Comments on: How to keep spiders as pets

By: sandy

sandy — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:07:22 +0000

I just caught a brown recluse spider in my backyard. Is it alright to keep it?

By: betty

betty — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:04:27 +0000

there really are many outside. Esccpecially brown recluse. They are venomous (as i understand), but are very easy to catch and wouldn’t bite if you are gentle. I have one and am very happy with it so far. If you are planning to catch one, look in your backyard in the evening.

By: misty

misty — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:58:15 +0000

i’m just wondering why you want more

By: sandy

sandy — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:51:51 +0000

that’s great! less work for you.

By: Scouting 101

Scouting 101 — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:46:40 +0000

I don’t like spiders, but I have heard that a preying mantis makes a good pet too.

By: mikey

mikey — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:40:51 +0000

actually,they don’t take care of their babies!:0

By: Fart1306

Fart1306 — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:02:33 +0000

The female is much bigger

By: spider lover

spider lover — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:57:48 +0000

the brown recluse has a violin marking on it’s back, but if you still can’t tell wolf spiders are bigger and have more hair, in fact the brown recluse doesn’t have any hair at all on it’s body. If it turns out to be a brown recluse don’t let it crawl on you it’s bite will make your skin rot, however if it is a wolf spider it’s bite will be painful but you’ll be fine, I once had a wolf spider and I played with her every day:)

By: spider man

spider man — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:51:17 +0000

letting it outside in the cold is the best Idea, but don’t be worried about it dying in the cold cause most spiders that have that over a year to live will hibernate.

By: Spider?

Spider? — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:05:11 +0000

I found a spider in my living room. I’m not quite sure what it is. It looks like a jumping spider. I would say it’s about 1/4 to 1/3 of an inch. I’m not sure whether to keep it until it gets warmer outside or let it go in the cold or let it go on a plant in my house. What should I do?

By: Tominator

Tominator — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:02:33 +0000

I don’t know what spider I have. Named it kilroy

By: Padres rule

Padres rule — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:56:19 +0000

I can’t tell if my spider is a brown recluse or a wolf spider

By: Tominator

Tominator — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:54:54 +0000

How long does a brown recluse live

By: gceearthgirl

gceearthgirl — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:57:07 +0000

I feed mine earthworms, cricket legs killed my pet once be carefull

By: Unknown1235

Unknown1235 — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:10:26 +0000

I have 5 jumping spiders. They are amazing! I fed them a moth the other day and it was so awesome when it attacked it. By the way does anyone know how long jumping spiders can live without food and how long it can live without water?

By: Spider Lover

Spider Lover — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:42:26 +0000

Putting spiders in with geckos or other lizards will result in spiders becoming dinner for the reptile. Think about what you feed creatures you intend to put together. So you don’t have unfortunate accidents.

By: squiddy

squiddy — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 19:04:35 +0000

I found three baby wolf spiders at the park. Im going to bring my jar this time and catch them. What happens if you put them with a wild house gecko, around two inches?

By: what the heck

what the heck — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 01:43:32 +0000

BLACK WIDOWS

By: spider man

spider man — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:15:25 +0000

Replying to spiderzilla. it’s probaly a hunting spider like a wolf spider or crab spider

By: spider man

spider man — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:13:32 +0000

I just found a crab spider in my house and now she’s my pet

By: jj

jj — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:09:42 +0000

Brazilian wandering spider

By: spiderzilla

spiderzilla — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:23:15 +0000

how do i get it to spin a web??

By: spiderzilla

spiderzilla — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:22:05 +0000

um… i just caught a spider and i dont kno if itll live cause its not spinning a web how do i get it to??

By: spider lover?

spider lover? — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 15:33:49 +0000

i love spiders so much im gonna catch the syedy funnel web spider.

By: spider lover?

spider lover? — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 15:21:00 +0000

I have a wolf spider thoes spiders are my favort spiders.

