Successful Jumping Spider Breeding Attempt, Eggs + Babies

[@BoofsBoofington]

And as Gooseberry went in for round three, I thought 'Calm down stud, this is how you become dinner'.

[@greensapling342]

Haha I thought the same, was getting worried that she'd eat him

[@nossolg]

Co-worker: what are you watching? Me: Spiderporn

[@greensapling342]

😅

[@GlitzyWitch]

The way they were watching each other through the enclosures, so cute, he was more than ready for some action 😄 they're so cute 😍

[@samtreads9800]

Yey. Thanks for picking the name. That has made my day and I will look forward to your future episodes. Happy New Year to you your family and the little cuties and of course Gooseberry xxx

[@greensapling342]

Thanks for the name suggestion! Happy New Year to you as well :D

[@lobodesade6780]

The music really suits the jumpy jumpy jumps for some reason, it's like it captures the innocence of their personalities. I love these spiders, I have two, one is a pet, the other was a baby I caught in my room, it's mad like, I never would have thought I would find a wild jumper in Ireland of all places, I feel blessed whenever they interact with me.

[@PeppersnGlowworms]

Since they do not live as long as tarantulas, by far, breeding them is a good idea. If you can't have an individual as a yearlong companion, at least you can keep a family line with you! Awesome breeding video, thank you for sharing...

[@greensapling342]

I know right? My only problem with these guys is their short lifespan. I would like to keep perhaps just one or two spiders from each generation and eventually continue on a mini lineage of spiders

[@conner4385]

Domesticating these little fellas too, would help in their lifespan. Since most domesticated animals that we have, had their lifespan increased in captivity.

[@cannedcorn]

Dumb questions because I don't know much about them beyond how cute they are, would inbreeding be an issue? Or is that not a thing amoungst spiders/insects?

[@virastefaniya2716]

@@cannedcorn spider genetics are much less complex than human’s. Spiders WILL breed with individuals from the same egg sack but that might pose risks, especially down the line. The more varied an individual’s genetics are the stronger they will be. So they carry certain recessive genes for certain diseases and sensitivities and if you breed individuals from a population that carries those genes you will be multiplying the concentration of those genes within the gene pool of that specific line, which in turn will have a higher chance to pass those genes on to other genetic lines of spiders. So yes, inbreeding is potentially problematic, especially if it is done over several generations. Could you get away with it maybe once? Yes, most likely. Sometimes you have to. Like I have 2 individuals from a species that is super rare in captivity and they came from the same egg sack, so when they mature, I will most likely breed the 2, unless I can by some miracle find at least one other individual of the same species or get a wild caught one. But if I can’t find unrelated mates for that second generation of spiders that breeding project will be stopping right there because I will not inbreed for a third generation.

[@cannedcorn]

@@virastefaniya2716 Thank you so much for this indepth explanation! Super interesting.

[@FRIENDLYFANGZ]

Long time breeder here, save yourself some time...they can be kept communally up to 3rd instar without cannibalizing each other with feedings twice a day.

[@tammylovescats]

I enjoyed your video. I love these sweet little creatures. Amazing how they can jump far and take on prey that is bigger than they are. Please keep us updated on their progress

[@greensapling342]

I know right? The babies aren't doing too well unfortunately and I have no idea why but hopefully things will turn around

[@ClausCarnivores]

very interesting video, good information. I have a male P.regius and thinking about getting a female. So your video helps a lot. :)

[@greensapling342]

I'm glad I could help, good luck if you do get him a girlfriend. Thanks for watching!

[@erikawilliams2837]

Hey there, thank you for the great video! Where do you get your small, baby spider containers? Thank you!

[@DarlingDaintyfoot]

How awesome! Thanks for posting! I’m glad I looked up “jumping spider mating dance”. I’ll be checking out your channel & subscribing!

[@greensapling342]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the video

[@kevinangiebarrette8829]

Oh my gosh, they are so adorable! Great job, Sapling! ^^

[@theoistrying9904]

Awesome documentation you got. Very educational!

[@greensapling342]

Thank you for watching!

[@yuyulliz]

Gooseberry really was going in for it hahaha what a brave little guy.

[@greensapling342]

😅

[@abdullahalharthi2429]

Amazing content with low subscriptions, you deserve 1 million subscribers

[@greensapling342]

Thank you very much!

[@abdullahalharthi2429]

@@greensapling342 your welcome

[@keltonrynard1024]

Awesome video man. I've got a couple I found on the side of my house that I paired. Now ive cut open the top of their jar open for the babies to be free

[@greensapling342]

Ooh nice!

