. Absolutely love my girl. ❤️
So glad you enjoyed it! Also if not eating, but big fat abdomen, you might be right. OR she ate an absolutely enormous meal and is just fine for now. Heres hoping for babies! Unless you dont WANT babies, then boo babies! 🤣
Your passion and love for arthropods is infectious!
Awww. Thank you so much! 😢 thats all I want - to SPREAD THE BUGS. MUHAHAHA
I just got my first lil jumper baby. He's molting right now so I won't be able to interact with the fella for a while 😢. Found your channel and I love it! You definitely deserve more recognition. Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much! I am so glad you enjoy it and so happy you got a new baby jumper! As for my recognition, I do this for the genuine love of the creatures and helping others care for them and love them too! But hey, I will also accept payment in the form of letting people know I exist 🤣
Yeah I can’t get enough of these little fellas! I saved a bold from certain doom a few months ago. She turned out to be pregnant, which I was nervous about at first. But it ended up being so awesome, no regrets at all! These wonderful little creatures have helped my arachnophobia too!
yeah they are incredible, and glad you were able to begin the wonderful trek of fear free spider keeping!
Got any suggestions for a species that doesn't need such high humidity ?
I guess I could nab some Jumpers from outside my house but I wanna get some from a dealer :p
NE Ohian here :)
@@nunyadambidniss
The bold jumpers(phidippus audax) are completely fine with most humidity and climate. Very resilient and easy to take care of. I’d recommend one of them for your first jumper! Or 6 like I have now 😂…
I just have to tell you that you do the perfect video on Regals I have ever seen. I have owned 2; one died very shortly after purchased. The other lived for a little over 2 years, long enough to torment me. Yes, she let me know she was dying but I thought I was prepared. Nope, I was heart broken for months! Watching your video all I did was smile because every phase you explained, I smiled and said yep and I relived my “Sexy Sadie’s” life all over again but it’s been a couple of years since she passed. I ended the video wanting to get more!
Thank you so so much! You should DEFINITELY get more! And yeah, people ask me all the time if you ever get numb to it, even when you have thousands and the answer is: NOPE. It always sucks, and I am deeply sorry for your loss :(
There are a few jumping spiders that hang around my Sarracenia Pitcher plants. I have witnessed them crawling down the pitcher and pull out a fly that was still moving. Very smart little spiders.
Yeah its wild how smart they are - even regular orb weaver spiders will often make webs between overpasses gates knowing the wind off cars from the highway will bring flying creatures to them. We really need to test out spider intelligence more thoroughly 🤣
I cant believe your channel isn't bigger, love your content
Awww thank you! And you can help it become bigger - just tell people about it and you'd be my best friend ever. And we have SUCH a big year of videos planned rest of 2023 and 2024! Thank you again!
I have a P. audax I brought inside as a little dot of a sling right before a really bad cold snap back in September. I plan to release her in a few weeks when it warms up, but in the meantime have had a blast raising her. I have over 80 tarantulas, and she puts them all to shame with her takedowns. She is about an inch but has no problems bringing down prey three times her size. And be out hunting for more the next day!
oh theyre the cutest most brutal killers I know. I had a cricket jump out of the bag once that was FAR too big for one of mine and she leapt onto its back and wouldnt let me take it from her. I of course didnt feed her for a bit afterwards haha
this video was amazing, ive been keeping jumping spiders for just under a year now, i had four and now only have three, sadly my little sling mugi passed on monday and this video has really helped me not beat myself up over it, ill definitely be getting another jumper to honour her ^_^ mugi left behind some happiness as i woke up today to find all three had molted overnight !
WOOHOO! CONGRATS ON THE MOLTS! And I am so glad you enjoyed it and hope it helps you!
“mugi” “lainiwakura” so which anime game character was she named after /j
I love them aswell . I have 3 😁 I just started my jumping Spider journey . I have been documenting them and one thing I can say is they are camera shy when it comes to eating .. keep up the good work bud
Thank you and yes they are SO much fun!!
