Thank you watching this Enclosure Tutorial Video! If you've enjoyed this and are looking for more information on Jumping Spiders, then check out my other videos on General Care and Handling! MISSING AUDIO IN THE BEGINNING: "Today, I am going to be making a DIY enclosure! This is going to be for a Jumping Spider but *this can be for any creature or critter you need it for!*" - After redendering, that small portion of audio went missing. I added it to the subtitles though in case anyone needs to read it! Thank you!
I've got three jumping spiders living on the outside of my house and I really want to give them an enclosure inside so they're safe and I can watch them. So cool!!
I found a baby jumping spider in my car today! She got right on my hand & jumped from hand to hand. My son held her & she jumped and climbed up his arm to his cheek 😭 she's so cute and sweet. I'm making her enclosure tomorrow.
This is great! I think that container size and shape is really great for juvenile-adult jumpers, and I love how easily you make them a lot of climbing surfaces all around with simple craft items. I feel some people decorate the bottom well but then neglect the upper parts.
This is awesome . Thank ! We have a small one premade from Amazon for the baby jumper we got from my brother’s friend - this will definitely be our next step . I like the shape of the jar
This is beautiful! I’m def gonna try this hexagon container idea. I’ve tried a few enclosures from different sellers, and am currently converting two 5.5 aquarium tanks into bio-active ones for my sub-adults. My three babies are currently in molting (synchronized?!) and it’s stressful 🥲
I hope you make a *'How to feed your jumping spider when it doesn't want to eat its usual meal'* I know, I know the title is a bit long haha! You get the idea 🥰🕷️💕
OMG you gave me an idea for a cool theme for my little girl Gypsy 🍕 Pepperoni. The rope you used made me think "Tarzan in the Jungle" theme. Placing a bunch of little ropes and vives hanging from the top of the enclosure and a few branches. I bought two acrylic enclosures, so I can decorate one while she uses the other. Than after molting, I place her in the other while I clean up the enclosure with spider dots (poopie).
That's such an awesome idea! Great thinking! If you have an Instagram, send me a photo of it when you're finished! (comment on one of my posts when you send the DM because if the message goes to my requests, I sometimes don't see it 🙈)
@@jumpingspooders4930 I'll try but I don't have IG. I'll probably get lost. That's why I only have TH-cam. I am the world's most simplest guy alive haha one pet, one hair style and one social media account-TH-cam. But for you, I will highly think over it while I make pizza 🍕 👍🏼 promise.
@@jumpingspooders4930 I hope you see my little girl Gypsy 🍕 Pepperoni and how well she can dance haha! Here's a small clip of her moving it haha th-cam.com/users/shorts96KikNl1KeE?feature=share have a great day Spidergirl 🕷️💕
I take out the dead bugs as I seen them or before I spray their enclosure (which for me I do that everyday). It doesn't get quite dirty but sometimes there may be droppings on the sides or on their decorations. I take maybe a wet q-tip or wet paper towel to wipe away the markings or water droplet marks. I tend to not do this very often because I don't like to ruin their webs that they leave behind when they crawl around. The extra webs on the walls will help them when they get older and can't grip onto certain textures as well as they used to. I hope this makes sense and is helpful!
Hello 👋 I used a 1/16th drill bit but you could probably fluctuate that size depending on the age and species of jumping spider that you plan on keeping in that enclosure that you're making. And it also depends on if you plan on using fruit flies cause you wouldn't want them to escape either.
I am too worried about what soaps, sprays or other disinfectants are irritating or bad for spiders so I only use water. I just rinse everything in water, soak them in water and then rub dry with a clean towel. My thought process is that it's better than doing nothing at least and I hope that most things (chemicals or toxic residue from factories etc) that could affect the spider would be cleaned off with the water as much as possible.
Depending what the items are, you can soak them in boiling water for a few minutes. Any rocks are decorations that I add to my aquarium I boil for a few seconds/minutes.
I was surprised by a little jumping spider just yesterday and this is so helpful! I find myself wondering what materials would be safe for a jumping as some fake botanicals have so much ink that sometimes will run with the water when sprayed, which can't be good. I suppose a good test rinse is good enough?
