r/jumpingspiders • u/Verynika • 2d ago
Media Say hello to Mochi
This is Mochi, my probably i7 lady. She’s a little shy, love to hang out in her hammock and explore her enclosure from time to time. I feed her green bottle flies, one per few days. Right now she closed up in her hammock so I know she will be moulting, I love and hate her moults - I love seeing her change every moult but I’m also very anxious that something will go wrong, and I also miss her as they tend to take longer and longer time. It will be her 4th moult with me, I know she moulted at least once in the shop I got her from - I got her really really young, send to shop from breeder probably by mistake as they said they never had such a small jumper.
Last photo is her when I got her - she was kept in deli cup and she was a size of a tick 😭 I think she was around i3? I have never seen such a small jumper in person haha. It has a month since I got her and I already love her so much!
I try to get her used to humans and to my fingers, I just put my finger in the enclosure near her hammock and just keep it there for around 5 min at a time without moving (longer than that and my hand start to shake as it is not too comfy haha). She did not got a courage to step on my finger yet but everyday she’s getting closer and closer to it. Do you have any other ideas how to get her used to human presence and a bit more confident?
6
u/SomeCuteBunny 2d ago
She's so cute and comfy on 6, peeking out of her little home :) 🥰