@@juicesarthropods so my female just layed eggs
@@juicesarthropods nit gunna lie I'm alittle nervous
@@AutoDogServices I promise, you will be fine - when you see tiny black dots inside the egg sac, I will walk you through every step! I wonder if I should just make a video solely on that?
@Juice's Arthropods yeah a updated video would probably benefit alot . Lol I have photos of the egg sack 😅 she just layed it last night . I woke up this morning to little yellow eggs .. now she's been reinforcing them with more layers of silk . Lmfaoo
I think they're so adorable!!❤
RIGHT!? They are SO cute!
As a new breeder watching this a year later. Thank you. I was so worried about being a new breeder and messing things up. I found this video, and it has solidified I’m doing the right thing. Not only because it makes me happy and I love these little guys, but because I want to help other people love them and understand them too.
I am so glad I was able to help - I also at the time of making it realized that there was so little about that portion of care. And congrats on getting into breeding! Keep at it! 😀
@@juicesarthropods thank you! There still isn’t much out there that actually helps haha. I will definitely keep at it :) they are just the best
Yeah, if there are every any questions you have, feel free to message me here or DM me at Juicesarthropods on Instagram. I can attempt to help fill any gaps.
I have a Phidippus Audax and it's the first "pet" spider I've had. As a kid i caught all kinds of spiders but they weren't exactly pets and i like this little guy so much that i already dread the idea of him dying.
I'm far from an expert but i think i have spoiled this spider with his enclosure and if i could ever say a spider is "happy" i would say this one is and i have spent next to nothing on him.
His enclosure is one of the huge plastic jars from Walmart that comes filled with cheese puffs. I imagine everyone has seen those. I added a row of ventilation holes around the bottom, a row around the top and a bunch on the lid. I spent 2.50 at the dollar store for some fake flowers and a bag of rocks. I set up 3 flowers all at different heights and 2 sticks leaning across them in opposite directions and rocks and a few fake leaves on the bottom. I keep it right next to a regular lamp to give him plenty of light in the day and some warmth.
The spider has trouble getting up to the lid of the jar because of how the jar curves at the top. I think this is both good and bad. Good because it makes feeding and watering easy (because i don't destroy his hammock when i open the jar) but bad because i know they like to build their hammock on the top under the lid. But this spider sleeps every night down inside the very center of one of the flowers and seems to have no interest in building a hideout of his own so far. But i have only had him for about 9 days, so who knows maybe he will still make a hammock somewhere.
I can't really say he has a favorite area other than where he sleeps and all throughout the day he constantly explores and climbs and jumps all over everywhere and even spends a lot of time roaming around on the bottom.
Just watching him explore is more entertaining to me than turning the TV on. I interact with him often through the jar and he doesn't seem afraid of my fingers at all and hopefully one day i won't be afraid of letting him climb on my finger for real.😬 How can i think he's so cute and like him so much but be too scared to hold him? 🤣 I hope i can work past that one day soon. I don't think I'll ever find another spider better than him to help me get over my fear. His calm, curious and friendly personality is just outta this world.
Well i guess i rambled on enough and if anyone read this far, Jumpin Jack and myself say hello and go get yourself a Jumping spider friend too, if you haven't already and even if you're afraid of spiders, we promise you will fall in love with one of Jacks cousins in no time. 🕷️😁👍
Love this, and so glad you have Jumpin Jack! As for overcoming the fear; my advice is this: let the spider come to you. They wont just climb up and bite you, if theyre exploring? You're essentially a tree or a mountain. They're smart enough to know whether friend or foe, even if on a very simple level. Let me know if this works for you, and just know even IF you got bit? It'd be less than a bee sting in pain. Very mild pinch, more minor than a flu shot. I appreciate your love for Jack, and hope they live the longest possible life under your diligence!
