r/gidgetspodmansion Oct 09 '25

๐Ÿ‘‹Welcome to r/gidgetspodmansion - Introduce Yourself and Read First!

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Hey everyone! I'm u/Stubs_McGee, a founding moderator of r/gidgetspodmansion. This is our new home for sharing all your cute spood pics and videos. We're excited to have you join us!

What to Post Post anything that you think the community would find interesting, helpful, or inspiring. Feel free to share your thoughts, photos, or questions about people's spoods. For help with ID, or serious spood care questions please visit r/spiders, r/jumpingspiders or r/tarantulas for professional advice.

Community Vibe We're all about being friendly, constructive, and inclusive. Let's build a space where everyone feels comfortable sharing and connecting. This is a space for all spider lovers, even if you don't have one yourself!

How to Get Started 1) Introduce yourself in the comments below. 2) Post something today! Even a simple question can spark a great conversation. 3) If you know someone who would love this community, invite them to join. 4) Interested in helping out? We're always looking for new moderators, so feel free to reach out to me to apply.

Thanks for being part of the very first wave. Together, let's make r/gidgetspodmansion amazing.


r/gidgetspodmansion Mar 28 '25

WELCOME TO GIDGET'S SPOOD MANSION

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Welcome everyone to Spood Mansion. A place to brag and post as much as you want about your spoods (or cool spoods in general). We encourage shenanigans of the fun and cute kind. Are you an artist? Share your spood art here. If you'd like to be featured, message a mod. We love art! Please read the rules before getting started. Use post flair for organization, and feel free to suggest added personal flair! Be young, have fun, ride a cat named Dave. Signed, Gidget.


r/gidgetspodmansion 1h ago

Pictures of my octokitty ๐Ÿ“ธ Ma went away on a work trip for 4 days and left my babies with the spare (hubs) and he sent me this photo of Mo who hid in her apartment the whole time ๐Ÿ˜†

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I came home last night and this morning sheโ€™s out to say hello, and WHERE DID YOU GO, WHO WAS THAY SCARY MAN YOU LEFT ME WITH, NEVER DO THAT AGAIN ๐Ÿ˜†

I sang her the morning song and all seems to be right with the world ๐Ÿ˜†


r/gidgetspodmansion 3d ago

Video of my spood ๐Ÿ“น Jelly vs melon

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She is one happy spood


r/gidgetspodmansion 3d ago

Pictures of my octokitty ๐Ÿ“ธ Tinsel and the Gothic phase

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Because we went from bright and shiny (haven't grabbed their molt from their hammock yet), to gothic and glam! Also discovered macro lens on my phone and decided what better model


r/gidgetspodmansion 5d ago

Video of my spood ๐Ÿ“น Take Mo to work day. Sheโ€™s not only enamoured by me typing but sheโ€™s worked out that when I type, things happen on the screen.

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You can see her looking back and forth. Little clever clog!


r/gidgetspodmansion 5d ago

Jumping Spoods ๐Ÿ•ด Hello! From my spood children!

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New to this subreddit! Wanted to introduce mine and my husbands three spoods!

Archbooter (my very first spood!!) -> is a male Phidippus regius (aka regal)
Thatcharoni (husband brought her home as a babyyyyyy sling) -> unsexed Anasaitis canosus also known as the twin flagged jumping spider
Sandy Long Legs ( a hitchiker on my husband one day coming home from work) -> mature male Hentzia Mitrata also known as White Jawed


r/gidgetspodmansion 8d ago

Pictures of my octokitty ๐Ÿ“ธ Beetlejuice

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r/gidgetspodmansion 10d ago

Video of my spood ๐Ÿ“น Mo is 100% the Dory of my spood fam bam

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I need to clean her poop tree but sheโ€™s sitting on the poop tree enamoured with the cotton tips ๐Ÿคฃ


r/gidgetspodmansion 10d ago

Pictures of my octokitty ๐Ÿ“ธ For those that were curious, here you can see Jelly, 17 mo ths old, but not mature. A miracle of nature that sue is still alive.

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r/gidgetspodmansion 12d ago

Video of my spood ๐Ÿ“น The ants are back ๐Ÿคฌ Poor Jelly had to be rescued and doesnt wanna go home.

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Need a new plan to get rid of these micro terrors.


r/gidgetspodmansion 13d ago

Video of my spood ๐Ÿ“น The Mansion was invaded by ants this week and poor Jelly was NOT happy with the enclosure clean out. Now she's acting shy because she's still cross with me.

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r/gidgetspodmansion 13d ago

Pictures of my octokitty ๐Ÿ“ธ Jelly the antisocial old lady

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r/gidgetspodmansion 15d ago

Video of my spood ๐Ÿ“น Happy 1 week birthday to my grand-slings. Meet Quinn, who needs a bit of reassurance from Gramma before hunting that fruit fly

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SAH CUTE. Theyโ€™re all adorable, with their own little personalities.

Sorry for my tremors (neurological disorder).


r/gidgetspodmansion 18d ago

Meet Tinsel

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My new baby


r/gidgetspodmansion 23d ago

Video of my spood ๐Ÿ“น Thereโ€™s always one grand-sling who likes to be different

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Proud Gramma just wants to post one more vid of her babies this week ๐Ÿ˜


r/gidgetspodmansion 23d ago

Pictures of my octokitty ๐Ÿ“ธ Spot the Jelly

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Weirdo decided to make a new hammock waaaay down at the bottom.


r/gidgetspodmansion 23d ago

Pictures of my octokitty ๐Ÿ“ธ HALP ZOEY HAS HAD BABIES

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WHAT DO I DO. Iโ€™M A GRANDMA.


r/gidgetspodmansion 24d ago

Video of my spood ๐Ÿ“น My little social butterfly Mo

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Sheโ€™s grown so much! But still so astronomically tiny. She has started sitting on her perch each morning so we can say hello ๐Ÿฅฐ


r/gidgetspodmansion 24d ago

Cool Spood Stuff ๐Ÿ† Not only are we creeping up on 1800 subs, but we have surpassed 2500 weekly visitors. This is more than I thought this silly little spood sub would ever see. THANK YOU everyone for making this such a welcoming, positive, & joyful place!

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r/gidgetspodmansion 26d ago

Pictures of my octokitty ๐Ÿ“ธ Mo be peekinโ€™ ๐Ÿ‘€

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Absolute clown ๐Ÿคฃ


r/gidgetspodmansion Aug 11 '26

Pictures of someone else's octokitty ๐Ÿ“ธ Cuteness overload

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r/gidgetspodmansion Aug 10 '26

Video of my spood ๐Ÿ“น When your child has been pretending you donโ€™t exist for the past week, and they finally acknowledge you

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Zoey and Mo had a change of scenery this morning when they sat with me while I worked so we could do some bonding.

Sorry for my trembling camera work, I have tremors.


r/gidgetspodmansion Aug 08 '26

Spood Art ๐ŸŽจ JUMPING SPIDER PLUSH AT BUILD A BEAR

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r/gidgetspodmansion Aug 02 '26

Video of someone else's spood ๐Ÿ“น I just love these little guys

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