[@elisolomon8741]

I can't help but think that interrupting poor Gooseberry has left him with blue berries.

[@ast8177]

Him after the 2nd mating, "Dude, wtf, you watching me while I go at it and after seeing her for so long only from the distance you also just co''**'-block me after my 2nd round???. WTF

[@greensapling342]

🤣🤣🤣

[@bonzaifpv3015]

I have one of these that lives in my car. He was tiny like a year ago. Now much bigger. He/she is my friend :)

[@greensapling342]

Aww that's nice! Love that they're doing great even when living in a car

[@HumorTreatment]

lasted 20 minutes? bros a chad

[@ashiad.669]

Great video! Thank you for sharing!

[@greensapling342]

Thanks for watching!

[@themantisgarden]

Great video, mate. I really need to grab some more of these guys.

[@shelbybolger5986]

20 minutes dang that's better than most guys these days

[@travissmith9934]

A+ on quality

[@greensapling342]

Thank you!

[@charlottesmom]

My male just passed away a couple months ago (he was a caught in the bathroom guy and lived over a year) thinking about getting a mature pair as I adore jumpers. 🕷🕸

[@greensapling342]

I'm sorry for your loss. If you get a new pair then good luck with them as well 👍

[@kyrichase3312]

UPDATE? I'm wondering how those slings did being removed so soon? What kind of loss was there? What would you do differently next time?

[@DanielRuiz-ud5gj]

yes please make an updated version

[@greensapling342]

I soon realised that the 10 or so babies I had put into the pots were far too helpless and that I had removed them too soon so I put them back into the nest. Instead of taking them out I waited further for the babies to be able to walk properly, move and eat on their own then put them into the spiderling pots. Unfortunately I am sad to announce that currently none of the babies have survived, so I definitely went wrong somewhere while taking care of the slings. Up to 50 slings had hatched and was moved into spiderling pots. They survived for around I think 2-4 weeks after leaving the nest but now have all died out. To be honest I'm not to sure exactly what went wrong as the babies were mostly eating well and a few had even shed but then would be found dead in the morning. I suspect that it may have been the wrong or lack of humidity, temperature, lighting or ventilation but I'm not sure which. As for what I would do differently next time, I think I will spend more time preparing the spiderling enclosures and do more research on the conditions they need to survive into adulthood as I seem to have misjudged how fragile and sensitive the little babies were. Hopefully if I ever breed jumping spiders again I will make less mistakes and successfully keep them alive

[@virastefaniya2716]

@@greensapling342 mistakes happen, we can’t do perfect every time. Slings do much better if you keep them together for a much longer time. Once they start leaving the nest, put all of them together into a communal, escape proof enclosure. They will not start to cannibalize each other until about the 4th molt. It is better to let them cannibalize a little bit because they will pick off weaker individuals and the stronger ones will get stronger. Then you can separate them and you will have a much much higher survival rate. Good luck!

[@charlottesmom]

@@greensapling342 , Just curious, did you mist them so they had something to drink? My male loved being misted daily and would come over to drink the droplets off the glass. I imagine the slings need water daily also.

[@greensapling342]

@@charlottesmom yeah I gave them a mist every morning with a tiny spray bottle

[@cannedcorn]

How are the babies doing currently? It's been 10 months so I imagine they're no longer babies. Haha. Jumping spiders are so ridiculously cute, I'd love an update!

[@greensapling342]

Unfortunately they did not make it. Not sure exactly what happened but they died suddenly in the few weeks following this video which is a great pity

[@cannedcorn]

@@greensapling342 aw no! That sucks! Poor little things💜

[@howdoyouknowthat]

@@greensapling342 aww! Thanks for sharing even when things don't go perfect.

[@jamesking3628]

Were they getting proper humidity? That can sometimes kill jumpers especially when they’re so fragile

[@trueaussieray9093]

It was good footage mate! just a little bit shaky during the mating procedure, other than that well done,

[@PeppersnGlowworms]

To be fair, who could hold still while watching those funky dance moves?

[@trueaussieray9093]

@@PeppersnGlowworms ha ha yeah I would have been giggling around 2 if my pets were breeding, the whole video was nearly David Attenborough style!

[@greensapling342]

Thank you! I did have a bit of trouble keeping the camera still because of how awkwardly I had to hold my phone inside their enclosure. Probably should have used a mini tripod or something but oh well

[@scox7748]

That music... *Hawaiian moon, spider swoon* followed by *Charlie 8legs Chaplin*

[@LeahRebecca]

gooseberry 😂

[@greensapling342]

And his girlfriend Cocoa :)

[@aratinmytrap]

Nice vídeo dudé!