Yes! Test rinse, great idea! I never thought to mention this in my videos but when I first started trying to figure out enclosures, fake moss and dyed fabrics were my troubled items. Now I resort to real moss and test the dyed fabrics 🤗
I used a 1/16th drill bit but you could probably fluctuate that size depending on the age and species of jumping spider that you plan on keeping in that enclosure that you're making. It also depends on if you plan on using fruit flies as their food source cause you wouldn't want them to escape either 🤗
I never found it to be a pain - I have owned numerous types of reptiles, guinea pigs, rabbits etc, birds and more. I found that cleaning the spiders cage was one of the easiest cleaning managements compared to other types of pets and it would take me under 3 minutes total for just a couple times a week.
Thanks again! This proves how much room I need and the habitat that they like. I have a question though. You used mostly synthetic materials. Apart from the substrate and the moss. Is it possible to use living plants? I think I could make a bigger habitat. Also I think you mentioned a cannibalism problem. Is it possible to have more than one in the same habitat. And does the female pray on the male when mating. I'm still a long way off from getting one. But I would like more than one eventually. Also can different species, given enough food and space live together, or is it a strict one spider, one habitat policy? That's alot of questions. I will watch the rest of your content. But I feel that explanations beyond what is nesisery are helpful... make more videos! You get straight to the point and don't mess about. That is important when deciding to get pets like this. Your videos have cut through.
@@rodnee2340 thank you for your kind words! To help answer your questions: It is possible to use living plants. This would be great if you are going for a bioactive option. You could use air plants, succulents, ivy or other sturdy plants for example. Cannibalism would most likely be an issue with co-habitation. For more than one jumping spider, I would house them in separate enclosures. I appreciate your comment! Please let me know if you have any other questions.
@jumpingspooders4930 thanks! You should make more content! The subject is deep and changing. That means that content about species and habitat and care are very important. I hope you will consider updating your channel in this regard. Honestly, the few videos I have seen from you are direct and to the point. Alot of other videos are just content, and in a bad way. The first video I see with you... established the nature of jumping spiders, their care routine, their habitat, and alot that you should expect from these beautiful little spiders! You have not given the entire story. The different species, the care process, the new science on these are all up for grabs! You could do a hundred habitat videos for instance, you could do a as many species videos as there are. The difference with your channel compaird with others is this. You love the little spiders and you interact with them. I would like a pet that I can interact with. And the smallest and least problematic is a spider! I could get a big old bird eating spider. I could get a nasty red knee tarantula! But I don't want to scare people. So the ambassador of spiders is definitely the jumping spider. Your channel is small, but your enthusiasm is great! You need more videos... with respect!😁🕸🕷🕸🕷
@@MadelynnWhitman I'm sure cardboard is fine as long as it isn't getting sprayed from your misting (I wouldn't want it to fall apart or get too soggy from the moisture since we need to mist these enclosures frequently)
The hot glue that I use doesn't leave a smell and dries very quickly (nearly totally dry and cool in under 5 minutes). I don't wait a specified time for me personally because usually when I finish their new enclosure it takes a little bit of time before I can transfer them anyways. For example, sometimes if they're in their nest by the time I'm finished making their new home, I'll just wait until I see them out of their nest before I try to move them. Which sometimes that can take a while if they're taking an exceptionally long nap 🤣 I think you should be fine but for safety and caution, I would say thirty minutes is plenty to wait when you're completely finished. Unless you notice your hot glue is extremely smelly or takes a long time to dry/cool down, then I would wait longer.
Would this be big enough for a permanent home for a sub adult/adult spood. I’m doing research rn and have found out that at least 3 homes for different stages of their lives are good. Just wondering if I can use these cause they are way cheaper compared to a 50-60 dollar enclosure big enough for an adult
I use these for my sub adult / adults for quite a long time but once they start showing signs of entering their elderly stage, I sometimes remove them from those enclosures and put them back into juvenile size enclosures. Sometimes elderly spiders have an incredibly hard time of hanging on to the walls and finding their food in these larger spaces. Putting them back into juvenile enclosures protect them in case they were to slip and fall and they wouldn't have to travel as much to find their food. I also never clean out the previous juvenile spider webs so that way the elderly spider can just move right in to the previous owners web nest instead of them having to make their own. So yes in most cases this can be their forever home unless you still have the enclosure they were in as a juvenile that you used. Then I would say just move them back into that juvenile enclosure when you start noticing old age signs for their protection. Thank you for watching!
