🕷️ Juvenile Jumping Spider Feeding Guide 🕷️

🍽️ How Often to Feed

Juvenile jumping spiders should usually eat:

Every 1–3 days for younger juveniles

Every 2–4 days for larger juveniles/subadults

A growing spood should have a slightly rounded abdomen — not super tiny and not overly huge.

Choose prey about the size of the spider’s abdomen or slightly smaller.

Great feeder options:

Flightless fruit flies (D. melanogaster / hydei)

Mini mealworms

Small crickets

Small roaches

Bottle fly spikes/pupae

House flies

Avoid wild-caught bugs since they may carry pesticides or parasites.

Jumping spiders don’t usually drink from bowls.

Instead:

Lightly mist one side of the enclosure once daily

Tiny water droplets let them drink safely

Do not soak the enclosure

Good ventilation is important to prevent mold.

Your jumper may:

Hunt actively

Watch prey intensely

Pounce quickly

Explore the enclosure more than usual

If your juvenile:

Stops eating

Hides away

Builds a thick hammock/web nest

Looks dull or darker

…it is likely preparing to molt.

❗ Do NOT offer food during this time.

Wait until the molt is complete and the fangs darken again before feeding.

Never leave feeders in too long:

Crickets especially can stress or injure molting spiders

Remove uneaten prey after several hours if ignored

Feed smaller meals more often

Keep enclosure clean and ventilated

Avoid overfeeding

Every spider has a different appetite!

Your little spood may be tiny… but they are fearless little hunters ✨