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I recently caught 2 phidippus audax (but made the mistake of putting them together ) can anyone give me tips on rearing these?especially on hibernation

[fortysixandtwo]

I recently caught 2 phidippus audax (but made the mistake of putting them together ) can anyone give me tips on rearing these?especially on hibernation

 

I've always just thrown them in jars with holes drilled in the lid and tossed small stuff in for them to eat. Nothing too big they can't handle. Lacewings, flies, gnats, small moths etc. I haven't done P. addax but I've done a variety of jumping spiders and their needs were all the same.

 

I don't think they really *need* to hibernate. I've kept wolf spiders, jumping spiders, black widows and calisoga spiders without any hibernation and they all lived quite long and happy lives. The spiders might hibernate on their own if they even live that long. I think most salticids only last a year or so. I wouldn't worry about it if I was you. The aforementioned spiders were all point and shoot. Feed em regularly (adapt to their needs), give em adequate space for their size and they take care of themselves.

Edited by fortysixandtwo, October 25 2016 - 11:15 PM.