Love this, and so glad you have Jumpin Jack! As for overcoming the fear; my advice is this: let the spider come to you. They wont just climb up and bite you, if theyre exploring? You're essentially a tree or a mountain. They're smart enough to know whether friend or foe, even if on a very simple level. Let me know if this works for you, and just know even IF you got bit? It'd be less than a bee sting in pain. Very mild pinch, more minor than a flu shot. I appreciate your love for Jack, and hope they live the longest possible life under your diligence!
Love this, and so glad you have Jumpin Jack! As for overcoming the fear; my advice is this: let the spider come to you. They wont just climb up and bite you, if theyre exploring? You're essentially a tree or a mountain. They're smart enough to know whether friend or foe, even if on a very simple level. Let me know if this works for you, and just know even IF you got bit? It'd be less than a bee sting in pain. Very mild pinch, more minor than a flu shot. I appreciate your love for Jack, and hope they live the longest possible life under your diligence!
Love this, and so glad you have Jumpin Jack! As for overcoming the fear; my advice is this: let the spider come to you. They wont just climb up and bite you, if theyre exploring? You're essentially a tree or a mountain. They're smart enough to know whether friend or foe, even if on a very simple level. Let me know if this works for you, and just know even IF you got bit? It'd be less than a bee sting in pain. Very mild pinch, more minor than a flu shot. I appreciate your love for Jack, and hope they live the longest possible life under your diligence!
Jumping spiders got me over my small fear of spiders. I love em
Yeah they do magic for bridging the gap, for SURE!
Great video! I've kept jumpers on and off for many years mostly because they show up in the house and on the doors. Super cute but I always let them go after about a week. I found an egg sack on a small fruit tree we brought in for the winter. I tried to put all the babies outside so they could go their own way but I kept the mom, who was so skinny and bedraggled. I fed her and she did ok but ultimately died after about 2 months. Broke my heart.
Agreed though, amazing pets!
the CUTEST pets and so sorry to hear she passed :(
Thanks for doing this video!
You are quite welcome!!
Not my sister, I made her look at a picture if the cutest jumping spider & she said I don’t ever want to see that again 😳😳😳😳😳
I have tarantula & now a cutie pie jumper !! 😊
Haha its okay, sometimes people can just be wrong in their opinions too, and thats alright! 🤣 And yessss thank you for supporting bugs!
I would disown her
This was really helpful , I recently got a Regal and Shes wonderful. There were a few hiccups ( first time arachnid owner) but now shes eating crickets and enjoying her enclosure! Thanks for the video , its super informative !
You are so welcome! Welcome to the hobby!!!
I just got a young captive bred regal female at the Dallas NARBC. I work with retics but have never been ok with spiders 😂 she’s helped me to be able to get over my fear and is so much fun to watch!
And the best part, is once comfortable with them? You will find yourself finding and identifying parallels to other spiders, and soon youll be over your fear of all of them. And congrats on your new jumper!
I’m a new spooder mom and I’m waiting to get my first 4 baby’s this Wednesday so I’m really excited I got 2 slings and 2 juvenile. Ur video was very helpful thank u
You are so very welcome! And congrats!
Fabulous video! Informative and entertaining - your voice is a natural for story-telling.
Awww thank you so much!!! Thats the best compliment EVER!
Btw, you should put your website in the description so people can click on it.
You know, that makes a LOT of sense. Haha appreciate that!
Thank you Juice!! Just got my own - I don't connect with many typical pets, but I love this guy so much!! Such an awesome video full of great info. :)
Arent they incredible!? And thank you so much!
Regals are too 😎 absolutely love em.
RIGHT!? Theyre so cute!
I just caught a wild female and built her an enclosure this is my first spider thank u for this informational video
You are so welcome! Just know, she WILL be gravid nearly 90% of the time, so prepare for babies 🤣
I so enjoyed this video! Thank you! Looking to adopt my first Regal 💗💖
You are so very welcome and thank YOU for enjoying it!
I clicked this video to learn more about them, I wasn’t expecting to tear up when you were talking about them dying😭
♥️
Thank you for this video! Ive been wanting to have a spider as pet so ive been researching a lot about them before getting one and your video mention certain things that arent mentioned in other people’s video. Cant wait to get my own babies!
