http://beginnersgardening.com/gardening-questions/garden-spider-questions Gardening Tips and Tricks for the beginner Mon, 12 Mar 2012 01:57:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://beginnersgardening.com/gardening-questions/garden-spider-questions/comment-page-1#comment-7170 ml Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:25:01 +0000 http://beginnersgardening.com/gardening-questions/garden-spider-questions#comment-7170 1) No, a garden spider is not dangerous to humans. Although all spiders have venom, and if they are large enough a bite from them may hurt, very few spiders have strong enough venom to be dangerous to people. 2) All spiders are carnivorous and eat whatever they can catch in their webs, usually insects and arachnids that are smaller than themselves. You can buy crickets at the pet store to feed your spider. 3) Spiders should not be housed together because they are cannibalistic. They will eat each other. 4) I would not recommend putting spiders together. Yes, spiders are usually housed in plastic or glass terrarium-type tanks, and should be given natural objects, such as branches, on which to climb and create a web. 5) With most spiders it is difficult to tell males and females apart. Females may be larger and usually live longer. 6) Some spiders can live for years, but I have no idea what a garden spider's normal lifespan is. Having said all that, I don't believe you should take an animal out of the wild and keep it as a "pet." It would be much happier if you set it free outside. If you want a pet spider, get a captive-born rose-haired tarantula at the pet store (after researching how to properly care for it). I have found the following site to be helpful in answering my questions about spider care: arachnoboards.com 1) No, a garden spider is not dangerous to humans. Although all spiders have venom, and if they are large enough a bite from them may hurt, very few spiders have strong enough venom to be dangerous to people. 2) All spiders are carnivorous and eat whatever they can catch in their webs, usually insects and arachnids that are smaller than themselves. You can buy crickets at the pet store to feed your spider. 3) Spiders should not be housed together because they are cannibalistic. They will eat each other. 4) I would not recommend putting spiders together. Yes, spiders are usually housed in plastic or glass terrarium-type tanks, and should be given natural objects, such as branches, on which to climb and create a web. 5) With most spiders it is difficult to tell males and females apart. Females may be larger and usually live longer. 6) Some spiders can live for years, but I have no idea what a garden spider’s normal lifespan is.
Having said all that, I don’t believe you should take an animal out of the wild and keep it as a "pet." It would be much happier if you set it free outside. If you want a pet spider, get a captive-born rose-haired tarantula at the pet store (after researching how to properly care for it).
I have found the following site to be helpful in answering my questions about spider care: arachnoboards.com

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