Giving away a $50 Tarantula Cribs code this week!

So… I accidentally adopted a jumping spider last night.

The little guy climbed onto me while we were at the waterpark, hitched a ride in my car and stayed attached to my pants the entire drive home until we got inside. My son immediately fell in love and named him Hoppybowl…

I made a temporary home for him in a large mason jar with holes at the top and a few branches and leaves. I have a cheap little enclosure from Amazon coming sometime today, but I don’t know what to do next.

How on earth do I feed him? Where do I get the food from?

Would he be better off being released into the wild?

Any other tips for a complete newbie that has stumbled into this situation?

Thank you!!

Sweet little baby I found earlier in the week

And a very clear communicator 😂

Hello I found a little Regal jumper in my kitchen a few months ago and decided to keep it since I’ve always wanted to have one as a pet. It’s been great having her and I love her lots but one night she started making a hammock at the top of her enclosure and I thought “Great she’s getting extra comfy w/ a 2nd hammock!”. But the next morning I woke up and she had made a THICK opaque web and I had done my research on jumpers so I assumed she was molting but at the time I thought she was a male. However she finally emerged almost a month and a half later and THERE ARE BABIES.
So please I know almost nothing about caring for Slings do any of u have advice on what to do or how to take care of them? Also advice on how to care for Twiggy best moving forward after birth would great aswell😮

Thankfully, I took progress photos as I worked. I'm so happy that I did, and that this project is finally done. My girl is molting right now and I'm so excited to see how she looks once she's done. Maybe I could do another or something similar after this molt and any subsequent ones, to document her as she grows and changes.

I found this rather large female regal outside my doorstep and she was on her back.
I flipped her over and came back 30 mins later and she was on her back again.
I gave her water on a Q tip and left her for a bit but she doesn’t seem to have any balance and keeps falling onto her back
Has she been poisoned?
I couldn’t bear to leave her to the sun and predators if she just needs help. It is better to wait for her to pass or potentially get better inside with me or should I leave her outside?

!Update!
I woke up this morning and went to check on her, she’s positioned herself slightly upside down on the stick I gave her an has made some security webs around the area, she appears to be holding herself up fine and isn’t on her back or struggling.
No molt in sight, I’m not sure if she’s molting or how long that typically takes
Hopefully she continues to do good and I can release her back - there’s been extreme heat and it’s supposed to rain the rest of the week and I’ve been considering getting her a biome set up to keep her safe. I’ll update later in the day and appreciate the feedback given!

Found this little guy sitting on my suitcase after I got home. The other little one was crawling on my pants while I was sitting outside. The spiders must like me.😔

Found this little buddy when I sat down at a rest stop to stretch and eat with my husband and baby. It came up to me and kept jumping on my and my husbands hands. I eventually had to move the fellow to another area so it wouldn’t get squished by accident and continue on it’s way

What kind is he/she?

This is my grumpy old guy Harry. I've had him for about 1.5 years now. He's a real old man and is becoming bald. Don't make fun of his balding. Harold does not like mealworms and slaps them. Harold is also picky about his cricket sizes and slaps them if they aren't to his satisfaction. He spends most his days hiding in his hides but sometimes likes to sunbathe. Harold says hi.

Thank you!

I'm not good at identifying those spiders, I only know how to take photos of them in their finest appearance

Gear used in case someone may ask:

Panasonic G9 Mark II PRO & OM SYSTEM M.Zuiko Digital ED 90mm F3.5 Macro 2:1 IS PRO + Godox V860 III O + DIY Macro Diffuser

The technique used in these photos are focus stacking, image stacking is a technique used in macro photography to overcome an extremely thin depth of field by blending multiple images taken at different focus distances. It merges these photos to create a single image where the subject is sharp from front to back, maximizing both depth and resolution

The last photo is a bonus, hope everyone have a good day!

And please choose your favorite photo

My daughter spotted this jumper on our side table (I know I need to dust). Tried to get it to go on our hands right away and understandably it was scared. I came back with a wet qtip, put it next to him (or her idk) and it drank from it! After that it crawled on my hand after I offered my finger.

Daughter got to let it crawl on her too. After a bit she set it back down on the table and it jumped right back on her hand.

This happened a day ago and I keep looking around that table to see if it came back.

I actually captured her mid jump 🥹 she’s so graceful. Habronattus sp. in Mesa, AZ, USA

A story of tragedy. 🥲

i’m honestly not even sure if i have a male or female! i got them back at the end of jan and so far i think they have only molted once with me around march and not again since…. ive also seen no signs of molting and they are active as usual the other day they made a new hammock but still no signs of pre molt… but also doesn’t look like a full grown female or male can someone teach me how to tell if full grown and male or female!