I am so glad you liked it, you're welcome and let me know what you end up naming your spider friend!
I’m getting my first regal jumping spider in a few days! I’m super excited, I’ve got her enclosure set up 😁
NICE! Let me know if you have any questions and send us pictures!
Where can I send photos? I just stumbled across your channel last night 😁
@@Catxnxmouse instagram @juicesarthropods :)
Hi juice. Hope you are well. Fantastic video.
I love my male phidippus regius called Teal'c.
Can you talk about the clean up crew - spring tails? I have them in my spider's enclosure. To help keep his enclosure clean and tidy.
To clarify, do you mean have a whole video on springtails and other clean up crew? Because thats coming up soon :)
Great video! Keep up the hard work 😊
Thank you!!
I just got my first little guy! This was a super helpful vid, thank you!
You are so welcome!!! And congrats!
I just started keeping these... bought a female regal, 2 weeks later I now own 6, 3 regals, a johnsoni, a canopy jumper, and 1 unidentified wild caught
Nice!!!
21:28 I thought you were going to wrap up the video by saying "don't do drugs" whilst laughing at a spider on your arm. xD This was extremely concise and informative, especially for not being scripted. Thanks!
😂 Your ending of the video is much better. And thank you! And yeah, no I cant do scripts. Its too fake haha
Love my jumping spiders 🕷️🕸️
They're SO awesome!
Your right about taking care of arachnophobia, I was very scared of spiders but going to get my 1st jumping spider tomorrow! I will be getting a Phiddipus Otiosus! ❤
I am so glad to hear you're getting an oti! Welcome to the community and let me know if you ever need assistance!
@@juicesarthropods I will! Thank you ☺️
Thanks for the heads up. We are going to get our fiest cutie next week. And yes I have arachnophobia. But I've been letting daddy longlegs live in the corners of the living room in the summer (they say goodbye and go to sleep somewhere in the winter when I clean up the webs).
Just remember; fear can be conquered by cute! So happy youre getting a new baby and welcome to the hobby! If you ever have any questions about its care, feel free to DM me on Instagram at @Juicesarthropods
Amazing video
Thank you!
Cool video Juice :) You guys are so lucky with your AMEC boxes, they cost a fortune here! Actual enclosures are cheaper 😆
Literally dropped this video, then got the flu and have been at home all day in bed 😭. Yeah I can imagine, theyre in California.
Thank you I want to learn all about different types of jumping spiders
I will be adding more jumping spiders as I learn more on their care, and breed them for sure!
Awesome info. Thanks 😊
Welcome!
Every time I mowed near trees id end up with at least one of the black , blue eyed ones. This was in Central Florida Ocala area. They're everywhere and are fearless. have yet to see any in Miami 😢
Yeah theyre quite prolific of a species, especially considering how many hundreds of eggs they lay PER pairing.
amazing video :3 im getting one of these guys soon
Thank you and CONGRATULATIONS!!
Thanks for this guide, the emphasis on breeding them and care for the babies is particularly helpful.
Something I'd like to ask, as someone who intends on breeding a local close relative (phidippus aurantius) is how do you deal with genetic variety, would picking a male and a female from the first batch be enough or should i select a few females and borrow a male from the wild?
Amazing question! So with Arthropods, unlike humans, you can get away with breeding siblings DEPENDING on what youre breeding
- Fruit flies; Who cares, they can be inbred forever
- Isopods: Inbreeding is fine, but too much and they reset to original morph
- True Spiders and Tarantulas: I wouldnt do more than once to avoid lethal alleles but I asked this VERY question once to an Entomologist and she said "In the wild, they often mature sexually at different times so you avoid that, but I dont know if its been studied artificially". So. Lets use human knowledge on this one and lets say ONE time is fine, then you might want to borrow another males genes.
@@juicesarthropods Thanks a lot! I'll make sure to put all this knowledge into practice.
(By the way I had no idea about the varying maturity rates before, this fact has made my day)
Excellent. Thank you.
