Kid friendlyLower-risk, lower-defense animals that a child can help care for with an adult.WC: Wild caughtCollected from its natural habitat, then settled in at Big Z's before it ships. Plenty of species, adults especially, are rarely bred in captivity, so wild caught is how they reach the hobby.
Big Z's notes
About this Fella
Regal Jumping Spider for sale from Big Z's (Phidippus regius). Spice-rated keeper notes, care guidance, and live-arrival packing where eligible.
You will receive the spider shown in the photos.
One Regal Jumping Spider (Phidippus regius). Each numbered listing shows that spider's colors and markings. Size/stage: Juvie - Adult, about 0.5-0.9" body. Sex is unconfirmed.
The numbers live in the care guide. Enclosure size, temps, humidity, feeding schedule, premolt signs, handling boundaries: it's all in the care guide for this exact fella. Start with the full Advanced guide, or click for the quick Open the Simple version →
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Regal Jumping Spider for sale from Big Z's (Phidippus regius). Spice-rated keeper notes, care guidance, and live-arrival packing where eligible.
You will receive the spider shown in the photos.
One Regal Jumping Spider (Phidippus regius). Each numbered listing shows that spider's colors and markings. Size/stage: Juvie - Adult, about 0.5-0.9" body. Sex is unconfirmed.
The numbers live in the care guide. Enclosure size, temps, humidity, feeding schedule, premolt signs, handling boundaries: it's all in the care guide for this exact fella. Start with the full Advanced guide, or click for the quick Open the Simple version →
Lane
Spice 1 — Kid Friendly
Source
WC: wild-collected.
Lifestyle
Arboreal: a climber. Height and vertical cork.
What ships with this order
Care + shipping
Comes with a free species-oriented care guide
Heat / cold pack as needed for the week's forecast
Phidippus regius - Spice 1: Kid Friendly. Baby Buddy: spiderlings. Keep it secure, and use wall droplets instead of a dish.; Bark Buddy-style micro setup: larger juveniles and adults. Vent low on one wall and high on the opposite.
Big Z's Quick Verdict: A visual hunter from the southeastern US and Caribbean that needs light, climbing space and careful hydration. Water it with wall droplets, not a soaking, and keep tiny spiderlings behind a secure lid.
Group: Spiders & Other InvertsDifficulty: Spice 1: Kid FriendlySetup: Arboreal jumper, tall with high anchor pointsHandling: Not recommended, fast and easily lost
Use This Guide Safely
Confirm the exact animal. Match this guide to the species, locality, size, and life stage on your label. If the ID is uncertain, use the more conservative part of the range and ask before changing the setup.
Change one thing at a time. Treat temperature and humidity as target zones, then watch posture, burrowing, drinking, feeding, and molt behavior before making another adjustment.
Respect the handling boundary. If the guide says no handling, fast, defensive, or medically significant, plan transfers with catch cups, locked lids, and no bare hands. For serious bites, stings, or symptoms, seek emergency medical care.
Tiny flies, roaches or crickets sized to the spider
Handling
Not recommended, fast and easily lost
Humidity zones: Very Low under 30% - Low 30-60% - Low-Moderate 40-70% - Moderate 60-80% - Moderate-High 70-85% - High 80%+ - Very High 90%+
Recommended Big Z's Setup
Baby Buddy: spiderlings. Keep it secure, and use wall droplets instead of a dish.
Bark Buddy-style micro setup: larger juveniles and adults. Vent low on one wall and high on the opposite.
Critical Notes
Tiny spiderlings escape easily, and a loose jumper is fast and easily lost. Keep the enclosure secure.
Over-misting a poorly vented enclosure can be dangerous. Vent low on one wall and high on the opposite wall, and mist the wall, not the spider.
Spiderlings drown in almost nothing. Use wall droplets, or a water cap packed with grit.
Molting: it seals into a thick silk hammock. Don't disturb it, pull any feeders, and wait a few days after it emerges before feeding.
Needs a good light cycle, but keep it out of direct sun to avoid overheating.
Care Basics
Give vertical space and high anchor points.
Vent low on one wall and high on the opposite wall so the enclosure dries between mistings.
Mist a side wall lightly, never the spider.