By: Dual2000

Dual2000 — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:06:38 +0000

i caught a daddy long-leg

By: Dual2000

Dual2000 — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:05:40 +0000

I just caught a daddy long-leg and luckly when a was about to put the lid on of the container, a fly flew in

By: rissole

rissole — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 01:26:27 +0000

can they be your pets,are they friendly?

By: rissole

rissole — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 01:24:55 +0000

what is the most deadly spiders

By: battleship5

battleship5 — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:39:04 +0000

hey,this is great!

By: jj

jj — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 01:09:27 +0000

Yes,Wolf spiders do eat rolly pollies,-That is good as they,if left alone in their natural habitat,act as a cheap insect repellent!

By: Nickc4

Nickc4 — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 22:13:58 +0000

Tarantulas. No doubt about it, I have a rose hair tarantula(one of nicest tarantulas) and I handle it every day I can.

By: Snowman123

Snowman123 — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:45:48 +0000

I feed my wolf spider smaller spiders and half dead flies

By: FOOTBALL FAN

FOOTBALL FAN — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:44:09 +0000

T LOVE SPIDERS I USED TO HAVE A TARANTULA.

By: SpiderPrincess

SpiderPrincess — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:28:51 +0000

JJ, sweety. Don’t worry about spiders being taken from their habitat. Most spiders live in and around human homes already. In fact by humans caring for them they live a much better and often much longer life- being regularly fed and cared for. And no worries about them being taken from “their families”. Female house spiders do not often care for their young and in fact die after laying the egss, but those that do care for them will often carry them with her on her back anyways.

By: spider dude

spider dude — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 05:10:02 +0000

do wolf spiders eat rolly pollies?

By: JinXie

JinXie — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:52:47 +0000

You can buy feeder crickets and other insects from pet stores to feed your arachnid pal through the winter.

By: JACKTHELARD

JACKTHELARD — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:07:00 +0000

Keeping Tegenaria duellica that I found at home its quite large been feeding it crickets it loves them, It seems o.k enough in perspects container will it be o.k? And can I just spray water in once and a while?

By: Fart1306

Fart1306 — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:52:45 +0000

I have a pet grass spider and his favorite food is crickets, but where can you find food in the winter?

By: naynay

naynay — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 17:11:43 +0000

what typeof screen do i use to block the opening?

By: jj

jj — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 22:56:36 +0000

cause you would be taking it away from it’s natural habitat & it would be unhappy-what if it has like a family?-It would be better 2 just let them go.

By: jj

jj — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 22:53:28 +0000

right but it’s still a wild animal & shouldn’t be kept from it’s habitat.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:21:36 +0000

I have a Daring Jumping Spider. Do the hibernate in the winter?? How and what do I feed him in the winter when bugs are scarous to none???

By: Messy

Messy — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:07:17 +0000

If you find a spider in your house why cant you keep it as a pet. jj?

By: Bug girl

Bug girl — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:20:03 +0000

I just caught a sow hunter red with white sacrum for a class pet any advice on habitat. I’m trying to feed it some pill bugs as that is what I assume it eats! Please advise!(: also how large of a terrarium should I create for this girl. I don’t want to crowd her

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 22:50:25 +0000

It’s not like it’s a cat or something, geez.

By: Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:36:26 +0000

Females are usually bigger than males.

By: Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:35:06 +0000

All spiders bite, but if youre afraid of getting a PAINFUL bite i suggest something not so big like a grass spider, they usually dont hurt as much.

By: Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:32:21 +0000

Lol nice nick name

By: Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:31:41 +0000

I gave my wolf spider a shallow dish which I filled with water, and put a piece of soaked sponge in the middle, cause Im pretty sure they drink it both ways. also, Make sure the cricket is his size or smaller or else it might be too strong for him. They only eat once or twice a week and can stay alive without food for quite a while so dont feel bad if u forget every once in a while.

By: Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:26:28 +0000

Lol Im surprised they havent killed eachother. Make sure they stay well fed or else they’ll start seeing eachother as steak dinners. Ps. Careful with that fiddle back!

