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SPECIES CARE GUIDE
Paradise Jumping Spider
Habronattus pyrrithrix
ENVIRONMENT
Core care conditions
Use these ranges as a starting point and adjust for life stage, enclosure ventilation and observed behaviour.
HUSBANDRY OVERVIEW
At a glance
- Origin
- USA / Mexico
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrial / low vegetation hunter
- Adult size
- 0.4–0.7 cm
- Temperament
- Very fast / tiny
- Experience level
- Intermediate
- Visibility
- Visible when active, but very small
- Burrowing
- Does not burrow; uses small silk retreats
- Growth rate
- Fast
CARE NOTES
Keeping considerations
A tiny and colourful jumping spider. Needs a very secure micro enclosure, tiny prey and careful maintenance due to its small size and speed.