Newbie to spiders

[lwbfl]

Hello all, I'm new to the spider care world as my kids have caught a nice size jumping spider (a "daring" I beleive). Anyone else have one of these common spiders as a pet? I have a few questions for you guys too. How often do I feed it (wouldn't it depend on the size of the food?), and whats the best way to provide water? I don't like the idea of keeping a wet sponge in there, and I put water in daily on the leaves so that it forms drops for the spider. I'll try to get some pics as soon as my pet cooperates.

[padkison]

We kept several jumpers for awhile. Ours were kept in a 4x4x5" Michael's display cube with some drilled holes. Eco-earth on the bottom and a piece of plastic plant. We would spritz with water a couple times a week, I don't recall seeing them drink.

For food, we would toss in a small cricket every other day. They are fun to watch stalk the cricket.

These guys will usually web up a little spot in the corner, but spend a lot of time moving around. They move herky-jerky, which is kind of funny.

If it makes a really thick web and disappears inside for a week or so, this is premolt. Ours all molted once in our care.

[lwbfl]

Cool, thanks for the info. I've been feeding mine smaller jumpers, grasshoppers, and moths. It's fun watching them jump thier prey for sure. Thanks for the info!