The substrate is only recommended because it'll help hold some moisture in the enclosure to provide your Jumping spider with some humidity. Different species of jumping spiders require different amounts of humidity. If you choose to not use substrate, which a lot of jumping spider parents don't use it, then you may just need to lightly mist your enclosure more often to make up for the amounts of humidity. I also prefer the Cocoa fiber substrate because I find it to be inexpensive but also a very pleasant decorative (as well as functional) addition to their enclosure for aesthetic purposes too.
Hello 🤗 I did not do anything to mine before using it. If you feel yours is contaminated by anything from where the ribbon/rope came from, you could try washing it first but I would make sure it is dry before hot gluing if you do that
It might depend on a couple of circumstances (hot glue temperature & type, amount being used, etc). I would recommend doing a test on a spare piece of plastic and gluing a spare decoration to it or just placing a few dollops of glue in various sizes on that "test" plastic. The plastic could be literally anything spare like an empty shredded cheese bag, recent takeout container, etc. This way you can gauge the time it might take to cool. I just got done using my hot glue for one of my spoods containers. He grew out of his old one. I used small sized droplets of glue and it cooled/dried within 5 minutes. Hope this helps! Good luck!
I definitely recommend this as well ❤️ - that is where my rock hide comes from. I think they are $2.99? I also had bought a log fish hide but just have never used it yet 🥰
Looks nice, but why all those plastic flowers and ribbon? Why not make it a „living“ enclosure with actual plants and Twigs? Wouldn’t that be nicer and healthier for an animal of any kind?
Its definitely an option but it's just too high of maintenance for me to keep up with live plants. I also don't have a sure way to know if where I got the plants from didn't use insecticides. I also wouldn't know for sure if anything I would collect from outside would have microscopic mites or anything that would breed and keep thriving. I could soak the wood or oven bake it to get a rid of those mites but I have too many fake things that I didn't want to go to waste instead. Jumping spiders are low maintenance in the sense that they don't require the exact environment that they would have outside: they just need similar humidity, temperature, lighting, diet and hides.
My tarantulas' enclosures are much simpler, but def not as cute! I went to an exotic pet show today and they were selling adult, wild caught spiders, two diff kinds for 60.00! And they had captive caught babies, but they were smaller than a fruit fly. I didn't ask how much those were, because I was afraid they wouldn't be hardy enough for me to keep alive in my city, which, is in a high altitude desert. And I wouldn't have even asked how much the adults were had I known they were captive caught. They were in little vials, like pill bottles. Its just makes me so mad. Esp since they don't live very long, after molting into adults, they wild caught them and were selling them at a premium for something that could technically die of old age in 2 days, weeks, or months.
Thank you watching this Enclosure Tutorial Video! If you've enjoyed this and are looking for more information on Jumping Spiders, then check out my other videos on General Care and Handling!
MISSING AUDIO IN THE BEGINNING: "Today, I am going to be making a DIY enclosure! This is going to be for a Jumping Spider but *this can be for any creature or critter you need it for!*" - After redendering, that small portion of audio went missing. I added it to the subtitles though in case anyone needs to read it! Thank you!
Inspiring! That jar is genius.
I've got three jumping spiders living on the outside of my house and I really want to give them an enclosure inside so they're safe and I can watch them. So cool!!
I found a baby jumping spider in my car today! She got right on my hand & jumped from hand to hand. My son held her & she jumped and climbed up his arm to his cheek 😭 she's so cute and sweet. I'm making her enclosure tomorrow.
This turned out really cute! I’m definitely going to be getting some of that burlap ribbon. Thanks for the tutorial 😊
This is great! I think that container size and shape is really great for juvenile-adult jumpers, and I love how easily you make them a lot of climbing surfaces all around with simple craft items. I feel some people decorate the bottom well but then neglect the upper parts.
