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Meet My New Pet Spider

pridecity

pridecity

Patients took over asylum
A few weeks ago, I went into the bathroom at about 3am and as I sat doing what one has to do, I noticed this large spider. For some reason in my half-asleep stupor, I decided I didn't have the heart to send the cats after it. So, after finishing up my business, I rushed to get a deli cup from the reptile room. I'm now the owner of a spider for the winter, assuming she lives that long.

I finally identified it. It's just a harmless funnel spider aka grass spider. If I can keep the stupid thing alive until June I'll let her go, though I'm sure she'll miss eating all those waxworms. I won't be surprised if she grows to be the size of a tarantula on that diet. I must get her some crickets.

Wait... am I crazy for planning a special trip to the pet store for a house spider?

And who wants pictures?
 
I basically did the same thing with a mother wolf spider. She carried her egg sac all around and would even hunt with it! Here was mine:

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(And yes, I'd love pictures!)
 
Oh my, egg sac? Cool!


I think I have lots of these around, but some roam, and some make webs that don't fit the funnel web spider web so I have no idea what they are.

I did try catching one the other night, but it was the size of a quarter and jumpy as hell, so I ended up squealing a bit more than anything. XD

I know next to nothing about keeping these as pets, too. XD
 
I've had black widows around here too, but I definitely don't catch or keep them!

One interesting thing about wolf spiders is that they don't actually make a web, so instead they have to be active predators which is pretty cool to watch. They're fast as lightning!
 
I can't stand wolf spiders! Usually my cats get them, if I see them, I put them outside. They are creepy and yes, fast! Which makes them worse.
 
tress29 said:
I don't like them either! My T is slow and methodical, so not as creepy to me!
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LOL. I'm glad I'm not the only one that likes Ts, but is still afraid of true spiders... I think true spiders are neat and all, I don't necessarily not like them... But I'm definitely scared of them. :p Give me a nice, docile Tarantula any day, but no spiders thank you... Lol.
 
I was mildly afraid of spiders, so I got a T. I figured, if I didn't have the heart to left an innocent animal starve, then I'd have to get comfortable with being near it. That solved my fear pretty quickly.

I finally got around to taking pictures, but they are crappy phone pictures. I misplaced my card reader again.

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Whenever I hear people talking about catching a spider in a deli cup, the first thing that pops into my head is "Wow, they must not live in Florida". Our spiders here are INSANE! But that one is cute and little!
 
It is. And very sweet for a wild spider. I'm able to hold it with a glove and take pictures. It will just sit there. I did recently read that most spiders found in the home shouldn't be placed outside because they probably have never so much as seen outside. Supposedly, there are several species of spiders that evolved to live specifically indoors and would parish fairly quickly if brought outside, and visa versa for outdoor spiders brought inside (without being fed by humans). The argument for this theory is that house spiders have become used to the low food and water sources, but also the protected environment. I'll find the link to the website that mentioned this if anyone is interested.

I personally, don't have much problem letting the little thing loose in the house. It's harmless enough. I think I will have to wait until I've stopped moving boxes and furniture so that I don't accidentally kill it. It's big enough to eat adult crickets, so I would appreciate a mutual business relationship with this particular spider.

I've never been to Florida, so I can't say on if I'd be able to be as nice to spiders there.
 
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