[@greensapling342]

Thanks!

[@Oozaru85]

I would love to get some of those, but I'm not gonna pay 30-40 bucks +shipping for a simple garden spider.

[@pamelatenn2890]

Eventho this video is over 1yr old, How many Spiderlings in Total did Coco & Gooseberry have...Did you keep any of the babies.. How is Coco & Gooseberry doing? Any Videos of their babies as they grew.? Wish you could do an Update,"1 year Later" You make Excellent Educational,& Enjoyable Videos... Suggestion #2: UPDATE ON "COCO & GOOSEBERRY, 1 YR LATER" Thank you so much for Your Videos...

[@ColinTimmins]

**waves hand** More! More! MORE! lol Cute… =]

[@Daffanitely]

Hey could you maybe make a video on how to determine if a jumping spider is mature and ready for breeding? Thanks!

[@greensapling342]

Hmm that's a good idea! Maybe in the future!

[@vanessasmith5227]

Look on Phantasticphids.com at their blog page.

[@Daffanitely]

@@vanessasmith5227 I've read their page but I was still a little unsure when I wrote the comment. But recently I successfully bred 2 of my regals!

[@SinexHR]

As a Following video Idea it would be good to know how you take care of the baby spiders, what you give them to feed them, when you are going to put them in a bigger „home“ and all those little things. Would be very informative for someone who would like to breed them as well. :) Nice Video keep up the good work, you’ve got a sub from me :)

[@greensapling342]

Thanks for watching! I may not be the best person to make a how to care for baby spiders video as...Well all the babys ended up dying after a while :(

[@SinexHR]

@@greensapling342 no worries everyone start at 0 someday, I don’t have no P.Regius jet but I’m planing on buying a few🤷🏻‍♂️ Just wanted to know if you could give me some advice with a video what’s based on how to grow the babies😅 But thanks anyways and don’t forget, if you don’t try you’ll never know, maybe someday it will work🤷🏻‍♂️

[@greensapling342]

@@SinexHR thank you

[@znail4675]

@@greensapling342 Something I have seen others do is to put them in a communal home first as it's only when they get bigger that there is risk of them eating each other. It's easier to feed and water one bucket of many slings then have to do each one individually.

[@donatovanloenen]

Nice

[@greensapling342]

Thanks!

[@jelly1686]

So many babieeees so cute

[@greensapling342]

I know!!

[@janaarndt8628]

cute

[@jrhamilton4448]

So essentially he was like most dudes who've never "done it" before.

[@greensapling342]

😅🤣😂

[@Thankyou111]

May I ask, when she made the nest, how many days until she deposited the egg sack?

[@carolinekleo1]

Great video!

[@greensapling342]

Thank you!

[@Anton10112]

Where did you buy the ventilation pots?

[@greensapling342]

I think they just came with the enclosure

[@heyitsdelilah7424]

Could you possibly give a link to the spiderling containers?

[@greensapling342]

This was where I got them from: www.thespidershop.co.uk/spiderling-pots-p-4200.html#.YJZC-GZKjlw and if you don't live in the UK try searching up spidering pots x100 for sale online

[@veegeoheli6527]

Congrats to Coco and Gooseberry

[@netbanditz2223]

They are beautiful, how long do they live anyways?

[@greensapling342]

They are beautiful indeed! Jumping spiders usually live 1 to 1.5 years on average in captivity

[@birdieedlen183]

I have a Bella that looks like coco she was wild caught she doesn’t eat what I give her any suggestions

[@greensapling342]

Try putting the enclosure in sunlight for a little bit then feed her. Strangley enough it worked for me every time

[@HumbleCowboy92]

Can you successfully breed jumping spiders from different countries and continents? I’m trying to research this. Say I catch a jumping spider here in the States and then order one from elsewhere online and then try to breed them?

[@znail4675]

You might be able to breed Phidippus Regius from different regions. I doubt it will work if they are totally unrelated. It's a risk either way.

[@jcdesierto4761]

are they belong on the same breed or it is a mixed breed?

[@greensapling342]

They are same same species (regal jumping spider/ phidipus regius)

[@jcdesierto4761]

​ @Green Sapling ahh f & m are different in features.. reading this I used 'breed' LMAO.. btw thank you for the respond I already sub.

[@greensapling342]

@@jcdesierto4761 you're welcome and thank you :)

[@arthanshsharma8039]

Awsm channel..!! New sub :)

[@greensapling342]

Thank you!

