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1. What are the benefits of having spiders as pets?

1. It's just an alternative pet. To be honest, there is no benefit in it.

2. It can be used to build up courage. Many people raise spiders not because they like them, but because they want to be different and appear brave.

3. Spiders are brainless creatures. No matter how long you keep them, they will not recognize you and will not interact with you. There is no difference between your hand and a stranger's hand. You will bite them when you should and kick their hair when you should.

4. It is not recommended to keep spiders if you don’t like them. If you like these small animals, you can keep some more docile species. It is not recommended to keep spiders with highly poisonous properties.

2. Why can’t spiders be bred artificially?

Because spiders generally eat flying insects, mosquitoes or flies. It is difficult to raise wild spiders artificially, and spiders have very strict requirements on the environment and prey.

If the temperature and humidity are not suitable for the growth and development of the embryo, the embryo will slow down or stop developing. If the time is too long (more than 20 days), the egg will become an invalid egg and will not hatch.

Young spiders have weak bodies, their digestive organs are not fully developed, and their ability to resist adverse external environments is poor. In addition, they have to shed their skin every time they grow, so their mortality rate is high, and therefore they cannot be raised artificially.

3. Why do people keep spiders as pets?

First of all, spiders don't need to be fed frequently, so it doesn't take much energy. Secondly, it's cleaner to keep spiders, and they eat mosquitoes and flies. Of course, there's also the influence of novels.

4. Can the Nephila clavata be kept as a pet?

Can.

The Nephila clavata is resistant to hunger, has strong vitality, and is easy to raise. As long as you ensure food, water, and shelter, you can raise the spider normally.

The smaller the spider, the higher the feeding frequency, and the larger the spider, the lower the frequency. Spiders do not need to be fed for a period of time after molting, because their exoskeletons have not yet hardened. Feeding live feed at this time may cause harm to the spider. Similarly, if the spider stops eating, be sure to remove the live feed left in the breeding box to prevent the spider from being harmed during the molting period. However, you still need to be careful when raising spiders. Because spiders are poisonous, but the degree of toxicity of different species of spiders is different. In the process of raising spiders, you must be careful not to be bitten by spiders, and disinfect them in time when you are bitten. And breeders must not raise spiders with very strong toxicity.

5. Why can’t you keep spiders?

First of all, it is not suitable for families with children to keep spiders, especially poisonous spiders. Spiders have many legs and like to crawl around, which may scare children and is not good for their health.

The second thing is to prepare a place for the spider to live. You can use lampshades, glass jars, wooden boxes, or paper boxes. Depending on the habits of different spiders, prepare some food near the nest during the feeding period to prevent the spider from hunting everywhere, crawling around, or having no fixed residence. Feng Shui believes that a house full of spider webs will lead to financial loss, so you must make sure your pet spider can find its own cave and stay there for a long time.

6. Can raising spiders loosen up the bark?

Yes. Pine bark can provide a habitat for spiders and is also conducive to spiders weaving webs in high places. When breeding spiders, they can be placed indoors or outdoors. However, spiders prefer shade and fear the sun, so do not place them in the sun. They have a mixed diet and mainly feed on meat, such as flies, crickets, locusts, etc. They can also be fed artificial feed, mixed with milk and egg yolk, once a week. In addition, take anti-escape measures to prevent them from escaping.

7. Can people keep spiders?

Yes, nowadays there are quite a few people who keep spiders as pets.

Certain animals can trigger primitive fears in people during evolution, especially those that threaten our survival, such as spiders and snakes. This fear and disgust can drive us to stay away from danger and better survive.

Research has shown that spiders and snakes evoke the strongest fear in participants, while parasites evoke the strongest disgust.

So theoretically speaking, most people really wouldn't think of keeping them as pets.