By: jj

jj — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 15:04:05 +0000

please let them go,wild spiders shouldn’t be kept as pets.

By: jj

jj — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 15:02:48 +0000

i wouldn’t keep them as pets—you would be taking it away from its natural habitat,and would be taking it away from its family like any BABIES it is caring for-look but don’t take.

By: Spideyspidey

Spideyspidey — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:33:31 +0000

I just caught a brown recluse and two barn spiders. They seem to be doing well all together . Charlotte , wilburn, and munch(brown recluse). We’ve put juicy moths in the cage and they went wild on them! Def a steak dinner! Lol

By: ad

ad — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 21:01:04 +0000

that is so cool

By: ad

ad — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 21:00:08 +0000

this is cool facts!!!!!!!!!!

By: nubsy

nubsy — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 19:23:49 +0000

I have a gigantic house spider and I fed him an ear wig, he LOVED IT!!!

By: 5ku11-rav

5ku11-rav — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 18:51:55 +0000

I want a spider now

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:43:13 +0000

i found 2 big wolf spiders and im keeping one.

By: MegM

MegM — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 04:47:08 +0000

We caught a large Wolf Spider in New Mexico and I visited this site to find out how often they eat. We have been putting crickets in the tank but it will not eat it in fact it seems irritated or afraid or it. I wasn’t sure if it needed water, thought it got liquids from the incest will it drink water out of a soaked paper towel or does it need to be a dish?

By: GYPSYROSE

GYPSYROSE — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 23:10:49 +0000

I wish I had read this before starting our spider catching with my 6 year son. I found 2 spiders of the seemingly same type-one big and the other small. Last night they were both alive (we’ve been catching flies and feeding them that way) and this morning, not so much. The smaller spider is dead! Thanks for all the information and comments.

By: niji

niji — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:08:03 +0000

i have a lot of jumping spiders out side my apartment

By: wolf 12

wolf 12 — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 05:58:27 +0000

i just cot a grass spider. I gave him a cricket from a pet store but he wont eat it idk if its a male or female how do i tell

By: dj

dj — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 22:04:24 +0000

cooi

By: G!RL

G!RL — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 20:35:02 +0000

they all bite, but some don’t hurt, some do

By: Jossie

Jossie — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 05:24:44 +0000

Tonight I caught a house spider I named Sam. I just cut off a small peice of sponge and wet it what should I feed him btw he is in a vase with plastic wrap over it with holes

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:01:27 +0000

I have about 20 jumping spiders and I’m about to get more

By: fang24

fang24 — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 23:22:38 +0000

Grass Spiders: hard to capture but cool if you can they can be kind of nice to the same tip of spider just try not to get them real close to each other when feeding

By: Spidy666

Spidy666 — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 22:39:27 +0000

Spiders are the most fascinating of creatures. I could go on forever about how wonderful they are. But as far as keeping them, I want to keep 2-3 spiders in one cage, who don’t search for food the same way, and have them co exist. I do know that spiders aren’t aggressive and back off from fights often so casualties should be low

By: imaboy

imaboy — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:57:32 +0000

YEAH they are suppose to keep seperately i tried puting my long leg and a fighting spider together then i went to the toilet and my fighting spider is being wraped into like a cacoon

By: imaboy

imaboy — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:52:41 +0000

im now keeping a fighting spider

By: Megan

Megan — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 00:47:08 +0000

well not to confuse u but what if they bite you wile catchin it?And they are NOT easy to find.I mean they are in your garage but berely ouside?

By: Megan

Megan — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 00:45:25 +0000

Y do people want spiders that bite i mean what if it dies?

By: niji

niji — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:45:52 +0000

i am going to catch a jumping spider and keeping it as a pet

By: SongBird1320

SongBird1320 — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:44:36 +0000

What are some non-biting spiders that are easy to find?