[@arthanshsharma8039]

@@greensapling342 :)

[@lobodesade6780]

Hey, could you recommend a website to get these guys from, I don't know anywhere to get them in Ireland, and I really want one, or maybe two just so I can breed them.

[@greensapling342]

I got my spiders from wildheart jumping spiders and the spoodernest. No idea if they ship to Ireland though

[@jessicasotelo4156]

Can you share more information about how to care for spiderlings? What they eat? If they can be kept together?

[@greensapling342]

All of my spiderlings died so I'm probably not the best person to make a spiderling care video on :( As for what they eat though, feed them flightless fruitflies or maybe some tiny pinhead crickets ,and they can be kept together at first until they grow older at which point they must be separated to prevent cannibalism

[@madihunter4319]

wait for babies to come out of the nest on their own. They eat a substance from the egg sac until they are ready to venture out. Separate babies into ventilated condiment cups with tiny holes, keep a moistened paper towel and flightless fruit flies inside for them to munch.

[@DemonFox369]

What traits did you selectively breed for?

[@evanrichey8471]

I’m seriously considering breeding jumpers. How many babies do they have per clutch? How long should the male and female stay together? How long will it take for all the babies to come out?

[@raphaelprata85]

Well i breedy 1 time by mistake a male got in the cage then 2 weeks later 95 babas spiders Also i said great job mango(the mother)

[@karenmoriarty3961]

Hi, I have an unexpected P.Regius clutch and have no idea what I'm doing. The babies are around 2mm, black with orange legs. They have all left the sac but are still within the surrounding webbing. Do I need to wait for another moult before feeding? Noone seems to want to give me any advice, I'm not sure if they think I'm competition or something 🙈 I just want to do the best for these babies.

[@greensapling342]

I myself waited until they began to leave the nest before feeding them though I did try to feed them some fruit flies while they were still in there and they didn't take it. I suppose you could try offering a few flies while they are in there but I think it's fine to start feeding them once they begin to disperse

[@adriaunatheis5092]

So I'm new here. I was wondering why you separate them after mating? Can you not leave them in one cage if you wanted? Also if I were to breed in the future can I keep the babies with the mom till I want to separate? Or would she eat them lol

[@Mel-qr5ob]

Jumping spiders are canibalistic. They eat eachother if left together at dinner time. It's why the guy feeds them so much before introducing them to each other, so hopefully they're too full to want to eat eachither.

[@znail4675]

@@Mel-qr5ob Specifically the female will often eat the male in nature, that also ensures that she have enough food too lay eggs.

[@AmazonDickAmi]

Great info. Thanks for this video. I’m just wondering if you can breed a pair of jumping spiders more than one time? From other videos or info I read somewhere I believe it was stated that although males will go around trying to breed all the time, that females only breed once, and if they have already bred they will simply kill the male trying to court them. Any info about this would be great. Thanks!

[@greensapling342]

Females can store the sperm for quite a while after mating and so do not always need to mate multiple times in order to keep laying eggs, and so the female may just eat the male if she has already mated though this isn't guaranteed of course

[@AmazonDickAmi]

@@greensapling342 thank you!

[@SuperFrodo95]

Are you in Australia? Those look like Phidippus Regius which are native to North America. How did you get them here? I looked online and couldn't find any here, and customs doesn't allow importation of invertebrates outside of for laboratory research, which it seems like they check. The best bet I was able to come up with is either go with a species that's native to Australia, which I have gone with a Servaea Incana or Giant Bark Jumping Spider. Or journey to a park in Brisbane where Phidippus Audax have been spotted by a photographer, and hope I get really lucky.

[@greensapling342]

I live in the UK so I was able to get a pair of captive bred phidipus regius for sale online. I'm not too sure on how to get a regal jumping spider in Australia but I guess if imports aren't allowed then the only option is to find a native species to keep. Good luck and I hope you find a perfect spider for you

[@kopaing7979]

My pantropical jumping spider ate her mate immediately after counter and then lay eggs few days later. Weird.

[@greensapling342]

That is weird, I guess the male managed to mate very quickly

[@greensapling342]

Or maybe infertile eggs?

[@Lotuspredator]

How you tell between Jumping Spider gender?

[@greensapling342]

Males have black colouration with white patterns and also have blue/green chelicerae. They tend to be smaller than the females but have longer front legs. The females are more brown in colouration and are bigger/more heavily built than the males. They tend to have pink or green chelicerae.

