Feeding Frenzy

Wow. I just put some small crickets into Housy's cage, and he went crazy. He was chasing down and biting any cricket he could catch. He didn't seem to like pill bugs, and ignored them when they came into his web. I think that Housy is enjoying his new home.
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Housy Made His First Web

Today is a landmark day. Housy has finally constructed a decent web in his cage. I am hoping that he will start using it to catch the bugs I have been feeding him, which right now are pill bugs. (Also known as rolly-pollies.)
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New pet spider!

At about 3:00 pm, my dad and I went to our worm bin and caught a big spider to keep as a pet. I believe this is a Giant House Spider, but it also could be the closely related Hobo Spider. I have named my new pet Housy I am planning to start feeding him tomorrow. He or she managed to escape once and crawl into a shoe container before we caught him or her. (I am just going to call it a he from now on.)

I made a special habitat for him in a small cage, using twigs, sand, and small pieces of wood. I think he likes his new home and he has finally stoped trying to crawl out of it. I thought it was kind of cute when he was standing up against the plastic on his two back legs trying to get out.

This is a picture of the habitat.

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