PHIDIPPUS REGIUS - Regal jumping spider care

Difficulty level: 1/5 Perfect for beginner

Adult size: Female 22 mm, male 18mm

Lifespan: Female +3 years, male 1 to 1 1/2 year.

Terrarium: For sling/baby Pill bottle or small plastic container until juvenile stage. They need to be housed in smaller container to be able to hunt well. Juveniles and adults can be in a larger terrarium accorded to size. Adult can be housed in 8x8x12". Prioritize height and cross ventilation.

Recommended temperature: Room temperature (20-25C)

Humidity: Light mist the walls every 2 days so that the baby can drink. Provide a small bowl of water for juvenile and adult stages. Mist every 2 days. Watch out for large drops of water and do not mist the spider directly

Light: Jumping spiders are diurnal, bright light is very important for them to be able to hunt and stay active. They have really good vision.

Feeding: Feed according to size. Babies eat fruit flies. Juveniles and adults eat crickets. They can eat twice their size.

Meal frequency: For sling 4-5 fruitflies every other day. Feed juveniles every 3 days, sub-adults every 3-8 days, adults every 5-10 days according to the abdomen size.

Growth chart

Instar means the number of molt*

Sling: Instar 1 to 5

Juvenile: Instar 6 to 8

Sub-adult and adult: instar 9+

At i5 you should stop fruit fly feeding and start small crickets or mealworms.

At i6 you can rehouse them in juvenile enclosure.

At i9 you can rehouse them in their final enclosure.