Meet the Mamas & Their Minis!

Our slings have big appetites for tiny bugs! Baby jumping spiders eat flightless fruit flies, started with smaller melanogaster flies and moving to larger hydei flies as they grow.

As your spood gets bigger, they’ll graduate to larger feeders like appropriately sized crickets or mealworms. 

We recommend offering food every 2-3 days for young slings, adjusting based on their size and appetite. Our care guide will help you know when and what to feed.

They may start out teeny tiny, but regal jumping spiders grow into adorable little companions. 

Adult females typically reach about 1/2-7/8 inch in body length, while males are generally a little smaller, Their legs make them appear even bigger.

Every jumping spider grows at its own pace, and their final size can vary,

Regal jumping spiders typically live around 1-2 years, although some females can live 2-3 years with proper care. Males generally have shorter lifespans than females.

Every spood is different, and factors like genetics, environment, and overall care can influence their lifespan.

Our young slings are sold as unsexed unless otherwise stated. At a young age, its difficult to reliably determine whether they’re male or female.

As your spood grows and molts, their features become more distinct, making it easier to identify their sex. 

It’s all part of the surprise of watching your tiny friend grow up!

Young slings need a small, secure, well-ventilated enclosure with plenty of climbing opportunities and places to rest near the top.

Yes, and sometimes the changes can be surprising!

Jumping spiders grow through a process called molting. During a molt, they shed their old exoskeleton to make room for their growing bodies.

Each stage of growth is called an instar.

As regal jumping spiders grow and molt, their colors and markings may change. For example:

• A young spider that appears gray may develop lighter cream or silver coloration.
• A pale juvenile may become darker as it matures.
• A spider with subtle markings may develop more noticeable patterns.
• Some babies may change dramatically between molts!

Not with certainty.

A spider’s breeding lineage and its parents’ appearances may provide clues, but they cannot guarantee an individual baby’s adult coloration.

Even siblings from the same clutch may grow up looking very different.

The only way to know a regal jumping spider’s final adult coloration is to observe how it develops through maturity.

Adult male regal jumping spiders are typically black with contrasting white markings.

Females display a much wider variety of colors, including orange, tan, brown, cream, gray, and white.

As a result, even babies from a White Line may look quite different depending on their sex and individual development.