You are welcome!
I want a jumping spider because I have arachnophobia and these seem to be an exception, my arachnophobia is quite debilitating with other spiders so I think this can be good for me. I also live alone, and knowing myself right I'll probably have full blown conversations with the terrarium.
Oh I HIGHLY recommend this species if trying to overcome arachnophobia!
nice video, I have some jumping spiders too, very amazing creatures :)
Thank you!
I just got my first female regal. Shes instar 7, so tiny still. Im so worried about keeping it humid because like you said, my area isnt one of the humid ones and I've no idea how to make it humid besides the misting.
Itll be okay! 1. Add sphagnum moss to the enclosure, and soak that. Once shes big enough to see "hairs" though, a fine fine mist will work as long as the water droplets arent as big as her or bigger! You can buy a fine mister at most dollar stores. Youll need to mist either way for water but the sphagnum moss trick will increase humidity for sure (living moss works better but whatever is readily available to you)
Hey Juice! If you've raised any Hyllus diardi, would you say caring for them is about the same as these guys?
i unfortunately have not. YET 😈 I will let you know when I do but at this time I unfortunately don't have enough data on them!
I would love to get one
I am saving this video as I am one of those insane people who wants to find the egg sacks ^_^; I was terrified of all bugs before I encountered jumpers and slowly over the years of seeing cute videos my animal lover nature just took over and the switch was flipped. Once that happened I couldn't see them and not make the "oogo goo goo cutesey baby" voice at them and now here I am, wanting to breed spiders and very thankful for all your advice. Many thanks!
Edit: Do you think it would be possible to eventually breed for longevity in the species? So that they could one day live a few more years?
You are so welcome! Okay so I LOVE this question so much. I believe the two biggest challenges in this species increasing longevity is two folds, and I will use examples: Human beings used to live less than 50 years on average due to infant mortality rates, we were stupid and didn't wash our hands, we didnt know to drink boiled water over still water, and we didn't know how to cook foods to increase calories and increase longevity of foods, and lastly we didnt have healthcare. Spiders dont need to worry about waterborne illnesses with us because we are giving them clean water, they dont need to wash their hands, they surely dont need fire because their method of eating is incredibly efficient, and so the two issues really they face are infant mortality rates and healthcare. Infant mortality can be fixed by ultimately breeding clusters that have more successful rates of breeding, which would require someone with a LOT of patience and HUNDREDS of breeder females and males to selectively breed only the best, so I feel through genetic modification or precise selective breeding, absolutely we could. But here is where I feel we will fail; there are an inefficient amount of Arachnologists in the world in general, because not a lot of people even like spiders - now, how much would you pay to fix your jumping spider? I guarantee it isnt enough to pay a Veterinarian who went to med school for 12 years to specialize in exotic pets with a discipline in Arachnology. Thats not even going into the severe lack of instruments that would be needed, or how vastly different their internal organs are to truly test anything, not even mentioning their fragile exoskeleton. Sorry long tangent but TLDR: I think with most animals, long time in captivity through selective breeding processes and domestication as much as we can, we might get another six months out of them a decade or more down the line, which is a LONG TIME for them, but never a number that truly would impress anybody.
Loved this video 🏆
thank you!
I’m a Phidippus johnsoni man myself
Also a SOLID pet spider.
17:53 I'm a tarantula keeper and have ALWAYS wanted to keep jumping spiders too, but man... I know how attached I'd get... I know I'd have a bit of a blub if my jumper passed away
Yeah its insanely sad :(
Great information! I have always been terrified of spiders until I met my Phoebe! She has molted 8 times now. I have one question....is it okay to make them a new enclosure every few months?
