My new spiders home

[Duzzy]

Hi there,

bought our first spider yesterday i Coastal Golden Orb Weaver Nephila plumipes anyway here is a quick snap of her home

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g151/dearis_photos/orbitstank.jpg

[crpy]

I tried keeping N.clavipes in a large glass enclosure but did not have much success so I started keeping them in full screen enclosures. I did not have a problem after that and they easier to mist.
Just a suggestion if you run into trouble.
crpy:)

[Duzzy]

Thanks crpy,

i have been able to mist him, although feeding has been an issue i was told to feed him crickets but so far all she has made is a loose web and a very tight cluster in one corner. The crickets get with in 10mm but do not enter the web
any sugestions? Here are a couple of pics of mine

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g151/dearis_photos/IMG_8252.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g151/dearis_photos/IMG_8251.jpg

[Pulk]

does the spider have at least a foot and a half of width to build an orb in?

[Duzzy]

Hi Pulk,

almost but I think I must have the branches set up wrong because all she seems to want to do is make a mess of web eveywhere.

Regards Darren

[Pulk]

hmm... if possible, just let it go in a corner of a room without a cage; once they make a web they don't move much.

[crpy]

Thanks crpy,

i have been able to mist him, although feeding has been an issue i was told to feed him crickets but so far all she has made is a loose web and a very tight cluster in one corner. The crickets get with in 10mm but do not enter the web
any sugestions? Here are a couple of pics of mine

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g151/dearis_photos/IMG_8252.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g151/dearis_photos/IMG_8251.jpg

nice pics Duzzy,

[Duzzy]

Thanks Crpy, and pulk if I allowed this spider out it would end in certain divorce lol however yesterday I added 2 moths and he hunted them very efficiently got some great shots posted them here http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=123833 I probably should have posted them in this thread

Regards Darren