Jumping spiders are among the most visually dependent hunters in the entire arachnid world. Their oversized anterior median eyes deliver color vision, depth perception,...
A jumping spider is one of the most affordable exotic pets you can own, but the spider's sticker price is only a fraction of...
Most pet jumping spiders live one to three years in captivity, with female Phidippus regius reaching the upper end of that range and males...
Catching a wild jumping spider for a pet is legal in most US locations, ecologically defensible for common species like Phidippus audax and Platycryptus...
Are you planning to get a jumping spider as pet? Then you better learn how to take good care of them. Here is what to expect having a jumping spider as pet.
By the ExoPetGuides Team | Jumping Spider Husbandry Parameters
A jumping spider does best at ambient temperatures between 70 and 82°F (21 to 28°C) with...
Jumping spiders are one of the fastest-growing categories in the exotic pet hobby, with online marketplaces like MorphMarket listing over 400 active jumping spider...
Why your jumping spider has stopped eating
A jumping spider that refuses food is almost never an emergency. In the keepers we hear from most,...
Jumping spider enrichment is the deliberate design of an enclosure and a care routine that gives this highly visual, cognitively complex predator opportunities to...
Hydration is the husbandry parameter that quietly kills more captive jumping spiders than any other, including in collections kept by experienced keepers. Salticids drink...