Baby Phidippus Regius Advice?

[shatteredpast7]

Hi, I have some baby jumpers on the way and I have never had an eggsac before. Any advice? Also, where is the best place to buy little vials/containers to keep the babies in? Thank you!

 

[MBullock]

These are great for phids. Large enough for them to run away. You should co-hab them for a while as slings, wait til they start to cannibalize to separate them.

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I would just put the mom's enclosure inside and open the door and keep it open, let the slings escape into the screen cage and put a light over it so they head to the light, making it easier to open the screen door and feed or separate. You can make a 'pooter' to collect the slings easily.

You will have a far easier time keeping the phid slings communally for the first few instars. once they hit i4 they will begin to fight and at that stage they're large enough for small mealworms and easier to separate.

To feed them communally, simply just put a fruit fly container in there, or better yet, let fruit get infested outside then put the fruit inside the screen cage- perpetual fruit fly dispenser
Vials are too small. use 4-5 oz delicups when they reach i4.

If you can get them, newborn red runners are fantastic and often two slings will share one nymph.

 

[shatteredpast7]

These are great for phids. Large enough for them to run away. You should co-hab them for a while as slings, wait til they start to cannibalize to separate them.

Butterfly Cages | Educational Science

Find the largest selection of butterfly cages on the web including: habitats, terrariums, pop-up butterfly cages, hanging butterfly houses and much more.

www.educationalscience.com

I would just put the mom's enclosure inside and open the door and keep it open, let the slings escape into the screen cage and put a light over it so they head to the light, making it easier to open the screen door and feed or separate. You can make a 'pooter' to collect the slings easily.

You will have a far easier time keeping the phid slings communally for the first few instars. once they hit i4 they will begin to fight and at that stage they're large enough for small mealworms and easier to separate.

To feed them communally, simply just put a fruit fly container in there, or better yet, let fruit get infested outside then put the fruit inside the screen cage- perpetual fruit fly dispenser
Vials are too small. use 4-5 oz delicups when they reach i4.

If you can get them, newborn red runners are fantastic and often two slings will share one nymph.

Wow thank you for all of the advice! I went and bought a butterfly cage today. At how old are they allowed to be sold?

 

[MBullock]

Wow thank you for all of the advice! I went and bought a butterfly cage today. At how old are they allowed to be sold?

i would wait til the 4th instar to sell them, they'll be stronger then and ship better,