That is an AMAZING question; but to properly answer this (and sorry for delays in responses, I work during the day and only respond during lunch or out of work) I need to know: Is the purpose for more room, or for decoration purposes? Because without the differentiation, Id say Id avoid it due to it stressing them out a little bit. But if they have too SMALL of an enclosure, it also can stress them out, much like people in tiny homes vs mansions. Both will freak you out for different reasons haha
As someone from the Arizona dessert, thank you for this lmao
You are quite welcome!! One recommendation for desert: better to be safe than sorry on hydration - if theyre so thirsty theyre spending LONG lengths of time drinking when you mist it, maybe mist more frequently to play it safe!
Great video. New sub.
thank you!!
I have i7 gave them pinhead crickets didn't seem very interested at all they haven't ate in two days should I be worried?
Nah. Its less about time since they ate and more about how their abdomen looks. Id frequently not feed my adult Phidippus regius until day 4 but even then, theyd often have eaten too big a meal and had to withhold food.
I found my spider at work in some grapes, I'm in Canada and I'm trying to get as much info as possible!!
Let me know if you have any questions!
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Ok I have a question and I have no one to ask. I have what I’m 95% sure is a regal jumping spider on my porch. Reddish brown with white spots. Looks like it has white teeth but I think it’s just fur. It has been living on my porch on a witch’s broom decoration for weeks. Is it going to stay there forever? I see it everyday. Another question is we’re supposed to get a hurricane soon and I am slightly worried about it. ( this is so bizarre to say because I have such a fear of spiders. Like freeze can’t move fear. For some reason this one doesn’t scare me. ) can they survive high winds and rain?
To the broom question: They will stay until it no longer works for them. They really kind of do whatever they want. If theyre finding food and nobody wrecks their hammock area, theyll keep returning if they feel safe. As for can they survive winds and rains, yes theyll just climb to an area where there are no winds and rain
@@juicesarthropods ok! Thanks so much for the reply! It’s actually pretty cute. And the porch is covered in bugs ( it’s Florida ) try as I may to keep them away. There’s like webbing on the broom now and everything not sure if it’s from this spider or not. It’s pretty funny there’s a camera right above the broom and this spider crawls in front of it like 100 times a day setting it off. Sometimes I’ll get a screen shot of a leg lol. I’m glad it will survive the storm!
Yeah, I mean this is of course pending it can climb to higher shelter. I'm not from Florida so I don't know how suddenly hurricanes occur but it should be fine!
I'm on my 4th sac of Phidippus audax, I'm overwhelmed and don't know who/where to send them. They are i5-i6. It's just a shit ton of work.
I would reach out to your local non chain pet stores, they will typically take them off your hands (more specifically exotic pet stores that sell reptiles etc)
This is the issue with non-captive bred - if its a female, its almost always gravid. My recommendation; Dont pull them all out of the 32oz cup UNTIL I4-I5 this next round. Makes lump fruit fly and spraying much much easier. You could also try Morph Market and selling them on there. Hope this helps!
@@juicesarthropods thx. I will call some local exotic pet stores. These first ones I kept together til i3ish, maybe 4, but the 3rd sac, I waited and saw cannibalism, it hurt me. Lol. I got them from a big cup down to a few each in 5 oz cups, but some of these seemed to be failure to thrive. Someone told me that just because you see one munching on its sibling, doesn't necessarily mean cannibalism, it could be that one is sick or whatever, and the other one is eating it rather than letting it die. The reason I think that, is, I didn't have one death of a sling that I noticed, but once I moved these guys into containers of about 10 each, I saw several die. One I think I moved right before a molt, but the others, no reason. I suspect, but don't have a clue, that maybe the later the sac, the less healthy? Idk.
@@calliew311 Yeah you can also increase fruit flies volume to the cup, but yeah their survival rate seems to drop and I think it has a lot to do with variable humidity and temps across individual containers vs one. If one containers temps are good with multiples, everybody lives! But for every new container, youre adding a new data point, and thus appears to decrease survivability but solely because you added a LOT of variables haha
Just subscribed, all due to your great and awesome personality as well as the big heart for all things great and small. Take care bud!
Aww thank you!!
If only they got bigger, and lived longer, I'd have my perfect spider .
RIGHT!?
You said you did an expo last weekend, was it the Pleasanton one?