Keep the substrate dry.
Feed prey sized to the spider.
Give good room light or indirect natural light, never direct sun.
Leave the silk hammock alone unless it is necessary.
Feeding, Growth & Maintenance
Offer tiny flies, roaches or crickets sized to the spider, and remove uneaten feeders.
Track feeding by abdomen size and activity. Overfeeding a female can shorten her healthy display life.
Before a molt it seals into a thick silk hammock and stops eating. Leave it alone, remove any feeders, and wait a few days after it emerges for the new exoskeleton to harden.
A compact, secure enclosure makes feeding and molt checks easier.
Current Big Z's catalog: Yes
Phidippus regius
Regal Jumping Spider: Advanced Care Guide
Keeper Snapshot: A visual hunter from the southeastern US and Caribbean that needs light, climbing space and careful hydration. Water it with wall droplets, not a soaking, and keep tiny spiderlings behind a secure lid.
Group: Spiders & Other InvertsDifficulty: Spice 1: Kid FriendlySetup: Arboreal jumper, tall with high anchor pointsHandling: Not recommended, fast and easily lost
Use This Guide Safely
Confirm the exact animal. Match this guide to the species, locality, size, and life stage on your label. If the ID is uncertain, use the more conservative part of the range and ask before changing the setup.
Change one thing at a time. Treat temperature and humidity as target zones, then watch posture, burrowing, drinking, feeding, and molt behavior before making another adjustment.
Respect the handling boundary. If the guide says no handling, fast, defensive, or medically significant, plan transfers with catch cups, locked lids, and no bare hands. For serious bites, stings, or symptoms, seek emergency medical care.
Larger juveniles and adults: bark-style micro setup with high anchor points and low/high vents
Warnings First
Tiny spiderlings escape easily, and a loose jumper is fast and easily lost. Keep the enclosure secure.
Over-misting a poorly vented enclosure can be dangerous. Vent low on one wall and high on the opposite wall, and mist the wall, not the spider.
Spiderlings drown in almost nothing. Use wall droplets, or a water cap packed with grit.
Molting: it seals into a thick silk hammock. Don't disturb it, pull any feeders, and wait a few days after it emerges before feeding.
Needs a good light cycle, but keep it out of direct sun to avoid overheating.
Simple Care
Give vertical space and high anchor points.
Vent low on one wall and high on the opposite wall so the enclosure dries between mistings.
Mist a side wall lightly, never the spider.
Keep the substrate dry.
Feed prey sized to the spider.
Give good room light or indirect natural light, never direct sun.
Leave the silk hammock alone unless it is necessary.
Advanced Keeper Notes
Enclosure & Microclimate
Give good room lighting or indirect natural light, and avoid overheating in direct sun.
Add upper anchor points for its silk hammock, and don't tear the hammock down unless you must.
Lid-only vents trap damp air up top, right at the hammock. Vents low on one wall and high on the other pull air through the full height, so wall mist dries in a couple of hours.
Push the setup toward air, not humidity: dry substrate, one wall misted for drinking, fully dry between. Lingering condensation is the warning sign.
Mist the wall opposite the hammock. The spider comes down to drink and its retreat stays dry. Standing water goes in a grit-packed cap.
Feeding, Growth & Maintenance
Offer tiny flies, roaches or crickets sized to the spider, and remove uneaten feeders.
Track feeding by abdomen size and activity. Overfeeding a female can shorten her healthy display life.
Before a molt it seals into a thick silk hammock and stops eating. Leave it alone, remove any feeders, and wait a few days after it emerges for the new exoskeleton to harden.
A compact, secure enclosure makes feeding and molt checks easier.
Possible Origin / Range
Likely native range: Southeastern United States and the Caribbean, in subtropical habitats.
Habitat translation: Subtropical habitat becomes a bright, ventilated arboreal build with perches, hides and drinking droplets instead of a soaked enclosure.
Advanced Keeper Details
Hydration is critical. Give tiny droplets or light misting, never a soaked enclosure.
It sleeps and molts in a silk hammock up top. Leave the hammock intact unless it is necessary.
Spice 1: Kid SafeSlow-moving, low-defense animals with simpler care requirements. Read the listing and care guide before ordering.