The spider enclosure looks so cool 🔥🔥
This is awesome . Thank ! We have a small one premade from Amazon for the baby jumper we got from my brother’s friend - this will definitely be our next step . I like the shape of the jar
This is beautiful! I’m def gonna try this hexagon container idea. I’ve tried a few enclosures from different sellers, and am currently converting two 5.5 aquarium tanks into bio-active ones for my sub-adults. My three babies are currently in molting (synchronized?!) and it’s stressful 🥲
Did they make it?
My best wishes, ❤✨I Know,
This video is made after a lot of hard work. So satisfying, Best wishes, I always watch the videos, ...Wish your support ❤
I hope you make a *'How to feed your jumping spider when it doesn't want to eat its usual meal'* I know, I know the title is a bit long haha! You get the idea 🥰🕷️💕
OMG you gave me an idea for a cool theme for my little girl Gypsy 🍕 Pepperoni. The rope you used made me think "Tarzan in the Jungle" theme. Placing a bunch of little ropes and vives hanging from the top of the enclosure and a few branches. I bought two acrylic enclosures, so I can decorate one while she uses the other. Than after molting, I place her in the other while I clean up the enclosure with spider dots (poopie).
That's such an awesome idea! Great thinking! If you have an Instagram, send me a photo of it when you're finished! (comment on one of my posts when you send the DM because if the message goes to my requests, I sometimes don't see it 🙈)
@@jumpingspooders4930 I'll try but I don't have IG. I'll probably get lost. That's why I only have TH-cam. I am the world's most simplest guy alive haha one pet, one hair style and one social media account-TH-cam. But for you, I will highly think over it while I make pizza 🍕 👍🏼 promise.
@@jumpingspooders4930 I hope you see my little girl Gypsy 🍕 Pepperoni and how well she can dance haha! Here's a small clip of her moving it haha th-cam.com/users/shorts96KikNl1KeE?feature=share have a great day Spidergirl 🕷️💕
How easy is to clean the enclosure if you stick all those things to it? I guess that from time to time you have to remove some dead bugs from there
I take out the dead bugs as I seen them or before I spray their enclosure (which for me I do that everyday). It doesn't get quite dirty but sometimes there may be droppings on the sides or on their decorations. I take maybe a wet q-tip or wet paper towel to wipe away the markings or water droplet marks.
I tend to not do this very often because I don't like to ruin their webs that they leave behind when they crawl around. The extra webs on the walls will help them when they get older and can't grip onto certain textures as well as they used to. I hope this makes sense and is helpful!
I love it 😭
Great video! What size drill bit did you use?
Hello 👋 I used a 1/16th drill bit but you could probably fluctuate that size depending on the age and species of jumping spider that you plan on keeping in that enclosure that you're making. And it also depends on if you plan on using fruit flies cause you wouldn't want them to escape either.
Hi, can you please link the rock hide? I love it but can't find anything fitting it's description online. Thanks ! Beautiful enclosure by the way ❤
Thank you! Here's the link:
www.petsmart.com/fish/decor-gravel-and-substrate/ornaments/top-fin-cichlid-rock-aquarium-ornament-5254535.html?gclsrc=aw.ds&gclid=CjwKCAjw5pShBhB_EiwAvmnNVw7wXxY-ndXfmJD_woiGYggA_qBedQ2kwzm-6JTIeNwKmsXm3Z2_wxoCniMQAvD_BwE
What do you clean rocks and other materials with?
I am too worried about what soaps, sprays or other disinfectants are irritating or bad for spiders so I only use water. I just rinse everything in water, soak them in water and then rub dry with a clean towel.
My thought process is that it's better than doing nothing at least and I hope that most things (chemicals or toxic residue from factories etc) that could affect the spider would be cleaned off with the water as much as possible.
Depending what the items are, you can soak them in boiling water for a few minutes. Any rocks are decorations that I add to my aquarium I boil for a few seconds/minutes.
I was surprised by a little jumping spider just yesterday and this is so helpful! I find myself wondering what materials would be safe for a jumping as some fake botanicals have so much ink that sometimes will run with the water when sprayed, which can't be good. I suppose a good test rinse is good enough?