By: X.P.E.R.T On Spiders

X.P.E.R.T On Spiders — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:59:25 +0000

Will they live 2x longer in captivity? because I want to catch a giant wolf spider, but I’m afraid when i catch it it will die within a few days because of its age…

By: X.P.E.R.T On Spiders

X.P.E.R.T On Spiders — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 01:46:59 +0000

Sounds to me like a jumping spider if its web is wide probably an orb weaver if funnel more like probably jumping spider.

By: ali

ali — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:27:55 +0000

i found 2 black spiders 4 daddy long legs and a brown one and keeping them all

By: brit

brit — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 02:03:36 +0000

i have a phidippus audax, a jumping spider, and all i did was simply go to google, and found out it was a male

By: moomoo

moomoo — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:12:15 +0000

i just found a spider that is about a half of a inch long and it has light brown legs and a dark brown body i found it in the grass what is it?

By: awesome guy

awesome guy — Thu, 26 May 2011 21:11:57 +0000

I would get nonvenomes spiders.

By: awesome man

awesome man — Thu, 26 May 2011 21:08:07 +0000

I have tranchalas,blackwidow,brownwidow,wolfspider,brownrecluse and hundred of spiders each feamale and male

By: shadi1217

shadi1217 — Wed, 18 May 2011 14:26:01 +0000

how do i care for my spider

By: dudeman

dudeman — Tue, 03 May 2011 20:21:06 +0000

A woodlouse spider.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 04:17:54 +0000

I wish I would of read this information allot earlier, than may be my spider would still be alive today.

By: billy

billy — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 20:55:46 +0000

hey dude! i dont think its a spider. Spiders have 8 eyes

By: MR. COOL

MR. COOL — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 23:30:02 +0000

That’ so cool!

By: best boy

best boy — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 20:39:54 +0000

i have no clue

By: Jigg-Jiggz

Jigg-Jiggz — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 23:07:57 +0000

Yes, but grand daddys are the hardest to take care of. they can be very picky eaters so feed it about 3 times a week.

By: Jigg-Jiggz

Jigg-Jiggz — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 23:05:09 +0000

No, spiders never count humans as (Friendly). spiders always are terrified of humans b/c of our size. rarely do they let you hold them with out trying to escape. I have a pet jumping spider named Crunch,If you are planning on having a pet spider you will need to gain all your trust by holding and letting him rome around in your room.

By: Jigg-Jiggz

Jigg-Jiggz — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 22:59:21 +0000

You’ll need to get a cube-tip and gently rub against all the moist walls… this is evaporation and can get very hot and kill your little spider. What ever you do, DO NOT ever destroy their web because this is their now natural enviroment

By: Jigg-Jiggz

Jigg-Jiggz — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 22:56:01 +0000

the boy will have bigger abdomens and will quite often be prettier than the girls. they do this to attract the females. (I’ve studied spiders for quite a long, long time now.

By: Shiny Hydreigon

Shiny Hydreigon — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:59:06 +0000

MythBusters tried this Adam was bitten twice with his arm in a large tube of spiders and he was fine the bites were tiny.

By: Shiny Hydreigon

Shiny Hydreigon — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:57:14 +0000

Bought Red Rose Hair tarantula like 2 or 3 years ago, awesome pet!

By: meepandbob

meepandbob — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 22:33:08 +0000

Dear caketin,
I’d let the little ones go. Right now they are proabably starving to death.

By: best boy

best boy — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 23:12:06 +0000

prodly a grass or a wolf spiter

By: Hyperflex

Hyperflex — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 21:44:13 +0000

Hey zeebedee I just Binged your description and found some pics and they matched your not-so-nameless-spider! It is called a Woodlouse spider.

By: zeebedee

zeebedee — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:29:19 +0000

by the way i found a spider at the back of my old bag it has only 4 eyes and has red color on legs and brown body what is that??

By: zeebedee

zeebedee — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:19:04 +0000

yes you can but daddy long legs are weak

By: zeebedee

zeebedee — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:17:23 +0000

I have a zebra spider how much can it grow?