Yes :)
I definitely would've visited your stand then LOL. That Saturday was a great show
@@andrewchristy530 It truly was! Had a great time!
Wrong place to talk about the show obviously LOL, but I can't remember if it was you or someone else that has the Officinalis Red isos. Probably one of my favorite things I saw besides that big ass pixie frog!
@@andrewchristy530 It actually wasnt me - I brought limited isopods this time to bring some diversity to my table (and I had super limited space haha)
I have one regal jumping spider female that I got on Friday and I totally love her so want another one lol I also have 5 snakes 5 Tarantulas and a turtle too
When you decide to buy more, I have a list of some really cool vendors selling Regals right now vs me who won't have any until June 😁
i heard that the bigger the enclosure is that the spider could get depressed?
They cant really get depressed (biologically they dont have a limbic system) however the argument could be made that too much space makes them more afraid from predators. I feel anything larger than say a 12x12x12 enclosure is utterly wasted on them
Is the lifespan relatively similar between captive and wild populations?
Ehhhh. Hard to tell. I doubt anyone has tested it but the sheer amount of variables in the wild almost always captive arthropods live longer with some minor exceptions.
I just bought a female who the breeder thinks just had her mature molt, how long can I expect her to live?
On average? A year more. Maybe 8 months
Great video, very informative. Would you be willing to mentor someone in breeding jumping spiders?
Absolutely! Did you hit me up in my Insta Dm?
I think these spiders are so cute I got one her name is Wednesday I love them so much I now have 4
Congrats on your four babies! Yeah theyre amazing!
here in the Philippines, there are many hobbyists who want to take care of regal jumping spiders. they have a pre order from europe cost 60 bucks
Thats about what we pay for them here but is that 60 pesos or 60 euros because thats an INSANE exchange rate if so!
@@juicesarthropods 3,000php its around 50-60USD
Thaaaaaaaaaats insane to pay that much 🤣🤣. Sounds like you may have discovered a side business you should invest in 🤣🤣
@@juicesarthropods Haha yes. the price is expensive because it is imported and there is no local breeder here in the Philippines. Jumping spiders are very in demand here today. there are those who invest so they can sell for 50-60usd. white bahamas is 100USD
@@juicesarthropods where do you live and how much do you sell jumping spiders?
14:51 I spotted a fly- anyone else want to catch it and feed it to your spider?
Haha I try so hard to keep fruit flies out of my shots, but alas I am a bug breeder with thousands of bugs 😂
I have just ordered a pr florida female, I am so excited… I think she will be i5, can she have a mini mealworm if I crush the head first? I have also ordered flightless fruit flies. So I spray mist once every 2 days on the side of the enclosure? xx
In my experience, you want to just ensure that you don't feed her TOO big of a mealworm.- try not to exceed one the size of her body for mealworms, size of her abdomen for everything else. As for when spraying, it will depend on what city and state you live in but if its similar to Hayward, CA in humidity, then thats correct!
I’m in the uk it’s kinda cold here, I have a heat pad thing n thermostat coming in the post
So I unfortunately cannot speak to how often youll spray their enclosure there but let me ask for you!
i have arachnophobia im prepared to try to face that fear by getting a jumping spider as they look so cute but my mrs wont let me
Maybe start with a Phidippus audax or find one right outside, and have it as a pet outdoors. Another option, is go to shows and bring the Mrs with you, showing them all of the cute accessories. Communication is key but humans also cant "love" a thing without physically being there and feeling that connection. I sold a roach one time to someone who didnt even LIKE roaches but they FELT that bond. Give it a try :)
@juicesarthropods can't find one outside unfortunately as I'm in uk and I saw the bold but I prefer the look of the regal jumber and don't know if I could handle an event with bigger spiders around tbh
@@MrMcGlinchey Hmm. You might try Germany (if they allow exporting between the two places easily) - I know they have Regal Jumpers for sales quite often. You could also buy a velvet spider baby - theyre half the size of a grain of rice for like six to eight months, giving you ample time to "grow' with it, and slowly ease through your fears.
