This is the cutest spider in the u.k

i know XD is brilliant. i've put a piece of paper in the jar that the males can use as a drumming platform if the choose.

As long as you're aware of the fact that you're gravedigging, and not doing it for "OMG COOL THREAD" then I don't mind so much.

That would be cool if you successfully bred those. Someone brought us a HUGE female they found, and she made a sac, and there were many cute babies, but we had no pinheads or fruitflies so most of them died.

IHeartMantids wrote:

As long as you're aware of the fact that you're gravedigging, and not doing it for "OMG COOL THREAD" then I don't mind so much.

That would be cool if you successfully bred those. Someone brought us a HUGE female they found, and she made a sac, and there were many cute babies, but we had no pinheads or fruitflies so most of them died.

ok mike, i need to ask a few questions, if i want to breed 'em. that ok?

1. are they communal? i think they are.... zebra jumpers.
2. what could i feed them, they are pretty small. the largest one is just under a centimetre. pinheads?
3. what should the setup be like? i've got a peice of slate that they can sit on the catch the sun. (thats what i think they were doing when i caught them.) and a few twigs etc. for them to hunt on.

1) No idea
2) Pinheads and / or fruitflies -- but not exclusively fruitflies.
3) The ones I see around our apartment are running around on the walls -- so I would think something vertical with nooks and crannies to hide in.

thanks mike.

right, i've got them all in a tall jar with a peice of rugged concrete going up the side, its got lots of nooks and crannies etc. the all seemed atracted to it streight away.

they are so inquisitive.

i dont think they are communal im not sure, but i did see a thing on tv where one snook up on another jumped on it and ate it, but with them being so small i would think they would tolerate each other if they have enough room which for them is fairly easy lol so i think you should be ok there, if you have any luck i wouldnt mind a couple, i havnt been able to find any of these for some reason, i used to see them all the time, but none this year so far

yeah i've not seen them in years either. but they were basking on the back wall of my garage in the hundreds. so i've got about 9 or 10...