[@Lotuspredator]

@@greensapling342 Wow, now I know, appreciate it!!

[@aandrus2169]

So HOW do you care for teensy tiny spiderlings???

[@greensapling342]

spoodernest.com/how-to-care-for-your-first-jumping-spider/#:~:text=Try%20not%20to%20overheat%20jumping,do%20well%20in%2021C%2D25C. I've found this link to be quite helpful and explains way better then I could in great detail! Thank you for watching!!

[@gracesBugsAndStuff]

I’m new to jumping spiders, I currently have two juveniles and 2 adults. My two adults are a male and female Bold jumping spider. They are both black with white spots. I’ve done some research on breeding them. Everything Ive seen says you cannot mix jumping spider species. However in this video it looks like the male and female are different kinds. Please explain so I can understand. 😂

[@greensapling342]

Although they have different colouration they are the same species! Both spiders are regal jumping spiders phidipus regius

[@natalya402]

Bold jumpers (P audax) are black regardless of sex. Regal jumpers (P regius) have different colorations depending on sex. Males look very similar to P audax, but females can be black, white or orange.

[@interestingidrawartdrawart3906]

What kind of spider set up resources you have it would be lovely to know :D

[@greensapling342]

For videos on my channel I've only made one careguide and how I setup their vivarium. There are plenty of other channels and websites online however that also show how they setup their enclosures which you could check out

[@Steven-yg4kc]

Can we merge male n female in one cage to breeding

[@greensapling342]

Jumpingmspiders should only be kept together temporarily for breeding purposes, as eventually they may eat eat other if kept in there together for too long

[@Natsimpkiss]

Hiya, I want to breed my two eyelash spiders, do you know if there's a way to tell when they are adult? I was told my female was adult but my male was sub-adult but he looks like an adult so I'm unsure if he's mature or not :-/

[@greensapling342]

I don't particularly remember if there were ways to tell when they're mature. I think I just waited until they were both around 1-1.5cm and saw that they seemed interested in breeding

[@sophictv777]

Hi, what were the small capsules you used to keep the slings in each.

[@greensapling342]

They're called spiderling pots

[@legainnamchyo4836]

Are these spider the same species? Is it ok if I breed my jumping spider with different jumping spider?

[@greensapling342]

These are the same species. I don't know if you can cross breed different species but I would think they may just eat each other if you try to breed them together

[@bugloverspiderlover8490]

@@greensapling342 I’ve tried,it doesn’t work.

[@greensapling342]

@@bugloverspiderlover8490 ah I thought so. Never heard of successful cross breeding yet for jumping spiders

[@arthanshsharma8039]

Hello are you planning to sell them I am reallllllly interested in buying 1 or 2 Please please sell me 1

[@greensapling342]

I am planning to sell them in the future once they are a bit older, probably around L3 or so. By the way where do you live? I live in England so I will only be able to ship them to people living in the UK

[@arthanshsharma8039]

@@greensapling342 okay that's better if you ship when they are l3 👍 Can you please please please please please ship to Asia I really really want 1

[@greensapling342]

@@arthanshsharma8039unfortunately I don't think I can ship anywhere out of the UK, let alone Asia. They are quite small, somewhat fragile live animals so I doubt they could survive a flight all the way there. Also I would assume shipping costs would be high and I feel like some legal stuff would be a problem as well. I would recommend searching online for some spiders for sale or ask some local pet stores (preferably reptile, spider or other exotic pet store) to stock some or find some for you

[@arthanshsharma8039]

@@greensapling342 :(

[@greensapling342]

@@arthanshsharma8039 I'm sorry I couldn't be of much help

[@r3zaful]

He mating ..twice?

[@greensapling342]

He is indeed 😏

[@natalya402]

Where do you buy your spiderling pots?

[@greensapling342]

I think I bought a bunch of them online from 'the spider shop uk'

[@natalya402]

@@greensapling342 thanks!

[@rizwanizahmy6154]

cuteeeeee :3

[@greensapling342]

Indeed

[@shanmareewalker7836]

May I ask, do you sit and wait the 20 mins sexual encounter or do you leave and come back? Hes a randy little feller isn't he?

[@greensapling342]

After the little dance and having watched them for a few minutes I got bored so l just went on my phone for the rest of it. I stayed in the room to glance at them a few times though to make sure the male wasn't eaten or anything

[@dead4324]

i never find a female jumping spider :(

[@greensapling342]

Maybe one day :(

[@dead4324]

@@greensapling342 ok thanks for reminder :D

[@clairealabastro5789]

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[@greensapling342]

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