How to care for wild jumping spider (Southern Ontario)
Hi everyone! I'm looking for advice on respecting a wild jumping spider that has taken refuge in my home. Normally I would leave things alone and not bother asking this type of question since there are probably hundreds of spiders in my home and I just don't see them, but this little guy has settled in on my shelf where I'm germinating my seeds. I'm curious about a few things:
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Is this a good environment for him? The grow lights are on for 16 hours and off for 8, there's a fan blowing, sometimes I put the heat on to keep the room at 71°F, and I'm watering/misting things as needed.
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Should I do anything for him/what can I do for him? He's been here for a while, I first noticed him about 2-3 days ago. Does he need food? I caught some mosquitos and put them in around where he was chilling but he didn't seem interested. I've seen the fun enclosures people have for their pets, should I put something fun in there for him or are the plants enough? Just looking to respect him and also make it clear that I'm not going to harm him.
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why is he so small lol? I posted a pic of him in this sub the other day which you can find on my profile, unfortunately it's a zoomed image so it's not clear how tiny he is but MAN he is mini! And I've seen that pet jumping spiders are usually at least as big as a dime. This guy is barely bigger than the perlite chunks in my soil. I'm in southern Ontario if someone wants to take a stab at IDing him (photo in profile)
Anyway thanks for the advice, looking forward to hearing what I can do for this lil guy and how I can keep things good for him.
Posted Apr 9, 2025, 8:27 PM UTC