How much do you sell them for
Prices unfortunately change depending on availability but I tend to not ever sell them for more than $55 plus shipping. We are currently out however go on our website and you can sign up to show you when they will be available again. I have an adult female I am finding a male for as we speak, and Im waiting on two other egg sacs to drop. So should have some sooner than later!
When im out of school and have money for things besides bills and my son ( on a regular consistent basis) i want a jumping spider. I live in Portland Oregon idk if this spider is the right one not very humid here but im sure theres at least one that is. But any animal is such a big responsibility I don't want to get one until I know I have the time and money to provide everything they need to flourish. My son is starting to get into bugs to I've gotten him into wanting to save them and take them outside instead of killing them. Hes started feeding ants outside and naming them and putting them into families 😂Im hoping to find a cheap little ant farm setup for him for his birthday next month. Even if people don't like creepy crawly things it's hard to say that any jumping spider isn't adorable. Hopefully the people they don't like these type of things realize how vital they are to the ecosystem and what would happen if we didn't have spiders and other insects or arthropods or whatever they are called. I like them all especially the really gnarly looking ones like all the assassin bugs. I just found ur channel and im throughly enjoying ur content so thx 😊
I love it! And I am so glad you enjoy it! My personal recommendation? A male Hissing cockroach; hear me out. Kids forget to feed things, water them, and sometimes hold them too hard. NOT an issue for the Madagascar Hissing cockroach! 😂 Kids being too rough? Itll yell at them.
Panty hose.... r super expensive these days...HELPFUL HINT ON SAVING SOME PENNIES. Idk about what men do, but ladies shoe departments usually have the cheap panty hose in case you don't have socks while trying on shoes..just foot size. I grab several from the store. They usually fit perfectly around the small enclosures. For free! But I'm sure maybe the shoe store could sell u a box or maybe just look them online and buy a box. Probably the cheapest way to get panty hose. Good luck with ur breeding projects 😊
OMG RIGHT!? WHY IS IT SO EXPENSIVE!? Ooooh thats solid advice. Thank you, and thank you!
I've had wild ones in the house adopt me as a friend, hey, look at how cute I am!
They are truly the cutest.
I absolutely hate spiders. I was bit by a recluse one actually, had a whole gaping piece of flesh come off and still have a scar there. Regardless, in the car rhe orher week, there was a female tan jumping spider on the seat belt coming to me. I initially freaked out, but it kept coming to my hand. I remember how cute they were in pictures, and I decided to let it on my hand, and it actuslly started to jump from each hand when I'd place one next to her, it was adorable. Now here I am wanting to get one, and wishing i had kept that one. 🥺
So get one! Your chances of being bitten AND having a reaction to a recluse bite is less likely than getting struck by lightning which not only means you have had the WORST reaction possible from a bite in the United states but also means you should feel pretty indestructible. So, get the spider! Because whats the worst that could happen that hasnt already happened eh? 😉
Okay, but a lot of cats are really good at making their jumps. 😅
Eh. Watch a cat long enough, they will fail more often than they succeed. Their eyes are garbage 😂
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I like spiders, but not black widow or brown recluse.
Awwww theyre just scaredy sweet hearts is all
Please don't keep species that aren't native to your area. They could escape so easily, and it could be just like boa constrictors in Florida and islands where snakes were introduced and 'extincted' ALL OF THE BIRDS.
They've been in the hobby for a decade. All of those examples were creatures outside of the United States being brought INTO the United States. These are native to south eastern U.S. which you would have known had you watched the video.
Please don’t tell Americans what do to. 👌🏼
That's not even legal in many states. In my state, owning any reptile species native to the state is _illegal_ .
bros kinda smart but that shirt is goofy
why u gotta be makin goofy things look cute
I can always recognize a true lover of fine artisanal clothing. ♥️♥️♥️
I clicked this video to learn more about them, I wasn’t expecting to tear up when you were talking about them dying😭
I AM SO SORRY! 😭