Hello, tonight my cat found a spider and did her best to hunt it, I usually scoop spiders up and pop them outside when I find them in my house, in my attempt to collect the spider in a glass using a coaster to seal him in for transport, I accidentally pulled off 2 legs (the 2 back legs on his left side). I've spent the last hour trying to identify the species to see if he's safe to keep and from what I've seen he seems to be a rustic wolf spider. I feel terrible for injuring the little guy and don't want to put him outside if he's not likely to survive long due to my error but I know nothing about keeping spiders. I currently have him in my leopard geckos old 20 gallon tank (my Leo is in his own 40gal nowhere near the spider) with the tank carpet, an old paper towel tube and a small cap of water. If anyone has any advice for the best course of action to make sure he lives a good life I would greatly appreciate it.
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Rustic Wolf Spider Care Sheet
Critter Keepers, New World Habitats, and deli-cups work great. Dirt and potting soil are good. Rocks, bark, sticks, and leaf litter are a good hide for rustic wolf spiders. They will take crickets, flys, earwigs, grub worms, caterpillars, moths, other wolf spiders, and other spiders. Feed them...
His legs will grow back with each molt and if he does die in your care, don't feel bad! Wild spiders often don't do too well in captivity. Also, could you post a picture of the little one so I can try and see if it is male or female? Depending on the sex it could live longer or shorter.
I appreciate you taking the time to respond, unfortunately when I went to try to get a picture of the spider I found he had already passed awayRustic Wolf Spider Care Sheet
Critter Keepers, New World Habitats, and deli-cups work great. Dirt and potting soil are good. Rocks, bark, sticks, and leaf litter are a good hide for rustic wolf spiders. They will take crickets, flys, earwigs, grub worms, caterpillars, moths, other wolf spiders, and other spiders. Feed them...theonlinebugshop.fandom.com
His legs will grow back with each molt and if he does die in your care, don't feel bad! Wild spiders often don't do too well in captivity. Also, could you post a picture of the little one so I can try and see if it is male or female? Depending on the sex it could live longer or shorter.
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As @Spider King rightfully said, there is no reasons to feel bad and it was already very kind of you to try to save it. It might likely have been a mature male wondering around in search of a female.
Thank you for trying and have a nice day.
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It’s ok, you tried your best.
