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 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 :(
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 🤣
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!
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'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.
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!
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 😂…
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.
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
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 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
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 🤣
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 !
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!
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
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!
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 !! 😊
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.
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
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!
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!
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
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 😢
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 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.
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
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)
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
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.
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 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
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
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.
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!
@@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
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.
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 😊
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
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.
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? 😉
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!
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.