Yes! Test rinse, great idea! I never thought to mention this in my videos but when I first started trying to figure out enclosures, fake moss and dyed fabrics were my troubled items. Now I resort to real moss and test the dyed fabrics 🤗
Love it ❤
What size is the drill bit?
I used a 1/16th drill bit but you could probably fluctuate that size depending on the age and species of jumping spider that you plan on keeping in that enclosure that you're making.
It also depends on if you plan on using fruit flies as their food source cause you wouldn't want them to escape either 🤗
@@jumpingspooders4930 thank you!!
This looks great, but is removing big carcass’ or cleaning the jumpers excrements a pain at all?
I never found it to be a pain - I have owned numerous types of reptiles, guinea pigs, rabbits etc, birds and more. I found that cleaning the spiders cage was one of the easiest cleaning managements compared to other types of pets and it would take me under 3 minutes total for just a couple times a week.
Thanks again! This proves how much room I need and the habitat that they like.
I have a question though. You used mostly synthetic materials. Apart from the substrate and the moss. Is it possible to use living plants? I think I could make a bigger habitat. Also I think you mentioned a cannibalism problem. Is it possible to have more than one in the same habitat. And does the female pray on the male when mating. I'm still a long way off from getting one. But I would like more than one eventually. Also can different species, given enough food and space live together, or is it a strict one spider, one habitat policy? That's alot of questions. I will watch the rest of your content. But I feel that explanations beyond what is nesisery are helpful... make more videos! You get straight to the point and don't mess about. That is important when deciding to get pets like this. Your videos have cut through.
@@rodnee2340 thank you for your kind words! To help answer your questions:
It is possible to use living plants. This would be great if you are going for a bioactive option. You could use air plants, succulents, ivy or other sturdy plants for example.
Cannibalism would most likely be an issue with co-habitation. For more than one jumping spider, I would house them in separate enclosures.
I appreciate your comment! Please let me know if you have any other questions.
@jumpingspooders4930 thanks! You should make more content! The subject is deep and changing. That means that content about species and habitat and care are very important. I hope you will consider updating your channel in this regard. Honestly, the few videos I have seen from you are direct and to the point.
Alot of other videos are just content, and in a bad way.
The first video I see with you... established the nature of jumping spiders, their care routine, their habitat, and alot that you should expect from these beautiful little spiders! You have not given the entire story. The different species, the care process, the new science on these are all up for grabs! You could do a hundred habitat videos for instance, you could do a as many species videos as there are.
The difference with your channel compaird with others is this. You love the little spiders and you interact with them. I would like a pet that I can interact with. And the smallest and least problematic is a spider! I could get a big old bird eating spider. I could get a nasty red knee tarantula! But I don't want to scare people. So the ambassador of spiders is definitely the jumping spider.
Your channel is small, but your enthusiasm is great! You need more videos... with respect!😁🕸🕷🕸🕷
Would you be able to help me make a set up like yours please
Instead of wood can I use cardboard for perches ?since I’m getting my supplies online and have hard time finding that?🙏
@@MadelynnWhitman I'm sure cardboard is fine as long as it isn't getting sprayed from your misting (I wouldn't want it to fall apart or get too soggy from the moisture since we need to mist these enclosures frequently)
How long do you wait before you put your spider in the new enclosure since you used hot glue? Do you have to wait for it to air out?
The hot glue that I use doesn't leave a smell and dries very quickly (nearly totally dry and cool in under 5 minutes). I don't wait a specified time for me personally because usually when I finish their new enclosure it takes a little bit of time before I can transfer them anyways. For example, sometimes if they're in their nest by the time I'm finished making their new home, I'll just wait until I see them out of their nest before I try to move them. Which sometimes that can take a while if they're taking an exceptionally long nap 🤣
I think you should be fine but for safety and caution, I would say thirty minutes is plenty to wait when you're completely finished. Unless you notice your hot glue is extremely smelly or takes a long time to dry/cool down, then I would wait longer.
