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Jumping Spider Care Essentials
Phidippus are visual hunters. Plan a climbing enclosure with clear feeding access and a protected place to build a silk retreat.
Representative catalog photo; follow the notes for your animal.
Enclosure & shelter
Use a ventilated enclosure with secure upper perches and small, escape-resistant vents. A side or front opening helps preserve hammocks built near the top. Provide a normal day–night cycle and bright indirect light; direct sun can overheat a small container.
Water, moisture & temperature
Offer small drinking droplets on a wall or furnishing, allowing surfaces to dry between light mistings. Avoid soaking the spider or filling the enclosure with large droplets. Regius, audax, clarus and morpheus are not interchangeable climate profiles; confirm the conditions and life stage of the actual stock.
Feeding & molting
Offer captive-bred flies or suitably small feeder insects. Tiny juveniles require smaller prey and closer feeding checks than adults. Remove uneaten prey and avoid leaving crickets with a spider that has sealed itself into a retreat.
Species & Stock-Specific Care Notes
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Phidippus clarus – Brilliant Jumping Spider
Protect upper silk retreats, provide usable perches and size all vents and prey to the actual instar. Do not assume all Phidippus have the same climate profile.
Listing options
- Size: Wild Caught Mix Size
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Phidippus morpheus – Dream Jumping Spider
Protect upper silk retreats, provide usable perches and size all vents and prey to the actual instar. Do not assume all Phidippus have the same climate profile.
Listing options
- Size: Captive Bred 1/16" · Wild Caught Subadults & Adults
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Phidippus audax – Bold Jumping Spider
Protect upper silk retreats, provide usable perches and size all vents and prey to the actual instar. Do not assume all Phidippus have the same climate profile.
Listing options
- Size: Captive Bred 1/16-1/8" · Wild Caught Mixed Size
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Phidippus regius – Regal Jumping Spider
Protect upper silk retreats, provide usable perches and size all vents and prey to the actual instar. Do not assume all Phidippus have the same climate profile.
Listing options
- Size: 1/8-1/4" CB Well Started Juvies · Wild Caught Mix Size
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Keeper FAQs
Why is my jumper sealed inside a hammock?
It may be resting, preparing to molt, or guarding eggs. Keep its retreat intact and avoid repeated disturbance.
Why can it no longer climb smooth walls?
Age, an approaching molt, surface condition or a health problem may be involved. Add secure textured routes, check hydration and seek experienced help if weakness persists.
Can two jumping spiders live together?
House them separately. A pair that appears calm can still injure or eat one another.
Is every colorful female a regal jumping spider?
No. Color varies with age, sex and locality. A photograph or common name alone does not establish the species.
Everyday care checks
Check containment, drinking access and the animal's condition each day. Use captive-bred feeder insects appropriate to its size, remove leftovers and keep a record of feeding, molts and enclosure changes. Separate new arrivals from established animals and keep specimens individually as the default.
Keep pesticide sprays, scented cleaners and treated furnishings away from enclosures. Avoid direct sun and uncontrolled heat. A thermometer measures temperature; a humidity reading cannot tell you whether a burrow is dry, saturated or structurally stable.
Observe without handling. Do not force open sealed retreats or disturb a molting animal. Persistent weakness, injury or an unsuccessful molt needs experienced veterinary assessment rather than repeated improvised changes.
These guides explain care principles and important exceptions. A listing name does not independently identify a specimen, and related animals can need different conditions. For uncertain stock, ask Isopod King for its established care and provenance before choosing equipment.
Written for Isopod King. Updated November 5, 2026.