WC: Wild caughtCollected from its natural habitat, then settled in at Big Z's before it ships. Plenty of species, adults especially, are rarely bred in captivity, so wild caught is how they reach the hobby.Fossorial: a burrowerDigs in and lives underground. Give it deep, packable substrate and a starter burrow, then expect to see it less. Burrow Buddy territory.
Spice 1: Kid SafeSlow-moving, low-defense animals with simpler care requirements. Read the listing and care guide before ordering.
WC: Wild caughtCollected from its natural habitat, then settled in at Big Z's before it ships. Plenty of species, adults especially, are rarely bred in captivity, so wild caught is how they reach the hobby.Fossorial: a burrowerDigs in and lives underground. Give it deep, packable substrate and a starter burrow, then expect to see it less. Burrow Buddy territory.
Spice 1: Kid SafeSlow-moving, low-defense animals with simpler care requirements. Read the listing and care guide before ordering.
WC: Wild caughtCollected from its natural habitat, then settled in at Big Z's before it ships. Plenty of species, adults especially, are rarely bred in captivity, so wild caught is how they reach the hobby.Fossorial: a burrowerDigs in and lives underground. Give it deep, packable substrate and a starter burrow, then expect to see it less. Burrow Buddy territory.
Spice 1: Kid SafeSlow-moving, low-defense animals with simpler care requirements. Read the listing and care guide before ordering.
CB: Captive bredHatched in captivity, not collected from the wild. It has only ever known enclosure life, so it's used to the kind of setup it's heading to.Terrestrial: a ground dwellerLives on the floor. Give it floor space more than height, a hide, and a few inches of substrate. Keep climbs short so a fall stays harmless.
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Spice 1: Kid SafeSlow-moving, low-defense animals with simpler care requirements. Read the listing and care guide before ordering.
WC: Wild caughtCollected from its natural habitat, then settled in at Big Z's before it ships. Plenty of species, adults especially, are rarely bred in captivity, so wild caught is how they reach the hobby.Terrestrial: a ground dwellerLives on the floor. Give it floor space more than height, a hide, and a few inches of substrate. Keep climbs short so a fall stays harmless.
Spice 1: Kid SafeSlow-moving, low-defense animals with simpler care requirements. Read the listing and care guide before ordering.
WC: Wild caughtCollected from its natural habitat, then settled in at Big Z's before it ships. Plenty of species, adults especially, are rarely bred in captivity, so wild caught is how they reach the hobby.Fossorial: a burrowerDigs in and lives underground. Give it deep, packable substrate and a starter burrow, then expect to see it less. Burrow Buddy territory.
Spice 1: Kid SafeSlow-moving, low-defense animals with simpler care requirements. Read the listing and care guide before ordering.
CB: Captive bredHatched in captivity, not collected from the wild. It has only ever known enclosure life, so it's used to the kind of setup it's heading to.Arboreal: a climberLives up off the ground. Give it height, vertical cork bark and anchor points to web or perch on. Bark Buddy territory.
Spice 1: Kid SafeSlow-moving, low-defense animals with simpler care requirements. Read the listing and care guide before ordering.
CB: Captive bredHatched in captivity, not collected from the wild. It has only ever known enclosure life, so it's used to the kind of setup it's heading to.Arboreal: a climberLives up off the ground. Give it height, vertical cork bark and anchor points to web or perch on. Bark Buddy territory.
Beautiful spider who arrived in excellent condition! My family and I are very happy with the professional and honorable service we received from this business. As such, we would like to recommend them to other potential customers.
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Amazing seller—the best I’ve ever come across on MorphMarket! Big Z goes above and beyond to help you find exactly the animals you’re looking for. The variety of species available is incredible, and it’s clear they genuinely care about their customers and their animals. Shipping is fast, professional, and everything arrives safely packaged. I can’t recommend Big Z highly enough. A true legend in the hobby!
Seller was super happy to communicate with me, and even offered to answer questions I may have in the future. The shipping price was very reasonable for the kind that’s required for these kind of items. Packaging was great; there was a cooling gel and everything else required to keep it safe. Item as described and would do business with them again!
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