Would this be big enough for a permanent home for a sub adult/adult spood. I’m doing research rn and have found out that at least 3 homes for different stages of their lives are good. Just wondering if I can use these cause they are way cheaper compared to a 50-60 dollar enclosure big enough for an adult
I use these for my sub adult / adults for quite a long time but once they start showing signs of entering their elderly stage, I sometimes remove them from those enclosures and put them back into juvenile size enclosures. Sometimes elderly spiders have an incredibly hard time of hanging on to the walls and finding their food in these larger spaces. Putting them back into juvenile enclosures protect them in case they were to slip and fall and they wouldn't have to travel as much to find their food. I also never clean out the previous juvenile spider webs so that way the elderly spider can just move right in to the previous owners web nest instead of them having to make their own.
So yes in most cases this can be their forever home unless you still have the enclosure they were in as a juvenile that you used. Then I would say just move them back into that juvenile enclosure when you start noticing old age signs for their protection. Thank you for watching!
@@jumpingspooders4930 of course, thank you for answering ❤️
Do we need the substrates
The substrate is only recommended because it'll help hold some moisture in the enclosure to provide your Jumping spider with some humidity. Different species of jumping spiders require different amounts of humidity. If you choose to not use substrate, which a lot of jumping spider parents don't use it, then you may just need to lightly mist your enclosure more often to make up for the amounts of humidity.
I also prefer the Cocoa fiber substrate because I find it to be inexpensive but also a very pleasant decorative (as well as functional) addition to their enclosure for aesthetic purposes too.
I don’t know if I will ever have a pet spider companion, but this looks fun to do even without an arachnibuddy.
How long did you wait to put your spider in... I made mine yesterday and it smells like glue... did I mess it up
Hi! Do you need to do anything to prep or seal the ribbon or twine?
Hello 🤗 I did not do anything to mine before using it. If you feel yours is contaminated by anything from where the ribbon/rope came from, you could try washing it first but I would make sure it is dry before hot gluing if you do that
How long do you wait after hot gluing to introduce your spood to their new enclosure?
It might depend on a couple of circumstances (hot glue temperature & type, amount being used, etc).
I would recommend doing a test on a spare piece of plastic and gluing a spare decoration to it or just placing a few dollops of glue in various sizes on that "test" plastic. The plastic could be literally anything spare like an empty shredded cheese bag, recent takeout container, etc. This way you can gauge the time it might take to cool.
I just got done using my hot glue for one of my spoods containers. He grew out of his old one. I used small sized droplets of glue and it cooled/dried within 5 minutes. Hope this helps! Good luck!
I reccomende just goint to the pet store, and getting some fish hides! They're cheap, and good for small critters aswell.
I definitely recommend this as well ❤️ - that is where my rock hide comes from. I think they are $2.99? I also had bought a log fish hide but just have never used it yet 🥰
Where do you get your enclosure?
I have a link in my description 💕 thank you so much!
cooooool🔥🔥🔥
Love ❤
Fucking GENIUS! I'm so inspired rn
Dang, I was hoping to see the spider in the enclosure at the end.
Looks nice, but why all those plastic flowers and ribbon? Why not make it a „living“ enclosure with actual plants and Twigs? Wouldn’t that be nicer and healthier for an animal of any kind?
Its definitely an option but it's just too high of maintenance for me to keep up with live plants. I also don't have a sure way to know if where I got the plants from didn't use insecticides. I also wouldn't know for sure if anything I would collect from outside would have microscopic mites or anything that would breed and keep thriving. I could soak the wood or oven bake it to get a rid of those mites but I have too many fake things that I didn't want to go to waste instead. Jumping spiders are low maintenance in the sense that they don't require the exact environment that they would have outside: they just need similar humidity, temperature, lighting, diet and hides.
0:09 your voice cuts off
don't take this personally. I love your vids
I'm going to making mine smiller
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I HATE hot glue 😆
My tarantulas' enclosures are much simpler, but def not as cute! I went to an exotic pet show today and they were selling adult, wild caught spiders, two diff kinds for 60.00! And they had captive caught babies, but they were smaller than a fruit fly. I didn't ask how much those were, because I was afraid they wouldn't be hardy enough for me to keep alive in my city, which, is in a high altitude desert. And I wouldn't have even asked how much the adults were had I known they were captive caught. They were in little vials, like pill bottles. Its just makes me so mad. Esp since they don't live very long, after molting into adults, they wild caught them and were selling them at a premium for something that could technically die of old age in 2 days, weeks, or months.